06/15/2026
Former NHL goalie Pete Peeters of Sturgeon County, Alta. (no less) and friends catch the largest White Sturgeon ever recorded :
Estrada is a fishing guide — Sturgeon Slayers is his company — and earlier this month he had Peeters and a group of friends out on the Fraser River, north of Chilliwack, when the group snagged something special: A sturgeon bigger than anything that’s been measured in modern history.The fish’s fork-length was a B.C. record: 352 cm (or 11 feet, six inches). Its girth was 141 cm (55 inches) and was estimated to weigh 890 pounds. Other recent claims to similar sizes have been dismissed upon further review, Estrada said.It took about 25 minutes for the group to reel in the sturgeon. Sturgeon bigger than 150 cm (just under five feet) don’t get lifted out of the water, but anglers are allowed to hold and pose with the fish in the water.A survivor from the age of the dinosaurs and a relative to the Sharks, the White Sturgeon can attain lengths in excess of 14 feet and weights of over 1200 pounds. Sturgeon can live for over 200 years and are true survivors.
To clear up any confusion on this post,the magnificent fish viewed was tagged and released to live out the rest of his days.
See link posted in the comments on the program to save and preserve this beautiful
animal.
