FINALLY STURGEON!!! (fishing that is)

[winger7mm]

Well, I have all the gear and a few guys that are gonna show me the ropes on sturgeon fishing. I cant wait till this weekend. Been waiting all my life so far to catch one of these big ol suckers. Te guy thats taking me on sat has caught 3 fish over 48lbs on tuesday, in this spot hes taking me too. I know its a couple days early but I will be back to post some pics. Hopefully I can hook into a 5 or 6 footer! im sure ill sh!t my pants if I do. FYI if I get my sturg ill have only 2 species left of the alberta game fish I have yet to catch!

[BeeGuy]

post pics of your pants

[pike_king780]

what two fish do you have left after sturgeon?

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by pike_king780

what two fish do you have left after sturgeon?

Brown trout and sauger. the brown trout should be easy lol, head out to beuvis(spelling) and sauger, head to the forks and try my best

[theking]

Who ya going with?

[waterninja]

good luck on your quest. i'm still a sturgeon virgin and haven't caught a sauger either. once those are off my list i will have to try for the grey (ghost?) trout that are only found in the high lakes near banff.

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by winger7mm

Brown trout and sauger. the brown trout should be easy lol, head out to beuvis(spelling) and sauger, head to the forks and try my best

have you caught a golden?

[Guitarplayingfish]

or a stonecat? hahahaha

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by Guitarplayingfish

or a stonecat? hahahaha

might sound funny but im thinking of targeting a stonecat in the milk river just for the cool/odd factor of alberta fish. anyone know if they are in there in catchable numbers? are they very rare or do i have a decent chance at catching one if i target them?

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by Guitarplayingfish

or a stonecat? hahahaha

If you look in the alberta fishing regs, the middle page that lists the game fish, thats the list im going off of

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by pickrel pat

have you caught a golden?

All of the trout, but the brown. I had a good chance this winter but my hook broke at the hole so he got away. The golden I had was just over 9" long, small but I still count it lol

[BobLoblaw]

Originally Posted by winger7mm

Well, I have all the gear and a few guys that are gonna show me the ropes on sturgeon fishing. !

I know that sturgeon get pretty big and are extremely powerful.
I don't think you need ropes, though; 50lb braid will do nicely...

Good luck!

[Guitarplayingfish]

Originally Posted by pickrel pat

might sound funny but im thinking of targeting a stonecat in the milk river just for the cool/odd factor of alberta fish. anyone know if they are in there in catchable numbers? are they very rare or do i have a decent chance at catching one if i target them?

Would be pretty cool to have a picture of one! haha..

This article states they are "extremely rare" here

Read this

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/Fishwildli...s/stonecat.pdf

[BigA]

Good luck on your quest. I am more than a few species behind you, but hoping to catch up this summer.

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

I know that sturgeon get pretty big and are extremely powerful.
I don't think you need ropes, though; 50lb braid will do nicely...

Good luck!

Well after a 150yrd straight run on the 3rd tightest setting of drag, I broke my rod and snapped 65lb test line. I lost my first sturg. I did manage to help or assist in a catch of a 57" sturg. I caught a few goldeyes and a whack load of suckers a few nice ones too

[BeeGuy]

Wow, what kind of rod were you using?

Seems to be a theme lately.

[winger7mm]

Originally Posted by BeeGuy

Wow, what kind of rod were you using?

Seems to be a theme lately.

Medium action 7' cherrywood. I am now running a 8'5 heavy action rod