Lake Sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens · Acipenseridae
About this fish
- Spawning
- April, May and June
- Largest length
- up to 274 cm (108 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 43 years
- Matures at
- about 18 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
49 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been stocked
Stocking shows what was added to a lake, not what lives in it.
Showing 12 of 15 lakes
- Scott Flowage, LowerMarinette County121 acres · 20 ft deeplast stocked 2023; 1 year since 2010stocked
- Upper Scott Flowage 4060Marinette County586 acres · 17 ft deeplast stocked 2023; 1 year since 2010stocked
- Lake MichiganWisconsin0.4 acreslast stocked 2022; 9 years since 2010stocked, recorded
- Petenwell LakeWood County23,040 acres · 44 ft deeplast stocked 2022; 8 years since 2010stocked
- Wisconsin R Fl C3-Stevens PtPortage County2,093 acres · 25 ft deeplast stocked 2020; 5 years since 2010stocked, recorded
- Trego LakeWashburn County451 acres · 36 ft deeplast stocked 2019; 7 years since 2010Clearstocked, recorded
- St Croix FlowageDouglas County1,913 acres · 28 ft deeplast stocked 2017; 6 years since 2010Clearstocked, recorded
- Upper Saint Croix LakeDouglas County855 acres · 22 ft deeplast stocked 2017; 6 years since 2010Moderatestocked
- Lake Butte des MortsWinnebago County8,857 acres · 9 ft deeplast stocked 2015; 1 year since 2010Lowstocked
- Lake of the FallsIron County338 acres · 23 ft deeplast stocked 2015; 1 year since 2010Moderatestocked
- Turtle Flambeau FlowageIron County13,545 acres · 50 ft deeplast stocked 2015; 1 year since 2010Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake WinnebagoFond du Lac County137,708 acres · 21 ft deeplast stocked 2012; 1 year since 2010Lowstocked, recorded
- Minong Flowage(L Nancy)Douglas County1,564 acres · 21 ft deeplast stocked 2011; 2 years since 2010Lowstocked, recorded
- Moshawquit LakeMenominee County264 acres · 30 ft deeplast stocked 2010; 1 year since 2010Moderatestocked
- Nekoosa FlowageWood County452 acres · 17 ft deeplast stocked 2010; 1 year since 2010Lowstocked
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 6 of 6 lakes
- Lake OnalaskaLacrosse County7,688 acres · 40 ft deeprecorded 2007 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Lake Saint CroixPierce County4,668 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 1997 to 2003 (3 records)recorded
- Wolf River PondShawano County305 acres · 14 ft deeprecorded 1982 (4 records)stocked, recorded
- Lake MichiganWisconsin0.4 acresrecorded 1950 to 1952 (3 records)stocked, recorded
- Lake SuperiorWisconsinrecorded (2 records)stocked, recorded
- Lake WinnebagoFond du Lac County137,708 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded