Went out twice walleye fishing from shore today. Beauty of a day! Sunny, +16 with a decent wind gust.
He got into some dink walleye right away in the 10-13" range. Landed maybe 20-25 walleye in a few hours. He kept 3.
Decided to head back down for a second crack. No luck on the walleye but I hear him yell "fish on"!
Looks like a big Walter, but as he fights it's clear to me it's a small sturgeon. It surfaces and he starts yelling " it's a friggin sturgeon"!
Good 3-4 minute fight and he lands it. I'm yelling at him to be careful as the back is razor sharp. No worries, he pops out the hook and holds her up to show me.
Nice healthy sturgeon! Maybe 20-25" long, but it's his first and he's beyond stoked!
Very happy for him. A few quick pics and released to hopefully live another 100 years.
For all you sturgeon anglers, 3/8ths oz jig with a chartreuse yum grub 25 fow lol.
Woot woot!