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 ...

WA state fish and wildlife officials shared some of the secrets to his success.

THE DALLES, ORE. — Thomas Ogren stood on the dock at The Dalles Marina boat launch Monday, casting for Northern pikeminnow in the hopes of hooking a piece of the roughly $1.7 million anglers are paid ...

Angler earned $159,310 in 2025 northern pikeminnow reward season. He landed 15,715 pikeminnows in 5 months, some with bonus tags. BPA funds the bounties of up to $10 per fish to reduce salmon loss.

One Pacific Northwest man earned $159,310 for spending the summer fishing from his boat and turning in his catch to a Washington and Oregon bounty program. It was the second highest amount ever paid ...