Every time we started arguing about sports we were interupted by the Queen of the River.
By the time we finish landing them, measuring them and a quick snapshot…we forgot what we were talking about.
Great fishing with a good friend. 
Croix? I heard p4 been on fire for sturg…. 
6 fish over 60″!
Thanks for “accidentally” dropping my camera (and the photo’s) over the side of the boat.
Feet thawed out yet? I forgot to mention that you and Jared would get along well with frozen toes and his frozen fingers.
34 degrees and everyone turns in to a freeze baby. 
Nice fish
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Great fishing with a good friend.
Great night to be out fishing again! Never did get to make my pitch for a new football stadium!
Here’s BK with a 54″ tagged sturgeon. Big fish honors for the night.
Only surprise of the night was that none of our fish jumped out of the water. 
Thanks BK for joining me in the boat!!
Eric
Nice fish guys
Good to see Beeks catching some fish!! Nice fish guys!
PS
This guy had about of foot of 20 pound fireline (?) hanging off of an embedded hook in her lip. Looked like the line broke at the swivel.
When we tried to extract the hook it just snapped off because it was so corroded. I’m sure it would have broken off by it self had she bumped into something with it.
From Mr. Ramsell at the MN DNR:
Congratulations on your catch and Thank-you for reporting your capture of a tagged Lake Sturgeon on the St. Croix River!
Here is the information we have on file about the Lake Sturgeon (tag number 87174) you recently caught. This fish was originally tagged on August 29, 2007 on the St. Croix River. At that time the fish was 1330 mm long (52.36″) and weighed 11,431 grams (25.2 lbs). It also had a girth of 438 mm (17.24″). This individual exhibited poor condition at the time of tagging in that the weight was 12% below average for Lake Sturgeon of this length in this river system. This fish was recaptured on September 28, 2007 by a Wisconsin angler. No measurable change in size was reported since this fish was caught approximately one month after its initial tagging, however it had relocated approximately 5.5 miles upstream during that time. Yours is the second reported recapture of this fish since its initial tagging. The length that you reported for this fish indicates that this individual has exhibited relative slow growth in the last three years increasing at a rate of 0.55 inches in length per year. This is not too surprising given that this fish still seems to exhibit below average condition (weight for a given length). Generally, Lake Sturgeon exhibit relatively slow growth in the Lower St. Croix River system and our work to date has found that they increase in length at an average rate of 1.1 inches per year.
As you are aware, Minnesota DNR Fisheries is currently tagging Lake Sturgeon on the St. Croix River and to date we have tagged over 1,000 different fish. Our Hinckley office has tagged over 500 fish in the Upper St. Croix (above the dam at Taylor’s Falls) and the East Metro office has tagged over 500 fish in the Lower St. Croix. The tagged Lake Sturgeon have ranged from 14.4 to 60.3 inches in length. By tagging these Lake Sturgeon we can monitor their age, growth rates, movements, population size, and the number of times they have been caught and released. This will enable us to better understand and manage this remarkable fish species in the St. Croix River into the future.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at any time and I’ll do my best to give you accurate and factual answers.
Thank-you again for contacting us about your capture of a tagged Lake Sturgeon. It is through the help of cooperating anglers such as yourself that we will learn more about these fish in the St. Croix River system in a shorter period of time.
Respectfully,
Rod Ramsell, Fisheries Specialist
Minnesota DNR Fisheries
East Metro Area Fisheries Office
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
Thanks Rod!
The yellow tag is clearly visible in this photo on the left side just above my hand. Please check for tags on all fish and report them to the DNR. The info is very important in the tracking and population studies that are on going.
Unless the fish is going to the dinner table, please leave the tag in the fish as it will continue to provide years and years of info.
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