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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRare, Weird-Looking Fish Caught in Missouri River
?w=302KANSAS CITY, Mo. If youve ever gone fishing and pulled out a really weird looking fish, you can relate to Jeanette Herron and her boyfriend Dave Neumann.
On Sunday the couple went fishing in the Missouri River at River Front Park and caught a rare white Pallid Sturgeon using night crawlers. It was the first time Neumann ever cast his line into the Mighty Mo.
Im from Branson, and I grew up on rivers, he said. Ive always wanted to fish in the Missouri River.
The bigger the river, the bigger the fish, Neumann says. And it was the allure of large fish that kept Neumann dreaming of the Missouri. He said before his weekend fishing trip he went online and researched the types of fish in the river.
more . . . http://fox4kc.com/2012/05/30/rare-weird-looking-fish-caught-in-missouri-river/
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Rare, Weird-Looking Fish Caught in Missouri River (Original Post)
proud2BlibKansan
May 2012
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undeterred
(34,658 posts)1. Is it an albino?
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)9. It's a Palid Sturgeon
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)2. I hope he threw it back.
flvegan
(64,428 posts)3. He did.
At least according to the article he did. Appears the fish is endangered and fisher-folk are required to put them back. Interesting story.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)4. He did..
I read a brief article about the Pallid Sturgeon and learned then it was endangered, he said.
The species, known to live at least 40 years, is, in fact, endangered. Fishermen are required to release them if caught. Neumann and his girlfriend did just that, but not before snapping a couple of pictures.
The species, known to live at least 40 years, is, in fact, endangered. Fishermen are required to release them if caught. Neumann and his girlfriend did just that, but not before snapping a couple of pictures.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)5. Good.
They have sturgeon in Oregon's Columbia and Willamette rivers. There you cannot keep small or large sturgeon. They're dinosaurs by the way.
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)6. *nod*, an amazing critter.
I have to admit, if I caught a fish that I didn't know was native, and I thought I had enough knowledge to be reasonably sure about that, I'd probably not throw it back- there are a lot of invasive species already in our waterways.
UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)7. Yes, and some were introduced intentionally
so they could be sold for food.
The Midway Rebel
(2,191 posts)8. Pollution, Army Corps of Engineer river channeling and over fishing.
I remember seeing films of those things being caught back in the 60s that were 4 and 5 feet long. They were treasured for their "caviar".