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 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.

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 ...

Determining the pikeminnow population size in Merwin Reservoir was one of the tasks done by researchers before the federal fishery agencies decide whether salmon and steelhead will be reintroduced ...

The 2023 season opened May 1 for pikeminnow, the fish that earns anglers a bounty if they register first and catch them in the Columbia or Snake rivers of Washington and Oregon. “Catch cash, save ...

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 ...

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 ...