Anglers got a sturgeon retention season in the Bonneville and The Dalles pools in 2025. However, both only lasted one day. The Bonneville Pool fishery has exploded in popularity, mostly because the ...

The white sturgeon fishing season has closed in the John Day Pool on the Columbia River, from the John Day Dam upstream to McNary Dam, and adjacent tributaries. Friday, Jan. 9, was the last day of the ...

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In this fishing adventure, she hooks into one of the most powerful freshwater fish in the world — a massive white sturgeon. Known as true river monsters, these prehistoric fish can grow to incredible ...

The increasingly popular Bonneville pool sturgeon retention fishery is slated to open on Wednesday. This year the retention fishing days have been reduced from three to two days a week. Anglers may ...

Kayak fishing for sturgeon in Portland isn’t just fishing - it’s a full-on battle. These prehistoric fish can grow massive, and once hooked, they don’t just fight - they drag you with them. In this ...

Fisheries officials are planning surveys in the upper portion of Lake Roosevelt in the coming weeks to check on the waterbody’s young white sturgeon. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, ...

The sturgeon is an ancient and iconic species of fish. Long and bony, with a body covered in armored plates known as scutes, the sturgeon has been called a “living fossil” with evolutionary roots ...