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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A summer spent fishing was lucrative for one angler who earned a record amount of just over $164,000 for turning in 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

“What are you fishing for?” Ogren, 78, hollered to a passing boat. “Same thing as you — money, money, money!” responded Wally Cole, 76. The men — Cole from Camas and Ogren from San Luis Obisbo, ...

A few tagged fish are worth $500. As program managers like to boast, a Portland-area man made $57,772 last year catching pikeminnow, though most people make far less. This is the 19th season for the ...