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Set up my rods on the snake river about 3. Ran me ragged with little trout, 12 inchers, 7 bows, one brown. I had jawjackers scattered out in a 100 yard radius. I have landed some huge carp there before but when rod went off and i took out of holder i new this was something with more power. 45 minutes later, 36 inch rod, 8 lb. test i brought a 3 to 4 foot sturgeon to base of ice. I know what the rules are so it never came out of the hole, not even a picture to show for my efforts. I guess that happens when you only fish with the dog! I would have never thought that a sturgeon would bite through the ice. Have you ever have heard of that happening?
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I have caught them in the river in the winter below CJ Strike while fishing for trout when I lived in Grandview so I would imagine they would bite with an ice cap as well.
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Haven't heard of that before. Sounds like an awesome catch.
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So i visited with fish and game seeing if they would be ok with stretching the law on handling of sturgeon because of catching through ice. That went over like a lead brick. Biologist recommended cutting the line and not handing fish at all. I never tried bringing up hole, so long i couldn't turn him up anyway, was hoping of at least a picture in the hole, nothing even at base. All i got was this jooked up picture...bummer
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I have caught them through the ice at that private farm pond in Parma. It would be fun to hook one, through the ice, on The Snake River.
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