would like to fish the Chehalis or Naselle for sturgeon this weekend or next week.
Would appreciate any info.

Get a hold of some smelt from the cowlitz/columbia. When using the smelt, some people prefer to secure it to the hook with thread. And of course fish the incoming tide.

I would avoid the Naselle, unless you find smelt(not bait but in the river). My dad went over to the bear river a few days ago and did squat, very unusual for him, The common theory around Long Beach is the Sturgeon run up the river with the smelt. Willipa Bay and its rivers are notorious for not producing much for sturgeon until the little stinky buggers have shot their wad in the Columbia Then they find their way back down to the coast. i am not real sure about how true this all is but I know the sturgeon fishing does not typicaly get good again (down low) 'till may or so. I would try to fish just behind or in the spawned out smelt (In the Col. at the Gray river Wed). I wonder how the Chehalis would stack up, thats a good hole at the Monte Bridge and Preachers slough, I havn't a clue about that river System, just food for thought
Find a hole and hit the upstream side of it and hit it hard....good luck and if luck is good take pics...

fished the chehalis on wednesday night and killed them, hooked 9 and landed 8, the smelt are in and its pretty good right now, using smelt caught on the cowlitz

Sturgio,

What size fish did you get into? I have not been down there for 2 or 3 weeks and those last few times were very very slow... I usually put in at Friends and fish down river...

Jeff

sturgios fish for the most part were 35-44"...gotta love that much action