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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sandhead on September 15, 2005, 11:39:33 PM

Title: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Sandhead on September 15, 2005, 11:39:33 PM

Heard from a friend that a sturgeon was caught at the seymour using spring roe, anyone here this? Or is this a LEGEND?

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Floater on September 15, 2005, 11:43:27 PM

strugen was caught in cultus lake so why the heck not.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 15, 2005, 11:46:04 PM

I don't know about this year but I saw with my own eyes a sturgeon was caught at the mouth of the Seymour two years ago during the pink run. It was foul hooked. A couple of days later I saw another angler hooked the same sturgeon.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: blaydRnr on September 15, 2005, 11:48:37 PM

Quote from: Floater on September 15, 2005, 11:43:27 PM

strugen was caught in cultus lake so why the heck not.

i heard about that. a green landlocked sturgeon thought to be extinct.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Floater on September 16, 2005, 12:24:25 AM

Quote from: blaydRnr on September 15, 2005, 11:48:37 PM

Quote from: Floater on September 15, 2005, 11:43:27 PM

strugen was caught in cultus lake so why the heck not.

i heard about that. a green landlocked sturgeon thought to be extinct.

Its pretty cool lol its like those movies where people spend all their lifes fishing the same lake for that huge and famous cat fish with a halarious name.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Double Underhooks on September 16, 2005, 09:56:16 AM

blaydRnr,

I think it was a white sturgeon transported to Cultus lake, supposedly they can live in a wet burlap bag for hours outside of water! According to the article, it eventually adapted and changed to a greenish color.

I don't remember but I think they left it in the lake?

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: BwiBwi on September 16, 2005, 11:42:25 AM

Are you sure? I mean a green strugie and white sturgie the head looks different.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: DragonSpeed on September 16, 2005, 03:59:29 PM

DNA proved it was white.

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: legend on September 16, 2005, 04:09:44 PM

Yeah the guy who caught the sturgie was on the dry fly it was a dead pink salmon pattern 5 wt rod the sturgie was 100 ft long less than 5min battle and released to fight another day ;D

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: newsman on September 16, 2005, 05:53:03 PM

Could very well be. Inspite of what those who think they have all the answers say, there is very little know about sturgeon. I remember reading some of the newly found sience a year or so ago where they found tagged fraser river sturgeon on the west coast of vancouver island inhaling live coho. The brain flash from the report was (get ready for it) "stugeon eat live food sources not just dead ones."

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: blaydRnr on September 16, 2005, 10:55:13 PM

Quote from: newsman on September 16, 2005, 05:53:03 PM

Could very well be. Inspite of what those who think they have all the answers say, there is very little know about sturgeon. I remember reading some of the newly found sience a year or so ago where they found tagged fraser river sturgeon on the west coast of vancouver island inhaling live coho. The brain flash from the report was (get ready for it) "stugeon eat live food sources not just dead ones."

that's scary. remember the movie "JAWS"?.... the sturgeon version will be called "SUCKERS"  :D ;D :D ;D

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: Muddler on September 17, 2005, 08:20:24 AM

I think they should call the movie..."Skoots"

Title: Re: Sturgie at the Seymour
Post by: scruffy on September 17, 2005, 01:35:42 PM

wow never thought strugen would be in the seymour