The Sturgeon

With a descent of 14 feet per mile, the Sturgeon stands next to the Pine as one of the fastest flowing rivers in Michigan.  Like the Pigeon, the Sturgeon has two very different sections.  There is some beautiful, tight upper water that is best waded.  Next, there is some tight, upper water that can be floated, often getting out of the boat to wade and fish.  Lastly, there is some bigger, lower water that opens up a bit and has really deep holes.  The Pigeon and the Sturgeon are similar.  They seem to trade places year by year in terms of what produces the best daytime fishing.  However, the Sturgeon definitely holds bigger fish in its deep, hairpin bends.  Flowing into Burt Lake, it often has a nice late summer run of browns and/or steelhead that are trying to escape the warm water in the lake.   It also sports a good run of spring steelhead.