Big Stone Lake has a long history of recreation. “It was a very popular destination even way before it was a state park,” park manager Jeff Nodsle said. “When you get into the 1920s ...

When lake sturgeon were restocked in Big Stone Lake in 2014, it was estimated that in five years' time, some of the fish could reach 30 inches in length. Ten years later, the Minnesota Department ...

Nets pulled this fall show that an eight-year-long effort to restore lake sturgeon to the waters of Big Stone Lake and Upper Minnesota River watershed is producing results. Department of Natural ...

Lake sturgeon are being reintroduced into Big Stone Lake, which straddles the Minnesota-South Dakota border. Some 4,000 lake sturgeon fingerlings will be dumped into the lake Thursday in a joint ...

Some reports indicate that some of the fish are migrating upstream and downstream of Big Stone Lake. Each year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocks approximately 4,000 seven-inch ...