Darkness is coming, so we head downstream for Copper Creek. Making one more stop for sturgeon, we quickly have a take, Gary is close to the rod and sets the hook, handing me the rod. The line is slack, I reel down and feel the weight. Five minutes later a small sturgeon of about 40 inches appears in the shallows. I quickly slide it to the shoreline where I hold it in the water for a quick photo, then release it.
Sturgeon here are hook and release only.
Barbless hooks are required to facilitate release. Snake River sturgeon may not be physically removed from the water. We have another day of fishing ahead of us as we call it quits forthe evening . Tomorrow will bring more trout and bass and clearing weather. Our final day brings exactly that, including the largest smallmouthof the trip, a two pounder that Robb takes on a Vibric spinner.