Rare monster green sturgeon at Suisun Bay VIDEO

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Rare monster green sturgeon at Suisun Bay VIDEO

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This one was sent in by Fg Muas

We luckily caught a We luckily caught a rare monster green sturgeon at 71 inches from nose to the fork this past weekend in Suisin Bay. It was an incredible moment to witness these dinosaur species to still roam around in the California Delta. Fish was measured, recorded, and released safely in the water.

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Awesome video and catch! What a fish.Thanks for sharing!
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Not a green sturgeon.
Green sturgeon have more pronounced scoots and shorter and pointer upswept nose
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AVG.JOE wrote:Not a green sturgeon.
Green sturgeon have more pronounced scoots and shorter and pointer upswept nose
So what is it?
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White Sturgeon
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It’s the only other option in our waters: white sturgeon.
U can’t judge in reference to color.
Green sturgeon look like they got hit in the face with a frying pan! Nose is pushed up and has a “ski jump” for a nose. Also the scoots look like little jagged razor blades- much more pronounced/defined
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I wouldn’t put my life on it but it has all the similarities to a green. Not sure if sturgeon are able to cross breed between the two but that fish had green sturgeon features like the greenish stripe down the belly, the scutes being more pronounced for its size was always a give away. Juvenile greens do have a very scooped snout which this one was more pointed like an adult green. I remember catching a green as a little kid getting stuck with a scute and it flipping hurt bad. Super sharp!!
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Caught a lot of sturgeon with greenish tint and stripe on belly. Still are white sturgeon. Never seen one that big but did have 62” on my boat and u can tell by the body structure:scoots, nose etc . White sturgeon and green look nothing alike. I would bet it is a white solely based on body features
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In the video I saw : no similarities to a green other than greenish tint.
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