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I heard there was good sturgeon fishing on Barston.I took a drive up there but I didnt see very many promising places.I was wondering if someone could give me some help on where to fish up there.Should i use my boat or is there somwhere you can fish off shore. |
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There is good Sturgeon fishing throughout the whole Fraser system believe me it's crawling with the buggers. On a Summmer's night you can see huge fish lifting off like missiles and crashing back into the water with huge splashes. As to where/how and all that well it's no secret that Sturgeon are fished with bait on the bottom. There aren't too many fish on Barnston Island itself as it's rather dry for most (!) but a quick spin around the Island in your boat, checking out bottom structure with your depth sounder, should show you a few good holes. Anchor on the upstream edge of holes and cast your bait downstream. Make sure you have a system to 'cast off' your anchor if you hook a 'Norman' as he'll head for Steveston in no time and you'll have to follow him, tough to do when you're anchored to the bottom. If you haven't caught anything in 30 minutes-move. See of http://www.guidebc.com has anything further to say on the subject and remember it's 100% C&R. One thing further once the River starts to come up with the Freshet you can forget Sturgeon until it starts to come back down, they don't seem to like to feed all that much when the River's rising.
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Rob, right now the river is loaded with Eulichans, I mean loaded. The Sturgeon are gorging on them as i write this. The past week most sturgeon have put on anywhere from 20 lbs to 100 lbs of weight from heavy feeding. There is a good spot to fish for sturgeon where Barston Island's back channel meeting the Fraser. It's 50 feet deep, you will need a boat and good equipment to handle these fish. Because of the high water there is increased hazards on the river. Today i had a 50 foot tree come down on me that i didn't see. If I was in a small boat i would have been in serious trouble. Be careful out there, keep one eye on your rod and one eye on the front of your boat.
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