first sauger of year nsr

waterninja · #1 01-12-2013, 07:06 PM

popped down to the nsr this afternoon. it was kind of cool but if 4 and 5 yr old kids can go sledding i figured i could man up. got there at 4 pm and left at 6 pm. caught 6 wallies 2 of which were a fair size and my first SAUGER of the year. heres a few pics and also a pic of the "thill" light that i tape to the end of my rod. it's very tiny and you can use it over and over again but it is VERY bright.

AppleJax · #2 01-12-2013, 07:15 PM

Nice Sauger!

Alberta Bigbore · #3 01-12-2013, 07:34 PM

Congrats!

WayneChristie · #4 01-12-2013, 08:28 PM

nice, I wont see any saugers for a long time yet

jacenbeers · #5 01-13-2013, 08:59 PM

Wow that is definitely a nice sized sauger compared to anything I have caught or seen caught. Well done.

baptiste_moose · #6 01-13-2013, 09:11 PM

I catch lots saugeye in the NSR but not very many sauger. And never that size. Nice fish!!

WayneChristie · #7 01-13-2013, 09:48 PM

uh, how do you know what size it was? couple have been a 6 incher, nothing to reference it against

baptiste_moose · #8 01-13-2013, 09:58 PM

Look closer wayne. Boot prints!

AppleJax · #9 01-13-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by baptiste_moose

I catch lots saugeye in the NSR but not very many sauger. And never that size. Nice fish!!

Your probably catching lots of walleye. Plenty of them in the river.

baptiste_moose · #10 01-13-2013, 11:43 PM

No I know what a walleye is. Lotsa hybrids in the river. The best walleye fishing is in the NSR!!!

AppleJax · #11 01-13-2013, 11:43 PM

I bet that's the first Sauger on the NSR of 2013, and possibly even in the province. Especially being a river fish and not much angling on the rivers being iced over.

AppleJax · #12 01-13-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by baptiste_moose

No I know what a walleye is. Lotsa hybrids in the river. The best walleye fishing is in the NSR!!!

Definately is a great Walleye fishery. Catch them best at night when the moon is out.

baptiste_moose · #13 01-13-2013, 11:58 PM

I've never tried at night. Thanks apple. You just added something to my to-do list.

waterninja · #14 01-14-2013, 03:56 AM

i fish the nsr a lot and the very best walleye fishing starts at dusk and continues all night. i really find it amazing that they see that well at night.
never thought to measure that sauger but he was about 13". had him on my rod 3 times before i landed him. kept thinking it was a baby wallie who could'nt swallow the hook.

acedave3 · #15 01-14-2013, 04:13 AM

All catch and release I assume, right guys?

AppleJax · #16 01-14-2013, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by acedave3

All catch and release I assume, right guys?

No we keep them all, oh this isn't the Alberta Poacher forum.... There is a zero limit on walleye in NSR

waterninja · #17 01-14-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by acedave3

All catch and release I assume, right guys?

there is a zero limit on walleye and sturgeon and you can keep one pike over 25". other restrictions on most all other species except suckers. last year i caught close to 700 fish of all types (except my first sturgeon) on the nsr and i harvested i pike and about a dozen sukers and goldeye for a buddy who likes to eat them. everything else went back to grow bigger. 2013 count 33 caught 0 harvested.
there was an incident last year where some a-hole caught a sturgeon and cut it open and took it's eggs and kicked it back in the river. he was arrested and his truck impounded by the time he got back to the parking lot.