Unusual sturgeon trips

[Kent]

I made two one-day sturgeon trips this week.  It was nice to have the weather finally cool down enough that I was comfortable going after them again.  I fished a new area and we caught a few.  The first trip we managed to land 10 (also lost 4), with the largest going 76".  The second trip we landed 13 (also lost 3 and had 1 break off), with the largest going 78". On both trips we missed far more bites than we hooked.

The first trip was all sturgeon; however, the second trip was extremely unusual.  I have been fishing for sturgeon for ~15 years and never caught a carp.  On this trip I caught 3 carp (all mirror carp), two Utah chubs and a perch.  The carp were all caught on pickled herring (Having used herring on all of my trips I figured carp didn't like pickled herring).

Attached are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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[wiperhunter2]

I made two one-day sturgeon trips this week.  It was nice to have the weather finally cool down enough that I was comfortable going after them again.  I fished a new area and we caught a few.  The first trip we managed to land 10 (also lost 4), with the largest going 76".  The second trip we landed 13 (also lost 3 and had 1 break off), with the largest going 78". On both trips we missed far more bites than we hooked.

The first trip was all sturgeon; however, the second trip was extremely unusual.  I have been fishing for sturgeon for ~15 years and never caught a carp.  On this trip I caught 3 carp (all mirror carp), two Utah chubs and a perch).  The carp were all caught on pickled herring (Having used herring on all of my trips I figured carp didn't like pickled herring).

Attached are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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Sounds like a couple of good trips Kent. Not sure why but when I click on your lower pic to get it to enlarge, the top pic comes up instead. I was trying to figure out why your hand was open like that, with the fish below.

[Therapist]

Kent, looks like you were catching the babies this trip. Next year when I go up to Burley, there are a couple of spots that I am going to try and see if there is a left over sturgeon hanging around. Thanks for the pics, those are neat fish !!!

[Kent]

Sounds like a couple of good trips Kent. Not sure why but when I click on your lower pic to get it to enlarge, the top pic comes up instead. I was trying to figure out why your hand was open like that, with the fish below.

Really strange that the first picture opens when one clicks on the third picture.  I put my open hand in there just so one could get a feel for the size of that monster sturgeon.

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Kent, looks like you were catching the babies this trip. 

We caught a few more small sturgeons than we typically do on these two trips.  Because we were missing so many bites, I downsized the hooks and that would also contribute to hooking more small sturgeon.  I really enjoy tiny sturgeon.  They remind me of miniature dinosaurs.

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Here is another picture of the baby sturgeon.  (It was actually 22' long, which is often a decent size fish, but not when one is talking about sturgeon.)

[liketrolling]

Well Kent looks like I will need to take you fishing to find out where your new fishing place is.
but with the sturgeons we got this week I don't think we would have had enough time to pull in 13 sturgeons.

and thanks for your report I love them.

[a_bow_nut]

Looks like another good trip in the books.

Going to see if I can my brother into one of those fish this next weekend.

[Kent]

I forgot to mention, my fishing buddy was quickly reeling in, and after he had reeled maybe 15 or 20 feet, he had a 6 to 7 foot sturgeon on. I have watched videos of sturgeon chasing bait, on the Columbia River, and we have occasionally experienced it, but it is a rarity. Unfortunately, when he got it close to the boat his line snapped. Apparently, the line had been previously damaged and we were not aware of it.

[Ramen4Breakfast]

Glad the new area worked out for you. Always good to get on fish in a new area.