The sturgeon were running. It is the one time of the year everyone heads to Shiocton or New London to catch of glimpse of these prehistoric fish. I did this for the first time a few years back and was like been there done that. The hubby had his softball game cancelled due to supposed storms so we headed to Shiocton to see the sturgeon run since he never saw the annual event and it was a gorgeous day out.
We figured it was going to be packed at Bamboo Bend but we hit it just right. Everyone was leaving for lunch. We found a good viewing spot and were able to see several sturgeon. Because it was so warm, they were quite active.
Soon I noticed some people with nets. I thought that was a bit odd. Turns out it was volunteers from the DNR coming to tag the sturgeon. It is fairly quick process once they snag the sturgeon.
They first net the sturgeon. Some of these sturgeon are several feet long and takes a lot of muscle to get them on the tarp.
Once on the tarp a group will scan it for a tag, measure and tag it if necessary.
Then the push it down the tarp back into the water. This was my favorite part.
It does not take more than a couple of minutes.
It was really cool to see especially since we were up close. We just got lucky and happened to be in the right place at the right time.
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