White Sturgeon Planted in Snake River...

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:50:46 -0400, Dave LaCourse wrote:

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:02:19 -0600, ray wrote:

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:57:59 -0700, runsrealfast wrote:

Recently in Idaho Falls Id, the fish and game just planted a bunch of
white sturgeon. The question is do these fish travel far and should I
expect to see them moving up the Henrys fork and up into the Heise
area on the south fork? Also what will the affect be on fly fishing?

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/apps/re...fm?NewsID=4108

I'm just curious

John

Good questions. My understanding, from the news reports, is that they are
planting them in an area which was not part of their native habitat - I
wonder if we'll ever learn!!

The sturgeon has always been in that part of the Snake as well as the
Columbia and just about all of the west coast rivers. The late George

We're talking about the 'upper Snake river' here - near Idaho Falls. I was
not aware they were ever that far upstream - Shoshone Falls would be a
major impediment.

Gerhke once fished for them in Hells Canyon. So, it IS part of their
native habitat. They continue to fish for them today. They coexist
with the salmon and trout, and have never been a problem. They may
get as far as the Henrys Fork, but they have no way of getting past
the dam.