Michigan fishermen are simply three weeks away from probably the most distinctive fishing seasons within the nation. Sturgeon season opens on February 4 at Black Lake in Cheboygan County.

The day could finish as it’s beneath full quota for all fishermen. Not six per particular person, six in complete. You will need to additionally pre-register on-line to take part.

It’s the most carefully watched season within the state and will be interrupted on the primary day if solely 5 fish are eliminated.

“If we catch 5 fish by the tip of the primary day of fishing, we can’t be sending lots of people into the lake for one fish,” stated Tim Cwalinski, Head of the DNR Fisheries Unit at Gaylord. “We have to have individuals on the ice from DNR to handle this quota. We do not wish to go over this quota, so we’ve got taken lots of measures to maintain the quota at or beneath the quota.”

Typically the quota is crammed on the primary day, typically it takes a couple of days. All of it relies on the standard of the situations and the way a lot the fish transfer, Cwalinski stated.