Washington’s annual northern pikeminnow reward fishery on the Columbia and Snake rivers opened on Thursday, offering anglers a chance to bring home cash for catching the predatory species. The state ...

The 2024 northern pikeminnow bounty season on the Columbia and Snake rivers opens May 1, with decent money to be made. “Catch cash, save salmon,” says the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program.

Merwin Reservoir has more than 500,000 northern pikeminnow and 5,500 tiger muskies, according to federal researchers. ALLEN THOMAS/The Columbian The 2024 northern pikeminnow bounty season on the ...

Why Does the Columbia River Basin Need This Program? “Northern pikeminnow are voracious predators,” explained John Hone, a fish biologist. “Reducing their numbers has a direct impact on salmon ...

It's 1 pm on a cloudless Tuesday in mid-May at Boyer Park and Marina, about a half hour south of Colfax. Joyce and Tom Bledsoe carry a cooler full of 24 fish between them to a canopy on the grass, ...

KENNEWICK – A summer spent fishing was lucrative for one angler who earned a record amount of just more than $164,000 for turning in the northern pikeminnow caught in the Columbia or Snake rivers. The ...

A summer spent fishing was lucrative for one angler who earned a record amount of just over $164,000 for turning in the northern pikeminnow they caught in the Columbia or Snake rivers. The Northern ...

The bounty program that pays anglers for turning in northern pikeminnow caught on the Columbia and Snake Rivers opens for the 2025 season on Thursday, May 1. Recreational anglers earn up to $10 per ...

The Eel River Pikeminnow fishing derby is in full swing to try to thwart the fish, which is invasive in the river. A cash prize of up to $400 is being offered up to anglers who catch the most or ...

THE DALLES — The program that gives anglers a chance to earn thousands of dollars by hooking fish on the Columbia and Snake rivers opened May 1. The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program ...

The 2024 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program turned into the ultimate fishing side hustle for one dedicated angler, who earned over $164,000 by targeting these predator fish in the Columbia and ...