We got out on the water at around 6pm last evening. What a beautiful evening it was, barely a breeze and warm. We parked in about 20′ of water to start. It took about a half hour for me to land the first one. The poor guy rolled and ended up creating a noose around his snout. Nothing big, but it was a start.
One fish in about an hour meant time to move back to 30′ of water. The sturgeon were jumping in the deeper water and we weren’t seeing much bait on the finder in 20 fow, so that was our cue. It didn’t take long for Jarrett to hook into a ice size bullhead. 
As soon as he returned the cat to the water, his other line started jumping. No chance for a breather, and he could have used it for the battle that was about to ensue. You can see from the picture that his pole was about folded into a loop. When I saw the head appear from the murky depths, it blew me away. I grabbed the net as Jarrett steadily fought the fish as we both hoped out loud that she wouldn’t find the anchor rope. When she seemed about ready I flubbed my first attempt at netting the thing. 
Hey, this was my first netting attempt of a sturgy, give me a break. The second attempt was successful and I hoisted her in. 60″ and a PB for Stcroixer if I am not mistaken. The melon almost seemed too big for the body.
That made our night and it was a good thing, because we only managed one more. That one was in our last experimental spot. We spotted what appeared to be baitfish in 55-70ft of the water column in 75 ft of water. We could see bigger fish moving up and down that column on the graph while we were anchored there. I didn’t know I had one on until I reeled up my line for the night.
We quit just in time. It started raining after we got in and there was no indication that it was coming!
Thanks again Jarrett for a fun evening of fishing! Next time try not to be such a drag.
