Lake Sturgeon Pics

  • joeshow
    Posts: 31
    March 21, 2013 at 3:43 pm #1285963

    I can’t take it, this snow and ice are killing me. But we are getting close to Lake Sturgeon time on LOW and the Rainy River. Let’s see your Lake Sturgeon Pics (add length, girth, weigh, age… if you have it. Any good pic, big, small…
    The double (Irishman(L) and JuneBug(R)) was a 60″ and a forty-something inch fish. There other two fish were; a 60″ tagged and a 51″.


    brycenannenga1
    Dubuque Ia
    Posts: 173
    March 21, 2013 at 3:54 pm #1154703

    My buddy got this bad boy last week while paddlefishing….

    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    March 21, 2013 at 4:37 pm #1154714

    Well this will be my first year on the Rainy! I’m pumped!!

    I caught a couple monsters from the St. Croix last year – but have been told they don’t even compare.

    We will be up April 18-21st.


    joeshow
    Posts: 31
    March 21, 2013 at 4:54 pm #1154717

    BryceNannenga1 where was your buddy fishing? That fish is huge! How big?

    joeshow
    Posts: 31
    March 21, 2013 at 4:58 pm #1154721

    JAKOB those fish look pretty big! Sizes? Nice double! How is the LS fishing on the Croix? How many did you catch?
    Nice dinosuar fish pics!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    March 21, 2013 at 5:03 pm #1154726

    #1 My PB from the Rainy. Just a touch over 60″.
    #2 A fish my wife and I caught on P4 (with BK). I think it went 58″.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    March 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm #1154727

    Aquajoe got this beast when I was with him a few years ago on the Rainy. It was 67″. I want to say the girth was 24″ or 27″, but I can’t remember exactly.

    t-ellis
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Posts: 1316
    March 21, 2013 at 5:25 pm #1154735

    My Dad’s PB from the Rainy River spring 2011.

    irishman
    Posts: 63
    March 21, 2013 at 5:43 pm #1154739

    T Ellis That fish is huge. Nice job!

    the better half
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 336
    March 21, 2013 at 5:59 pm #1154745

    Here are a few from past trips to Rainy during the Sturgeon Excursion. The first was caught last year by my son, Tyler. Last year was his first year and he can’t wait to go again. The 2nd is my PB which is 57″. The last is Francis with one of the smaller ones he has caught. I can only hope we will be fishing in short sleeves when we are up there in a month.


    Jakob
    Keymaster
    Rogers
    Posts: 1282
    March 21, 2013 at 6:29 pm #1154772

    Quote:

    JAKOB those fish look pretty big! Sizes? Nice double! How is the LS fishing on the Croix? How many did you catch?
    Nice dinosuar fish pics!

    I had a post awhile back with my sturgeon totals from last years Croix adventures straight from my fishing tracker:

    Total days fished in Croix sturgeon season = 44/45

    Total Sturgeon Caught over 32″ (we only track over 32″) = 287, roughly 7.175 per outing

    Total Sturgeon Caught over 50″ = 18, 6.27% of total fish caught

    Total Sturgeon Caught over 60″ = 2, .069% of total fish caught

    Lowest water temp fished = 55.8

    Highest water temp fished = 75.0

    Tagged fish caught and reported = 2

    1 hour time frame most sturgeon caught = 12:23 PM – 1:23 AM

    Biggest (in photo above) 63×24.

    The double was a 56 and 54 if I remember right.

    irishman
    Posts: 63
    March 21, 2013 at 7:33 pm #1154798

    Got to love the Rainy River. And how about the Lil’ Chief, he is very excited about hooking up with the monster of the deep.

    Phil Bauerly
    Walker, MN - Leech Lake
    Posts: 866
    March 22, 2013 at 12:36 am #1154927

    Here is a not so good pic of my 64″ from last spring.

    It was the first and last time I grabbed one by the gill plate. I guess I went into muskie mode or something.

    joeshow
    Posts: 31
    March 22, 2013 at 10:33 am #1154991

    JAKOB, you guys are really getting after it! Nice tracking!!

    joeshow
    Posts: 31
    March 22, 2013 at 10:35 am #1154992

    Ralph, nice pics. You even got the wife out, well done. Did BK get you on plenty of fish?

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