The white sturgeon caught Saturday in the Fraser River was more than 11 feet in length, and had never been caught before, according to a fishing lodge rep in Agassiz.
乌鸦传媒淥ur excellent team of guides managed to find a virgin (never before caught) 11乌鸦传媒�5乌鸦传媒� length and 56乌鸦传媒� girth white sturgeon in the Fraser River,乌鸦传媒� said Kate Wisse, media assistant at the Fraser River Lodge.
乌鸦传媒淐atches like this are extremely rare and are always exciting to be a part of.乌鸦传媒�
They were happy to showcase what they called 乌鸦传媒渁 momentous occasion乌鸦传媒� by sharing the photo of the mammoth sturgeon, which weighed more than 800 pounds.
The fish乌鸦传媒檚 age is unknown but it could be more than 100 years old, she added.
乌鸦传媒淭here was an hour-long battle with multiple obstacles, manoeuvring around the Agassiz bridge pillars, an island and there were trees popping up from the water and hitting the boat,乌鸦传媒� Wisse said.
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