I've seen plenty of sturgeon jump/roll in the past but mostly in am.

 

Most likely sturgeon. Carp do it too though. Haven't seen musky jump all the way out of the water but they do come to the surface fairly often.

 

Sturgeon. Especially completely out of the water. They come up like missiles. Seen them all times of day, but particularly at dusk/twilight.

 

That sounds like it, straight up like a missile. all the way out of the water. Never seen anything like it in the inland lakes I usually fish.

 

What time of day and which days were you out on the river? Friday and Sunday evenings were both pretty good, but Saturday evening I got a skunk too but probably could have still got some if I took the bottom bouncers out. If you want to head up here again and have room for an extra rider, I could probably put you on some fish.

 

I have seen on the right calm night with lots of moon light dozens of sturgeon shoot out of the water and if you can't see them you can hear them. One of those nights I actually had a double sturgeon with my dad

 

I didn't know you could catch them til a couple yrs ago when I met some guys heading out for them from the Deckers launch. I imagine its catch and release. Are they like hauling in a big log :')

 

Thanks Piketroller. Yeah, it was Saturday from 2pm to dark. Lot of boat traffic, wow. My sister loves to fish but does not like to be out when it gets dark. She goes back to work next week then I will have room for a second person. Being retired I try not to fish on the crazy busy weekends. Its almost a two hr drive one way so I don't come out to the Bluewater area often though I love it there. The dirty D and Sterling State park is half the distance for me and even then I have to watch the wind having only a 16 footer. I'd love to fish with someone that can show me what I am doing wrong

 

On the weekends, things wind down sooner on Sunday than Saturday, and by the last hour of light on Sunday, the river is emptier than on a weekday evening. A two hour drive each way sure is a long way to come when we’re not getting a least a limit per hour. Tonight the bite was hot. Landed ten walleye and two smallmouth in two hours, and lost or missed close to ten others. But this was not a typical summer night, but still got off the water at the first mosquitoe sighting at 8:30.

 

More like a tiger by the tail.

 

You paint a nice picture. It WOULD be worth a trip up there for a limit. I best I ever did was 2 in one day and that was in June when things were still hot. I can believe it when late Sunday rolls around. People are partied out. Lets look into this further. Til later

 

Your better off learning how to fish where it's a closer drive for you. Then when u know how, take a chance and make the long drive. But remember........ its fishing, no guarantees, that's why they call it fishing.

 

Ha, you're right johnr, that's why they call it fishin not catchin :') I'm not so much new to fishing but to fishing big water. Guess there is a lot of nuance involved to doing it right (successfully) of which I am not learning on my own the few times I get out. Fishing for the sport of it (tricking Bass to believing my artificial lure presentation is real and hitting it is where I got my fun). This type of fishing is more... serious. It's more for getting some good meals out of it, where before it was always Catch and Release.

 

^^ or fish May-June...& big fish was probably a sturgeon, smaller fish suckers jump all the time

 

Next time carry a shotgun or a bow and you can find out like these guys.

 

Shooting jumping suckers or carp is perfectly legal. But don’t attempt on a sturgeon.

 

Posted these pics and yarn last July in this forum. These are the missles!!

Sturgeon opener ........

 

Posted these pics and yarn last July in this forum. These are the missles!!

Sturgeon opener ........

Awsome !!!

How in the world did you catch those photos ????? Video and take photos off the video..

They are great, really great photos !!! Well done !!!

 

Thanks PT. The water IS so big I don't know where to start. Using the fish finder can help to find suspended fish and depth but on a river you are past them before you know it and on the lake who knows what kind of fish they are. Someone said fish the falling pressure is the best which is proven true but we can't always do that. (I love the Weather Underground 10 day forecast for their barometric forecast). Last Saturday must have been just after a low front with it rising. That seems to be the WORST time but I came too far not to try and fish it anyway.