The Bonneville Power Administration reports that in 2020, for the 23rd consecutive season, the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program met its annual goal to remove 10% to 20% of pikeminnow, 9 inches or longer, in the Columbia and Snake rivers that prey on juvenile salmon and steelhead.  The program is funded by BPA and administered by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and the states of Oregon and Washington.  The goal of the sport reward fishing program is to reduce the number of larger northern pikeminnow in the Columbia and Snake rivers.  Since 1990, anglers paid through the program have removed more than 5.2 million predatory pikeminnow.  Biologists estimate that the program has reduced predation on young salmon and steelhead by up to 40% from pre-program levels.  The 2021 season is expected to operate from May 1 through September 30.   For more information about the program, call 800-858-9015 or visit www.pikeminnow.org.