Question About the Wording of the Sturgeon Report Card

April 16, 2009

Question: I have a question about sturgeon. The sturgeon report card says I must stop fishing once I take a legal sized sturgeon, so does this mean I am then done fishing for the day, even for other species? Thanks for any help. (Jeff D.)

Answer: Regulations prohibit you from continuing to fish for sturgeon that day once you have caught and tagged one on that specific day. This includes even catch and release fishing for them. If you do catch another sturgeon accidentally, you must immediately release it. The best thing to do is once you have a keeper sturgeon on board, move to another area and change your rigging and methods so that you are targeting different species. Once you have caught and tagged your yearly limit of three sturgeon, you cannot fish for sturgeon again until the next year.