Nearly 7-foot, 240-pound lake sturgeon caught in Detroit River believed to be 100+ years old - Detroit River Story Lab

Nearly 7-foot, 240-pound lake sturgeon caught in Detroit River believed to be 100+ years old

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.

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