Warren's Bucket List Sturgeon
September 30, 2022
North Vancouver
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Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Talk about picking the perfect day, perfect spot and perfect people to hang out with. Warren has fished in many places for many fish but white sturgeon had so far not been checked off his fishing bucket list. Well today was the day that box was filled in, in a BIG way! We worked the tide change and moved to a spot where some big fish were known to hang out.
I had warned Warren that you could not always tell the size of the sturgeon by the bite as some are very subtle and can be hard to detect. This was one of those cagy fish as the bite was barely there when we decided to take the risk. At first the fish felt on the small side until he erupted out of the water next to the boat! We were in for a 45 min battle till we could get it to shore. At 7 ft 10 inches and around 250 lbs. it was all the fish that Warren had ever hoped to catch. Even though he is smiling here, you can't see the sweat that was rolling off his back from that epic battle. In the end he was able to grab the tail and give it a gentle push back into the depths of the Fraser River, perhaps to meet on another day!