Sturgeon retention in the Columbia River between the Wauna power lines and Bonneville Dam reopens on Friday.
Through July, anglers caught 2,463 sturgeon, which is 51 percent of the quota of 4,835. The catch is ahead of the rate of past years, fueled by the unique fishery near Rooster Rock this spring.
Sturgeon may be kept Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The minimum size is 38 inches fork length and the maximum is 54 inches.
Another regulation change beginning Friday:
o All chinook must be released from the Lewis River and the North Fork of the Lewis and fishing from any floating device is prohibited on the North Fork from Johnson Creek upstream to Colvin Creek. The water from Colvin Creek to Merwin Dam is closed to all fishing through mid-December.