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Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:00:31 PM6/4/13
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I got my first striper this morning! It's nothing to brag about but I'll take it. I also caught a long skinny creature on the same orange/white clouser. Anyone know what it's called?

The most exciting thing happened when I first got there. I was casting by the wall of the outflow and something in the water beneath me caught my eye. I almost dismissed it because it was just a pale shadow that blended in with the fast moving whitewater. But as it moved in a bit closer it became apparent that it was a fish the length of my leg! It hovered at the edge of the water for a minute and could clearly make out a snout--I'm pretty sure it was a sturgeon. I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, and I didn't want to run over to my bag and lose sight of it.

It all made for a beautiful morning at Gravelly!

Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:02:33 PM6/4/13
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Scott Stankus

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:03:50 PM6/4/13
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Well done, Cooper! And if you're right about seeing a sturgeon, that would be great news!

The long, skinny creature looks to be a Needlefish. I've never caught one, but I heard they don't smell so good... 


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Matthew Longley

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:30:21 PM6/4/13
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Awesome Coop!  What size clouser were you using?


On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:03:50 PM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:
Well done, Cooper! And if you're right about seeing a sturgeon, that would be great news!

The long, skinny creature looks to be a Needlefish. I've never caught one, but I heard they don't smell so good... 


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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Cooper Breeden <cooper...@gmail.com> wrote:
I got my first striper this morning! It's nothing to brag about but I'll take it. I also caught a long skinny creature on the same orange/white clouser. Anyone know what it's called?

The most exciting thing happened when I first got there. I was casting by the wall of the outflow and something in the water beneath me caught my eye. I almost dismissed it because it was just a pale shadow that blended in with the fast moving whitewater. But as it moved in a bit closer it became apparent that it was a fish the length of my leg! It hovered at the edge of the water for a minute and could clearly make out a snout--I'm pretty sure it was a sturgeon. I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, and I didn't want to run over to my bag and lose sight of it.

It all made for a beautiful morning at Gravelly!

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Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:30:56 PM6/4/13
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I can confirm the bad smell. I thought the wind just coincidentally blew in a farty smell.

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Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:33:31 PM6/4/13
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Size 4. I caught it right at the bank, too.

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Rob Snowhite

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:34:01 PM6/4/13
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Only thing worse than a needlefish is a Jawa. They showed up rather late this year which is fine by me. 

Great striper catch! 

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Matthew Longley

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Jun 4, 2013, 12:40:38 PM6/4/13
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On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:34:01 PM UTC-4, Rob Snowhite wrote:
Only thing worse than a needlefish is a Jawa. They showed up rather late this year which is fine by me. 

Great striper catch! 

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On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:30 PM, Cooper Breeden <cooper...@gmail.com> wrote:

I can confirm the bad smell. I thought the wind just coincidentally blew in a farty smell.

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On Jun 4, 2013, at 12:03 PM, Scott Stankus <ssta...@gmail.com> wrote:

Well done, Cooper! And if you're right about seeing a sturgeon, that would be great news!

The long, skinny creature looks to be a Needlefish. I've never caught one, but I heard they don't smell so good... 


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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Cooper Breeden <cooper...@gmail.com> wrote:
I got my first striper this morning! It's nothing to brag about but I'll take it. I also caught a long skinny creature on the same orange/white clouser. Anyone know what it's called?

The most exciting thing happened when I first got there. I was casting by the wall of the outflow and something in the water beneath me caught my eye. I almost dismissed it because it was just a pale shadow that blended in with the fast moving whitewater. But as it moved in a bit closer it became apparent that it was a fish the length of my leg! It hovered at the edge of the water for a minute and could clearly make out a snout--I'm pretty sure it was a sturgeon. I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, and I didn't want to run over to my bag and lose sight of it.

It all made for a beautiful morning at Gravelly!

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Mac

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Jun 4, 2013, 1:37:46 PM6/4/13
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Any chance the fish you spotted was a Gar? They should be heavy in that area by now. The number of sturgeon in the river is low so the likelihood that it was a sturgeon, let alone a juvenile sturgeon is pretty slim.

Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 1:49:58 PM6/4/13
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Gar was my first thought. I didn't think the snout and body in general were long and slender enough to be a gar. But I could definitely be wrong. If sturgeon are so rare, I guess chances are it was a gar and my fish id skills are not up to snuff. 


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Ben Sacher

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Jun 4, 2013, 2:45:18 PM6/4/13
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Gar have been spawning, and when they are not splashing around they often just kind of sit there. Hope it was a sturgeon, though.  


On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 1:49:58 PM UTC-4, Coop wrote:
Gar was my first thought. I didn't think the snout and body in general were long and slender enough to be a gar. But I could definitely be wrong. If sturgeon are so rare, I guess chances are it was a gar and my fish id skills are not up to snuff. 


Cooper


On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Mac <mbar...@gmail.com> wrote:

Any chance the fish you spotted was a Gar? They should be heavy in that area by now. The number of sturgeon in the river is low so the likelihood that it was a sturgeon, let alone a juvenile sturgeon is pretty slim.

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:00:31 PM UTC-4, Coop wrote:
I got my first striper this morning! It's nothing to brag about but I'll take it. I also caught a long skinny creature on the same orange/white clouser. Anyone know what it's called?

The most exciting thing happened when I first got there. I was casting by the wall of the outflow and something in the water beneath me caught my eye. I almost dismissed it because it was just a pale shadow that blended in with the fast moving whitewater. But as it moved in a bit closer it became apparent that it was a fish the length of my leg! It hovered at the edge of the water for a minute and could clearly make out a snout--I'm pretty sure it was a sturgeon. I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, and I didn't want to run over to my bag and lose sight of it.  

It all made for a beautiful morning at Gravelly!

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Eric Y.

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Jun 4, 2013, 3:12:11 PM6/4/13
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I have now seen several gar that just sit in the eddy on the park side of the outflow. Probably what it was. One of them that I saw was pushing 4'.

Cooper Breeden

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Jun 4, 2013, 5:00:39 PM6/4/13
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I guess that's what it was. Not as exciting as a sturgeon, but any fish that's several feet long is exciting to me!

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