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Title: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: lokidog on August 15, 2016, 11:33:54 AM: Made you look.... ;)

Just packing now and heading out soon, hopefully will have photos to post tomorrow. Unfortunately, it was going to be a dual fish trip with salmon on the menu, until they closed salmon on Friday. :bash: I'm looking forward to my son reeling in a fish over two times as long as he is tall. :tup:
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on August 16, 2016, 10:07:48 AM: :tup:
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: 3nails on August 16, 2016, 10:12:11 AM: Keep checking DFO notices. I expect it to open back up soon. Hopefully in the next week.
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: lokidog on August 17, 2016, 10:31:34 AM: Quote from: 3nails on August 16, 2016, 10:12:11 AM
Keep checking DFO notices. I expect it to open back up soon. Hopefully in the next week.

Unfortunately, that doesn't do us any good since we were up there yesterday.... :rolleyes: Our guide says he thinks they closed it to try to make a point regarding what kind of fishing methods they should be using, ie. not using gear that snags fish as easily. :dunno:

Anyways, we caught a few fish, two smaller one and two large ones. I need to resize photos and will post later.
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: Gringo31 on August 17, 2016, 11:24:38 AM: How large is large?
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: lokidog on August 17, 2016, 04:06:49 PM: Our biggest landed was 6 foot. My son started with it but couldn't gain any line so handed it off to me. He fought another one later that was maybe a little bigger, but it's first jump it came loose. Our other ones landed were right at 5', 36 inches and about 18 inches.

We went with Chad at FishingtheFraser.com
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: Gringo31 on August 17, 2016, 04:33:58 PM: Looks like a great time! :tup:
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: mburrows on August 17, 2016, 04:48:36 PM: Looks like a great trip.
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: 3nails on August 17, 2016, 04:48:50 PM: Looks like a good time! Yes they closed it to protect the sockeye from the bottom bouncers.
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: bowhunterforever on August 17, 2016, 05:05:57 PM: Looks like fun :tup:
Title: Re: Oversize Sturgeon on the Fraser
Post by: lokidog on August 17, 2016, 08:29:20 PM: Quote from: 3nails on August 17, 2016, 04:48:50 PM
Looks like a good time! Yes they closed it to protect the sockeye from the bottom bouncers.

Pretty crappy if you ask me, let's punish everyone for the actions of a few instead of getting off of their butts and enforcing their snagging laws! >:(