White Sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus
The White Sturgeon is North America's largest freshwater fish and can live over 100 years. These ancient fish are highly prized by anglers for their impressive size and fighting ability.
White Sturgeon at a glance
- Scientific name
- Acipenser transmontanus
- Typical size
- 4-8 feet, 60-200 lbs
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Mythic
Habitat
White Sturgeon inhabit large river systems and estuaries along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. Anglers typically target them from boats using heavy tackle with bait such as salmon roe, herring, or lamprey fished on or near the bottom in deep holes and channels.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a white sturgeon through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhite Sturgeon questions people ask
White Sturgeon is Acipenser transmontanus.
A typical white sturgeon runs 4-8 feet, 60-200 lbs. Cobia records the length and weight of every white sturgeon you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
White Sturgeon inhabit large river systems and estuaries along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to California. Anglers typically target them from boats using heavy tackle with bait such as salmon roe, herring, or lamprey fished on or near the bottom in deep holes and channels. It is a fresh water species, filed under freshwater in the Fishdex.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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