White Sturgeon Planted in Snake River...

On Nov 1, 6:12 am, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:14:37 -0600, ray wrote:
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.

Bottom line: They have coexisted in trout/salmon waters for
centuries. They will NOT impact trout fishing.

But the question still remains will they move up into the areas where
fishing is popular. We are talking about 20-30 miles of traveling plus
the water will drop in temperature a bit upstream. I doubt I would
ever land one on a fly, but can imagine maybe a smaller one going
after a streamer. They are known to feed on smaller fish.

John

In article . com,
runsrealfast wrote:

But the question still remains will they move up into the areas where
fishing is popular. We are talking about 20-30 miles of traveling plus
the water will drop in temperature a bit upstream. I doubt I would
ever land one on a fly, but can imagine maybe a smaller one going
after a streamer. They are known to feed on smaller fish.

John

Dont they first smell the bait with feelers (mandibles?) before they
take the bait? That is what green and white sturgeon do at least.