Recent results from white sturgeon monitoring surveys by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) suggest the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) population has continued to decline.

White sturgeon returns to spawn in the upper Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers every 2 to 6 years. Those two rivers are major faucets for state and federal water conveyance systems.

A Idaho lake known for bass and crappie fishing is now famous for having produced the state-record white sturgeon. Greg Poulsen, visiting from Utah, landed the nearly 10-foot, 4-inch sturgeon Aug ...

Pulled from the coast in Benicia, which lies near the mouth of Suisin Bay, Pallota’s white sturgeon holds both the California state record and the IGFA all-tackle world record for the species. A ...

A spokesman for California's Dept. of Fish and Wildlife said the agency is concerned for the future of green and white sturgeon, but has not taken any steps yet to change current fishing regulations.

Dead white sturgeon have been spotted floating in the Columbia River as water has warmed to higher than the historic summer average. The Washington state and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

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White sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, are protected in Idaho and the state only recognizes catch-and-release records. The sturgeon released by Poulsen measured 124 inches ...

White sturgeons are the largest freshwater fish in North America. ... That's why it is illegal to harvest sturgeon in Idaho. If you catch a sturgeon, you must not remove it from the water.