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 Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:51 pm Post subject: Stranded sturgeon in Stanwood |
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Did any of you Stanwood area folks see these stranded sturgeon?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, I didn't see them Mike, but I heard about them. That's why the Puget Sound Area is so popular with the fishermen......they don't need no stinkin' fishing pole or hook....just go out and pick 'em up. 
(be advised: I just don't understand why these folks spend all that money on downriggers, poles, lures etc....this comment was made by a non-fisherman in the group...  )
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I got a email on it a few days ago. Only a few fish died when it happened. sturgeon can last a long time on low oxygen conditions. I had always heard about that area having lots of fish but no talks about it. Same for the mouth of the snohomish here in marysville, lots of sturgeon, I just don't get a chance to go.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | That's why the Puget Sound Area is so popular with the fishermen......they don't need no stinkin' fishing pole or hook....just go out and pick 'em up. |
It's true!
When I was in junior high in Seattle, Thornton Creek ran through a nearby golf course (now Nathan Hale H.S.). Salmon migrated up and spawned there. A friend and I waded into the creek (18"-24" deep), waited until a fish swam between our legs, pushed it to the bottom with both hands to get a grip on it, and lifted it out of the water. As I recall it was about 24"-30" long.
It was a rather unique experience at the time, but for some reason did not seem all that out of the ordinary. (I also climbed a 60-ft Doug fir, stole a baby crow out a nest (its parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and neighbors were NOT happy about this!) I taught the crow how to fly, and it lived with us for 6-8 months before taking off.)
Looking back, catching salmon by hand (or even seeing salmon) in a creek in north Seattle seems pretty amazing.
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| I lost a picture of my grandfather when he was a kid. He was standing over a little stream in the sacramento valley that was so full of salmon that you could not see the water in it. Not sure of his fishing technique but we was using a pitch fork to fill a truck. he was maybe ten. We all have skeletons in our family closet. |
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