CoachPotato
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jan 21, 2008
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October 20-22
This week's three day sturgeon safari just off the ship channel near Decker Island, just south of Rio Vista, Ca on the Sacramento River was unusually productive!
I had five hooked over the three days, and three of them to the boat. I released two at opposite ends of the slot - one about 46" and maybe 25 pounds, another around 66" and 65+ pounds, I'd guess. I couldn't get a good measure of him in the water, so released him to pursue his pleasure upriver at the spawn. I kept one at 49" and 30 pounds. (That's my second kept sturgie of the year; I now have one tag left.)Every one of them took the same old lamprey eel I've been carving on for six months - actually longer than that, I think. I've frozen and thawed it several times, and it still works great! Figuring the time one eel lasts, at $40 per, they're still the cheapest sturgeon bait around!
Wow! I'm still buzzed. It was an exciting three days of brawling with the mighty sturgeon.
Photos and complete story at my homepage www.FishWisher.com
Dale
This week's three day sturgeon safari just off the ship channel near Decker Island, just south of Rio Vista, Ca on the Sacramento River was unusually productive!
I had five hooked over the three days, and three of them to the boat. I released two at opposite ends of the slot - one about 46" and maybe 25 pounds, another around 66" and 65+ pounds, I'd guess. I couldn't get a good measure of him in the water, so released him to pursue his pleasure upriver at the spawn. I kept one at 49" and 30 pounds. (That's my second kept sturgie of the year; I now have one tag left.)Every one of them took the same old lamprey eel I've been carving on for six months - actually longer than that, I think. I've frozen and thawed it several times, and it still works great! Figuring the time one eel lasts, at $40 per, they're still the cheapest sturgeon bait around!
Wow! I'm still buzzed. It was an exciting three days of brawling with the mighty sturgeon.
Photos and complete story at my homepage www.FishWisher.com
Dale
My best day on the Fraser was my very first day when my friend and I landed 21 total from 4 feet to 7 feet in length. Talk about a sore arm day. The largest I have had on was estimated at 8 feet as it came out of the water like a posieden missle. Too cool. Too bad it shook me off. Anyway my favourite bait is mouldy Salmon guts. The local fish seem to go nuts for the Stink bait especially rotten Chum slamon. Anyway good fishing.