KENNEWICK — Cooler water temperatures in the Columbia River are good news for sturgeon.
Warm water conditions this summer killed more than 80 sturgeon in the Tri-Cities area.
The Tri-City Herald reports that sturgeon more than 5 feet long were washing up along the shores of the Columbia in the Tri-Cities region.
Now that temperatures are back to normal, anglers on Tuesday can again fish for sturgeon above Bonneville Dam. Fishing had been stopped in mid-July when the fish were dying.
Any sturgeon caught now must be released.
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