There is some questioning his fishing late in the day and not catching anything. You generally fish the bay on a incoming tide which started at 9:30 I beleive and catching one sturgeon in your life is like that one Bull Elk you might get for the average hunter.
Catching Sturgeon is not that difficult. Right bait, right spot, right tide...on a clearing water after a storm...and in late spring, as the snow pack runoff clears up...
Here is a useful tip: If you are fishing a "bite" out anywhere on the "flats" [5 to 15 ft deep], keep in mind that smell and slick are king. You need to establish a consistent bait trail on the bottom. Pull in about 2-300 yards below a big party boat that has lots of hooks out. And/Or...get a small clean paint sample can at the paint shop. Punch it full of holes. Throw in a few 8 oz lead balls and pack the can full of good smelly bait. Leave enough room for the balls to roll around a bit. Clip that can to anchor chain/rope juncture on your boat. As the boat pulls in the current and waves...the can will pump out sweet goodness slick...works best in 5 to 30 feet of water.
Anyone who "wants" to catch a sturgeon could.
Thanks for answering that question I've had....
I didn't know how that made sense - him leaving to fish @ 9:30am (thinking fish feed very early, or dusk)... Didn't think about Tides etc
learn something every day! :)