Water Temps Lowering Helping Fish In Columbia River

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — 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