Northwest Fishing Reports

Spokesman Review article: Original Here: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors ... cda-lakes/

FISHING — Starting Saturday and running through July 14, registered anglers have a chance to win valuable prizes by catching tagged fish in designated waters in 19 states, including Washington and Idaho.

Cabela's, partnering with the Outdoor Channel, has just announced that Sprague Lake and Potholes Reservoir in Washington and Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho will be among the waters that might have tagged fish anglers can turn in for valuable prizes — including a grand prize of up to $2.2 million — in the company's “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions?' promotion.

Nearly 1,000 fish that have been caught, tagged and released in 67 lakes or reservoirs, company officials say. The goal is to encourage more people to enjoy the great outdoors, they said.

Register online to qualify for the prizes should you catch a tagged fish.

At least one fish is worth $1 million, but an angler can more than double the prize by catching the fish while using gear from contest sponsors including an Abu Garcia reel spooled with Berkley line, Costa sunglasses and Sperry Top-Sider shoes.

Cabela’s is celebrating its 50th anniversary by offering a $10,000 shopping spree to the angler who redeems the 50th tag.

Additional prizes are designated for the first tag redeemed in each participating state.

Read on for a list of all the waters involved in the contest:

Washington

Lake Washington

Potholes Reservoir

American Lake

Sprague Lake

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What are the species that they tagged? I would assume that they'd be bass or trout, but they never say, and lake washington on the website posts to an article on sockeye salmon from the WDFW. Huh. Probably not going to tell you. Just have to fish.

I was reading it really slowly looking for them to mention the species Nate. ;)
I guess it must be bass. Maybe both?

In THIS part of the country/these states? Probably trout, trout, salmon, walleye, trout, muskie, trout, pike, and salmon, and did I mention trout? NOBODY even knows there are bass in this part of the country/these states.

Here are the species that are going to be tagged, in the official rules:

Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Striped Bass

HAhaha, that narrows it down.

I think your odds are much better playing Powerball.

Marc Martyn wrote:I think your odds are much better playing Powerball.

LOL - you are of course quite correct. Nevertheless, maybe now someone will actually fish Sprague Lake.

Some of our staff have concerns about some of our tagged fish on non-participating lakes. So hopefully anglers are reading which lakes are participating in the Cabela's contest!

Sounds like a lot of fun and best of luck to you guys!

Pretty sure my buddy had one of the tagged fish on today, at least til his line popped when i tried to get it onto the dock for him (i think his knot gave way because the end of his line was curled where it broke). The tag was an orange tube looking tag. It was on a trout that was about 14 inches and a lil over a pound. We where fishing at bill's boathouse on american lake.

Anybody else seen one yet?

Spokesman Article Here: Link

FISHING — A day of fishing is never wasted, but perhaps there was no reason for anglers to get their hopes too high for catching a $1 million fish since the weekend in Lake Coeur d'Alene. At least not yet.

On Friday, Cabela's announced the Saturday opening of a “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions?” promotion involving tagged fish in 19 states including Lake Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho and Sprague and Potholes in Eastern Washington.

However, Cabela's officials would not confirm this afternoon that any fish had been caught, tagged and released in Lake Coeur d'Alene.

“I can assure you a number of fish are going to be tagged now or in the next day or two,” said Ron Brekhus, general manager of the Post Falls store.

Jim Fredericks, Idaho Fish and Game Department regional fisheries manager, said he could not confirm that any fish had been tagged. However, he said the agency had received a request this week to help Cabela's tag some smallmouth bass.

John Whalen, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department regional fisheries manager said state fisheries biologists had inserted Cabela's tags into rainbows and largemouth bass last week in Sprague Lake and Potholes Reservoir.

More than 60,000 people have registered online to participate in trying to catch about 1,000 tagged fish in 67 waters in 19 states for prizes.

The goal is to encourage more people to enjoy the great outdoors, Cabela's officials said.

Register online to qualify for the prizes should you catch a tagged fish. Read on for more details.

Meantime, Cabela's officials said they would contact me to let you know when they could confirm that tagged fish have been released in Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Cabela's, partnering with the Outdoor Channel, has just announced that Sprague Lake and Potholes Reservoir in Washington and Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho will be among the waters that might have tagged fish anglers can turn in for valuable prizes — including a grand prize of up to $2.2 million — in the company's “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions?' promotion.

At least one fish is worth $1 million, but an angler can more than double the prize by catching the fish while using gear from contest sponsors including an Abu Garcia reel spooled with Berkley line, Costa sunglasses and Sperry Top-Sider shoes.

Cabela’s is celebrating its 50th anniversary by offering a $10,000 shopping spree to the angler who redeems the 50th tag.

Additional prizes are designated for the first tag redeemed in each participating state.

Following is a list of all waters Cabela's said would receive tagged fishing for the promotion.

caught 7 nice ones today ? what do the tags look like?@ sprauge lake

I'm not sure what they look like, but I'm sure if you catch one it will be obvious. They wouldn't want to make it too hard to figure out I'm sure.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/qomUntWPrw0


here is a link that talks about the tags on the fish..