Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set 2024 Columbia River sturgeon retention seasons upstream of Bonneville Dam during a hearing this week.  Fisheries in both The Dalles Pool and Bonneville Pool will be open three days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, beginning January 1, similar to retention seasons in 2023.  Angler effort has generally increased in these fisheries over the last three years.  Due to this, and the inherent volatility of these fisheries, the states moved to a three-day-a-week approach for The Dalles Pool starting in 2022, and Bonneville Pool starting in 2023.  With this new management approach, angler interest has remained high, and anglers have more of a chance to plan a fishing trip before retention closes.  The John Day Pool fishery will remain open seven days per week in 2024, as listed in the permanent regulations pamphlet, until the harvest guideline is met.  Catch-and-release sturgeon angling remains open all year, except angling for sturgeon is prohibited May 1 through Aug. 31 within the designated sanctuary areas in each of the dam tailraces.