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60,000 sturgeon found huddling together at Bonneville Dam[size 2]Sonar picked up what was thought as concrete falling off the dam..Mini sub sent down to check it out...what was it? It was 60,000 sturgeon all in a giant ball....
A dive team who went underwater at Bonneville Dam to check out a mysterious mass picked up on sonar found a big surprise - a massive 'ball' of sturgeon! Susan Harding reports.
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way cool. thanks for sharing. [cool]
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That is awesome! My uncle will love seeing this.[cool]
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That is freaking amazing! 60,000 of them......
Anyone up for a trip to fish below Bonneville Dam?
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Wow....how cool is that? Hopefully it's nothing like when animals sense a disaster and try to flee to a safer place.
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My guess would be that genetics/animal behavior is telling them that it is time to head upstream. Just happened that man put a dam in the way and they had nowhere else to go. Just a thought.
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Where is the fishing pole when you need it.
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That one we caught. Amazing what happens that we never see or know about.
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That is impressive. Maybe they are running from the aliens!
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Wow, can you imagine trying to land a 14' sturgeon? That fish should weigh over 1,500 pounds! That just gets me that much more excited to get after them again in a couple weeks. Hopefully, this is my 8' sturgeon trip.
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Thanks for sharing. That is really weird. The Columbia Gorge is an awesome place. I wish I lived closer. Has anyone fished for salmon from a boat on the Deschutes River ???
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Hi Luckbob - I have fished the mouth of the Deschutes for the last several years during
the fall kings run in September. I have more trolling plugs and jigs than I could ever use
in a week. I am original from The Dalles and grew up fishing the columbia for sturgeon,
steelhead, and salmon.
How bout you - do you fish Deschutes much? If so I can give you alot of pointers.
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I am thinking what a nice retirement area..........
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