Sturgeon
Sep 19, 2020 20:25:20 #
Mel Thayer
Loc: Molalla, OR
My wife caught her first sturgeon today on the Columbia River. This one is 44 inches and 22 lbs. Oregon Gives very few days for retention now and they give short notice when they come up. Today you had to land one between 44 inches and 50 inches to keep it so this one just sneaked into the boat. When I first started fishing for them the size limit was 36 inches to 72 inches and we could fish for them year around/
Sep 19, 2020 20:36:44 #
Sep 19, 2020 20:47:56 #
Mel tell the wife congradulation. And thanks for sharing the pictures.
Sep 19, 2020 21:19:53 #
GatorGuy
Loc: N central NC near the Virginia line
Soooo 😎 cool. That’s one fish I’ve never caught or even seen.
Sep 19, 2020 21:35:07 #
Sep 19, 2020 21:51:36 #
Sep 19, 2020 21:52:10 #
This old man thinks that sturgeon is the best eating fish there is! That fish was a keeper, and so is your Mrs, with her fishing skills!
Sep 19, 2020 22:20:24 #
We used to catch smaller ones in Red River. I have no idea if they still exist there. Just Sayin...RJS
Sep 19, 2020 23:02:26 #
Barnacles wrote:
This old man thinks that sturgeon is the best eating fish there is! That fish was a keeper, and so is your Mrs, with her fishing skills!
Well it's definitely the fish that doesn't taste like fish. Or cook like it either.
Sep 19, 2020 23:23:33 #
Mel Thayer wrote:
My wife caught her first sturgeon today on the Columbia River. This one is 44 inches and 22 lbs. Oregon Gives very few days for retention now and they give short notice when they come up. Today you had to land one between 44 inches and 50 inches to keep it so this one just sneaked into the boat. When I first started fishing for them the size limit was 36 inches to 72 inches and we could fish for them year around/
Nice job and congrats. I remember those day when we could keep a few too. Days long past. There’s lots of sturgeon in the Columbia still. I catch lots of them incidentally throughout the summer fishing for squawfish. I don’t know why they have them so heavily regulated now.
Sep 19, 2020 23:28:59 #
Catfish hunter wrote:
Nice job and congrats. I remember those day when we could keep a few too. Days long past. There’s lots of sturgeon in the Columbia still. I catch lots of them incidentally throughout the summer fishing for squawfish. I don’t know why they have them so heavily regulated now.
Same down here CF. They're really not that scarce and if you're out fishin for stripers and salmon in the Sac or the Feather, you're more than likely gonna catch some sturgeon too. Limit is pretty much the same here. 48 to 72 and 1 per person. I understand the over 72, those are the breeders.
Sep 19, 2020 23:52:47 #
Mel Thayer wrote:
My wife caught her first sturgeon today on the Columbia River. This one is 44 inches and 22 lbs. Oregon Gives very few days for retention now and they give short notice when they come up. Today you had to land one between 44 inches and 50 inches to keep it so this one just sneaked into the boat. When I first started fishing for them the size limit was 36 inches to 72 inches and we could fish for them year around/
Nice catch Mel! Congrats to your wife!
Im guessing that fire in Mollala missed you!
Thank God! The smoke has cleared that rain was a blessing! I wasnt paying attention. Didnt know there was a retention day! Here is a pic from a retention day last year! My stepson.
Sep 19, 2020 23:55:34 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
Same down here CF. They're really not that scarce and if you're out fishin for stripers and salmon in the Sac or the Feather, you're more than likely gonna catch some sturgeon too. Limit is pretty much the same here. 48 to 72 and 1 per person. I understand the over 72, those are the breeders.
That’s what I’ve heard too Spirit. I don’t fish for them any more but I sure do catch a bunch. In the Columbia and Snake River.
Sep 20, 2020 07:53:41 #
Mel Thayer
Loc: Molalla, OR
There do seem to be plenty of sturgeon in the Columbia system. The last two years they have allowed minimal days for retention. This year only two at this point. My wife really had to work to get that one in, it didn't seem to want to come home with us. The smoke from the fires has only just cleared, we were evacuated, the fire got within about 3 miles of our house.
Sep 20, 2020 09:00:13 #
Mel Thayer wrote:
My wife caught her first sturgeon today on the Columbia River. This one is 44 inches and 22 lbs. Oregon Gives very few days for retention now and they give short notice when they come up. Today you had to land one between 44 inches and 50 inches to keep it so this one just sneaked into the boat. When I first started fishing for them the size limit was 36 inches to 72 inches and we could fish for them year around/
Congratulations to your wife Mel, that's a beautiful fish. Good job convincing him to come for a boat ride. Thanks for sharing.
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