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CTV News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Massive sturgeon fish captured near Lillooet
Massive sturgeon fish captured near Lillooet Some anglers are celebrating a record-breaking catch in the Fraser River near Lillooet this week.
CBC
10-07-2025
- General
- CBC
Fishers in Lillooet, B.C., hook massive 700-pound sturgeon in Fraser River
Fishers in Lillooet, B.C., hook massive 700-pound sturgeon in Fraser River News Duration 1:12 A group of fishermen in B.C.'s Interior are still raving about what they reeled in recently. They were on the Fraser River near Lillooet on Monday, when one of their hooks caught a three-metre-long white sturgeon weighing more than 700 pounds.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Massive sturgeon caught near Lillooet
Vancouver Watch Some anglers are celebrating a massive catch in the Fraser River near Lillooet this week.
CTV News
09-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘Estimated to be over 120 years old': Massive sturgeon caught in B.C.'s Fraser River
River Monster Adventures says a group fishing just south of Lillooet on Monday was able to reel in a massive sturgeon that had become something of a legend among the company's team. (River Monster Adventures) A Chilliwack-based fishing charter company that specializes in Fraser River sturgeon has landed the largest fish in its history. River Monster Adventures says a group fishing just south of Lillooet on Monday was able to reel in a massive sturgeon that had become something of a legend among the company's team. The nearly 3.1-metre (10′2″) fish is known as 'Ghost,' because it has 'ghosted' the company's anglers for more than a decade. 'Over the years, we believe we've caught glimpses of him, either on our sonar or possibly breaching, but actual sightings have been extremely rare,' said Jen Shareski, of River Monster Adventures, in an email to CTV News. 'As far as we know, no one else has ever caught Ghost before this.' The crew fishing that day included two repeat clients, a deckhand and a captain, who spent more than an hour reeling in the fish with 'a total team effort,' Shareski said. River Monster Adventures (River Monster Adventures) 'Ghost is easily identified by his curled dorsal fins, a rare feature that marks him as a very old fish, estimated to be over 120 years old,' she said. Despite its advanced age, the fish did not have a tag, which is one of the reasons River Monster Adventures suspects it has never been caught before. 'We are strictly catch and release, and we're proud to be part of the sturgeon conservation tagging program,' Shareski said. 'Before releasing Ghost back into the river, we tagged him and recorded all the relevant data to support ongoing conservation efforts.' According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, white sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in Canada, and they've existed relatively unchanged for millions of years. In a critical state of decline in some parts of B.C., the bottom-feeding fish is among the wildlife protected under the Species at Risk Act. Species living in the Nechako River, Upper Columbia River, Upper Fraser River and Upper Kootenay River are all protected by the federal act. The Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society says white sturgeon can live well over 150 years, and can grow up to six metres in length.
CTV News
20-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Lillooet Hospital emergency room in B.C. faces another closure
Lillooet ER has faced a string of shutdowns this year, with over 30 closures in six months. Emergency services at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre in B.C. will be unavailable for over 24 hours, as the facility announces yet another closure. The emergency department closed at 7 a.m. Friday morning and will remain closed until 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a statement from Interior Health. Patients are advised to access care at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops in the meantime. 'People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility,' the statement said. The shutdown marks the latest in a string of over 30 closures the medical facility has faced this year, with past incidents most often caused by a lack of hospital staff. Anyone unsure whether an emergency room visit is warranted is advised to call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1, or visit for non-emergency health information from nurses, dietitians and pharmacists 24 hours a day, seven days per week. All other inpatient services at the hospital are running as normal.
