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Old 04-24-2017, 08:32 AM
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With the lack of open water and decent weather a buddy and I decided to run out to BC and do a quick sturgeon trip this past weekend. We struggled a bit to find them but eventually we caught a few.











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Old 04-24-2017, 08:44 AM
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Old 04-24-2017, 09:23 AM
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What bait were they biting on ?
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Old 04-24-2017, 09:46 AM
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What bait were they biting on ?
We had action on all the baits we tried, the trick seemed to be finding the fish(or the active ones anyways).

Spent all day Friday trying a few spots with no luck then Saturday went to a different area and landed 4 and lost a couple. Ran out of time when the rain and wind moved in at noon Sat.
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Old 04-24-2017, 09:56 AM
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We had action on all the baits we tried, the trick seemed to be finding the fish(or the active ones anyways).

Spent all day Friday trying a few spots with no luck then Saturday went to a different area and landed 4 and lost a couple. Ran out of time when the rain and wind moved in at noon Sat.
LOL So your not saying. Looks like you had a great trip, I would be a little intimidated fishing for such potentially large fish from a kayak. Nice pics.
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Old 04-24-2017, 11:04 AM
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LOL So your not saying. Looks like you had a great trip, I would be a little intimidated fishing for such potentially large fish from a kayak. Nice pics.
We only caught 4 and on 3 different baits(eulichon, roe and lamprey). Some guides were doing noticeably better so must have had a bait dialed in but I don't know what it was or if it was one of the above what their tricks for rigging it up, scents etc.

Kayak fishing for these sturgeon takes experience and proper gear, I definitely don't recommend that people just go out and try it. The Fraser is a big powerful river and you need experience knowing where and how to anchor, how you are going to land/release fish, how to avoid the power boats and tugboats etc. This time of year a guy also needs to be wearing a drysuit just in case you end up in the water. I would never go try this without first going out with a local that can show you the ropes on how to do this, it was a big learning curve even for me.

People just wanting to go out and catch sturgeon are better off going with a guide, you will catch more fish and bigger fish. I just like the extra challenge so choose to do it this way. One of these times I will get my 9 fter . Hopefully I can start with a 7-8 fter to get me ready though lol.
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Old 04-24-2017, 02:01 PM
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Looks awesome...great to see something way different from the norm, as in a boat. I commend you for tackling those beasts with a kayak, you would be in for quite the ride on anything 7 foot plus!
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Amazing! Congrats on the tanks!
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Old 04-24-2017, 06:49 PM
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Old 04-24-2017, 08:40 PM
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Awesome... it's not about the number of fish. All about the adventure! Good job!
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Old 04-24-2017, 09:13 PM
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Amazing boys. Good on ya !!!!
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Thanks for sharing the images, that must be quite the ride from a kayak
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