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[Noel]

How long can they survive out of the water? I've heard they can be out of the water much longer than most fish. I'm thinking for photos and such.
I always feel kind of panicked to get them back in the water where they belong.
TIA

[BCfisherman97]

I have heard that they can stay out of water for a few hours, that is what some guy told me at Hatzic Flats. But he may be wrong, someone else on the forum should know for sure.

[Tadpole]

They can, but they have to be covered by wet burlap or something similar. Apparently they can survive buried in mad for a long time. Couple of years back I read about  DFO confiscated  sturgeon from poacher fridge at his home. They released it alive to Fraser

[Gaffer]

How long can they survive out of the water? I've heard they can be out of the water much longer than most fish. I'm thinking for photos and such.
I always feel kind of panicked to get them back in the water where they belong.
TIA

I've had them live out of water for 4 hrs--- many yrs ago when it was legal to catch them--- now I know how cruel that was & recommend returning them as quickly as you can after the grip & grin-- Tight lines/sharp hooks