Northern Angler

Good day everyone as most of u know i havent fished sturgeon lake very much in the last 10 years But that all changed this year most weekends i was there and let me tell u the fishn was nuts  My friends and i have no trouble catching supper with lots in the 21 inch range i have not seen wally fishn  like that 4 a long time  Alot of pike in the 35 inch and up as well  On  Saturday   22 in am we caught and released several wallys 5lbs or better awesome   If anybody was wondering the fish r there   with the right bait and colour  u should have a ball .     Dan Hahr

That's what everyone is saying! With no word of a lie, people are literally catching fish in the hundreds in a single day! I've never seen sturgeon lake this active!

what is funny because I have found quite a health populus of fish there, like in all size ranges. well not the super huge trophy sizes but all good fish. Our boats best day was 125 for 4 anglers. I was told by some friends in the fish and wildlife that the regs are going to change at sturgeon. I hope its a slot size for both pike and walleye, There is no reason why that lake can't be a trophy status lake.

I was actually reading in alberta outdoorsman that they are proposing smaller size limits for some lakes in this area.

but where do you go to catch these fish on sturgeon?

have you heard of the sunken islands on Sturgeon? I've never fished in that spot but I've heard stories!

Sturgeon Lake despite a shallow depth of only 35 feet has many diverse structural elements including several mid lake humps.  These can easily be located with hydrographic charts available from area tackle stores or the fishery information signs at major access points.  Navionics has produced a new 2010 edition of it Lake Hot Maps hydrogaphic chart software for Lowrance and Hummingbird GPS units which includes most major lakes in Alberta including Snipe, Sturgeon and Lesser Slave.  The major structural elements are commonly fished but the key to consistent angling  on Sturgeon is to key  less obvious depth changes with notable transition zones such as sand to mud interfaces, sand to weedlines, etc.

Just to add to what FishDoc was saying, I've recently purchaced a bathymetrical chart my Garmin GPS, it has all of the depths, contours, humps and holes of most of the lakes in alberta. I've used it a few times since I bought it in January and it's come in very handy!