fishinglibin Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Went with the better half tonight for our 14th Anniversary for a nice dinner. Very surprised when one of the specials was seared sturgeon. Obviously not Canadian. Did not ask where from, but a surprise non the less. Had chicken. 1 Quote
bowbonehead Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 Shared a boat down the Bow with a policeman from Tacoma who had brought some canned smoked sturgeon he had caught at home...... phenomenal much better than Sockeye, apparently they have a slot limit in Washington or did I believe he said you were allowed one per year between such and such a length...that was a good dozen years ago Quote
fishinglibin Posted October 22, 2015 Author Posted October 22, 2015 Very surprised to hear they taste that good. Quote
trailhead Posted October 23, 2015 Posted October 23, 2015 In the old days people kept everything to eat. I recall being told stories of fishing for sturgeon at the Grand Forks with a whole chicken as bait and steel wire for line. Chuck it into the deepest part with a railway spike as weight, leave it until morning attach the line to the bumper of your car and back up. Voila supper for the winter. Quote
northfork Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 In the old days people kept everything to eat. I recall being told stories of fishing for sturgeon at the Grand Forks with a whole chicken as bait and steel wire for line. Chuck it into the deepest part with a railway spike as weight, leave it until morning attach the line to the bumper of your car and back up. Voila supper for the winter. I've heard the same stories. As barbaric as that may sound in these modern times, I for one would love to see this event live. Quote
fishinglibin Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 When I pipe lined as a teen and to twenty, some 40 years ago, I knew of people who did the same in the South Saskatchewan. Quote
trailhead Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 The Grand Forks is where the Bow and Oldman join to form the South Saskatchewan. It was apparently a thing to do, from what I heard groups of people would camp out in the late summer and fill the freezer. The fish is supposed to be quite tasty. Maybe at that restaurant they were serving farmed sturgeon. Quote
Taco Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I saw pictures yrs ago of a 7'er that was caught at the Blackfoot Crossing of the Old Man back in the 30's 1 Quote
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