Fishing Story # 3

So here's my fishing story from today. was fishing carp at the Vermilion River this afternoon when I saw something strange surface. Figured it was a swimming muskrat and grabbed my camera and ran downstream for it to bank and pose for a shot. Well, it didn't happen and it vanished for awhile. About ten minutes later it appeared several yards downstream and once again I put down the rod and grabbed my Nikon, but was surprised to find out it was not a muskrat, but a fish instead. It was fish I had never seen the likes of - somewhat pinkish in color, with a duck-like face covered with bumps. The dorsal fin was set very far to the back. I snapped four shots before it started to go back down. At this point I ran for my net and waited for another twenty minutes or so for it to surface again. wasn't happening and i needed to get on the road to Michigan and check into the hotel. Kept thinking of what that fish was the entire trip and then it hit me - a STURGEON!! Not a giant one that most of us imagine a sturgeon to be, only about 9 or 10 inches, but a sturgeon nonetheless. Incredibly rare. And very cool....

ohio sturgeon vermilion river