July 24, 2003
June 27, 2003
Release of sport-caught sturgeon between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam
Action: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will require anglers to release all white sturgeon caught between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River.
Effective date: 12:01 a.m., July 7 through December 31, 2003.
Species affected: White Sturgeon
Location: The Columbia River and tributaries from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam.
Reason for action: The cutoff date for retention of sturgeon was adopted because Washington and Oregon fish managers estimate that the harvest guideline of 1700 fish will be caught by July 7.
Other information: The section of the Columbia River between John Day Dam and McNary Dam will remain open to sturgeon retention. The section between The Dalles Dam and John Day Dam was closed on June 21. Catch and release of sturgeon is still allowed between Bonneville and John Day dams.
Information contact: Dennis Gilliland, (360) 906-6733.
Release of sport-caught sturgeon between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam
Action: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will require anglers to release all white sturgeon caught between Bonneville Dam and The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River.
Effective date: 12:01 a.m., July 7 through December 31, 2003.
Species affected: White Sturgeon
Location: The Columbia River and tributaries from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam.
Reason for action: The cutoff date for retention of sturgeon was adopted because Washington and Oregon fish managers estimate that the harvest guideline of 1700 fish will be caught by July 7.
Other information: The section of the Columbia River between John Day Dam and McNary Dam will remain open to sturgeon retention. The section between The Dalles Dam and John Day Dam was closed on June 21. Catch and release of sturgeon is still allowed between Bonneville and John Day dams.
Information contact: Dennis Gilliland, (360) 906-6733.