Excerpt: “On this chilly October morning, bucket after bucket is carried from a stocking truck parked on the bank. As they are carried by biologist and volunteer alike to the water’s edge, their contents can be seen tipped into the chilly waters: tiny lake sturgeon. They seem out of time- small but armored, a fossil swimming around with its brothers and sisters in a bucket. These fingerlings have been raised either at Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin or the Oneida Fish Culture Station in New York. They have made a long journey back to their native St. Lawrence River to join their relatives. With luck, these individuals will grow into a strong generation of lake sturgeon. While they may not look it now, as adults they could weigh up to 300 pounds and be up to 7 feet long. They are the largest freshwater fish in New York waters.”
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