Nearly 7-foot, 240-pound lake sturgeon caught in Detroit River believed to be 100+ years old
Credit: Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Posted at 10:42 AM, Apr 30, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-30 10:42:02-04
(WXYZ) â The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service caught a massive lake sturgeon in the Detroit River earlier this week, measuring nearly 7-feet long and more than 200 pounds.
According to a post on Facebook, the real-life river monster had a girth of nearly 4-feet, was 6-feet-10 and weighed 240 pounds.
It s one of the largest lake sturgeon ever recorded in the country.
According to the USFWS, they assume the fish is a female and likely hatched in the Detroit River around 1920.
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