Ricky - Grouper are excellent eating fish, some of the best of all fish, IMO. I didn't taste any of that particular fish, because it was sold to a local restaurant which was a super-expensive place to eat (the kind where you had to wear a tie and a suit coat, if that tell you anything).
Regarding Sturgeon, I lived in Michigan for a while, but I've never caught a Sturgeon. I've heard they can get huge, and can be quite the handful to reel in. Never hooked one, so I don't know personally. I used to have a friend who had a cabin at Houghton lake. He raved about the fishing there.
Best fish I caught in MI was a big Muskie. The wife and I were fishing for Perch one day using some ultra-light rods and reels. The water was so shallow I didn't even have to anchor the boat. This was in Lake St. Claire (which is pretty shallow all over). I figured being as shallow as it was we'd be fine fishing for Perch with ultra-light gear. All of a sudden my rod tip fluttered like I had a Perch. I went to grab my rod, and the whole rod suddenly bent over to the snapping point, and the line started peeling out. I backed the drag off and thought..."what the heck, I'll give it a try!". It was something really big. Forty five minutes later I boated a 39" Muskie! I didn't have a scale, but I guessed he was 20-25 lbs or so. I thought it was huge! But looking at the regulations for that area (which I usually have a copy of when I fish), I saw the minimum legal length for Muskie was 40" (Wow!). Still, I was pretty impressed being able to land that fish with ultra-light gear. So, I turned him loose to fight another day. Muskies aren't that good to eat anyway, from what I understand.
I think what happened was I'd hooked a small Perch, and the Muskie saw this and gulped him down. So, I'd gone from reeling in a small Perch to fighting a big Muskie. It was pretty fun.
Mostly what I fished for in MI was Walleye and Perch, which are both excellent eating fish. I've caught a few Steelhead too, but not a lot of those.
Regarding Sturgeon, I lived in Michigan for a while, but I've never caught a Sturgeon. I've heard they can get huge, and can be quite the handful to reel in. Never hooked one, so I don't know personally. I used to have a friend who had a cabin at Houghton lake. He raved about the fishing there.
Best fish I caught in MI was a big Muskie. The wife and I were fishing for Perch one day using some ultra-light rods and reels. The water was so shallow I didn't even have to anchor the boat. This was in Lake St. Claire (which is pretty shallow all over). I figured being as shallow as it was we'd be fine fishing for Perch with ultra-light gear. All of a sudden my rod tip fluttered like I had a Perch. I went to grab my rod, and the whole rod suddenly bent over to the snapping point, and the line started peeling out. I backed the drag off and thought..."what the heck, I'll give it a try!". It was something really big. Forty five minutes later I boated a 39" Muskie! I didn't have a scale, but I guessed he was 20-25 lbs or so. I thought it was huge! But looking at the regulations for that area (which I usually have a copy of when I fish), I saw the minimum legal length for Muskie was 40" (Wow!). Still, I was pretty impressed being able to land that fish with ultra-light gear. So, I turned him loose to fight another day. Muskies aren't that good to eat anyway, from what I understand.
I think what happened was I'd hooked a small Perch, and the Muskie saw this and gulped him down. So, I'd gone from reeling in a small Perch to fighting a big Muskie. It was pretty fun.
Mostly what I fished for in MI was Walleye and Perch, which are both excellent eating fish. I've caught a few Steelhead too, but not a lot of those.