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Sturgeon Fishing
Year-round (February - March) Targeting keeper size white
sturgeon - 42 to 60
inch's, 30 to 100 pounds.
Note! Sturgeon fishing seasons can vary due to inseason regulation
changes by state fish and wildlife agencies. See current
ODFW
regulations for Columbia River zone.
Rates per person
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Full
Day...........$175.00 |
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1/2 Day...........$100.00
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Season February thru July.
Best sturgeon fishing on the lower Columbia river in Astoria
is May through July. The mid river from Longview to Portland is best
February through April. The area below Bonneville Dam is best for oversize
sturgeon December through January and May through July.
Team Hook-up Guide Service
Jack Glass
(503) 666-5370
jack@hookupguideservice.com
Brandon Glass
(503) 260-8285
brandon@hookupguideservice.com
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About Sturgeon
In salt water, sturgeon range from Ensanada, Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska. The
larger river systems on the west coast host spawning runs. The Columbia-Willamette,
the Sacramento-San Joaquin, and the Umpqua are the most notable. Smaller
populations can be found in the Russian, Klamath, Rogue and Coquille systems.
Populations with access to the sea may or may not migrate and there are
landlocked sturgeon in the Columbia River and Shasta Lake.
Sturgeon can live to be 100 years old and are the largest fresh water fish in
North America. The sportfishing record fish was caught in The Dalles, Oregon and
weighed 900 pounds. All the west coast states have bracketed length requirements
for fish taken. For Oregon and California fish that are 4 to 6 feet in length
are allowed to be kept, but size limits are subject to inseason changes. Always
check the Regulations!
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A female sturgeon takes at least 11 years to mature, males somewhat less.
Sturgeon do not spawn every year. Spawning takes place during the spring and the
fish prefer rocky or gravel bottoms. Up to 5,000,000 eggs are released into the
river followed by the milt. The sticky eggs adhere to the bottom where they
hatch within 2 weeks.
White
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) can live for more than a century and
grow up to 19 feet and 1,800 pounds. With a torpedo-shaped body, large dorsal
fin, flat head, bony plates, and whisker-like sensors, the white sturgeon has
remained virtually unchanged for 175 million years.
The lower Columbia River that divides
the states Oregon and Washington provides some of the best Sturgeon
fishing in the world.
May through June is when the big oversize fish move into the Columbia
River following the the yearly run of Shad.
"It's truly the thrill of a lifetime to
have an 8- to 12-foot sturgeon on the end of your line." An
experience you'll never forget!" |
Team Hook-up Guide Service
Jack Glass
(503) 666-5370
jack@hookupguideservice.com
Brandon Glass
(503) 260-8285
brandon@hookupguideservice.com
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