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snewberry:
Swan Island 12/14/19 bucket list fish.  I never imagined catching a fish like this from my kayak.
Estimated 9'8", 450 lbs. >1 hour fight and she swam away like it was nothing while I crawled to the truck to recover.

Clayman:
Incredible fish! Great photo of proper handling of such a massive fish as well  :).

Steelwillie39:
Awesome Photo! Congrats 🍾🎉 🍾

showa:
I hope that we will stop fishing for sturgeon and limited this fishing to one or twice a year to minimize the harm to these big fish. I guess this fish at least 50 years old, and I don't want to see this one or any of them die for any reason. I did not mean that you did not handle the fish properly, but I am afraid the second person might not be that gentle or knowledgeable handling the fish. I hope you understand what I try to said.

uplandsandpiper:

--- Quote from: showa on December 17, 2019, 10:31:57 AM ---I hope that we will stop fishing for sturgeon and limited this fishing to one or twice a year to minimize the harm to these big fish. I guess this fish at least 50 years old, and I don't want to see this one or any of them die for any reason. I did not mean that you did not handle the fish properly, but I am afraid the second person might not be that gentle or knowledgeable handling the fish. I hope you understand what I try to said.

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This topic has been studied widely in British Columbia. There are very large old fish in the Frasier that have been caught many times across their life. With proper handling and gear survival rates post release are essentially 100%. There is no scientific basis for a closure of the catch and release sturgeon fishery. The only negative affects I've read about are catching fishing during the spawn which can cause females to reabsorb eggs due to the stress of the fight which is why most spawning areas (below dams and waterfalls) are closed to sturgeon fishing during that time.

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