Can You Handle It?

BC Sport Fishing Group

As usual, time is flying by way too fast. We had a very busy and productive spring, with great sturgeon fishing, as well as a great trout season on one of the remote systems in our area. Big fish are still being caught, and we are anticipating that this great spring will continue through the summer and into the fall.

In the meantime, have you ever wondered about the logistics of a safe catch and release fishery? Why our guides do the things they do when you're on the boat with them? Ever been concerned about the health of the amazing creatures you're catching with us?

This video was produced by the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society to help educate anglers on the proper way to handle sturgeon to ensure their health and safety. It demonstrates best practice handling techniques based on Guidelines for Angling Sturgeon in British Columbia, a document prepared in collaboration with the Province of British Columbia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society, Fraser Valley Angling Guides Association, Recreational Sturgeon Anglers of BC. Thank you to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for providing the funding that made this video project possible.

Originally published here.