Willamette River - Oregon City


Another Minnow

This is a darn interesting picture and story even if you aren't into fishing,

but please show it to anyone you know that likes to fish.

FYI: This sturgeon is still alive, just worn out from the fight.

They turned him loose after the photo.



This Sturgeon was caught on the Willamette River just below Oregon City two weeks ago.

It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1".


It was 56" around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, and 4 dozen beers, for the

4 guys taking turns at the reeling it in.

Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed
from the water.

They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us.

That is one helluva fish!!

Important to note just how many dozen beers they had to go through as well as time.

The weight and length are correct, as is the release info. It was actually caught in the Fraser River in B.C., Canada in 2005. It's the largest documented white sturgeon. Not sure about the four guys reeling it in either, because I've read this is the IGFA record for the tackle class. I refuse to pay $40.00 to join the IFGA just to view their world records, though.

One beautiful fish though, regardless of the story.

WYite

Well I wasn't sure of the story....I got it from a friend in an email a while back. I found it pretty interesting and wanted to share it! I bet SDD would want to get one if he was still around!