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To: E. Charters who wrote (163210)	6/6/2009 2:24:18 PM
From: philv	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 314177

Ever heard of this one? One of the largest lake sturgeon ever taken weighed over 184 kilograms and was caught in a pool of the Roseau River in Southern Manitoba in 1903. Sandy Waddell, a local farmer, noticed what he thought was a log in the water until it moved. When he realized it was a monster fish, he chased it into a shallow water where the sturgeon was unable to escape, and stunned it with an axe. He then tied a rope around it and dragged it out with a team of horses, and hung it from a tree for photographs. fws.gov I remember reading a poster, pinned up in a pub in Manitoba somewhere, that he hauled it to Winnipeg in a Hay wagon, with the tail dragging on the ground. That is a fish story hard to beat!

To: E. Charters who wrote (163210)	6/6/2009 3:11:58 PM
From: longbeard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 314177

Eric - that is very interesting. Not sure where this is but it is a VERY productive lake with all those big fish present. Must have been a lot of food fish for them. I assume this isn't the one reported on by Carlander (1969) that was 109.7 lb. and 88 in. in length that proved to be a hoax (according to the author) - I haven't read the actual report. However if true anything of that length would be HUGE since the 69 lb. one I mentioned was "only" 64.5 in. I hope you had a chance to eat the Ouananiche (landlocked Atlantic salmon) because they are terrific eating. Must be a very big lake with both warm water and cold water species present. Lake Simcoe in Ont. is like that. All the best.