LPOHS students host pike fishing derby
Kailyn Gingerich, one of three LPOHS students hosting a pike fishing derby, holding a Great Northern Pike.
SANDPOINT — Three students from Lake Pend Oreille High School are on a mission to help tackle the increasing pike population in Lake Pend Oreille.
Kaiden Harper, Kailyn Gingerich, and Solace Peterson all grew up in the area and enjoyed fishing for most of their lives, Harper said. After learning about the increasing number of the non-native fish species from Idaho Fish and Game and hydrology experts, the students discovered that the fish prey on native species and deplete their food supply.
“It is good that there are [pike] in our lake to keep control of some species, but there are too many at the moment,” Harper said.
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