Scientist also took a genetic clip, and the left pectoral fin ray for potential age analysis. The shovelnose sturgeon was then released back into the Rock River.
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A randy roving bucks in the suburbs, a record Great Lakes smallmouth bass, a question on certified scales and an observation on bait-stealing channel catfish on the Rock River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.
Kash Gustafson, 8, carries on the family tradition of Illinois record shovelnose sturgeon, only he went one better and also appears to have caught the world record.