Chippewa River lake sturgeon turns up 651 miles from home — the longest-known distance ever traveled
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A Chippewa River lake sturgeon was just discovered far from its Jim Falls home — 651 miles, in fact.
The giant fish was found at Lock 26 on the Mississippi River, near Alton, Ill., by two Missouri conservation biologists.
It’s the longest-known distance a lake sturgeon from the Chippewa has ever traveled, according to the Wisconsin DNR.
The sturgeon had a Wisconsin floy tag on it, allowing it to be tracked.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – FILE – Two Missouri Department of Conservation fisheries biologists present for a lake sturgeon encounter with a Wisconsin floy tag at Lock 26 Dam on the Mississippi River, near Alton, Ill. (PHOTO: Wisconsin DNR)