Columbia River Fishing Guides fishes for Trophy Sturgeon and Keeper Sturgeon on the Columbia River and Willamette River for these prehistoric monsters. The Columbia River has the largest population of White Sturgeon in the world. They are just waiting to prove you non stop action during your Sturgeon fishing trip. Legal size is 38-54 inches from the noise to the V of the tail and average about 30-60 sturgeon to the boat daily providing lots on non stop action! We guide on the Columbia River for Sturgeon throughout the year from Astoria, OR (Mouth of the Columbia River) to Hood River, OR in the famous Columbia River Gorge!
White Sturgeon
All Sturgeon in the Columbia River are White Sturgeon. These monster fish pray on the bottom of the river while migrating from Bonneville Dam to Astoria, OR. We follow them throughout the year. Sturgeon are bottom feeders so when fishing for them you want to anchor your boat, then plunk fresh bait on the bottom of the Columbia River. Catching several Sturgeon over 100 pounds is to be expected from April to September. These fish live to be 150 years old and up to 15 feet in length, when hooking into one of these monsters its common for them to jump repeatedly when hooked.
Columbia River and Willamette River are known for the Monsters of the River – White Sturgeon. The biggest fresh water fish in the world! Trophy Sturgeon are from 7-12 feet in length and weigh 150 -1000 pounds. When you are fighting a fish this big it takes over 100 yards of line out in seconds and there is nothing like it in the world! These fish take over an hour to get to the boat. We target these monsters when the shad are running which we catch the morning of fishing trip for bait. So if you are ready for your arm to start burnning and fight the biggest fresh water fish in the world book NOW with the Columbia River Fishing Guides!
