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Oregon sturgeon fishing rules
2025 Columbia Gorge Keeper Sturgeon Season Set
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set 2025 sturgeon retention seasons for the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam during a hearing today.
Sturgeon retention fisheries in both The Dalles Pool and Bonneville Pool will be open two days per week (Wednesdays and Saturdays) from Jan. 1-29 or until the pool-specific quotas are reached. Anglers should be aware that fisheries in both pools have closed early in recent years due to high angler effort and catch rates that resulted in the harvest guidelines being reached prior to the scheduled season end date.
Fishery managers shifted to a days-per-week season structure for sturgeon retention several years ago to have time to assess and react to catch rates in real time, and to try to extend the fishery later into the year.
But the fishery continues to see high interest from anglers and harvest guidelines can be met quickly when water temperature, weather, and on-the-water cond
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