DNR cancels Black Lake sturgeon season

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has canceled the 2024 Black Lake sturgeon season due to concerns about ice conditions. The DNR announced the season's cancellation on Friday morning, less than 24 hours before the start of the harvest season was set to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3. Only six sturgeon are allowed to be harvested during the limited harvest, and in past years fishermen have crowded onto the ice of Black Lake to try their luck at catching one of the highly sought...