Second Annual Sturgeon fishing Trip to Montreal
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:02 pm
Last year we hit Montreal for Sturgeon (http://www.fish-hawk.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48403) but the bite was slow so we were been offered a make up session. So we hit the waters of the Larry once again yesterday night.
The fishing was also slow but the fishing we did have was intense much to the chagrin of our guide who swore they were doing better all the previous week.
The rigging was similar to last year except the guide had some rods on circle hooks this year. Since I was used to working with I volunteered to use them.
I started off the day by landing this 50 incher that fought like a sun of a gun. Drawing drag at will and with seeming endless amount of energy reserves.
At the start it felt like I had hooked into a cable and the bottom of the river. He would not give and he would not move.
Later than evening we hit into a double header. One buddy of mine reeled and released a smaller fish to allow the my other buddy to bring in his larger fish. My buddy got onto his first large Sturgeon and could not believe the power it had. Just as he got it up to the top of the water it would turn and go straight down and all he could do was hold the rod and let it peel the drag out.
My other buddy caught another smallone. We named this guy Michael Jackson.
(it was funnier after eight hours on the boat)
We also landed incidental catches of walleye, a nice catfish and a nice sized eel.
In the end a good night was had by all.
The fishing was also slow but the fishing we did have was intense much to the chagrin of our guide who swore they were doing better all the previous week.
The rigging was similar to last year except the guide had some rods on circle hooks this year. Since I was used to working with I volunteered to use them.
I started off the day by landing this 50 incher that fought like a sun of a gun. Drawing drag at will and with seeming endless amount of energy reserves.
At the start it felt like I had hooked into a cable and the bottom of the river. He would not give and he would not move.
Later than evening we hit into a double header. One buddy of mine reeled and released a smaller fish to allow the my other buddy to bring in his larger fish. My buddy got onto his first large Sturgeon and could not believe the power it had. Just as he got it up to the top of the water it would turn and go straight down and all he could do was hold the rod and let it peel the drag out.
My other buddy caught another smallone. We named this guy Michael Jackson.
(it was funnier after eight hours on the boat)We also landed incidental catches of walleye, a nice catfish and a nice sized eel.
In the end a good night was had by all.