Wed., July 15, 2015 Ivan Reyes of Pasco poses with a dead sturgeon he and his father, Gerardo, spotted July 14, 2015, floating on the Pasco side of the Columbia River across from Columbia Park.

The Columbia River sturgeon retention season above Bonneville Dam offers anglers a limited opportunity to keep white sturgeon ...

Columbia River sturgeon From the Wauna power lines upstream to Bonneville Dam, sturgeon retention allowed Thursdays through Saturdays though July 31. Closed Aug. 1-Oct. 19.

Where and how to fish for the planet's biggest, meanest freshwater species. The post Fishing for Giant Freshwater Game Fish ...

• Local habitat: They glide along the Columbia River bottom, using their mouths to suck up organisms and small fish. • History: Species dates back an estimated 175 million years. • Size: Can ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers re-opened the Bonneville Pool on the Columbia River to sturgeon retention for two weeks beginning Feb. 1.

Global sturgeon populations are collapsing — most notably in Russia, where caviar is known as black gold. That's fueling a market for illegal caviar and driving poachers to the Columbia River.