Very Rare Sturgeon Found on Bank of Connecticut River in Lyme
April 27, 2014
Anna and Elliot Bjornberg stand by the sturgeon they found yesterday with their grandmother, Carleen Gerber, at the end of Elys Ferry Rd. Photo by C. Gerber.
This very rare sturgeon (pictured above) was found Saturday on the banks of the Connecticut River near the end of Elys Ferry Road in Lyme. It was about five feet long.
Labelled an endangered species by the Connecticut DEEP, the sea-run population of sturgeon in the Connecticut River is concentrated along the lower part of the River. There is a landlocked population surviving above dams in the upper watershed of the river.
wonder why it beached itself.
sad to see a beautiful animal like that dying on the banks.
Now THATS some good eating. Can ya imagine hookin into that hog with your bluegillin gear? Yaee haa!
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