Fishing for Lake Sturgeon - Quest 27 of 50
Channel: T Fish
Date: 27/09/2017

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I went Lake Sturgeon Fishing in the Wisconsin Dells on this episode in my continuing quest to catch 50 different species of fish in my home state of Wisconsin. I was lucky enough to catch two sturgeon!

I went fishing in the Wisconsin Dells, as Lake Sturgeon are in the Wisconsin River.  I actually tried to catch them from shore one time, but totally failed on that solo mission.  A friendly man who was looking for someone to fish with for this prehistoric fish took me with him, and I am ever so grateful!  He knew the holes where they hang out.  We fished four different areas and two of these spots produced sturgeon fish.  

You can only target Lake Sturgeon with hook and line during the month of September, so my window for catching one was quite small.  I'm so glad I got one before the month ended!  The rig for sturgeon I was using a big slip sinker and a size one hook with worms on it.  I had another rod with a bigger hook along with worms and dead minnows, but that didn't produce for me.  That is the typical sturgeon bait which is worms and/or minnows or a combination of both.  You don't need any special sturgeon fishing rods.  You can use a medium to heavy rod, which is pretty much the same thing you might use for northern, big catfish, or big salmon or trout.  We fished the deeper areas (depths ranging from 20 to 30 feet).  

I didn't put it on the video, but my fishing buddy caught three walleye, one sauger, a bunch of freshwater drum, and three sturgeon.  I did include the one sturgeon that was big that he caught.

I caught two sturgeon, a bunch of sheepshead (also called freshwater drum or goats), a channel catfish, and a flathead catfish which is another new species for me.   All in all, it was a great morning of fishing!