Outdoors with Q: Enter contest, catch a nice fish and win cash

If you like to fish in the State of Nevada, you might be interested in entering the 2011 Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association (OSA) fishing contest.

This annual contest is inexpensive, you can have fun fishing during the year and you might even win some nice cash, just before Christmas.

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If you’re interested, here is all kinds of information on that contest:

Ormsby Sportsmen’s Association
OSA is a Carson City sportsmen’s organization for hunters and fishermen, with some 220-plus paid-up members for the year 2011.

It meets the third Tuesday of the month in Jan-Feb-Mar-Apr-May, plus Oct-Nov at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Sheriff’s Office conference room.

In Jun-July-August-Sept., it holds a picnic at the Sheriff’s Office outdoor facility. Then, on the first Saturday night of December, it will hold its traditional end-of-the-year banquet at the Carson Nugget Convention Center.

All OSA meetings, functions and activities are family-oriented, free of charge (except the banquet); and are open to all club members and to anyone else who is interested in hunting, fishing, camping, etc.

The OSA annual dues are $5 for an adult and $2 for youngsters who are under the age of 16. Nope, that is not a misprint: The adult annual dues are only $5. Geez, a hamburger costs more than that nowadays.

Annul Fishing Contest General Information
Only paid-up adult members, paid-up junior members, Honorary Lifetime Members and Paid Lifetime Members (a one-time cost of $125) are eligible to enter the contest.
The entry fee is $10 per person. You must be entered in the contest BEFORE you enter a fish.

The contest is now underway and ends at sundown on Thanksgiving Day.
If you are entered in the contest and if your fish is the largest in its category, you will be awarded some nice cash at the annual banquet in December (you do not need to be present to win).

Fishing Contest Categories
There are seven categories in the contest for fish caught in the State of Nevada, with two exceptions as listed below:

1. Mackinaw (Lake) trout (The California side of Lake Tahoe is acceptable).
2. Lahontan Cutthroat, Bowcutt Trout (a hybrid cross breed between a male Rainbow trout and a female Cutthroat Trout) and Cuttbow Trout (a hybrid cross breed between a male Cutthroat Trout and a female Rainbow Trout).
3. Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout (The California sides of Lake Tahoe and Topaz Lake are both acceptable).
4. All other Trout species, such as Eastern Brook, Golden, Tiger.
5. Northern Pike (found only in Eastern Nevada) and Striped Bass.
6. Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Walleye and Wipers (a hybrid cross breed between a White bass and a Striped Bass.
7. All other warm water fish such as Bluegill, Catfish, Crappie, etc.

Cash Winners
Only first place winners will win cash prizes.
Those cash prizes will be awarded at the annual banquet in December.

Fishing Contest Rules
1. The fish must be taken legally.
2. The fish must be weighed before freezing.
3. The length of the fish 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 is optional but not mandatory.
Anyone found guilty of cheating will forfeit his or her winnings.

Joining OSA and Submitting Fish
To join OSA or for information about the organization call Bob “Slick” McCulloch at (775) 882-6810 or LaNora Clyde at (775) 841-5758.
To submit an entry in the fishing contest, you must submit the required information to Bob “Slick” McCulloch (882-6810).

Finally
Be advised that both Elaine and I are entered in the contest.
I might not be a winner or even a serious contender, but you should seriously worry about her fish catching abilities.
Sigh, that is based on my own actual experiences of being outfished by her, just about every time we go out. Don’t say that you were not warned.
She has outfished me at all kinds of locations such as Sitka Alaska (more than once!), Davis Lake, Frog Lake, Kinney Reservoir, Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, Walker Lake, etc., etc., etc.
So, with that said, enter the contest today and good luck when fishing.

Bet Your Favorite Pigeon
Bet your favorite pigeon that he can’t tell you who won and in what categories in the OSA fishing contest for 2010.
If he grins, takes a big breath and rattles off the following information, you just lost this bet:

Mackinaw (Lake) Trout:
Elaine Quilici: 10 pounds, 30 inches at North Lake Tahoe.

Cutthroat Trout – Bowcutt Trout – Cuttbow Trout:
Cutthroat: Kurt Redmond: 10 pounds, 29 inches at Pyramid Lake.

Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout:
Brown Trout: Jim Davis: 4 1/2 pounds, 23 1/4 inches at East Walker River

All Other Trout:
Tiger Trout: Jim Davis: 1 3/4 pounds, 17 inches at Knott Creek Reservoir

Northern Pike and Striped Bass:
There were no entries in this category

Largemouth Bass – Smallmouth Bass – White Bass – Walleye – Wiper:
Wiper: Norm Budden: 11 pounds, 25 1/2 inches at Rye Patch Reservoir

All Other Warm Water Fish:
Catfish: Don Hettrick: 9 pounds, 27-inches at Lahontan Reservoir