A rare albino sturgeon with exceptionally large nostrils was caught Tuesday in the Fraser River near Yale B次元官网网址� 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.

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The other unique aspect they noticed was the B次元官网网址渃razyB次元官网网址� 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.

B次元官网网址淭hey were over the moon!B次元官网网址� Staiger said. B次元官网网址淭hey couldnB次元官网网址檛 believe it.B次元官网网址�

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.

B次元官网网址淚 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,B次元官网网址� Staiger noted. B次元官网网址淭hey follow the food.B次元官网网址�

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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