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  • Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 2, 2007 at 12:44 am #1220738

    So what was the scoop on this bad boy Outdoors4life??

    Big fish…I’m going to guess it was caught no less than 20 river miles from where it was tagged.

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    October 9, 2007 at 2:21 am #614735

    Anything yet?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 9, 2007 at 2:34 am #614744

    Yeah OD4L??? Them DNR people are really slow…

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    October 10, 2007 at 2:30 am #615119

    OK OK OK
    I sent an email just now. If I get word back tommorrow I will post late. I am putting in 15 hour days this week
    Sleep Work Sleep Work……..

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    October 13, 2007 at 1:29 pm #616194

    This fish was originally tagged on September 14, 2003 at river mile (sorry not letting everyone know! ). At that time the fish was 1372 mm long (54.02″) and weighed16.660 kilograms (36.7 lbs). The fish had a 503 mm girth (19.80″).According to the information you mentioned on your catch, this fish wasrecaptured in the same general area as it was originally tagged a little over 4 years earlier! The length you reported is consistent with thedata we collected for that fish. During this study we have found thatthe growth rates for lake sturgeon on the Lower St. Croix River arerelatively slow and average only about 0.83 inches per year!

    The tag was extremly hard to read and this is the fish he believes was the one I caught. If it is the correct fish it means it was caught fairly close to where I caught it.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 13, 2007 at 3:07 pm #616207

    Thanks for posting the results.

    So I couldn’t have been more wrong with my theory. Some big fish move….and some don’t.

    Although he/she may have just came back from his/her travels??

    larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    October 13, 2007 at 4:55 pm #616221

    Quote:

    During this study we have found thatthe growth rates for lake sturgeon on the Lower St. Croix River arerelatively slow and average only about 0.83 inches per year!

    If I’m understanding this correctly its amazing how long these fish live….
    Based on that…. Its weird to think that some of these fish are older than me that I’ve caught.
    Thanks for sharing the info Outdoors.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 13, 2007 at 5:15 pm #616224

    60 inches divided by .83 = 72.29 years

    I know they grow faster the first couple years…but even shaving 10 years off a 60 inch fish would make it hatched in…

    1945

    outdoors4life
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 1500
    October 13, 2007 at 9:29 pm #616264

    My buddy caught the smallest I have ever seen……12 inches on shad that would not fit in it’s mouth.

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    October 13, 2007 at 10:55 pm #616269

    ALMOST AS OLD AS YOU BK

    Quote:

    60 inches divided by .83 = 72.29 years

    I know they grow faster the first couple years…but even shaving 10 years off a 60 inch fish would make it hatched in…

    1945

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 14, 2007 at 2:33 am #616308

    just a bit older…

    larry_haugh
    MN
    Posts: 1767
    October 14, 2007 at 3:04 am #616310

    Scary to think that these fish could out live you.

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