OSA fishing contest runs until Nov. 22

If you like to fish, you might be interested in entering the 2007 Ormsby Sportsmen's Association (OSA) Annual Fishing Contest.

The OSA fish contest rules are:

Only paid up OSA adult members ($5 a year), OSA junior members ($2 a year) and OSA Lifetime Members are eligible to enter the contest.

The entry fee is $10 per person.

You must be registered in the contest by at least the day before you enter a fish.

The fishing contest is currently ongoing and will end at sundown on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 22).

The 7 categories are as follows for fish caught only in the State of Nevada (with two exceptions):

1. Mackinaw (Lake) Trout: (The California side of Lake Tahoe is acceptable).

2. Cutthroat and Bowcutt and Cutthroat Trout.

3. Rainbow and Brown Trout: (The California sides of Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake are acceptable).

4. All other trout, such as: Eastern Brook, Golden, etc.

5. Northern Pike and Striped Bass.

6. Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass and White Bass and Walleye.

7. All other warm water game fish such as: Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, etc.

Only first place winners in each of the 7 categories will win cash prizes.

The total moneys collected from all the contestants will be pro-rated among all the first place winners.

For example: If there are only 4 winners in the 7 categories, then the 4 winners will receive 4 equal shares of the total entry fees.

Those cash prizes will be awarded at the OSA annual banquet (Saturday, Dec. 1).

To submit an entry, the following rules apply:

1. The fish must be taken legally.

2. The fish must be weighed before freezing.

3. The length must be measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail.

4. There must be at least one witness to the catching of the fish.

5. A photograph of the fish is optional, not mandatory.

6. Any contestant found guilty of cheating will forfeit his/her winnings.

To submit an entry in the fishing contest, you must submit the required information to any member of the OSA Board of Directors.

Those members are:

President Bob McCulloch (882-6810), Vice President Don Quilici, Secretary Jerry Dyke, Treasurer LaNora Clyde, Member John Evans, Member Mike Fettic, Member Mike Gower, Member Dennis Hudson and Member George Wilkerson

To enter the contest or for information, call President McCulloch at 882-6810.