There are occasional reports from anglers of catching sturgeon approaching 60 inches in length. Some reports indicate that some of the fish are migrating upstream and downstream of Big Stone Lake.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Lake sturgeon have returned to one of the only places they were once abundant in South Dakota, Big Stone Lake. It’s thanks to a nearly 10 year project between both the ...

For the first time in nearly 80 years, lake sturgeon — ancient fish that can grow up to a tall man’s length — are once more flowing through the waters of Big Stone Lake, a 26-mile-wide border lake ...

ORTONVILLE, Minn. | OK. I’ve never been able to keep a secret, and I’m not going to start now. So, here it is. There is an incredible perch bite going on Big Stone Lake in northeastern South Dakota.

Host Bret Amundson visits the Student Angler Tournament of Champions on Big Stone Lake. Host Bret Amundson visits the Student Angler Tournament of Champions on Big Stone Lake in Ortonville, Minnesota.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Officials from South Dakota and Minnesota are working together to reintroduce thousands of lake sturgeon into Big Stone Lake. Representatives from the South Dakota Game, Fish and ...