MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Do the guys use a pitchfork size spear for a fish that size and any pics of that too? Just curious.
I've seen pictures from the early 1900's of sturgeon stacked like cord wood from Lake Ontario. They were taken at Point Breeze where the Oak Orchard river empties into Lake O. They were huge. All taken on long line rigs.RG
I bet they weren't taken for the experance .
You must fish for the experience,or the substance!!!If not why take up the sport.....
cant we all just along??shut up & fish.........
Iwouldn' kill anything for the experience. if its not kept and eaten. its releast. never realy understood the trophy hunt thing . i'v shot plenty of bucks, and a few does, but not for a trophy . wouldn't sleep well if it was just for the exp, no offence meant.
I have seen guys selling there deer hides/mounts on craigslist/ebay,thats illegal in WI....
In NY the DEC has been trying to bring the Sturgeon back. So far the state has failed to figure it out. A couple of years ago the State had a contractor working on a bridge and erosion control along the Black River. The contractor dumped a couple of truck loads of leftover pea stone into the river. As the state is trying to sue the contractor to clean up the stone, some kids saw "Weird Fish" digging up the pea stone. For the first time in remembered history Sturgeon we seen spawning in the Black River. It was a big story locally. The kids snapped some pics that ended up in the local paper. Surprise, surprise it was found by the Smart Guys at the DEC, Sturgeon spawning in the pea stone. And my goodness there was some big ones there.
In NY the DEC has been trying to bring the Sturgeon back. So far the state has failed to figure it out. A couple of years ago the State had a contractor working on a bridge and erosion control along the Black River. The contractor dumped a couple of truck loads of leftover pea stone into the river. As the state is trying to sue the contractor to clean up the stone, some kids saw "Weird Fish" digging up the pea stone. For the first time in remembered history Sturgeon we seen spawning in the Black River. It was a big story locally. The kids snapped some pics that ended up in the local paper. Surprise, surprise it was found by the Smart Guys at the DEC, Sturgeon spawning in the pea stone. And my goodness there was some big ones there. Gee wizz you clean up the muddy bottom of the creeks and rivers and fish wanna spawn on it. The state backtracked on the lawsuit in some respects, a lot of crow was chocked down. I really have to say that in NY State the DEC only employs Geniuses. In fact I think it's mandatory. This state just can't get it's resources all working on a single page.
i would love to see some sturgeon come back in ny, down here in CNY if someone catches a sturgeon by accident its a huge deal, but definitely agreed, the DEC needs to make some moves to be more efficient, how about comorant control on onieda, in my opinion it should be expanded to some of the fingerlakes but anyway with our "budget crisis" we wont see that happen for a long time
its a hell of a thing killin a sturgeon. you take away all it has and all its ever gonna have
How is that different from anything else you ever eat? While the utomost respect is due to ALL creatures, none garners more than the next in my opinion. From the limit of 10 inch perch you keep to a Boone and Crockett buck that is shot, their lives end at our will and or need. How many people have bemoaned the end of life for the cow when they go through the drive through at McD's? I really don't think it matters how young or old it is, this fishery is managed for a certain number of sturgeon to be harvested from it on an annual basis. We however as humans tend to project our emotions towards and apply them onto these animals which is illogical.I say well done! Any person should be honored and humbled to have harvested such an animal. All this is said with the full understanding that each has they're own belief system and I fully respect that.