white sturgeon fishing：White sturgeon

Puget Sound and coastal white sturgeon 

While the Columbia river is considered the primary spawning population of White Sturgeon in Washington, they may also be found in Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, and Puget Sound, including large rivers and connected lakes in these areas. Not much is known about sturgeon populations in these areas. Catch Record Card data from retention fisheries occurring prior to the 2014 closure, indicate that white sturgeon were caught in the Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Skagit, Chehalis, Naselle, and Bear rivers. Historical commercial catch and bycatch data indicate white sturgeon may also be found out in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. Additional observational reports point to occasional sturgeon sightings in South Sound and smaller rivers along the Washington Coast. 

White sturgeon have periodically been sighted or washed up deceased in Lake Washington, most recently in September 2023, and are sometimes documented moving through the Ballard Locks.