Today was a grind on the Columbia. The walleye bite just never really turned on, no matter how much water we covered. We ran up and down the river looking for a hot bite but couldn’t quite get it dialed in.

Even so, we managed to put a dozen walleye in the boat and tangled with plenty of bass—though that wasn’t what we were after. Since the crew kept talking sturgeon all day, we decided to do something special: offer them a catch-and-release sturgeon trip to make up for the slow walleye bite.

At FCO, we take pride in treating our clients right and making sure they leave with a trip to remember. So, we got them booked for a sturgeon adventure out of either Tri-Cities or Umatilla. One way or another, they’ll be headed to the Columbia River gym for some heavy lifting.