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Wildlife officials hope a new app allows anglers to spend more time fishing and less time registering to catch northern pikeminnow, the fish that’s worth cash in Oregon and Washington.

Discover how a dedicated angler broke records in the 2024 Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program, earning $164,000 while helping protect salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers.

Several hundred pikeminnow have already been turned in for payment at both the Columbia Point station in Richland and the Umatilla boat ramp on the Columbia River in Oregon.

Get paid to fish with northern pikeminnow reward program opening for 2025 on Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington, Oregon. Where to fish near Tri-Cities.

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.

Several hundred pikeminnow have already been turned in for payment at both the Columbia Point station in Richland and the Umatilla boat ramp on the Columbia River in Oregon.

Get paid to fish with northern pikeminnow reward program opening for 2025 on Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington, Oregon. Where to fish near Tri-Cities.

Get paid to fish with northern pikeminnow reward program opening for 2025 on Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington, Oregon. Where to fish near Tri-Cities.

Get paid to fish with northern pikeminnow reward program opening for 2025 on Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington, Oregon. Where to fish near Tri-Cities.