A rare albino sturgeon with exceptionally large nostrils was caught Tuesday in the Fraser River near Yale 91裸聊视频� for a second time.

The same fish was first tagged and released in 2017, with the help of guide Jay Gibson of the Fraser River Fishing Lodge team, according to lodge owner Frank Staiger.

91裸聊视频淲hat made this sturgeon so unusual was two things,91裸聊视频� Staiger said. 91裸聊视频淔irst is that it was an albino. It91裸聊视频檚 only the third albino sturgeon that we have seen in our 24 years.91裸聊视频�

The other unique aspect they noticed was the 91裸聊视频渃razy91裸聊视频� enlarged nostrils, the lodge owner said.

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A group of three visiting fishermen from Ukraine were beyond thrilled on July 9 just to have reeled in a monster sturgeon.

91裸聊视频淭hey were over the moon!91裸聊视频� Staiger said. 91裸聊视频淭hey couldn91裸聊视频檛 believe it.91裸聊视频�

It was two years ago almost to the day, in the exact same part of the river, that the albino sturgeon was first caught.

The lodge is a proud partner in the volunteer-driven sturgeon tagging program of the .

Each wild sturgeon is scanned, measured, tagged, and released if it has never been tagged previously.

91裸聊视频淚 believe this fish has identified this spot as a good food source and is returning for the salmon travelling up to the Canyon from the lower river,91裸聊视频� Staiger noted. 91裸聊视频淭hey follow the food.91裸聊视频�

The sturgeon was definitely one of the larger ones. This one measured 7.9 feet (240 cm) long and was at least 40 years old, Staiger said.

It was also remarkable in that it was not a canyon sturgeon since it did not have the typical shovel-shaped nose for digging food seen in the upriver population, although they have been recorded travelling hundreds of kilometres a year.

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