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.
Even if it IS a body!
Do you think that if Scott had actually disposed of a body in a place, he would have told police that is where he was? He would have said every where else on earth, in any OTHER direction!
PS Admin Mod, please change heading to say "SF Bay," not lake, the present title is very misleading, the claim is the object is in the saltwater Bay near Berkeley.
I am glad to see someone here that has some exprerience and not making things up. I doubt that Scott had that much experience which you only get from fishermen that have been there and done that. Thanks.