Great sturgeon trip!!

[hogsniper]

Had a blast on the columbia this weekend. Launched just below bonneville and landed some pigs...A 9 and also a 7 footer were the biggest and in the two days we managed 6 keepers. Great weekend and both my keepers were 59 inches....Here is my only pic for right now    More to come i promise!!!!

[NW-Eric]

nice going im headed out saturday and i cant wait

[bowsandhose]

very nice

[NW-Eric]

you didnt go with paul did you? that looks like the front end of his boat and he bought it in sedro wooley?

[hogsniper]

Thats too funny, Yes its Pauls boat now....He bought it from my best friend and we were down there for 2 days of fishing.....Good times with great people.....

[hogsniper]

Here are a few more good pics of the big guys...all three are between 59 and 59.5 inches.....Great fish and is smoking as we speak!!!!

[hogsniper]

And a few more of our wet but awesome trip!!!

[NW-Eric]

haha thats who im going with this weekend i fish with him all the time, we elk hunted together this year also, im glad he bought that boat we used to oversize out of his little bayliner ski boat haha... you guys tore it up thats what im hoping for come saturday

[hogsniper]

Yea Paul was a great guy and knew where to go!!! We all got a lesson on those damn swivels tho...100 150 lbers werent enough....We broke off tons of oversized from those damn things...Once we got the 250 lbers it was game on....I have some more pics somewhere i will post in a bit!!

[Bean Counter]

hmm.. Sturgeon eh? Never fished for 'em before.  Good eatin'? 

Any good (cheaper) referral guides?  or trades? or..

[hogsniper]

Here is a big ol oversize....almost 10 feet.....Man what a fight!!!!!!! We triple teamed it and got it done.....What a blast!!!

[cohoho]

Excellent!, Excellent!, Excellent! You dirty dog, been wanted to hit it this fall but between going chasing Elk and kids hockey, ready to get back into the game.  Gotta love Sturgeon upon beginning with them this summer, they are NOW my favorite fish to catch.  Supposedly (well you have proof) the fishing is excellent now and my bud from Portland keeps telling me it get better as the year goes on...  I am slowly getting them figured out throughout the lower river just haven't hit the actual dam area YET!!!  Any tips for the area, which launches are better etc.....   Been talking with a few for a big HUNTWA get together this summer for these guys, maybe some kind of contest for a hat or something like that....  Great Job!  It's all about the smoked Triceps isn't it?  Should I go hunting or fishing, hmmmmmmm?

[popeshawnpaul]

Wow Cohoho.  We gotta get down there and lay it on those sturgeon.   

[cohoho]

Yes we do, I got to look at my wife's schedule and de-conflict it with kids hockey. We'll just use a launch that everyone else does versus going into a unchartered launch with three inches of water with a 3500lb boat.....     Ray dubbed my boat the "Sturgeonator" so need to live up to those expectations....  Gives a reason to buy the big ho-daddy of anchor early.......Man those above fish are nice!

[bullcanyon]

The launches up there on the wa side will give you no problem.  Most important will be the anchor and process of anchoring.  Good sharp knife up front as well just in case.  Just make sure you have plenty of chain and that you don't have it ziptied to tight to the top of the anchor.  You need some slack in the chain between where it ties to the anchor and where you have it welded on.  That way the anchor won't dog walk down the river.

Hopefully deer season goes quick and I can get down there.