landed my first sturgeon fish yesterday, WOW!

[roadkill636]

caught a sturgeon yesterday on the Missouri river near st louis, this thing was awsome to see first hand, very pe historic
https://tinypic.com/m/fcmvrn/3

[img]https://i43.tinypic.com/vf8u41.jpg[/img]

 

[Jim]

Very nice man! Once every 4-5 years you hear about someone seeing one in the Charles River around my way.

Moving to fishing reports!

 

[Captain Ahab]

That is wayyy cool. I saw huge Atlantic Shortnose sturgeon jumping in the Raritain bay last fall - they are endangered so you are not suppossed to even target them

 

[fool4fish1226]

Awsome catch =D>

 

[bcritch]

Nice catch..... Congrats

 

[overboard]

neat critter!

 

[Jdholmes]

Worth $200 US to researchers.

 

[freetofish]

Pre-historic is correct. They are really weird looking. did you snag it or were you using a bait or lure?
I have never caught one and seldom venture out on the big rivers here in St. Louis town...that turbulent water scares me and my little boat.
Good catch. enjoy.

 

[roadkill636]

caught it on a 4" shad. on the Missouri just up from the I 70 bridge

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

That's a wild lookin fish Congrats

 

[bcbouy]

those are a blast to catch. we have a sport fishery for sturgeon up here on the fraser river.they're protected here so its catch and release only,but the average size is 6 feet.the biggest lately was over 14' . i think the record was over 18'.i destroyed my wifes drift rod when i accidently caught one 3 yrs.ago.i was using braided line and couldnt cut it in time,busted the rod 6" above the ferrule.boy was she pissed :LOL2: