TAGGED STURGEON

swampy · 06-14-2001, 12:32 PM

ONE OF THE FISH WE CAUGHT AT ASTORIA HAD AN ORANGE WIRE TAG IN HER DORSAL FIN ...I TOOK DOWN THE NUMBERS ON THE TAG ...DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THIS . I MEAN , SHOULD I CALL ODFW OR SOMETHING ??

BUGLEMAN · 06-14-2001, 12:57 PM

Yes they do. Send it into ODFW and they will send you a report of when and where it was tagged.

Hoosier Daddy · 06-14-2001, 04:13 PM

If its Oregon call Clackamas or Portland. If the tag is a WDFW tag call Mike Wall at 360-906-6727.

RJ · 06-14-2001, 06:54 PM

being a orange tag i would bet it said battle ground washinton on it with the #'s there is at least one seiner that is working for odfw and tagging fish i know he works Tillamook,yaquina and umpqua estuaries. I am just not sure about columbia but would not surprise me he works it too.I along with several others have been tagging sturgeon in the yaquina for the state for a number of years.its kinda fun to catch one get the # and find out where its been.there was a sturgeon caught in the yaquina a few years back that was tagged in the sacramento river and one here recently had a frazier river tag in it so it just goes to show these fish can and do cover some water.

Salmonator · 06-14-2001, 07:09 PM

We caught one a few years back in Bonneville pool that was tagged in the Umpqua... Joe

Twoshottom · 06-14-2001, 08:36 PM

You can also report the tag on the WDFW web site under "Fishing/Shellfishing".

Firedog · 06-14-2001, 09:58 PM

go to wdfw's website they have a place on there to send in the info on line. I just recieved info on a fish I caught earlier this year. Was interesting they tell you where it was tagged and how big it was and when. takes quite a wile to get the info back. The website makes it a lot easier though. Good luck