Sturgeon

• Massive sturgeon caught for the 1st time in B.C., believed to be over 100

  Fishing guide Jeff Grimolfson said he has been dreaming about this moment his whole life and he has been guiding fishing expeditions for almost 20 years.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2025
  
• ‘Monsters’: Sturgeon endure in Alberta rivers, but their future is uncertain

  They lurk in the murky depths of some of Alberta's biggest rivers, living fossils from when giant lizards strode the earth. 

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2024
  
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• B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths, after court blamed declines on dam

  The Saik'uz, Stellat'en and Nadleh Whut'en First Nations said the recent deaths are the "latest blow" to the endangered species, which numbers between 300 and 600.

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2022
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• What’s killing B.C.’s Nechako River’s giant sturgeon?

  Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other clues and no prime suspect.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2022
• ‘Newbies’ hook 700-pound sturgeon on B.C. catch-and-release fishing trip

  'We’ve never sturgeon fished, never been on the Fraser River,' said Steve Ecklund, who made the trip from Alberta with friend Mark Boice to fish in B.C. and snagged a monster.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2022
• Meet the ‘sturddlefish,’ an accidental hybrid of two ‘fossil’ fish

  Researchers accidentally bred a Russian sturgeon with an American paddlefish — two species that have been around since the time of dinosaurs.

  Trending

  Jul 22, 2020
• 2 years after catching rare albino sturgeon, B.C. fishing guide lands same fish again

  "Time to buy a lotto ticket, Jay!" wrote the lodge on its Facebook page on Tuesday. 

  Environment

  Jul 10, 2019
• ‘The ride of a lifetime’: Calgary fishermen catch massive 11-foot sturgeon in B.C. river

  The trio snagged an 11-foot sturgeon from the Fraser River near Chilliwack while on an expedition led by the company SturgeonHunter Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2019
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• Winnipeg Jets players catch monster sturgeon

  Winnipeg Jets Dustin Byfuglien and Matt Hendricks reeled in a massive fish during their off-time in B.C. earlier this week.

  Sports

  Oct 13, 2017
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• 2 elections in 1 month for residents west and north of Edmonton

  Residents who live just west and north of Edmonton will be voting for politicians at the municipal and federal levels within a week of each other in October.

  Politics

  Sep 22, 2017