Anglers able to harvest hatchery sturgeon starting July 1 in upper Columbia

[rasbo]

so lets hear of some good areas ,do ya need to be below the dam in fast water?

i am far from an expert but we always used shrimp in a deep low hole, we could stay on bottom with a 1 oz chunk of lead, nocked the crap out of them.

thanks ,do you guys think they are scattered or at the fast water below the damn

[jackelope]

72" ??
Is that a typo?

[Limhangerslayer]

Gotta love the internet!  This fishery will be a mad house.   

[jackelope]

Gotta love the internet!  This fishery will be a mad house.   

Blame it on WDFW for email blasting everyone on their mailing list at least twice with this info.

[cohoho]

I'm kinda lost.  They put them in 13 years ago but are now worried they'll "interact" with the wild sturgeon and want as many removed as possible?

I'm wondering if the hatchery fish have a scoot removed on one side.  Most common is the third scoot on left side (from what I've caught)

The hatchery sturgeon were planted by the tribes (Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission).  They are now approaching reproductive age and it would be beneficial to the population to remove as many as possible before they reach reproductive age.  More recent supplementation measures use wild-caught Columbia River hatchlings, as well as breeders that are captured by angling, spawned at a Yakama Nation hatchery and then released back into the Columbia, and are a better genetic representation of the wild population. 

Don't count on this, but I believe WDFW will consider all sturgeon from those reservoirs within the slot limit to be hatchery fish from the 2003 release; look for WDFW to confirm that.  There is very little first-year survival of wild-spawned sturgeon in the mid-Columbia, which is the reason for the captive rearing programs implemented by Grant, Chelan and Douglas PUDs in cooperation with the state and tribes.  Yearling sturgeon reared by those programs and released into Wells, Rocky Reach, Priest and Wanapum reservoirs are showing very good survival and strong augmentation to the wild populations in those reservoirs.

I was hoping you chimed in Double Lung, talked to bio Chad today.   I am going to make the run a couple times, right after 4th weekend that I can.  You welcome to jump in with me if you like, I know we been trying to get you out for while.  I will dust off my OS gear just in case. 

Gringo - you going to head up river and keep some for a change from C&R?  Like to meet up again and say hello...

Mike

[cohoho]

Better plan on a lot of scope for the fast water areas and better bring more than your 1oz weight.  Heck below Bonneville when it was open, we'd run 3lb-4lb weights and 300-350ft min on scope.  Dangerous dropping heavy anchor without practice in fast water so better know how to drop and retrieve an anchor properly, as it can be deadly if you wrap or turn it wrong.  Doesn't mean you can't go farther down stream for calmer water, we'll see if it becomes a circle jerk really quickly with the amount of ashats that no doubt will jump in...

[DOUBLELUNG]

I'm kinda lost.  They put them in 13 years ago but are now worried they'll "interact" with the wild sturgeon and want as many removed as possible?

I'm wondering if the hatchery fish have a scoot removed on one side.  Most common is the third scoot on left side (from what I've caught)

The hatchery sturgeon were planted by the tribes (Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission).  They are now approaching reproductive age and it would be beneficial to the population to remove as many as possible before they reach reproductive age.  More recent supplementation measures use wild-caught Columbia River hatchlings, as well as breeders that are captured by angling, spawned at a Yakama Nation hatchery and then released back into the Columbia, and are a better genetic representation of the wild population. 

Don't count on this, but I believe WDFW will consider all sturgeon from those reservoirs within the slot limit to be hatchery fish from the 2003 release; look for WDFW to confirm that.  There is very little first-year survival of wild-spawned sturgeon in the mid-Columbia, which is the reason for the captive rearing programs implemented by Grant, Chelan and Douglas PUDs in cooperation with the state and tribes.  Yearling sturgeon reared by those programs and released into Wells, Rocky Reach, Priest and Wanapum reservoirs are showing very good survival and strong augmentation to the wild populations in those reservoirs.

I was hoping you chimed in Double Lung, talked to bio Chad today.   I am going to make the run a couple times, right after 4th weekend that I can.  You welcome to jump in with me if you like, I know we been trying to get you out for while.  I will dust off my OS gear just in case. 

Gringo - you going to head up river and keep some for a change from C&R?  Like to meet up again and say hello...

Mike

Thanks Mike - I'm in.  For sure.

[DOUBLELUNG]

72" ??
Is that a typo?

It isn't. 

[C-Money]

Oh man! Gotta weld up some river anchors!!

[Ridgeratt]

Nope those are the old lengths from 10 year's ago. Yee Haw with a 2 fish a day limit. 👍👍👍

[Tbar]

Any guides?

[C-Money]

 Guides are gonna be busy with all the good fishing! I'm pretty sure Sockeye will open, but if not, this should fill a lot of days.

[jackmaster]

You are gonna be able to walk across that river on boats.. If any of you guys go can you take some video of the boat launch and the yahoos hanging each other up on the water? Would be a great time just to etch and drink beer, maybe get some good bets going ? Ya know, fun stuff..

[Gringo31]

Gringo - you going to head up river and keep some for a change from C&R?  Like to meet up again and say hello...

I'd love to and still thinking how I can make it happen.  Kinda really just want to see what a 6 foot fillet looks like    I'm long on fish in the freezer and even during keeper season released many because I didn't need anymore.

By the way, the C&R is good.  Went out wednesday last week from 4:30-8 and landed 7 or 8 of them, biggest 9' 3".  Best part is only used 5 shad!  Had some creative sewing going on to keep the recycled ones together

[jasnt]

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