Harvest Managers Delay Popular New Year’s Day Sturgeon Fishing Opening In Bonneville, Dalles Dam Pools To Extend Fishing Days

The New Year’s Day opening of the popular recreational white sturgeon fishery in the Columbia River’s Bonneville and The Dalles Dam pools was nixed by Oregon and Washington at a joint state hearing last week. However, the sturgeon fishery in the John Day pool will open as normal for anglers, Jan. 1. The change in regulations begins in 2026.