Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Season Extended At Some Locations; Top Angler This Year Nets $133,000

The 2026 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery season has been extended through Oct. 11 at select registration stations. The top angler so far has turned in over 13,000 fish. The reward program, funded by Bonneville Power Administration, pays anglers to catch predatory northern pikeminnow, a native fish that consumes millions of juvenile salmon and steelhead in…

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