Monsters in Canada

[Topcat]

This is an incredible catch. 315 Kilos. 80 years old. (apprx. 700 lbs.)

A Dino living in Canada. Read what it eats...A whole cat found in one.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=c8a76228-aa97-4492-bcd1-28cfffca2547

[Alaskan_TA]

I have no respect at all for any creature that will eat a cat. 

[Jacksboys]

   Now that is a big freshwater fish!

[Chryco Psycho]

10 ' long too , the pix were spectacular , apparently this one was only maybe 2/3 of what they will grow to , they live to be 150 years old too

[plumcrazy704406]

The secret is in the water!
We do things different up here!

 

[tactransman]

Me no swim there!     

[Carlwalski]

Great catch, that's how you do it - big! Thanks TC, you been out much lately mate?
I've been real slack, too much else on, itching to get the line wet and LBG gear out.

[Topcat]

Funny that you ask Carl. I was out on the Berkley pier on Saturday. It's too hot to work on my car lately.  It's a half mile long. As I was talking to this guy chucking plastic swim baits, he pulls in a really nice Halibut right in front of me. Well not too long after that, the bay winds started up. Things slowed down. No dinner fare this time.

[matt63]

Sturgeon are found in many of the big rivers in Western Canada and the US.  I've always thought of them as bottom feeders.

[Carlwalski]

Funny that you ask Carl. I was out on the Berkley pier on Saturday. It's too hot to work on my car lately.  It's a half mile long. As I was talking to this guy chucking plastic swim baits, he pulls in a really nice Halibut right in front of me. Well not too long after that, the bay winds started up. Things slowed down. No dinner fare this time.

Good to hear one of us has been out. The soft baits have been going made down here for the last 2-3 years, unbelievable really, they do work but I prefer fresh catch, ocean fishing is probably different to fresh water though but still, at least you don't come home as stinky with plastic baits lol. Never mind, that's why they call it fishing and not catching. 

[Topcat]

Sturgeon are found in many of the big rivers in Western Canada and the US.  I've always thought of them as bottom feeders.

As the article reads: they're being protected. That's just about everywhere now even in the upper mid west. My opinion is any creature that lives that long should be let go. BTW, they might be bottom feeders but they're damn tasty and the caviar also that they sometimes have.

[matt63]

As the article reads: they're being protected. That's just about everywhere now even in the upper mid west. My opinion is any creature that lives that long should be let go. BTW, they might be bottom feeders but they're damn tasty and the caviar also that they sometimes have.

In Alberta there are special sturgeon fishing licenses.  IIRC they have to be over 3 feet long to keep.  They really are prehistoric fish with spines and everything. 

[Canadian Cuda]

live right next to north sask. river which has them only every seen one pulled in about 3ft. long but they do look wild