Are there still sturgeon in Lake Erie?

Today, a small spawning aggregation of the prehistoric beasts – less than 1,000 in number – can be found in and around the headwaters of the Niagara River near Buffalo, while the vast majority of the sturgeon that still roam Lake Erie migrate from the Detroit River at the western end of the lake.



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Lake sturgeons are the biggest fish in the Great Lakes.

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Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by area (31,700 mi2 /82,100 km2). It is also the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes, with a maximum depth of 406 meters (1,332 feet). By most measures, it is the healthiest of all the Great Lakes.

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The eastern basin, which lies to the east of Erie, Pennsylvania (U.S.), and Long Point, Ontario (Canada), is the deepest and least productive of the three basins. Here, water up to 210 feet deep provides colder conditions for fish that cannot tolerate warm summer temperatures elsewhere in the lake.

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Lake Erie boasts one of the healthiest trophy smallmouth bass fisheries in the world. Pound-for-pound smallmouth, sometimes called “smallies” or “bronzebacks”, are some of the hardest-fighting fish in freshwater and are extremely apt to eat a fly!

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The lake sturgeon's roots go back 200 million years, when their prehistoric ancestors lived among the dinosaurs. In addition to being the area's oldest fish, the lake sturgeon is also the largest, measuring up to six feet in length.

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Walleye. Lake Erie is known as the “Walleye Capital of the World.” Walleye are the most popular Lake Erie fish species to fish for. The average size of a Lake Erie walleye caught in PA is between 4-6 lbs, but we often catch walleye over 8 lbs. Walleye is often considered one of the best tasting of any freshwater fish.

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