CoachPotato wrote:
Damn, I haven't checked in as often as I should.

I'm an avid sturgeon fisherman. I'm in California's Central Valley near
the California Delta and love fishing for the mighty sturgeon.

I have lots of sturgeon photos and stories on my website:
www.fishwisher.com

The politics of fishing are beginning to screw up my enjoyment, so my
fishing days may be numbered, but I have lots of memories I've kept on
that site.

Dale

So California lowered the slot limits for sturg eh?

I'm pretty lucky here I'm a bit north of the Columbia and when its
catch and release only down there we can keep fish 42" to 60" here.

So you guys can use lamprey? Sheesh we can't even catch them
here...Protected.

I know what you mean about politics really starting to effect fishing
it seems like you almost need a lawyer with you to figure out the rules
any more.

Fishing here has been real slow I got an oversize (about 8 footer) in
July and have had even a nibble or shaker since. Like you say on your
web site, sturgeon take a lot of patient to catch. Since I'm bank
bound up here it takes even more. But I have been trying some new
areas on the river so I'm hoping they will eventually pay off.