Sturgeon landed by David McEvoy · 1 April 2008
An 11-pound queen sturgeon, only the second ever recorded at Delphi (the last was caught in 1879), was taken by accident by fishery manager David McEvoy while fishing the Whin Pool on Delphi’s Bundorragha River. The bizarre-looking fish, which David says played “like a wet paper bag”, took a size 8 Octopussy on a sink tip line.
David attempted to release the fish, but it could not be revived. Excitingly, it was a female and carried nearly 12 ounces of roe. This rare caviar will be made available to Delphi guests as part of the evening canapes.
The capture of the extremely rare fish has been reported to the Central Fisheries Board.
— Peter Mantle
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