The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is encouraging fishermen to notify the Agency’s fisheries division when catching a sturgeon in east Tenn. waters. Information obtained from anglers provides vital information in managing this primitive fish species.
Although lake sturgeons must be released if caught, TWRA encourages anglers to report pertinent information, such as time and location of capture, and the length of the lake sturgeon by calling the Fish Management Division at 615 781-6575. Anglers may also call the nearest TWRA regional office to make a report. This data will provide important movement and growth information needed to monitor the success of Tennessee’s lake sturgeon reintroduction program. A photo of the fish would also be appreciated. For their efforts, anglers will be provided with a numbered certificate of their catch with a drawing of a sturgeon.