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Sturgeon Caught at Arrowhead, 1918

In this black-and-white photograph a man poses by a large sturgeon fish hanging from some poles. Another man stands behind the fish. They are standing on a wood pile by the water. A faded mountain is in the background.

Revelstoke Museum and Archives photograph 638.

In the fall of 1918, Warren Andrews was fishing near Arrowhead when he caught a sturgeon on his line. It took him several hours to bring the massive fish in. It was measured at 2.6 metres and provided sturgeon steaks to all of the residents of Arrowhead.