08-20-2010, 02:26 AM
[quote Kodiak1]FlyGoddess,
Don't know what you mean by the "sturgeon law", but so as not to mislead folks, there is no law in Idaho that permits any lifting or partial lifting of sturgeon. The law is very plain: you may not remove a sturgeon from the water. The F & G regs further state that you may not drag the sturgeon's head partially on shore for picture taking. It harms the fish. Just don't want anyone being ticketed thinking they are abiding by the "sturgeon law". Mike[/quote]
I'll only put this out there to relate the story. I talked to an old guy who grew up in Oregon. He said they used to catch a few sturgeon there and drag them up on the bank. When they were done fishing, they would drag them to the pickup and load them in the bed. Then they would drive around and show friends, stop at the bar for an hour, and finally get home and drag them into a little pond. The sturgeon would happily live in the pond until they had a party and cooked them. He said they are the toughest fish he ever met.
I do no condone these actions related from a long time ago. Be nice to those dinosaurs. Keep them in the water. Save one for me, I want to catch one some day.
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Don't know what you mean by the "sturgeon law", but so as not to mislead folks, there is no law in Idaho that permits any lifting or partial lifting of sturgeon. The law is very plain: you may not remove a sturgeon from the water. The F & G regs further state that you may not drag the sturgeon's head partially on shore for picture taking. It harms the fish. Just don't want anyone being ticketed thinking they are abiding by the "sturgeon law". Mike[/quote]
I'll only put this out there to relate the story. I talked to an old guy who grew up in Oregon. He said they used to catch a few sturgeon there and drag them up on the bank. When they were done fishing, they would drag them to the pickup and load them in the bed. Then they would drive around and show friends, stop at the bar for an hour, and finally get home and drag them into a little pond. The sturgeon would happily live in the pond until they had a party and cooked them. He said they are the toughest fish he ever met.
I do no condone these actions related from a long time ago. Be nice to those dinosaurs. Keep them in the water. Save one for me, I want to catch one some day.
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