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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Wildlife officials hope a new app allows anglers to spend more time fishing and less time registering to catch northern pikeminnow, the fish that’s worth cash in Oregon and ...

The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program met its annual goal to remove 10% to 20% of pikeminnow in the Columbia and Snake rivers that prey on juvenile salmon and steelhead, the Bonneville Power ...

The 2024 northern pikeminnow sport-reward fishing season has opened for 2024 to help reduce the native predator’s impact on salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin. The season runs now ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon and Washington anglers could be reeling in more cash this year after the Bonneville Power Administration announced it will increase the bounty for northern pikeminnow.

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 ...

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 ...

Almost every day around noon between May 1 and Sept. 30, anglers line up near the boat ramp at the marina in The Dalles to get their catch tallied at the Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program ...

Each year, invasive northern pikeminnow consume millions of young salmon and steelhead, undercutting significant conservation efforts to save Oregon’s anadromous fish. In past years, Oregon sport ...

Turn in northern pikeminnow you catch in the Columbia and Snake rivers for cash rewards starting May 1. Bonneville Power Administration Richland, WA The 2024 northern pikeminnow bounty season on the ...

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 ...