1000+ # Sturgeon

I never realized it took so much beer to land a sturgeon. Hmmm... might have to look into sturgeon fishing. 

This is a darn interesting picture and story even if you aren't into fishing,
But please show it to anyone you know that likes to fish.

FYI: This sturgeon is still alive, just worn out from the fight.
As the sports fishermen they are, they turned him loose after the photo.

This Sturgeon was caught on the 18 Mile Creek (north of the Burt Dam), Olcott, New York two weeks ago.
It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1".

It was 56" around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, and 4 dozen beers, for the 4 guys taking turns at the
reeling it in.

Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water.

They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us.

that pic has been making the rounds the last few years online, last i saw it was caught in the missisippi, also saw it as caught on the arkansas, and a few other places, it has even been posted here before cameron

Yea, after I posted I saw that it had already been posted.

Hey, it alright, I never get tired of seeing that pic,

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These guys couldn't be Canadian..........Only 4 Dozen Beers ??

This Sturgeon was caught on the Fraser River just above the Mission bridge.. It weighed out at over 1000lbs and measured out at 11'1". It was 56" around the girth. It took over 6 and a half hours and 4 dozen beers and 4 guys taking turns reeling.

Regardless of the story. That's an amazing fish. I had never seen the pic so thanks for sharing. Amazing!

I'm totally jealous of those guys.  Who doesn't want to get hammered and wrestle a big fish?    Hopefully it wasn't to exhausted to carry on.