July 1 Sturgeon Weekend

[Dale S]

We had one of the best weekends fishing for sturgeon. With offer 50 sturgeon landed,2 pearsonal bests, 3 fish tied for pearsonal bests and 8 over 50" it was a great weekend. I will let the other guys tell there own story and pic, but these were my biggest for the weekend.Biggest was 50" We had lots of double headers, 2 of them were with big fish.They were fighting hard and doing lots of jumping. A fantastic weekend with good frends. I'm sure there will be more pics to come with all involved.Forum members kicked butt this weekend.The last pic. is on the beach on the island of the forks,the water was way up there in the fire pits.

[pike_king780]

woww!! nice dinos! im extremely jealous ! :bad_boys_20:

[Alberta Bigbore]

good looking fish!

[the local angler]

where was this down at the forks? i recognize the last photo of site 11, my god i have never seen the water that high before where half the site is under water. nice job

[Dale S]

where was this down at the forks? i recognize the last photo of site 11, my god i have never seen the water that high before where half the site is under water. nice job

The water had dropped by that time. It was up to the grass line along the trees.We caught all the fish in the Oldman River.

[Tcw]

Way to go guys; now I'm needing to come down. I thought 52 pike in two days was good, but now I,m thinking I need to make a longer trip and have some real good times.
Congrats guys , great pics, and yes , I am jealous

[BobLoblaw]

Yep, that was a great weekend, Dago!
Ogre(Bill) & I left Calgary at 4:30 yesterday morning to head down to chase dinos with Dago & his wife, Wayne Christie & his lady, Karen, as well as Dago's buddy, Curt. It was a great day of fishing with great company; couldn't ask for better!:)
I'm in the middle of editing pics; I'll post a bunch shortly...

[Dale S]

I think Orge will be changing his avatar picture.

[WayneChristie]

I think Orge will be changing his avatar picture.

aww come on, it wasnt that big :bad_boys_20: that fish was awesome, poor ogre got beat up pretty good! knocked him right to his knees in the boat.

[WayneChristie]

that was a weekend to remember for sure. upped my PB by an inch to 53, had a double header with 2- 52 inch sturge with Curt, and we also had a triple header going on with Fisherman guy's boat and a couple of us. Seems we were just in the right place at the right time. Friday night between 5 of us we lost 6 and managed to get one to the boat, then Saturday the fish went crazy. Got to be that we were looking down on the poor 40 inch fish, they just didnt cut it this time. how crazy is that! :sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout::s Ha_shakeshout: Of course the wife "just had to" whup me again, awesome teacher that I am. and pulled out another 57 incher, the biggest fish of the weekend, thing was the fattest sturge Ive ever seen, took 3 people to get a good hold on it, definitely a 2 hander to land. lots of pics and video to follow as I get time, finally managed to get a jumper or two also on video. nothing like seeing a fish almost 5 feet long doing acrobatics!!! they were taking the bait so hard a lot of the time we saw a fish jump out in the river before a rod even started twitching, what a crazy fine weekend this was.:oregonian_winesmile

[WayneChristie]

this little fishie started us off Friday night
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1174.jpg
tied up to the campground markers at the forks, and this was way down
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1178.jpg
signs of erosion, the banks have taken a beating this spring
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1189.jpg
my personal best tying, and half of a 52 incher double header
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1198.jpg
Curts half of the 52 incher double header
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1201.jpg
my gawd this is fun!!!!:sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout:
I turned mine so his would look bigger ;) we were thinking, and purely off the wall and baseless, that with so many double headers, and one of the double usually being thin and one being quite fat, that perhaps we were catching pairs of fish with the females being fatter, (sorry ladies its the truth) and the males being much trimmer and muscular and in better shape. :fighting0030:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1203.jpg
Rivers first sturgeon, but not his last, handleed them like a pro. sure looked beat at the end of the fishing though :thinking-006:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1210.jpg
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1213.jpg
the big release
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1218.jpg

[BeeGuy]

This just keeps getting better.

I wonder if there's any 100lber's left??

[WayneChristie]

This just keeps getting better.

I wonder if there's any 100lber's left??

Id put money on it. and if the wife catches it and I dont??? there will be more than one 100 pounder swimming in the river :fighting0030::bad_boys_20:

[bobalong]

Looks like a great weekend guys, you got some real piggies there!!

[WayneChristie]

and the biggest of the weekend 57 inches and 25 inch girth, anyone got that chart handy?

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http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1250.jpg
caught all sizes this weekend, from big to babies.
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1257.jpg
and Mr Bobloblaw himself
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1258.jpg

[BobLoblaw]

Nice pics, Wayne. Quite a color difference in that last double-header; the one on the right is very brown...

Ogre & I saw some cool clouds on our way down...

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6658/p7010591.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/p7010591.jpg/)

I started with a little sturge...

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1395/p7010598.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/444/p7010598.jpg/)

Wayne C.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/9972/p7010600.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/p7010600.jpg/)

Handle with care...

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3716/p7010605g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/p7010605g.jpg/)

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9813/p7010606.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/688/p7010606.jpg/)

Bill(Ogre) & Curt. Bill had caught a few sturgeon on his previous outings; this was his first hookup with a substantial dino...

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/12/p7010607.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/35/p7010607.jpg/)

Got him!

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/351/p7010609.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/821/p7010609.jpg/)

Bill with his 47"er...

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7240/p7010610.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/13/p7010610.jpg/)

Carefully released...

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1328/p7010612.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/p7010612.jpg/)

Close-up of a little guy...

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9788/p7010613.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/p7010613.jpg/)

(more to come...)

[Lefty-Canuck]

Awesome guys!

Wayne I have a feeling you didn't get your tagging equipment yet???

LC

[BobLoblaw]

This was a familiar sight- Karen fighting a sturgeon...

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2899/p7010616.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/p7010616.jpg/)

Nice fish!

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/1976/p7010621.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/560/p7010621.jpg/)

I lost count of how many times I found these bugs crawling over me...

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9611/p7010624.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/p7010624.jpg/)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7122/p7010644.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/19/p7010644.jpg/)

We got a few other species, as well...

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9352/p7010657.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/853/p7010657.jpg/)

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9130/p7010656.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/p7010656.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9536/p7010660.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/p7010660.jpg/)

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9396/p7010659.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/p7010659.jpg/)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/421/p7010631.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/p7010631.jpg/)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7364/p7010630.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/502/p7010630.jpg/)

(stay tuned for more...)

[gatorhunter]

Now that's a sturgeon excursion!

What are you using for bait, hooks, line? And what's with the mutant Goldeye or Mooneye? Freakin tank!

[BobLoblaw]

I got a 42"er...

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8328/p7010632.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/p7010632.jpg/)

The only other boat we saw all day...

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/3210/p7010635.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/p7010635.jpg/)

I beat my personal best (by one inch...); 49 inch sturgeon- powerful fish!

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7164/p7010648.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/809/p7010648.jpg/)

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/2527/p7010651.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/p7010651.jpg/)

In the background of the next pic, you can Bill fighting a fish. When I set the hook on the 49"er, he jumped right away; out of the corner of my eye, I saw another sturgeon jump- it was a bigger fish on the end of Bill's line! Double-header time!

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2025/p7010649.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/p7010649.jpg/)

Bill's big sturgeon. He had set his P.B. at 47'' earlier; this one was a pig!
53 inches, with a big girth; way to go, Billy-Boy! Good on ya, man; couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1609/p7010653.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/19/p7010653.jpg/)

Another successful release...

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4840/p7010654.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/p7010654.jpg/)

Karen hooked up, again...

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6935/p7010662.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/p7010662.jpg/)

Dago tails Karen's sturge; this little guy was full of p1ss and vinegar...

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2760/p7010665.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/p7010665.jpg/)

Dago cranks on a good fish...

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3348/p7010667.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/p7010667.jpg/)

(almost done...)

[WayneChristie]

Lefty no I wont be able to start tagging until August, after a weekend where not one tagged fish was caught out of at least 60, you can see why I thought one more tagger could be a help!
Dagos double header
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1253.jpg
note the bloody finger, this one decided to squirm of course since I had my shirt off, got bruises and cuts all over to prove it. didnt drop the fish though!
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1254.jpg
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note the professional stance, mt BBLaw is starting to get cocky :bad_boys_20:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1271.jpg
off with you!
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unhooking another little guy
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1283.jpg
can we get an bit of a smile Ogre????
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1288.jpg
hows your weekend going Bill? dont know if Id get up at 4:30 am for one that small, but you know :bad_boys_20:
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1289.jpg

[BobLoblaw]

This is what you get when you try to get a pic of a good-sized sturgeon next to the boat just as he decides he doesn't like the look of Dago's face...

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/6134/p7010668.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/p7010668.jpg/)

Dago's best of the day...

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6446/p7010669.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/p7010669.jpg/)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/7831/p7010670.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/835/p7010670.jpg/)

Do you think Wayne enjoys this?

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/236/p7010672.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/109/p7010672.jpg/)

I love the pattern on this sturge's back...

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9793/p7010673.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/p7010673.jpg/)

Wayne, ready to release a nice sturgeon. This was the last fish caught before Bill & I headed back to Calgary...

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5166/p7010675.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/535/p7010675.jpg/)

Didn't expect to see this guy so far from the mountains...

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1551/p7010676.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/p7010676.jpg/)

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/5932/p7010679.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/p7010679.jpg/)

See that big cloud bank up ahead? That's the thunderstorm we drove into east of Strathmore. It was kinda cool to watch all the flashes from outside the storm cell as we approached, then see 'em close up as we drove right through the storm...

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/738/p7010682.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/p7010682.jpg/)

Parting shot...

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1595/p7010687.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/p7010687.jpg/)

Thanks to Bill for the good company; those early morning/late evening drives require a good buddy to pass the time with. Thanks to Wayne & Karen, Dago & Pam, and Curt for a great day on the water; couln't ask for finer folks to spend the day with. It was a great Canada Day!

[WayneChristie]

one of the double headers.
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Ogre getting a whuppin
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and another sturgeon tastes the wrath of the Tiger rod
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1297.jpg
Ogre unhooking a decent goldeye
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Curt with a sucker
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[BeeGuy]

Wayne, how would you be able to tell if the sturgeon were tagged or not if they are pit tags?

Do they have spaghetti tags as well?

[WayneChristie]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1327.jpg
Curt getting schooled by his dog. no word of a lie, that dog would bark if you made a good cast, and just give you a "look" if you messed up. she also told Curt when he had bites and got mad at him if he didnt hook the fish, quite a dog!
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1329.jpg
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definitely not the cuddliest of critters, and I have the bleeding to prove it
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1363.jpg
cow races
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going in the freezer for next ice season
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and my own double header and my last sturgeon before we packed up today, sturgeon and chub.
http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/July%20long%20weekend%202012/DSCF1373.jpg

[ogre]

What a weekend! Canada Day was a 20 hour bonanza of adventures. Got to Steve's at 4:30 am. Drove to the river with only half of the direction confirmed, the other half was off the beaten tracks, not searchable on Google map. Luckily, Steve's directional instinct was deadly accurate. After I got us stuck in a muddy rut, and me contemplating turning around, we made it to the rendezvous.

Things got interesting almost instantly with upping my previous personal best sturgeon of 15" to 47". Just a little while after lunch, I hooked into my current personal best. It was a hog of a sturgeon measuring 53" with a 26" girth. Got scraped up pretty good when the old girl decided to wiggle. The day also produced some of the biggest goldeyes I've ever seen.

Dago, Pam, Wayne, Karen, Curt, Steve and the pets were the very best of company one could have asked for.

Curt whispering a goldeye
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011145.jpg

Karen with one of her many smaller sturgeons. There would be several big ones later on
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011148.jpg

Steve's and mine on the double-header
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011151.jpg

My PB
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011153.jpg

One of Dale's
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011155.jpg

A local denizen wishing Steve and me happy trails
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/P7011159.jpg

On the way back, we were treated to a super bright moon that is very nearly full on the left, and nature's light show for Canada Day ahead of us. The light show was on for almost 2 hours, First through the multicolored clouds of the storm cell, then as we neared the center, the jagged lightnings sometimes spanned my entire range of vision from left to right. Drove by Chestermere with their version of Canada Day's fireworks just after 11:00 pm. Finally got home at midnight to sweet slumber.

[BeeGuy]

That is a beast ogre! Nice to see a fatter one.

[ogre]

Oh, almost forgot Wayne Christie's sturgeon video taken just before we headed back to Calgary.

http://s1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/?action=view&current=P7011150.mp4

[Scales]

Awesome pictures everyone.

and the biggest of the weekend 57 inches and 25 inch girth, anyone got that chart handy?

55 lbs according to this chart.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/StClair_weight_estimation_174130_7.pdf

51 lbs according to this one
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/lksweight.pdf

I think you told me it was 51 lbs.

[WayneChristie]

Wayne, how would you be able to tell if the sturgeon were tagged or not if they are pit tags?

Do they have spaghetti tags as well?

I will be spaghetti tagging them as well, not 100% yet that every fish gets both, but I will be finding out.

[WayneChristie]

Awesome pictures everyone.



55 lbs according to this chart.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/StClair_weight_estimation_174130_7.pdf

51 lbs according to this one
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/lksweight.pdf

I think you told me it was 51 lbs.

I used the second chart.I figure it was a solid 50 pounds anyways.

[BobLoblaw]

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/2015/p7010641.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/p7010641.jpg/)

These two helped keep us entertained whenever the bite slowed down.
Daisy, the chocolate Lab, is Dale & Pam's dog; also known as "Fetch-o-Matic".
Daisy has never met a stick she didn't like.:)
The other dog is Curt's buddy, Beefcake, AKA "Beefer", AKA "The casting critic".
Beefer loves watching people fish, as Wayne explained in an earlier post; funny mutt! :p

One last shot from the drive home...

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2586/p7010683.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/85/p7010683.jpg/)

[TROLLER]

If I may ask where do you launch your boat from and is difficult to get into.

I was thinking of launching at Finnegan Ferrry but not sure how that would work out.

[WayneChristie]

you can launch from the forks, up from the campground, or right off the beach at the campground when its not underwater.

[chubbdarter]

Most Excellent everyone...keep up the good work.

nice to see NO snakes

[TROLLER]

when you go to the forks Wayne are you heading down 36 then over to Grassy or is there a back way to get there I don't know about.

Thanks

[Daceminnow]

WOW. what a weekend of dinos for sure. excellent work everyone on the rods and with the cameras. thanks for sharing your adventures on the river.

Dace

[WayneChristie]

down 36 to 524 is just another way. both end up turning off at Bow Island
Dace you will have to make a trip down here when you get tired of pretty fish, and want something thats as strong as it is ugly. Quit flexing Steve, :sHa_sarcasticlol:

[BobLoblaw]

down 36 to 524 is just another way. both end up turning off at Bow Island
Dace you will have to make a trip down here when you get tired of pretty fish, and want something thats as strong as it is ugly. Quit flexing Steve, :sHa_sarcasticlol:

Shoot, iffen I was as strong as I am ugly, my forum name would be "World's Strongest Man"...:sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Daceminnow]

down 36 to 524 is just another way. both end up turning off at Bow Island
Dace you will have to make a trip down here when you get tired of pretty fish, and want something thats as strong as it is ugly. Quit flexing Steve, :sHa_sarcasticlol:


i'm in. thanks for the invite. thought you'd never ask. i'll dig out and dust off my lindy worm blower and bank manager rod holder!:)

Dace

[WayneChristie]

Most Excellent everyone...keep up the good work.

nice to see NO snakes

oh by the way, my rattlesnake comes out of the freezer and goes to visit the F and W tomorrow :)

[e40water12]

Totally awesome pics guy thanks for sharing.

[WayneChristie]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/th_DSCF1310.jpg (http://s787.photobucket.com/albums/yy156/rollinghillbilly/?action=view&current=DSCF1310.mp4)
Sorry Bill Im trying to upload your big fish but having issues, I will keep trying.

[the local angler]

right on keep them awsome pics and videos coming.

[WayneChristie]

sorry bud, had to downscale the resolution to get it loaded into youtube. enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcZlqLrQy2Q&feature=youtu.be

[LonelyAngler]

How long of a drive was it from Calgary to the forks?

[canadiantdi]

Absolutely beautiful pictures.

[Eddy62]

Oh, almost forgot Wayne Christie's sturgeon video taken just before we headed back to Calgary.

http://s1072.photobucket.com/albums/w378/Ogre2012/?action=view&current=P7011150.mp4

awesome fishing and awesome vid wayne would love to catch 1 off those fish...............

[Dale S]

We were out this weekend in the same spots,and all we caught were little mooneyes and suckers,no sturgeon.The rivers have dropped 5ft. since last weekend.Changing the fishing bigtime.

[gunslinger]

Absoltluy outstanding photos and weekend, thanks for sharing them pictures guys , that must of been a blast.

[WayneChristie]

We were out this weekend in the same spots,and all we caught were little mooneyes and suckers,no sturgeon.The rivers have dropped 5ft. since last weekend.Changing the fishing bigtime.

I tried at the forks for a while Saturday evening, no sturgeon just a sucker. have the next 2 days off, thinking of heading either to Rattlesnake or maybe launch the boat in the Hat and do some exploring.

[the local angler]

dumb question time, so if the sturgeon that are spawning made their run up the river during the runoff then does this mean that the smaller sturgeon that are not spawners yet will stay where they are or would they follow the spawners too? seeings how the reports are the sturgeon down at the forks seem to be slowing down.i am very tempted to head down too.

[Daceminnow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcZlqLrQy2Q&feature=youtu.be


nice job bill. great fish. bonus to have the memories captured on video by The Southern Alberta Sturgeon Team. everybody on board seems pretty professional and organized except for that rascally dawg. good times.

Dace