Sturgeon!!

[younghunter123]

Where in our great state can i find some great sturgeon fishing? Also what is the best tackle for sturgeon?

[hollymaster]

The Columbia. Hurry up before its closed for retention.

[cohoho]

No need to hurry they are super fun for C&R...  Big C of course, there are other areas too.  My favorite place is the Willamette (all C&R) in Portland...  Tackle, well a couple different options one set up for keepers and one set up for Oversized...  Oversized - I trust the Ugly Stick Tiger sticks in heavy action, for keeper look for a rod that has a fast tip for detecting bites, mainly in winter as summer normally is a no brainer when they are biting... But ensure it still has the balls to handle that OS if you by chance hook into one.  I see a lot of guys using heavy salmon gear- but they can't handle that occasional OS.  Give these fish respect and use heavy 65-80lb test braid, so you do not break off and have a fish carry your line and leader out their vent holes...  I have gone to Shimano Trevala rods for all my rods now, the med light with fast tip for Keepers and the XXH rods for OS...  Reels now use Avet 6/4 and 5.8 reels..  But my boat reels are 55 series for OS and 30 series for Keepers.. All with 80lb braid. 

[wildmanoutdoors]

Hmmmm. Keeper sturdy. Go something in the 10 to 40 line class, 1 to 8 oz weight, slow to moderate action. Fast rods were made for pullin plugs. You want something that doesn't pull back. 

[Gringo31]

Great sturgeon fishing........hmmmm

It's been a tough year for me.  Last year, by this time I had landed 40-50 fish from 28" to 7' 10" and no keepers.  This year has been terrible.  I went out yesterday afternoon and had not caught a fish yet this year!  However, I ended up missing 2, landed a shaker and caught a 45" keeper.

If you are new to it, I'd suggest a guide.  It may be cheaper in the long run until you figure out just how to fish them.

[singleshot12]

sturgeon fishing is over! I'd reconmend not investing any time or money getting started in what's left of the fishery. What fish are left shouldn't be harassed by the C&R boys either. They need to keep strong so they have a chance to fight their way through the nets

[Spuddieselwwu]

They're out there.  The fishery is so stupid though.

[singleshot12]

Save your pics so you can show your kids someday what they looked like

[Fish4Fun]

sturgeon fishing is over! I'd reconmend not investing any time or money getting started in what's left of the fishery. What fish are left shouldn't be harassed by the C&R boys either. They need to keep strong so they have a chance to fight their way through the nets

The Frasier River in B.C. has been C & R for a long time and that has turned into a world class fishery. I think the Columbia should have went that way already before the complete fall out of the fishery like has finally happened.

[Antlershed]

Hmmmm. Keeper sturdy. Go something in the 10 to 40 line class, 1 to 8 oz weight, slow to moderate action. Fast rods were made for pullin plugs. You want something that doesn't pull back. 

I used to have a couple rods that match that description...I even caught a few keepers on them too 

[cohoho]

Hmmmm. Keeper sturdy. Go something in the 10 to 40 line class, 1 to 8 oz weight, slow to moderate action. Fast rods were made for pullin plugs. You want something that doesn't pull back. 

I used to have a couple rods that match that description...I even caught a few keepers on them too