Leave the Sturgeon Alone Now!

The Bonneville Pool between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River is… as of today… closed to retention of white sturgeon. The move comes after strong catch rates were reported through the first week of January approached the 2023 guideline of 675 sturgeon, and that guideline could possibly be exceeded if fishing continued into the upcoming weekend. Through Monday, January 9, 554 fish had been kept in the Bonneville Pool fishery, representing about 82 percent of the allowable guideline. Therefore, yesterday was the final day of legal fishing on the Bonneville Pool.