|
08-29-2015, 09:30 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 727
|
|
My (slow) dino season
Thought I would share some photos of the few sturgeon I have been lucky enough to catch this year. I have put in ridiculous amounts of hours on the riverbank this year and have only hooked into 4 sturgeon (double my amount from last year ). The only thing keeping me motivated is that I have been extremely lucky when it comes to overall size. All the sturg I have caught this year have been 30lbs +. I figure I have about 100 rod hours in for every sturgeon so as you can imagine I savoured every second of reeling these powerful beasts in! Weird thing is 3 of the 4 I have caught this year were all the same length, 50" to the fork
My first and biggest (will probably never beat this one)
This is my "smallest" of the year, 50" to fork, 17" girth
50" to fork, 19" girth
And my most recent, 50" to fork, 20" girth. This one fought like a true champion!
|
08-29-2015, 09:42 AM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: edmonton
Posts: 11,434
|
|
Congrats on what I consider to be a very good sturgeon year. You don't mention what other species you also caught on your sturgeon setup, but there must have been a few. Sounds like you have certainly put in the hours in your quest for sturgeon.
Very nice pics. Very large sturgeon.
|
08-29-2015, 09:47 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 727
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by waterninja
Congrats on what I consider to be a very good sturgeon year. You don't mention what other species you also caught on your sturgeon setup, but there must have been a few. Sounds like you have certainly put in the hours in your quest for sturgeon.
Very nice pics. Very large sturgeon.
|
You can catch every single species in the river on sturgeon "slider" rigs. Last year I caught every species listed in the regs and this year I have caught all of them except a Sauger. Damn Saugers are few an far between it seems
|
08-29-2015, 10:21 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Cowtown
Posts: 770
|
|
Nice Fish!
Slow Sturgeon year is better than no Sturgeon year, they are not an easy fish to catch but well worth every hour...im sure you agree. Some very impressive fish there, congrats!!!
__________________
I have been thinking of three things I would rather do than fishing...
#1 win the lottery (so I could fish everyday)
#2 & 3 still thinking.....
|
08-29-2015, 10:57 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Never seen one as big as your first man! I dont think either of us will beat it for a very long time time. Hope your luck turns around for you and you start catching some numbers soon, lets get back out there next week!
|
08-29-2015, 01:21 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,484
|
|
Beauties!!
|
08-29-2015, 03:13 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 469
|
|
Very nice indeed 😜 I really hope it picks up in the fall.
__________________
"All I care about is FISHING and maybe like three people and BEER"
"Sarcasm is one of the services I offer"
|
08-29-2015, 07:26 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lethbridge
Posts: 304
|
|
Obviously you know that you gotta put int the time to get rewarded, and get them when they're hungry. WTG!
|
08-31-2015, 04:25 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 378
|
|
Nice catches! How long was your first one?
|
08-31-2015, 09:37 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 727
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FreshAirGetter
Nice catches! How long was your first one?
|
A little too long to measure properly on my own It was 66"-68" fork legth. It was as long as my arm span was and she wasn't exactly easy to lay out straight so I couldn't get an exact measurement unfortunately.
|
08-31-2015, 09:48 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
|
09-01-2015, 09:09 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 378
|
|
wow, you got me beat then! I've caught 3 this year, biggest was 59". Nicely done! Wish I had someone to take a pic of me...unfortunately was alone for an evening and hooked onto the big guy...
|
09-01-2015, 04:30 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FreshAirGetter
wow, you got me beat then! I've caught 3 this year, biggest was 59". Nicely done! Wish I had someone to take a pic of me...unfortunately was alone for an evening and hooked onto the big guy...
|
Should have used the count down timer on your camera or phone i know thats what sksniper did and i do the same.
|
09-01-2015, 04:59 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 378
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitchthefisher
Should have used the count down timer on your camera or phone i know thats what sksniper did and i do the same.
|
Hmm, going to have to figure that out...how do you hold the phone up, on a rock? I have an iphone...i'll see if I can figure out the timer thing...thanks!
|
09-01-2015, 05:01 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by FreshAirGetter
Hmm, going to have to figure that out...how do you hold the phone up, on a rock? I have an iphone...i'll see if I can figure out the timer thing...thanks!
|
I just face my lawn chair towards the water and put the phone in the cup holder. Sometimes i mess up and cut off half my face in the pic lol
|
09-02-2015, 05:09 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 331
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitchthefisher
I just face my lawn chair towards the water and put the phone in the cup holder. Sometimes i mess up and cut off half my face in the pic lol
|
lmao so ghetto.
|
09-02-2015, 07:18 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 727
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ineptflux
lmao so ghetto.
|
Have you ever seen Mitch's car????
|
09-02-2015, 08:50 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SKSniper
Have you ever seen Mitch's car????
|
Lmaoo my car? Have you seen the chair i use LOL
|
09-02-2015, 08:51 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ineptflux
lmao so ghetto.
|
Way she goes man
|
09-02-2015, 09:20 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 378
|
|
Darn, won't work for me...I left my chair at Legends for one second and some punk stole it...
|
09-02-2015, 01:48 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,507
|
|
Going this weekend for 3 days. Hopefully hook a few. We have had a great year and have managed 5+ every time we've been out! My little guy has drug in some larger than he is and is completely hooked!
__________________
Life's too short to sweat the small stuff.
Aim Small = Miss Small
|
09-03-2015, 12:48 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 469
|
|
MitchtheSlipper
Ghetto is right !!!! Mitch definitely keeps me entertained with his destroyed chair that has been " broken in perfect " he says while I'm waiting for a Dino to bite and his chair to collapse oh yeah don't forget his oversized rubber boots that he can barely walk in. I've seen him wipe out more than a few times. I'm laughing as I type this. I say thanks again Mitch for the entertainment buddy.
__________________
"All I care about is FISHING and maybe like three people and BEER"
"Sarcasm is one of the services I offer"
|
09-03-2015, 10:40 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 203
|
|
Man those are beautiful. well done.
|
09-03-2015, 02:32 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adwittoutdoors
Ghetto is right !!!! Mitch definitely keeps me entertained with his destroyed chair that has been " broken in perfect " he says while I'm waiting for a Dino to bite and his chair to collapse oh yeah don't forget his oversized rubber boots that he can barely walk in. I've seen him wipe out more than a few times. I'm laughing as I type this. I say thanks again Mitch for the entertainment buddy.
|
Lmao
|
09-03-2015, 04:21 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Edmonton Alberta
Posts: 1,101
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitchthefisher
Lmao
|
Not to sure who keeps leaving all those broken chairs, But one spot had 2 chairs thrown in the water, ( I pulled them out ) and 2 chairs broken in the bush ( I also carried to a can.. People can be so disrespectful.
|
09-03-2015, 05:03 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 547
|
|
I think i know which spot you are talking about and i literally have to clean garbage everytime i go its sad.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:51 AM.
|