A huge commercial sturgeon fishery boomed throughout the Great Lakes, as well as in other large Ontario waters such as lakes Nipissing, Nipigon and Simcoe, Lake of the Woods and the Ottawa River. - Duration: 8:53. The Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness is a 14,729-acre (59.61 km2) unit within the Ottawa National Forest. adleach11 added a marker at Ottawa River. thumb_up 0 thumb_down 0 .

Copy Link; Share to Twitter; Login to Comment. Under Ontario’s new Endangered Species Act, 2007, lake sturgeon are listed as a species of special concern in Ontario as of June 30, 2008. A synoptic review of the history and our knowledge of lake sturgeon in the Ottawa River. TheSturgeon1 551,133 views Phone: (906) 932 - 1330 . It really is massive!! look for colder temps near the mouth when weather is cooler, look for Pike and Walleye here too. The Sturgeon River is a 177 km-long (110 mi) river that springs near Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park in the Timiskaming District in Ontario, Canada.It flows in a south-easterly direction through Sudbury and Nipissing Districts before it empties into Lake Nipissing on the north shore. Stay Connected! favorite_border Like Share. 10ft Monster Sturgeon, Huge fish caught by Nick & George on Fraser River BC.

From Sidnaw travel east on M-28 1/4 mile, turn left onto FR 2200 and travel 5 miles, the campground will be on the left. Ottawa National Forest. Contact Us : Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness. It is located in Baraga County and Houghton County within the U.S. state of Michigan. The town of Sturgeon Falls is located on the river about 3 km north of its mouth. Sturgeon River Campground is located along the Sturgeon River and in the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness. More than seven million kilograms of sturgeon were harvested in Ontario at the peak of the fishery between 1885 and 1889. Find an Office . The wilderness is accessible from M-28, which runs south of the unit in a west-to-east direction. the Coulonge River empties out into the Ottawa here. Supervisor's Office E6248 US 2 Ironwood, MI 49938. It provides the outdoor enthusiast with several opportunities to get out and see and explore nature at its best.