Sturgeon opens in Quebec zone 10 today

[GuinnessGuy]

I don't get to go until this Thursday, as I don't have a partner to come with me. That is one fish that I will not fish alone. The possibility of catching a huge one is just too big!

I'll be out on Thursday morning, and I hope to catch one. I've been wanting to taste one for a while now (I know, it's taboo to some of you).

The limit is one-per-person, so I don't know if it will be a short day of fishing, or if it will be a long day, because finding the usual ledges where they hang out will be difficult, considering the water on that portion of the Gatineau (give away) is 4-5 lower than usual.

Cheers
GG

[bm_attar]

(I know, it's taboo to some of you)

No taboo. Just a health hazard
Good luck. I hope you catch a big one and post pics here.

[GuinnessGuy]

How is it a health hazard?

Zone 10 (Quebec-Outaouais) is not the Ottawa River, and a 20-lbs yellow sturgeon is roughly 15 years old, and has never seen any logging.
Sturgeon are at the bottom of the food chain (because they only eat dead stuff), so they absorb LESS mercury than say pike or walleye.

I'd like to see where you pulled your info. I'm curious.

GG

[stetco]

Hmmm ... very interesting! I know nothing about sturgeon. What would you even use for bait. I'd like to give it a try if I ever had the opportunity.

GoOD luck!

[lifeisfun]

Interesting articles

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-180697194.html
http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/river/sturg ... s_at_risk/
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct7/sct7_3_8_e.cfm

I hope it will change you mind about keeping the fish
They are fun to catch - it would be a shame to loose them ...


You can start bashing me about your rights to keep what you catch as long as it follows rules.
- I CAN TAKE IT ! ( this doesn't apply to GuinnessGuy )

[Eli]

When you're done eating sturgeon, I know of a nearby zoo where you can shoot a snow leopard.

[GuinnessGuy]

Hmmm ... very interesting! I know nothing about sturgeon. What would you even use for bait. I'd like to give it a try if I ever had the opportunity.

GoOD luck!

I'm glad you're interested.

Fishing for it is very easy, and cheap. I use two one-ounce slip sinkers, stopped by a snap-swivel. To this snap-swivel, I tie a small hook, bait with a dead minnow (usually left over from trout opener). I then add a two-foot length of line, and add another medium hook, baited with a worm. Toss it in, and wait. After 2 hours, add new bait, as the scent has been washed off.

[GuinnessGuy]

Two interesting articles

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-180697194.html
http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/river/sturg ... s_at_risk/

I hope it will change you mind about keeping the fish
They are fun to catch - it would be a shame to loose them ...


You can start bashing me about your rights to keep what you catch as long as it follows rules.
- I CAN TAKE IT ! ( this doesn't apply to GuinnessGuy )

I did say Zone 10, not 25. No commercial fishing in Zone 10, and far less pollution.

I AM a stickler for the regs (I've lambasted enough people on here about them NOT knowing the regs. If it's legal to keep, I will try eating it, at least once. If it's not good, it will be catch-n-release from then on.

GG

GG

[HaZarD]

Sturgeon does taste good but after they grow past 5ft long they are pretty tainted. I nailed a 9ft sturgeon off American Falls Damn in Idaho and with it being protected you cant even lift their heads out of water. Had to snip hook and set her loose. Beast of a fish. Being 6ft3in tall that fish sure made me feel like I fell a notch on the food chain size wise.

[GuinnessGuy]

When you're done eating sturgeon, I know of a nearby zoo where you can shoot a snow leopard.

If the regs state that the snow leopard is legal game, and it's IN SEASON, I'll gladly take you up on it.

If it's legal, and in season, who are you to judge? Should I just let you hold on to my fishing/hunting gear and ask for your permission as to what I can/can't harvest? I think that is what the regs are for.

GG

[Bass Addict]

Anyone wanting to eat Sturgeon .......go right ahead .....fish were mean't to be eaten.....Ugliest damn things to swim the face of the earth anyways..


@ Guiness Guy

If you do hook into one and decide to eat it ,,,can ya bring me the left overs ( guts etc etc ).= garden fertilizer

[Eli]

No such thing as 'yellow sturgeon'. And you don't need my permission, do what you like.
As for who am I to judge..I guess I'm the dude who wont harvest something that is classified as threatened by both COSEWIC and the MNR.
You want to chip away at the small semblance of a population that remains around here because it's legal. Bon appetit.

[GuinnessGuy]

Anyone wanting to eat Sturgeon .......go right ahead .....fish were mean't to be eaten.....Ugliest damn things to swim the face of the earth anyways..


@ Guiness Guy

If you do hook into one and decide to eat it ,,,can ya bring me the left overs ( guts etc etc ).= garden fertilizer

Really? Fertilizer? Sure.

And you're right. They are ugly. Uglier than catfish, and that's the other species we'll be catching as we wait for the sturgeon to bite.

Cheers
GG

[cprince]

Good on you GG!

I think that some people have a hard time deciding for themselves what is acceptable and what is not acceptable based on regional rules and regulations in this region because of the fact that we have two distinct jurisdictions so close together.

Ontario decides to stop harvesting sturgeon while Quebec see no need.

Who is "right"?

What is a community minded fisherman to do?

Same problem with the Wild Leeks. ON has no problem with them, while QC made them an endangered species.

Who is right?

The way I see it... if it is legal... and you want to... then do it! Eventually, some egg head will outlaw it, so take advantage while you can.

At this point, The Gatineau River has a healthy population of these old buggers... Time to harvest!

Craig

[lifeisfun]

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At this point, The Gatineau River has a healthy population of these old buggers... Time to harvest!

Craig

Can you provide some link where you get this information from ?