A program that pays a bounty for northern pikeminnow caught in the Columbia and Snake Rivers has opened for the current fishing season in the Tri-Cities area.
Although the 2026 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery officially opens May 1, stations at Columbia Point in Richland and at the Umatilla boat ramp in Oregon are among a few that opened early.
The early opening in the Tri-Cities area allows anglers to take advantage of prime spring fishing conditions now through June for pikeminnow in this part of Eastern Washington.
Anglers are paid…
