Sturgeon in the Columbia

Here's another story from the Brown Bag History talk I'll be giving tomorrow, May 21st at 12:15 pm:

At the end of August in 1918, an employee from one of the mills was fishing, and thought that he had caught his line on a log. After an hour, he realized that it was probably a very large sturgeon, and went to look for help The two men worked until dark, then secured the line to a float in the log. The next morning, he came back with three other men. After a long struggle, they managed to get the sturgeon to the surface, and the original fisherman, Warren Andrews, shot the sturgeon with a rifle. The sturgeon nearly swamped the boat before they got him into shore. The sturgeon measured 8 feet, 3 inches and weighed 230 pounds. It was 3 feet, 6 inches in circumference. The newspaper reported: "Naturally, Mr. Andrews is proud of his remarkable feat, and besides holding the proud distinction of catching the largest fish in the interior of the province, is being sincerely thanked by many residents of Arrowhead and Revelstoke for the huge sturgeon steaks which he has generously distributed."

Don't forget, we're looking for recipes for our 50th Anniversary cookbook that we're producing this year. Whether it's a recipe for sturgeon steaks, or for your favourite dessert, or your grandmother's bread recipe, we'd love to include it.