Tag: sturgeon

Questions Hang Over Scottish Independence Bid After Sturgeon’s Shock Exit

Nicola Sturgeon’s shock departure from office and from Scottish politics has left supporters and opponents alike reeling—and also wondering where this leaves the campaigns for and against independence. Pro-independence supporter, the journalist, Lesley Riddoch, suggested Unionist opponents were heaping praise on the outgoing Sturgeon to try and signal the campaign for independence was finished without her:…


Angler ‘Blown Away’ After Reeling In 10-Foot, 7-Inch ‘Monster’ Sturgeon Weighing 600 Pounds in Fraser River

If size counts for anything, it proves the fishing tour business on the Fraser River in B.C. is back on track after a two-year upset. Just ask fishing guide Yves Bison, 47, who last spring caught the second largest sturgeon he’s ever seen. The tour guide of 20 years boasts a 100 percent catch rate…


12-Year-Old Angler in Idaho Reels in 10-Foot Monster Sturgeon, Ties Catch-and-Release State Record

A young angler in Idaho, just 12 years old, recently reeled in a ginormous sturgeon from Snake River — his monstrous fish nearly broke the state record. Tyler Grimshaw from Vernal, Utah, was with his father, Lance, on a guided fishing tour near Mountain Home in southern Idaho when he made the monumental catch. Fishing…


‘Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Found’: Anglers Reel In 11-Foot-6 Monster Sturgeon on Fraser River

This year’s fishing season in Frasier Valley picked up with a bang, after tourism previously ground to a halt in the wake of pandemic restrictions. Chilliwack fishing guide Kevin Estrada—who’s fished the Fraser River since he was 15—had to call Guinness World Records after catching a monster sturgeon mid-August. The guide who runs Sturgeon Slayers,…


Fishermen Reel in 11-Foot Monster Sturgeon That Weighs Over 800 Pounds in Fraser River

It was a memorable weekend on the Fraser River in B.C. for a fishing tour that reeled in a “once-in-a-lifetime” monster sturgeon in July. A group of Fraser River Lodge corporate clients hooked a fish that their guide said was the biggest they’d ever caught in his 26 years in the recreational fishing business. The…


Fishing Guide Videos 10-Foot-Long, 400-Pound Sturgeon Leaping ‘On Top of Us’ on Fraser River

As anglers flock back to river valleys amidst waning pandemic restrictions, one B.C. fishing tour is catching attention after a video of a ginormous jumping fish went viral. The owner of Yves Bisson Sturgeon Co, based in Chilliwack, was on the river with clients when they saw a sturgeon of legendary proportions leaping practically on top of…


Scotland’s First Minister Apologises for Not Wearing Mask at Wake

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologized for not wearing a mask at a funeral wake—an apparent breach of CCP virus regulations that carries a potential £60 on-the-spot fine. A picture showing Sturgeon without a mask at the wake was published in The Scottish Sun yesterday. “Last Friday, while attending a funeral wake, I had…