Lethbridge, Alberta man hauls in 350-lbs sturgeon on kayak

A Lethbridge man fishing in his kayak caught the big one, a sturgeon bigger than he was.


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[theonlypinky]

Way to go Braenden! Just saw this in Ontario on the noon hour news! Way to go! A catch of a lifetime!

[bonbonvegabon]

Wow it looks like a huge eel. We dont have these fish back home in NL

[redrandy]

You might want to review the regulations regarding handling practices with sturgeon over 3ft on the Fraser River

[MrJpm]

The whole world should be very proud of this couple. Its all about respect and making the correct decisions. Apply these two to any situation and we might have a better tomorrow, at least for now the fish will.❤.

[JA-mnen]

Fish seems friendly. That size can't be handled by a single person otherwise

[elrea-lynnpeach]

I hope you put that back in the Water!!

[kerrytoby]

I don't think it's allowed or ok to take it out of the water like that.

[billbovee]

They weren't wearing masks and now that fish has covid

[thomasd]

The monster fish lives to bite another day. No need to exaggerate this fishing story.

[Alex-qoke]

"I'm not a big but the thing was way bigger than me that's for sure" what a Canadian sentence haha

glad they let her go, she deserves to be out in the wild.

[Makedonac]

🗽 Wow!
Did not know that sturgeon swam from the great lakes to Alberta 🇨🇦 . I would check to see if it swallowed any property deeds 📜 🐠 from S. Ontario.

[helensoltan]

He is a liar no way he could've cought that fish sitting on a kayak . The fish was probably washed on shore and he only helped it to go back to sea

[melissasmidt]

The sturgeon wasn't graceful when it was finally released. After the capture and subsequent trauma, it had no energy to swim away. Nothing graceful about this story. Why is it so difficult to observe and interact without inflicting your need to overpower and harm. Rhetorical.

[panther]

Leave them alone!!! They are extremely sensitive and if you catch a female with eggs, she will likely RE-ABSORD her eggs and will not try to breed for another 5 YEARS !!!....