Click on picture to enlargeFrom Friends of our Family in Portland Oregon.
This Sturgeon is Still alive, just worn out from the fight.
They turned him loose after the photo. This Sturgeon was caught on the Willamette River just below Oregon City (December 15, 2007). It weighed out at over 1,000 lbs and measured out at 11'1". It was 56" around the girth and took over 6 and a half hours, for the 4 guys taking turns at reeling it in.
Any Sturgeon around five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water. They are brood / breeding stock and probably older than most of us.
