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I heard that the largest P. gigas ever caught was 300 cm, and 350 kgs.

the fraser valley trout hatchery in abbotsford bc has 2 6' white sturgeon in a pond by the front desk along with a bunch of non-anadramous cutthroat and FV rainbow trout. i worked there for a couple summers and this was one of my favorite 'hideouts'. definately cool fish to watch swim, but the pond was way too small for them!

the largest one ive seen in real life is jsut over 6' in length n is mounted in my neighbours basement not sure the exact kind but it came from the st lawrence river by wolfe island sturgeon used to b found in lake erie in vast numbers but early on in the commercial fishing ara they were netted out of existance becuz they ruined the nets with there huge size ive seen photos of erie beach sturgeon piled 6-10' high 40-50' lenghts n burned like corwood even today u can still find the skulls n jaw fragments from them its a shame that such a great fish was taken out of our waters in this area st clair still has a few small ones tho

the pic with a the "fake" guy could be very altered and the guy was added after the fact to add a comparsion of measurement

Possible, but the copy I have is on a circa 1930's postcard, so if it was altered, it was altered prior to that.

the pic with a the "fake" guy could be very altered and the guy was added after the fact to add a comparsion of measurement.

I can see how scheibe thinks that sneaky pete's second photo is fake, and the more I look at it the faker it seems sorta. Even if it was fake, I know that White Sturgeons do grow that big and such, and I live near a river that has them.

hasnt anyone wondered how the guy in the picture on Sneaky_Pete's second link caught that fish?

I have had a copy of that photo for years....as well as one with a horse team pulling an even bigger sturgeon up a bank. Sturgeon can be easily caught from shore, and often do not fight an awful lot, but can take a lot of strength and stamina to pull them in....chances are he used an anchored pully.

hasnt anyone wondered how the guy in the picture on Sneaky_Pete's second link caught that fish? It almost looks like the guy is on a little boat. But then again, the guy looks like a fake silhouette. I'd be interested to know how they caught that thing.

Scheibe

They don't catch 20ft sturgeon in the Fraser anymore, hopefully they are still down there frolicking in the murky depths

There is if Rick Hansen has anything to do with it.

Hi all,
I know most of us here are just interested in these amazing giants and not planning on going out and trying to catch them - but please be aware that many of the sturgeons are endangered or threatened - see this list to see the status of sturgeons from the IUCN red list of threatened species.

http://www.redlist.org/search/search.php?freetext=sturgeon&modifier=phrase&criteria=common&taxa_species=1&redlistCategory%5B%5D=allex&country%5B%5D=all&aquatic%5B%5D=all&regions%5B%5D=all&habitats%5B%5D=all&threats%5B%5D=all&Submit.x=49&Submit.y=12

Or go here to check the status of any fish you are interested in.
http://www.redlist.org/search/search-basic.html

I know what Anadromous means.
However, if you had read further down I also mentioned:
"In some areas the White Sturgeon is LandLocked." This means it cannot possibly run to the sea. There was a list on one website I was reading of 14 different lakes in North American where the White Sturgeon is Landlockedand still has been recorded at these immense sizes.
So I think it still Classifies as the largest Freshwater Fish in the world.




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Sneaky Pete,
Anadromous, isn't strictly freshwater. A trip to the sea is a trip to the sea. I understood the question to mean a fish that is strictly freshwater not an anadromous species.
I got my info from a website as well. I think we can all agree that just because something is on a website it doesn't automatically make the info true or correct. One of the two websites is not quite accurate and I'm not an ichthyologist so I have no way of knowing. I concur, most people would probably consider you correct. Sorry for being Wrong.

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They don't catch 20ft sturgeon in the Fraser anymore, hopefully they are still down there frolicking in the murky depths

From my early years of rearing fish til now, i always believe that Arapaima is the biggest fresh water fish ever known to human, but recently a friend of mine argue with me that the biggest fish in a fresh water is actually a cat fish , can anyone confirm the answer to this question....

Wrong, The Mekong River Catfish is NOT the worlds largest Freshwater fish. It is huge, reaching 120 cm, but that is still only 50 inches in length, and in 2003 the world record on this fish stands at 165kg.

Where did you get that? P. gigas record stands at 337cm (132.7" or a hair over 11') and 369kg (813½ lbs), which is not as big as a white sturgeon, but a heck of a lot larger than the numbers you are quoting.

[font color="#800080"]Wrong, The Mekong River Catfish is NOT the worlds largest Freshwater fish. It is huge, reaching 120 cm, but that is still only 50 inches in length, and in 2003 the world record on this fish stands at 165kg.
The Arapaima Gigas, is larger, coming in at 13 feet in length, and weighing it at approximately 200kg, or 440 lbs at maturity. A goliath, but not the worlds largest freshwater fish.
The White Sturgeon, Acipenser Transmontanus, is the Worlds Largest Freshwater fish. It lives in the Rivers and Lakes of North America, its primary river habitat being the Fraser River of British Columbia.
Yes it is Anadromous, but only for a short time of its life, after which is returns to freshwater and remains there for the rest of its life.
Heres a qoute from a website:
"The Largest White Sturgeon ever reported was purported to to be over 818.18kg (1800LBS), taken near Mission BC. The prehistoric giant White Sturgeon may live over 150 years, and have been officially recorded as large as 629.14kg (1387LBS), with a maximum length of over 6.10m (20feet), making it the largest freshwater fish in the world".
Some species of White Sturgeon are LandLocked, meaning they never go to sea, and still reach these massive sizes.
Heres a link with some pictures and info for non-believers.
http://www.ufishbc.com/all_about_sturgeon.htm
And heres a picture of a Sturgeon caught weighing 1500Lbs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/SneakyPete79/HugeSturgeon.jpg
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kkens is correct. The Mekong Giant Catfish is the largest fish that strictly lives in freshwater according to the Guinness World Book of Records.

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I have heard of 1000 pound sturgeon. being caught in the frazier river, nothing fully documented though.

E-mail me and I can send you a vintage pic of a 1000+ pounder caught near Chilliwack.

Yes I do openwater, in North Vancouver. Lynn Valley (north shore) area. Fraser River is pretty close, an hour drive or so I think. Wasn't sure if Fraser River had any, but apparently they do . You can pan for gold there too lol

Do you live in B.C. seedkiros?. I have heard of 1000 pound sturgeon. being caught in the frazier river, nothing fully documented though. I have also talk to people that have used whole chicken on a hook and caught some in excess of 500 p.

Last edited by openwater at 06-Nov-2004 19:04