Pikeminnow anglers fishing for dollars
FISHING -- The 2011 Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Season, which pays anglers a bounty of up to $8 a fish, will run May 1-Sept. 30 on the Columbia River from the mouth to the Tri-Cities and up the Snake to Lewiston.
Earn a bonus of $500 for catching a tagged fish.
A few anglers have earned more than $40,000 a season.
Boyer Park on the Snake River has been the tops among the 17 check stations for collecting pikeminnows from anglers in recent years.
Get details online or call (800) 858-9015.