The Kincardine fish is a hoax. That fish was actually caught by a group chartering out of Chilliwack on the Fraser River. The fish was taken just outside of Mission BC late last fall. It's a steel-welded jet boat in the pic. How often do you see those in this area???
The fish I posted was sent to me in an email only a few days ago by the owner of Fraser River Fishing Lodge. I was told who the guide was, when the fish was caught, and given the particulars as to it's length.
The guide who caught this fish was the same guide who took this pic for me in 2004. Here's the link to where the pic is kept now.
http://www.fraserriverlodge.com/images/gal...turg160_lrg.jpg
The guides out there generally use 80-120lb test, 10/0 hooks and a variety of baits to match the forage of the season. The sturgeon are protected now, but, endangered I don't know. About 15 years ago huge fish were washing up on shore dead. I remember reading an article on this. It was a scare to some folks out there as it couldn't be explained why. Now, on the Fraser, there are supposedly about 450 guides, most w/e warriors, who will charter for these fish. I remember one guide telling me his best day was 36 fish, the same guide who chartered for the fish in this thread, and, who has also caught a 10 and 9.4 footer this season.
The Ontario record 168lb would likely be about the same size as the fish in this very post. This fish being a "white," the Ontario fish being a "lake" sturgeon. Not much seems to be studied about Lake sturgeon and there really is no active/consistent fishery. In the St. Lawrence, Lake O, and parts of the Ottawa River, one could actually hook an Atlantic sturgeon which could be bigger than a lake sturgeon's max size.
If you google Ontario sturgeon fishing you might come across a site that charters for the Ogoki river area on the Albany watershed. They claim their fish to be white sturgeon. It's my opinion that they would be wrong.
