Columbia River Sturgeon 2018 Fishing Charters

Columbia River Sturgeon

The Columbia River is open for Sturgeon Retention for the 2018 Season! 

BOOK A COLUMBIA RIVER STURGEON FISHING CHARTER ONLINE HERE FOR 2018 SEASON

Fish the Columbia River now through June 4th on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday for Keeper Sturgeon.

You can keep 2 sturgeon for the year and 1 sturgeon per day between 44-50 inches.

The easiest way to catch sturgeon is going to be with a fishing guide since it's only open 3 days per week for 10 days the sturgeon fishing charters and guides will be out there everyday and they will know where the keeper sturgeon are hiding out.

White Sturgeon are native to several large North American rivers that drain to the Pacific Ocean. They primarily live in estuaries of large rivers, but migrate to spawn in freshwater, and travel long distances between river systems. Reproducing populations have been documented along the West Coast, from northern Mexico up to the Aleutian Island in Alaska. White Sturgeon are commonly found in deep, soft bottomed areas of estuaries, where movements in the water column is dependent on salinity.^[6] Historical ranges have been modified substantially by overharvesting, habitat changes due to dams, and river regulations; all affecting habitat quality, suitability and connectivity.^[3]

In the lower Fraser River, British Columbia, movement and abundance are assessed by acoustic tags and mark recapture methods. While the model developed by Robichaud, English and Nelson^[7] assumes a closed homogenous population, acoustic tags and mark-recapture data shows that they are sedentary during the winter months and mobile in the spring and fall, with data indicating that they leave the Fraser River and enter the Strait of Georgia during their mobile periods; this conclusion has been validated by microchemical evidence of marine exposure in Fraser River White sturgeon fin rays.

Construction of dams for hydroelectric power production affects seasonal movement of White Sturgeon in many river systems, with the Columbia River Basin being a large contributor to shifts in the distribution and movement. The dams present in the basin have largely blocked the upstream movement of sturgeon, due to designs of fish ladders being more specified for salmon and steelhead. While downstream passage of sturgeon through the dams has been reported, the route of passage was never identified. Downstream movement through the dams are only possible through operating turbines, open spill gates and the ice and trash sluiceway.

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Moses Lake Walleye Fishing Guides

Walleye Fishing Guides for Moses Lake and the Potholes.

It's Spring!  The Ice has melted over Moses Lake and the Potholes Reservoir and we are ready for the 2018 Moses Lake Walleye Season!

Guided fishing trips for Walleye are available at Moses Lake or the Potholes Reservoir depending on where the fish are hitting.

April and May are the best times to fish for Moses Lake Walleye before, during and after their spawning season.

Guided fishing trips include all gear, bait and tackle and you will be fishing from a very nice big new fishing boat set up specifically for sport fishing and catching.

Moses Lake is located in Moses Lake, WA which is named for the giant lake at the center of town.  Moses Lake and the Potholes Reservoir are located in Grant County, WA.  Grant County is an excellent Spring and Summer Destination if you love sunshine, water, fishing and the outdoors.

We won't give away all of our favorite shallow and deep water spots for Walleye Fishing at Moses Lake and Walleye Fishing at the Potholes Reservoir but we will tell you a little big of general Walleye Fishing information.

Walleye move and feed in different parts of their home waters depending on water temperature which is obviously dependent on season.

In the summertime during high water temperatures you will find Walleye in deep cool water.

In the early spring as soon as the water warms up enough for Walleye eggs to hatch, female Walleye will drop their eggs along vegetation or graveled areas.  Depending on the temperature of the water the Walleye eggs will hatch in 5-20 days. 

One amazing thing about Walleye is their eye sight.  Walleye can see very well in the dark because light reflects amazingly off of their eyes. This means that Walleye often feed at night because they can see better than their prey.  Similarly during high turbidity, often due to high winds, Walleye go on a feeding frenzy, because, again, the Walleye can see better than their prey.

There are many different types of fishing gear and bait that can be use to catch walleye.  Your Walleye Fishing Guide will provide a wide variety of gear which is known to successfully catch walleye.

Columbia River Spring King Salmon Season 2018

It's Spring 2018 Columbia River Spring Chinook Fishing Season and our Columbia River Fishing Guides and Charters are geared up and ready to help YOU Catch Columbia River King Salmon.

Columbia River Fishing Guides take 6 people King Salmon Fishing on the Columbia River for King Salmon also know as Spring Chinook or Springers during the spring of each year between March and June.  

The 2018 Columbia River Spring Chinook Season is set to run through April 7th this year and there is large forecasted return of over 160,000 Spring Chinook.  This includes a large number of fish headed up the Columbia River.

Guided fishing trips for Columbia River this year will meet at the Port of Kalama through April 7th.

There is also a fair predicted return of Spring Chinook on the Kalama River for 2018.

Guided Fishing Trips for Kalama River Spring Chinook being April 1st and will go through June of 2018.

Kalama River Fishing Guides offer fully guided drift boat trips for 1-3 people in drift boats.  Kalama River Guided Fishing Trips are peaceful until you get a huge Kalama River King Salmon on the line.

Cowlitz River Fishing Guides are also available to fish for King Salmon and Steelhead for the 2018 season.  Our Cowlitz River Fishing Trips are fast action trips run out of large sleds and can accommodate 1-6 persons.  

Salmon fishing on the Columbia, Salmon fishing on the Kalama and Steelhead and Salmon Fishing on the Cowlitz are excellent trips you will not want to miss during the Spring 2018 Columbia River Fishing Season.