Thanks, guys.

Eddie, I have kept only two so far this year, releasing the rest.
Three I have reported on were caught by friends on my boat. I don't
eat 'em - I don't like fish. I've given both of mine to a friend who
makes good use of them.

Most guys talk about smoking them, but one friend loves to just fry
them in butter. I've cooked some in the past, just rolled 'em in corn
meal and fried 'em. Not worth all the effort to clean, etc. in my
opinion. But I'm the exception; most guys love to eat sturgeon. The
meat is very white, and very mild. Like sharks, sturgeon have no bone
and lots of meat. I've had a zip-lock bag of sturgeon in the fridge,
and after three days I opened the sack and there is no odor. That is
mild fish!

There is an un-enforced (170 or so sworn DFG enforcement officers in
the entire state of Kalifornistan) limit of three, all of which must
be tagged as deer are tagged, and a slot limit of 46" to 66". If
you're a poacher the largest ones are reserved just for you; there is
no size or number limit on sturgeon and you will very likely never be
caught!

Dale
www.FishWisher.com