This program marked the beginning of a turning point for Idaho White Sturgeon and the resident population is now one of the strongest in the world. Participants from the industry also helped in the big job that is spawning these fish and then largely funded the program by purchasing the excess fish to raise for production while the colleges would raise others to be reintroduced to wild populations. Mature fish were brought in by local fishermen and later Idaho Power to be spawned by the participating colleges. In 1988, a program was initiated that brought together the College of Southern Idaho, the University of Idaho, Idaho Fish and Game, sports fishermen, and local industry to save these historical fish. In 1971, Fish and Game instigated a catch and release only mandate in an effort to prevent further decline of the species. I have found that with smaller hooks you often don't get a good bite into their lip, which will make it more likely that it will eventually pull out.In the 1800's and 1900's the introduction of dams and over-fishing drove the Idaho White Sturgeon nearly to extinction. DuPont says, "I prefer to use 12/0 circle hooks or 'J' hooks 10/0 or larger. Being a fisheries biologist certainly can have its perks. You will often have to fight fish of this size for over an hour, and if you don't keep the boat above it to keep the line off the bottom, the repeated wear on the line as the fish hugs the bottom will eventually cause you to break it off. Idaho Fish & Game fall sampling hit an extraordinary number of huge sturgeons.
It is almost impossible to land a 10-footer from shore. BOISE, Idaho The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is releasing white sturgeon that have been reared at the Niagara Springs Sturgeon Hatchery into the Snake River. If you hook a big fish, it is important that you follow it closely with the boat.
Although you can fish with heavy braid (150-pound plus), I don't like to use it because when it wraps around fish it can cut into them. We like to use 60-pound test mono for the main line with 80-pound test leaders.
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If you want to know how to land one of these impressive fish. White Sturgeon can live to be more than 100 years old
The biggest White Sturgeon sampled was 10 feet 8 inches long and bottomed out a 500 lb scale Over the next few days, the guys landed another 10-footer not once, but twice.Ī couple of facts about the White Sturgeon DuPont and the guys changed up their fishing strategy. Joe DuPont was one of these boys trying their luck and catching something worth talking about. We’ve all been there, right? Well, what happened next doesn’t happen to most of us. Small bites here and there but they couldn’t get anything going. What’s crazy is that these guys were out fishing and nothing was happening. When you look at not only the length but the overall weight of these monsters, it’s mind-blowing. Well, the drought is over because these boys didn’t just catch a 10-foot sturgeon. And that has happened for more than five years. Out of the 4,000, only 10 have measured more than 10-feet long. If you look back on the past 30 years, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has in some way been a part of more than 4,000 fish caught. KTVB reports on three extremely rare and extremely large fish that was just caught by The Fisheries Biologists in Hells Canyon.
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