Monday night, a Webster native who works at an Idaho fish hatchery will be on an episode of "hooked: Monster Fish of America" on the National Geographic Channel.

The show is about the white sturgeon, which is on the endangered species list. They can live to be 100 years old, can grow from six feet to 12 feet long and weigh up to 500 pounds.

Chris Lewandowski, a 1995 South Dakota State University graduate from Webster, works at the hatchery. He says the National Geographic crew visited the Idaho hatchery last spring to document how the staff captures female white sturgeon that are ready to spawn.

Lewandowski says the hatchery's project has worked well so far. Workers capture female sturgeon, gather and hatch their eggs and raise the young fish to 18 months before releasing them into the river. He says the effort reduces the mortality rate of the young fish.

The show is to be on the National Geographic Channel at 9 p.m. Monday.

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