Sturgeon retention in the Bonneville pool of the Columbia River will be closed beginning Feb. 18.
Washington and Oregon officials agreed Wednesday on the closure date.
Through Sunday, the kept catch is 831 from a guideline of 2,000 sturgeon.
John North of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the catch is expected to be about 1,100 through Feb. 17.
At a public meeting in December in The Dalles, the states were asked to save some of the catch guideline for a summer fishing period. The bite is best in the lower portion of the pool during the winter. Fishing improves in the upper pool later in the year.
North said the 900 fish expected to be available after the Feb. 18 closure should be enough to allow for six days of sturgeon retention.