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Title: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: Abu on September 15, 2005, 06:43:25 PM: Decided to go pink fishing today. Thought I'd take a friend and get him started into fishing, So we went around 1:30pm nothing for the first 20mins. then a little school came through but no takers... one buddy had a bite and lost it on the surface. Everything died down at about 2:30 disappointing considering the 2003 run. So i decided to set up my sturgeon gear (always have it in case it's slow). Thought it would be fun to see my friend catch his first sturgeon...Real slow at first.. bullhead kept striping my bait. We ended up landing a 4 footer and got a nice pic, released of course. I ended up getting another on the hook bout 30mins later but never got to see it broke me off on one of its runs. Packed it up around 5pm. Saw very little pink activity. Although i heard low tide is better. I'll try next week again. As for my friend I THINK HE'S " HOOKED" no Pinks but still got a fish better than me.
I love the Fraser.
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: lucky on September 15, 2005, 06:55:13 PM: Sounds like a great day, kinda wish I had of brought my sturgeon gear today :-\, the mighty Fraser never ceases to amaze me with its endless angling opportunities, whether it be fishing for coarse fish, battling dinosaurs or targeting one of the many salmon species there is always something to fish for.
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: lowlight on September 15, 2005, 08:11:04 PM: Hmm I wonder how Sturgeon tastes :D
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: gman on September 15, 2005, 08:50:06 PM: Quote from: lowlight on September 15, 2005, 08:11:04 PM
Hmm I wonder how Sturgeon tastes :D

Its excellent. You can't keep them here, but I've tried sturgeon in restaurants in Portland, probably from the columbia, and it tastes great. A firm white tasty fish.
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 15, 2005, 08:54:12 PM: Sturgeons are actually quite tasty. They have no bones. Before people write in to accuse me of a being a poacher please note that was a retention for sturgeons years ago.
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: BwiBwi on September 16, 2005, 12:29:26 AM: Yap last tasted one 20 years ago. Used to catch them by triangle road.
Title: Re: Lower Fraser Delta (Pink & Strugeon)
Post by: Double Underhooks on September 16, 2005, 09:52:16 AM: I remember sturgeons were pretty good to eat (back in the days when it wasn't protected).
I just remember theres alot of white meat and a little cartilage.