06-03-2010, 12:34 PM
[quote StacyR]Most everyone that I know of fishes for sturgeon below the dam on CJ. But I have seen baby sturgeon there in the reservoir. During one night trip last year when I was fishing off the walkway, there must have been 30 of them swimming around just below the surface. They were all about 2' long, and some shmuck wanted to start snagging them. That was, until someone threatened to throw him over the side if he tried.[/quote]
Stacy, those are most likely naurally recruited fish from the Bliss Dam to Strike section of the Snake. We occasionally pick up 18" to 30" fish in the lake while fishing for catfish. Bliss Dam to Strike is one of the 2 sections of the Snake that have natural spawning that is actually successful. The other is Hells Canyon. Cool that you saw them, and cooler that the potential snagger was "convinced" not to try it.
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Stacy, those are most likely naurally recruited fish from the Bliss Dam to Strike section of the Snake. We occasionally pick up 18" to 30" fish in the lake while fishing for catfish. Bliss Dam to Strike is one of the 2 sections of the Snake that have natural spawning that is actually successful. The other is Hells Canyon. Cool that you saw them, and cooler that the potential snagger was "convinced" not to try it.
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