Program Goals
Washington State record Pikeminnow:
May 16, 2008
(24.4 inches long and 7.91 pounds).
• Reduce salmonid predation by Northern Pikeminnow through targeted
fisheries in the Columbia and Snake Rivers
• Reduce, not eliminate, the number and average size of Northern
Pikeminnow
• Provide monetary incentives to encourage angler participation in the
fishery
• Annually evaluate the effectiveness of the overall Northern
Pikeminnow sport reward Program in reducing salmonid predation
2013 Top Twenty Anglers
One of 21 Pikeminnow registration and
check-in stations along the Columbia and
Snake Rivers
162,079
158,159
155,312
174,289
142,002
159,806
192,518
233,924
241,357
267,414
196,555
201,396
240,894
189,710
Annual Harvest By Year
114,687
108,903
119,488
157,230
129,434
104,536
186,904
159,162
Fish Harvested
Northern Pikeminnow and pit-tag
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199,788
Northern Pikeminnow
Sport-Reward Fishery:
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Year
Median estimate of reduction in predation on juvenile
salmonids by northern pikeminnow relative to levels prior to
implementation of the Northern Pikeminnow Management
Program. Open symbols indicate forecasted predation
reduction estimate based on a 9-year mean.
Source: 2013 Northern Pikeminnow Management Program Annual Report
www.pikeminnow.org