The pandemic may have cancelled vacation fishing plans for countless tourists, but one family managed to embark on a uniquely B.C. fishing adventure on the Fraser River.

sa国际传媒淲e had an amazing experience yesterday,sa国际传媒� Ashley Brown recounts in an email, about the massive white sturgeon that she and her family of five caught, helped tag, and released.

With so many peoplesa国际传媒檚 travel and vacation plans being postponed, the Chilliwack family opted to make a day of catch-and-release sturgeon fishing on the mighty Fraser, and to support local business.

They ended up having the sa国际传媒渆xperience of a lifetimesa国际传媒� on July 17, Brown said when the family went out on the river with guide Brandon Wootton of Mainlanders Sportfishing.

It took more than two hours, and the sturgeon measured 10.2 feet, with a 4.2 foot girth, weighing 522 pounds.

sa国际传媒淎nd we got to tag her!sa国际传媒� Brown wrote.

The largest ever recorded locally was 11 feet four inches, and estimated to be more than 100 years old.

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This was was the biggest and most spectacular fish of the season for the local guiding outfit.

sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 crazy to think there are fish that big in the river in our backyard that still may have never been caught in their lifetime,sa国际传媒� Brown said.

Brown said she appreciated the sa国际传媒渟upportive, knowledgeable and encouragingsa国际传媒� approach that Wooton offered.

sa国际传媒淲e felt 100 per cent safe and comfortable out there and had the most memorable experience ever, right in our own backyard.sa国际传媒�

The Fraser River Sturgeon acoustic tagging program started in 1999 by the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society, to monitor and help make recommendations on habitat and sturgeon population restoration.

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