Colorado pike fishing issue similar to Pend Oreille River
FISHING -- This story took me back to the Pend Oreille River about 10 years ago...
Northern pike have made their way into the Upper Colorado River
Utah has already put a $20 bounty on northern pike, the toothy adversary of a healthy trout population, and with a confirmed catch of the invasive predator--and, unfortunately, its live release into the Colorado River at Pumphouse Recreation Area, Colorado should consider a similar program to rid the waters of pike--which have no place in the Colorado River.
A column by Scott Willoughby, Denver Post; Aug. 7
