[ODFW-News] Columbia sturgeon angling closed from Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam

[Odfw News]

For Immediate Release, Friday, May 27, 2005

 

Columbia sturgeon angling closed from Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam

 

SALEM - As sturgeon angling throughout the Columbia River continues to
improve and angling effort increases, Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife officials today announced a correction on page 18 of the 2005
Sport Fishing supplemental booklet, which includes contradictory season
dates for the area between Beacon Rock and Bonneville Dam. 

 

Sturgeon angling in the stretch from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville
Dam was open from Jan. 1 to April 30.  It is now closed to all sturgeon
angling through July 31. Catch-and-release angling will resume Aug. 1,
and limited retention of sturgeon will be allowed on three days per week
(Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. 

 

"The Columbia River from Beacon Rock upstream to Bonneville Dam is
closed to all sturgeon angling during May, June, and July to protect
broodstock sturgeon coming upriver to spawn," said ODFW Deputy Fisheries
Administrator Steve Williams. "This protection helps ensure the future
of the world's premier sturgeon fishery."

 

Anglers are encouraged to contact local ODFW offices with questions. 

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