Two Sturgeon Firsts

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After getting the truck repaired, again this week, I finally got back on the water today. I was fishing with Chris & Jake but only for the morning. They wanted to try for sturgeon and we had the perfect weather for it too! No wind and a slightly overcast sky with cool air temps. The question was would they bite?

After idling over the area for a few minutes, I stopped where I had seen a few good marks and casted out the rods for the wait. Unfortunately a couple of moves were needed to get away from the nibblers, as always, before we finally got bit. In just a few minutes we went from nothing to a double header! They may not have been the monsters I was looking for but they were sturgeon.

After resetting the lines, we managed another small fish before Jake got to do battle with something larger. I knew when I set into the fish that it was decent but was sure it wasn’t huge. Jake fought it for a few minutes and felt the power. It made a jump 5 feet beside the boat and shot right back to the bottom immediately after. He struggled for a bit but eventually managed to bring it to the surface for me to net. This would prove to be his biggest fish so far to date and it wasn’t even the beast I had hoped he would battle. Now I wanted more!

Chris was up next and when I set into another fish, I knew it was one that he would have to fight. It felt like a decent fish and a couple of jumps later, we knew why! It peeled plenty of line from the reel multiple times and Jake even got the leaps on video! Close to 8 minutes later, I netted his catch. He held it up for several good pics and released it to the water soon after. They now had done battle with something larger than the nursery fish we had started with! But I still wanted more!

I reset the lines and we spent the remainder of the time hoping for a big bite. Unfortunately it just wasn’t to happen as all we could get into were a couple more small fish again. Time had passed quickly and before we knew it, we were done. I packed everything up and headed back to take out.

Today may have been a short one but at least they both did battle with the largest fish of their lives. Although not the true monsters I was hoping for, they were still big enough to give them an idea of what to expect the next time they are back. Now I have left them wanting more and I’m sure that before the season is over, we will be hooking up again. Fall is the best time for these dinosaurs and it’s just around the corner. I only hope when they return that the beasts come out to play!!