The Fraser River is home to one of the largest populations of sturgeon in the world. For those of you that are not familiar with this species of fish, here are some quick facts:
Length: in excess of 14 feet
Weight: in excess of 1000lbs.
Life span: in excess of 100 years
Average annual growth: a couple of inches
Length of existence: over two hundred million years
Many years ago at The Dalles Dam visitor center in The Dalles, Oregon, I saw a photograph of a huge sturgeon they’d pulled out of the Columbia River back in the 30’s. It was caught near the place where the dam is now. I don’t remember the length or weight, but I remember it took 6 men to hold that sucker up for the picture.