This week's three day sturgeon safari just off the ship channel near Decker Island, just south of Rio Vista, Ca on the Sacramento River was unusually productive!

I had five hooked over the three days, and three of them to the boat. I released two at opposite ends of the slot - one about 46" and maybe 25 pounds, another around 66" and 65+ pounds, I'd guess. I couldn't get a good measure of him in the water, so released him to pursue his pleasure upriver at the spawn. I kept one at 49" and 30 pounds. (That's my second kept sturgie of the year; I now have one tag left.)

Every one of them took the same old lamprey eel I've been carving on for six months - actually longer than that, I think. I've frozen and thawed it several times, and it still works great! Figuring the time one eel lasts, at $40 per, they're still the cheapest sturgeon bait around!
Wow! I'm still buzzed. It was an exciting three days of brawling with the mighty sturgeon.

Photos and complete story at my homepage www.FishWisher.com

Dale

Great report Dale.  Hopefully when I get the T-top enclosure finished, it'll provide enough wind shelter for me to target Sturgeon  .

BTW when's the next Sniffer B'fast gathereing??

Go Wisher! Sounds like a great outing. Cant wait to get one of those under my belt this season. Been too freakin busy.

smithstation wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2009 at 9:36am:

   Jason there are already plans for a couple gatherings coming up real soon at Brannon. I'm talking the 13th to the 15th and the 20th to the 22nd, if you can't make these dates, then let me know. I haven't forgotten your generosity with the wild hog meat at our previous get togethers, I'd be happy to have you aboard any time we can get on the water.