First MURC pic of myself (fish!)

[Mehen]

I'm the one holding the fish. 53" Lake Sturgeon.

[Dr Mordrid]

Congrats on the catch!!

I presume catch & release?

[Helevitia]

Very cool! congrats

[Mehen]

Thanks!

Yeah, can't keep any sturgeon in Manitoba (possibly all of Canada, but don't quote me on that).

That's the biggest fish I've caught (so far).

[Evildead666]

Great catch !!

(wouldn't want to get my line caught up in those overhead power cables tho ...)

[Mehen]

Lol yeah. We were anchored 50 ft or so from the generating station

There was one line hooked over top with a weight hanging off of it. I'm told its been there for a few years. Looks like a lot of line on it too, so they probably cut the line immediately rather than trying to pull it down.

[Mehen]

Caught this last weekend. My first decent Walleye.
28.5", at my Aunt and Uncles cabin where I rarely catch anything over a foot. Totally caught me off gaurd.


ps. I am only wearing that hat because no one else was around, and I couldn't find another one to wear

[Dr Mordrid]

Want something that'll catch you "off guard"? Try hooking into a 50 lb Muskie or 100 lb Tarpon on a run.

Damned near pull you out of the f'ing boat if the drag is set too tight

[Mehen]

Going White Sturgeon fishing towards the end of August in BC
5-8 footers seem to be the average, and there are many 10'+ (and probably nearing 1000lbs.) After that - the next step would be sharks I guess


From my experience with Lake Sturgeon, they don't hit very hard. They like to mouth the bait a bit first, so while its biting it seems like a much smaller fish. Channel Cat hit hard - we get lots of those at Lockport just north of the city. Not sure if I will have time this summer, but I would love to go Muskie fishing - probably Lake of the Woods, which is only a couple hour drive from Winnipeg.

[Dr Mordrid]

One piece of advice if you go muskie fishing: take armored gloves and heavy-duty long nosed pliers. Getting the lure out of that mouth full of teeth can be a b**ch without them. A friend of mine required vascular surgery after a 45 lb muskie opened up a 40 stitch wound in his arm. Once he landed it in the boat it went nuts, snapping at everything in reach....then if found him.

[Mehen]

Heh yeah, you hear about children being attacked when they are swimming...

Not sure if that is true... but I've heard they will take ducks - which I definitely believe.

[Dr Mordrid]

People have been bitten about the legs near shore by muskies and they can leave quite a wound. Ducks, hell yeah. They're an apex predator in their environment and in my experience a bit territorial.

[Mehen]

Woot - plane tickets are booked for the BC trip. August 19-24th. Sturgeon fishing on the Fraser on the 20th
Worked out to just over $500 for the round trip! (WestJet sale)

[Mehen]

Channel Cat pulled in a couple hours ago.

37" and put up quite a fight.

[Fat Tone]

Looks like you won the fight! What did that weigh?