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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. Check the Regulations!
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 Oregon and Washington States has the
best Sturgeon fishing in the world. It's an experience you won't forget!"
May thru June the big oversize fish come in following the Shad. "It's truly the
thrill of a lifetime" to get an 8- to 11-foot fish on the end of your line.
Chris Sessions
4007 NW Seward Rd
Vancouver, WA 98685
Toll free 1.877.710.WILD (9453)
Or: 360.713.2806
Trip
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Web site - www.sportfishingwest.com
E-mail chris@wildernessbeachlodge.com
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