07-06-2004, 01:01 AM
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]Lake sturgeon are a primitive fish easily identified by an unusual body shape and the presence of sharp bony plates along the back and sides. They are long lived (>150 years), and are known to exceed 1,300 pounds! Since they are considered "State Endangered," work to increase their numbers has begun in several East Tennessee rivers.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]A number of lake sturgeon have been stocked into the French Broad and Holston rivers downstream of Douglas and Cherokee reservoirs. These fish can travel long distances and could be anywhere within the Tennessee River watershed including Tellico, Ft. Loudoun, Watts Bar, and Melton Hill reservoirs. An additional 3,500 were stocked into the upper Clinch River in 1992 and may have found their way into Norris Reservoir.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]If you have caught, or seen a lake sturgeon, please report it to the TWRA office in Morristown (1-800-332-0900) or Crossville (1-800-262-6704). We would like to know the approximate length of the fish and where it was located.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]Possession of sturgeon is illegal; these fish must be returned to the water, unharmed, as soon as possible.[/#ffffff][/font]
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[/#ffffff][/font] [/center] [font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]Lake sturgeon are a primitive fish easily identified by an unusual body shape and the presence of sharp bony plates along the back and sides. They are long lived (>150 years), and are known to exceed 1,300 pounds! Since they are considered "State Endangered," work to increase their numbers has begun in several East Tennessee rivers.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]A number of lake sturgeon have been stocked into the French Broad and Holston rivers downstream of Douglas and Cherokee reservoirs. These fish can travel long distances and could be anywhere within the Tennessee River watershed including Tellico, Ft. Loudoun, Watts Bar, and Melton Hill reservoirs. An additional 3,500 were stocked into the upper Clinch River in 1992 and may have found their way into Norris Reservoir.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]If you have caught, or seen a lake sturgeon, please report it to the TWRA office in Morristown (1-800-332-0900) or Crossville (1-800-262-6704). We would like to know the approximate length of the fish and where it was located.[/#ffffff][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#ffffff]Possession of sturgeon is illegal; these fish must be returned to the water, unharmed, as soon as possible.[/#ffffff][/font]
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