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Title: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: fishon42 on April 20, 2014, 09:07:25 PM

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2014/04/atlantic_sturgeon_washes_up_on.html

Pretty neat.... ashame it is dead. I dont know how it could have died.  5hrug

Title: Re: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: fluke - u on April 20, 2014, 10:14:29 PM

 5hrug  .. At 6' 3" I would have liked to set the hook on it  ... t^

Title: Re: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: Hunter 2 on April 21, 2014, 05:32:30 AM

Nice find.

Title: Re: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: MJ619 on April 21, 2014, 11:41:48 AM

When there one usually there are more.  You never know.

Title: Re: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: Hunter 2 on April 21, 2014, 11:58:10 AM

Quote from: MJ619 on April 21, 2014, 11:41:48 AM

When there one usually there are more.  You never know.

I've seen them in the Raritan bay in August a few times. I hooked one but it was spooling me and snapped the line.

Title: Re: Sturgeon washed ashore in Forks township near Easton PA in Del. River.
Post by: Pops Soul on April 21, 2014, 09:15:55 PM

Guys shad fishing have been hooking up with sturgeon in the Yardley area. This is nothing new and they are usually released unharmed.  t^