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Word is out on northern pike fishery

Seth Burrill caught this pike in the Pend Oreille last June. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review)
Seth Burrill caught this pike in the Pend Oreille last June. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review)

The burgeoning northern pike fishery in the Washington stretch of the Pend Oreille River has caught on beyond local fishermen.

The first northern pike tournament in Box Canyon Reservoir is scheduled for this weekend. Another is set for Oct. 3.

Both tournaments are organized by Western Washington-based fishing groups.

Northern pike tournaments have been scheduled for:

April 18 at Lake Coeur d’Alene out of Harrison. Contact Fins & Feathers Sport Shop, (208) 667-9304.

April 18-19 at Pend Oreille River, Box Canyon. Contact: Keith Hoffman, (360) 589-3736, e-mail gonefishinlures@ live.com.

Oct. 3 at Pend Oreille River, Box Canyon. Contact: (253) 850-5889, e-mailinquiries@ nwtigermuskies.org.

Oct. 3 at Hayden Lake out of Honeysuckle. Contact: North Idaho Pike Association, Brock Morrow, (208) 762-0648, or Bob Volz, (208) 623-2892.