Fishing for White Sturgeon
Identification, habitat, techniques, and tackle—then find a captain who targets them.
White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) are unmistakable: long, torpedo-shaped bodies with a heterocercal tail, five rows of bony scutes, a flattened snout and a subterminal, vacuum-like mouth with
White sturgeon inhabit large river systems, estuaries, deep lakes and reservoirs along the Pacific Coast and inland rivers where they have been introduced. They prefer wide, deep runs, holes and
Targeting sturgeon centers on presenting a heavy, bottom-oriented bait and staying put in known staging areas. Popular techniques are anchored bait rigs, slow drifts with heavy sinkers, and mooching
Use stout, heavy gear: a 6–8 ft medium-heavy to heavy conventional or sturgeon-specific rod paired with a level-wind or lever-drag reel. Mainline 50–200 lb test braid or 50–130 lb mono depending on
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