vouchers

Completing Vouchers

Upon successful completion of checking in valid Northern Pikeminnow fish with a technician, a voucher will be issued to the angler. To ensure the voucher gets processed in a timely manner, please follow these guidelines:

  • Have a current and accurate address filled out for where the payment should be sent
  • Check that vouchers are signed by the angler
  • Fill in the last four digits of the angler’s SSN in the space provided

Mailing Vouchers

  • ALL FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS must include a W-9 IRS Form when submitting their first voucher(s) for payment.
  • Anglers must fully complete and sign vouchers before mailing it to the reward payment address. Pre-addressed envelopes are available.
  • Vouchers must be received no later than November 15 of the year in which they were issued, or the voucher becomes null and void.
  • Reward checks will be mailed to anglers in a timely manner after vouchers are received.

Mailing Special Tag Vouchers

  • Special tag vouchers are issued for qualifying Northern Pikeminnow displaying an external spaghetti or Floy tag from the Northern Pikeminnow program.
  • All registration rules also apply to tagged fish.
  • Anglers must mail special tag vouchers to the address printed on the tag voucher, along with the external tag to be verified and paid.
  • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will verify all tags submitted for payment prior to forwarding them to the Northern Pikeminnow payment office.
  • Qualifying specially tagged fish are paid at $500 each.
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B. Mitchell holding a tagged Northern Pikeminnow, 2025. Photo by B. Mitchell.