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  How to catch Sturgeon
The last big and healthy populations of Sturgeon are found in the far north of Ontario in the rivers that run into Hudson Bay and James Bay.
By this time, the Sturgeon are sitting back in the deep slow moving pools or in dark corners of the river during the day.
Sturgeon in the Dusey and Okoki Rivers average between 20 and 80 pounds but fish up to 150 pounds have be caught.
www.twin-lakes-air.com /sturgeon.htm   (644 words)

  
  Sturgeon Lake (Ontario) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sturgeon Lake is a lake in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario, Canada.
The lake is Y shaped and has the communities of Lindsay, Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon at its extremes.
There is also a Sturgeon Lake in the Kenora District in northwestern Ontario which is drained by the Sturgeon River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sturgeon_Lake_(Ontario)   (91 words)

  
 Ontario Power Generation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
OPG was not intended to be included in the 2001 failed Initial Public Offering of stock in its sister company Hydro One, another Ontario Hydro spin-off, and the planned privatization of all electrical generation and distribution in the province has been postponed indefinitely.
Another 8 CANDU reactors in Tiverton that were owned/operated by Ontario Hydro until the 1999 splitting of the company, are still owned by OPG but are operated under a long term lease by an independent private sector consortium called Bruce Power since May 2001.
Nanticoke GS is North America's largest coal fired generating station and the single worst air pollution source for southern Ontario and northern New York state, attracting considerable criticism from environmentalists and legislators in both jurisdictions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ontario_Power_Generation   (995 words)

  
 HighBeam Encyclopedia - sturgeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
STURGEON [sturgeon] primitive fish of the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
The green sturgeon is a smaller Pacific variety, and the common sturgeon is found in coastal waters and rivers of Europe and E North America.
Smoked sturgeon is considered a delicacy in many areas, and sturgeon eggs are the source of the better grades of caviar, sometimes in combination with eggs of the paddlefish, a close relative.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/sturgeon.asp   (488 words)

  
 New York's Sturgeon
Atlantic sturgeon are anadromous, migrating from saltwater to spawn in freshwater.
In addition to caviar, sturgeon were harvested for a number of purposes: sturgeon meat was delicious, especially smoked; the skin was tanned for leather; and the swim bladders were used for isinglass, a high quality gelatin used for pottery cement, waterproofing, and for clarifying wine and beer.
But while sturgeon populations are being aided by these actions, people must remember that since sturgeon are such slow-growing, long-lived fish, it may take many years before we see populations rebuilt to the levels resembling anything experienced in the past.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/fish/fishspecs/sturtext.html   (2479 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon Fishing Tips
The last big and healthy populations of Sturgeon are found in the far north of Ontario in the rivers that run into Hudson Bay and James Bay.
By this time, the Sturgeon are sitting back in the deep slow moving pools or in dark corners of the river during the day.
Sturgeon in the Dusey and Okoki Rivers average between 20 and 80 pounds but fish up to 150 pounds have be caught.
www.waterfowlcanada.com /sturgeon.htm   (663 words)

  
 :: Musée Sturgeon River House Museum :: The Past
It was permanently settled on the west bank of the Sturgeon River, approximately 2.5 kilometers (a mile and a half) from Lake Nipissing thus becoming known as the Sturgeon River House.
Sturgeon River House is an authentic Hudson’s Bay Company trading post site (1848-1879) nestled on the west bank of the Sturgeon River, two kilometers from Lake Nipissing in Northern Ontario.
The Sturgeon River House Museum was founded in 1967 as part of a community centennial project that involved the former Township of Springer, the town of Cache Bay and Sturgeon Falls Secondary School.
www.sturgeonriverhouse.com /pa-past.html   (889 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Primitive in appearance, the lake sturgeon has a torpedo-shaped body that is covered with five rows of bony plates: one on top and two rows along each side.
The lake sturgeon is one of the longest-lived and slowest to mature freshwater fish species.
The lake sturgeon is found primarily in freshwater lakes and large rivers in northeastern North America, but also occurs in the brackish waters of Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence River.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/lakestur.html   (553 words)

  
 sturgeon types and information about sturgeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The fish of the Snake River and Salmon River are common White Sturgeon found in the West and Pacific northwest.
The sturgeon of the Kootenai River are a genetically distinct population of White Sturgeon.
The Wisconsin River Sturgeon is a Lake Sturgeon.
www.usa10.com /2005/sturgeon_types.htm   (1217 words)

  
 STURGEON GENERAL: Woman's Devotion To Prehistoric Fish Is Catchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Archambo is the founder and president of the Sturgeon for Tomorrow Michigan chapter, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the fish and promoting research to help it survive and thrive.
Male sturgeon typically live 55 years and don't reach reproductive age until they are 12 to 20 years old.
Sturgeon for Tomorrow is expanding to Mullet and Burt lakes, Archambo said, and hopes to develop a program for stabilizing the banks of the Black River to keep silt from ruining the spawning grounds.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/InNews/sturgeongeneral2004.html   (1633 words)

  
 Welcome to Ontario
Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces.
Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
www.hometowncanada.com /on   (2332 words)

  
 sturgeon types and information about sturgeon
The Atlantic Sturgeon, like its cousin the White Sturgeon are bottom dwellers that use their catfish like whiskers to detect and eat almost any food that lies in their path.
The sturgeon of the Kootenai River are a genetically distinct population of White Sturgeon.
The Wisconsin River Sturgeon is a Lake Sturgeon.
www.how-to-fish.com /sturgeon_types.htm   (1099 words)

  
 Sturgeon Falls, Ontario: A History in Vintage Postcards
Sturgeon Falls’ history is intertwined with that of the timber industry of northern Ontario, and with the arrival of the railroad.
Sturgeon Falls, Cache Bay and the Townships of Caldwell, Field and Springer were amalgamated to form the West Nipissing municipality.
Sturgeon Falls is in the District of Nipissing in northeastern Ontario, which was created in 1858; the district seat is North Bay.
www.vintagepostcards.org /Sturgeon-Falls.htm   (6192 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon / Fish of the Great Lakes by Wisconsin Sea Grant
Occasionally, the lake sturgeon's dark form can be discerned in reedy shallows or near river mouths.
A gelatin from the inner lining of its air bladder was used to make isinglass--a substance used as a clarifying agent in jellies, glues and in the isinglass windows of carriages and early cars.
Unfortunately, the sturgeon was exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing, largely because of its slow reproductive cycle.
www.uaex.edu /aquaculture/whitecoats/LakeSturgeon.htm   (189 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon Population | Indicators | LLRS | EPA
The lake sturgeon, a remnant of the dinosaur age, is considered a species of special concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a threatened species in North America by the American Fisheries Society, a globally rare species by the Nature Conservancy, and a threatened species in the State of Michigan.
Lake sturgeon are an indicator of ecosystem health because they are very sensitive to human disturbances, such as habitat destruction and pollution, as shown by their sharp decline in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
During the spawning period in June 1890, upwards of 4,000 adult lake sturgeon were caught in Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River on setlines and in pond-nets (Post 1890; Harkness and Dymond 1961; Figure 2).
www.epa.gov /medatwrk/grosseile_site/indicators/sturgeon.html   (1303 words)

  
 2001 Hillsborough River Sturgeon Release
These sturgeon, whose parents were originally from the Suwannee River, were raised at the University of Florida's fish farm facility at Blountstown.
Prior to release in the Hillsborough, the 2-foot-long sturgeon were held for nearly a month at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Richloam Fish Hatchery where microchips and internal sonic transmitters were implanted in each fish for identification and tracking purposes.
The white sturgeon is fished for recreationally in Washington, Oregon and California.
floridafisheries.com /updates/sturgeon.html   (630 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon
sturgeon was found dead on the shores of Rush Lake (Chisago County) in 1947, and a whopper reported to weigh in at 236 lbs.
A sturgeon fishery in the Lake of the Woods of immense economic potential was destroyed by early commercial fishermen in search of walleye.
Sturgeon fishing is limited, and generally prohibited during the spring spawning period (mid-May through the end of June).
www.rook.org /earl/bwca/nature/fish/acipenser.html   (616 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Sturgeon expert, Dr. Randall Jones, stands on the top of the canyon overlooking the river.
He then emphasizes the positive steps taken to bolster sturgeon numbers, such as the removal of dams and the restoration of wetlands.
Lake herring are replaced with alewives, lake sturgeon with carp, and lake trout with coho.
www.midwestfrogs.com /king.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Underwater World - Lake Sturgeon
In Alberta it occurs in the North Saskatchewan River, almost as far upstream as Edmonton; in Saskatchewan in the South Saskatchewan River, the Churchill River and Cumberland Lake; and in Manitoba primarily in Lake Winnipeg and the Assiniboine and Red Rivers.
The sturgeon family, of which the lake sturgeon is a member, is made up of 23 species distributed over the Northern Hemisphere in America, Europe and Asia.
This fish is a bottom dweller and its usual habitat lies in the shoal areas of large lakes and rivers.
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /zone/underwater_sous-marin/sturgeon/sturgeon-esturgeon_e.htm   (508 words)

  
 Greater Niagara Hotspot Fishing Map - Erie and Niagara County Fishing Guide
Largemouths are found in shallow, weedy areas of the Niagara River, as well as in bays and harbors lining the shores of both Ontario and Erie.
Lake Ontario is the only water in the Greater Niagara area currently receiving stockings, with occasional fish showing up in Lake Ontario, the Niagara River and some of the tributaries like Eighteenmile Creek at Burt Dam.
Lake sturgeon can grow to lengths of over six feet, weigh in excess of 200 pounds and live to be more than 100 years old.
www.erie.gov /hotspot/fish_descriptions.phtml   (2523 words)

  
 Sturgeon River Watershed
April 2000 — Sturgeon County residents request for decision to council re: amendment to land use bylaw Villeneuve gravel extraction area to prohibit extraction of gravel within certain areas adjacent to residents, was introduced and presented.
On October 1, 2001 the Onoway River Valley Conservation Association, hereafter known as O.R.V.C.A., was incorporated as a group of concerned residents of the three counties of Lac St. Anne, Parkland and Sturgeon.
Their mandate is to ensure the bioregional sustainability of the ancient pre-glacial river valley known as the Onoway River channel.
www.sturgeon.fanweb.ca /sturgeon/index_html?main_page_name=threats   (3097 words)

  
 Riverside Lodge On The Shores Of The Sturgeon River
Riverside Lodge On The Shores Of The Sturgeon River
Located on the shores of the Sturgeon River lies Riverside Lodge, a housekeeping cottage and camping facility geared for the family and fisher alike.
A mile down the Sturgeon River is one of Ontario's finest fishing areas, Lake Nipissing.
www.wannagofish.com /thelodge.html   (104 words)

  
 Victoria County History
Rivers among these hills brought down great quantities of silt and mud which were deposited in the ocean depths in South Victoria.
The river reentered its present water channels about the Scugog Lake shore boundary of Mariposa Township, and then flowed south, to the east of Scugog Island, and out by Myrtle on the C.P.R. The modern Scugog Lake was then not in existence.
Still another river began in twin streams which rose in Head Lake and Deer Lake, Laxton Township, and flowed down the upper water courses of Perch Creek and Talbot Creek respectively; then formed a junction near Kirkfield, and passed to the southwest near Argyle and Lorneville.
www.ontariogenealogy.com /Victoria/history/victoriacountygeology.html   (2926 words)

  
 PWGSC - Ontario Region - French River & Lake Nipissing - Recorded Water Level Forecast
At Dry Pine Bay, the river level on July 23, 2007 was 181.93 metres which corresponds to a flow of 257 cubic metres per second.
The river level is 96 cm above long term average which corresponds to a flow of 181 cubic metres per second above long term average.
The river level is expected to decline during the next few days.
www.pwgsc.gc.ca /ontario/water-eaux/levels-e.html   (413 words)

  
 Martin River Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The fishing is excellent for walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, cisco and perch.
Pozniak's Lodge - Pozniak’s is one of the oldest hunting and fishing resorts in Northern Ontario.
Well known for its abundance of wild life and vast expanse of sparkling lakes, rivers and streams nestled among the seemingly endless amount of forest landscape.
www.northern-ontario.com /martin_river_fishing_and_hunting_lodges.htm   (230 words)

  
 Lake sturgeon harvest tag - Baudette Area Fisheries Office: Minnesota DNR
The Lake of the Woods/Rainy River Lake sturgeon populations are still recovering from over exploitation and poor water quality that negatively impacted spawning and nursery habitats.
Mean annual lake sturgeon harvest for the past three years (2001-2003) is estimated to be 13,510 pounds.
Lake of the Woods/Rainy River lake sturgeon goals were established largely from direct comparison with the Lake Winnebago lake sturgeon fishery.
www.dnr.state.mn.us /areas/fisheries/baudette/sturgeontag.html   (435 words)

  
 Northwestern Ontario Fish Species - Lake Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon spawn from early May to late June, but enter spawning streams as soon as the ice is gone.
The Lake Sturgeon is considered a "living fossil" because of its bony-plated appearance.
The sturgeon has been exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing, largely because of its slow reproductive cycle.
www.borealforest.org /fish/sturgeon.htm   (258 words)

  
 Earl Rumsey Durand, sculptor. Bronze sturgeon displayed at Mashantucket Pequot Indian Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Today most of the sturgeon caught are less than half the size of those caught earlier in the centure (70 vs. 149).
Since the Atlantic Sturgeon is listed as a protected species in Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Aqua Zoo has been issued a special permit by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to display the Atlantic Sturgeon for educational purposed.
Sturgeon of the Hudson River - Cornell University
members.tripod.com /~durand_e/sturgeon.html   (692 words)

  
 Lake Sturgeon / Fish of the Great Lakes by Wisconsin Sea Grant
Occasionally, the lake sturgeon's dark form can be discerned in reedy shallows or near river mouths.
In the last century, this large, bony-plated animal, browsing along the bottom, was often regarded as a nuisance because it became entangled in and ripped commercial fishing nets.
Unfortunately, the sturgeon was exceptionally vulnerable to overfishing, largely because of its slow reproductive cycle.
www.seagrant.wisc.edu /greatlakesfish/flakesturgeon1.html   (189 words)

  
 Ontario Fishing
In these rivers and many more can be find world class rainbow, brown and brook trout fishing as well as migratory salmon and steelhead.
The urban streams of Southern Ontario are a different experience to fish than you might be accustomed to.
Northern Ontario's Temagami Lake is home to some of the provinces finest lake trout and walleye fishing.
www.coastangler.com /fishing/ontario_fishing.shtml   (295 words)

  
 Bear's Den Lodge and Resort, Fishing French River, Sturgeon, Ontario, Canada
Sturgeon - Sturgeon fish are bottom feeders with habits like suckers, carp, and catfish.
Brenda Barefoot, resort owner, recalls one adventure that left an angler and his young daughter reporting fighting 3 hours with a sturgeon that was longer than the 14 foot Bear's Den Lodge rental boat with boaters all around watching and eventually the sturgeon fish won and returned to its natural habitat.
Fishing for trophy walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappies, salmon, sturgeon, pan fish, and muskies.
www.bearsdenlodge.com /sturgeon.shtml   (474 words)

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