Gregg Kurz
Active member
Since I cant post pics from work on Tuesday, today will just have to do.
A couple of weeks ago I went on my very first dinosaur hunting trip...unlike Dave, who I am sure embarked on many a dinosaur hunting adventure in his younger years. I met up with a friend and made the trek to the mighty Hells Canyon on the Snake River. We set up camp in the dark and prepared to begin our quest at the break of dawn.
At daybreak we headed through the rapids up river in search the ancient beasts that roam these waters. Since I was new to this game I was given the first opportunity to go toe to toe, or toe to fin, with our quarry. We threw out the bait and waited in silence...when the rod started to twitch I jumped up and set the hook...the tug on the rod was tremendous but after a short battle I had done it...I landed my first white sturgeon.
I know, I know....not the mythical ancient dinosaur they are made out to be huh? Well after a while we moved to another location where once again I hooked up.....and this time I mean HOOKED UP!
The battle was on...and on....and on...and on. We went back and forth for just over an hour with the fish coming all the way out of the water twice. I'd get it near the boat and it would take off like a freight train. We finally got it landed and took it to shallow water for a picture or two.
The fish measured 8' 7" and was 42" around just behind the pectoral fins....according to the charts that puts this badboy at 425-450 lbs. Holy crap what fight.
We fished for two days solid and caught right around 30 fish ranging from the little fella in the first picture to the big one above. Lots of the fish we caught were arounf 6' and only took about 20-30 minutes to battle in.
I also did a little salmon fishing last week. Steve and Debby came over for the opener of our salmon season. It's early and the run is not panning out as predicted so the fishing was tough but Steve and I managed to catch a couple decent fish on the opener but weren't as lucky the next day. After Steve left I fished two more days and got skunked on the first. The second day was much better as I managed to finally catch a salmon over 30 lbs.........31.2 to be exact.
I know fishing this much is rough but hey, a guy has to find something to do when the weather is hot.
A couple of weeks ago I went on my very first dinosaur hunting trip...unlike Dave, who I am sure embarked on many a dinosaur hunting adventure in his younger years. I met up with a friend and made the trek to the mighty Hells Canyon on the Snake River. We set up camp in the dark and prepared to begin our quest at the break of dawn.
At daybreak we headed through the rapids up river in search the ancient beasts that roam these waters. Since I was new to this game I was given the first opportunity to go toe to toe, or toe to fin, with our quarry. We threw out the bait and waited in silence...when the rod started to twitch I jumped up and set the hook...the tug on the rod was tremendous but after a short battle I had done it...I landed my first white sturgeon.
I know, I know....not the mythical ancient dinosaur they are made out to be huh? Well after a while we moved to another location where once again I hooked up.....and this time I mean HOOKED UP!
The battle was on...and on....and on...and on. We went back and forth for just over an hour with the fish coming all the way out of the water twice. I'd get it near the boat and it would take off like a freight train. We finally got it landed and took it to shallow water for a picture or two.
The fish measured 8' 7" and was 42" around just behind the pectoral fins....according to the charts that puts this badboy at 425-450 lbs. Holy crap what fight.
We fished for two days solid and caught right around 30 fish ranging from the little fella in the first picture to the big one above. Lots of the fish we caught were arounf 6' and only took about 20-30 minutes to battle in.
I also did a little salmon fishing last week. Steve and Debby came over for the opener of our salmon season. It's early and the run is not panning out as predicted so the fishing was tough but Steve and I managed to catch a couple decent fish on the opener but weren't as lucky the next day. After Steve left I fished two more days and got skunked on the first. The second day was much better as I managed to finally catch a salmon over 30 lbs.........31.2 to be exact.
I know fishing this much is rough but hey, a guy has to find something to do when the weather is hot.
