The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program aims to keep the predatory fish from feasting on young salmonids.
THE DALLES, Ore. —
There’s money swimming in the Columbia River, if you can catch it.
Almost every day around noon between May 1 and Sept. 30, anglers line up near the boat ramp at the marina in The Dalles to get their catch tallied at the Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program station.
Some are more successful than others. On a recent Thursday, one fisherman patiently pushed his bucket forward as the line progressed, toting close to 40 pikeminnow. Another fisherman carried only two fish, one in each hand.
In return, they
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