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Fish for $2.2 million Cabela’s prize at Sprague or CdA lakes

Check out those Sprague Lake rainbows carefully through July 14, 2011. Some fish in the lake have a Cabela's tag worth valuable prizes. (Rich Landers)

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:

Arizona

Lake Pleasant

Theodore Roosevelt Lake

Patagonia Lake

Colorado

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Pueblo Reservoir

Connecticut

Highland Lake

Connecticut River

Mashapaug Lake

Idaho

C.J. Strike Reservoir

Lucky Peak Reservoir

Lake Coeur d’Alene

Illinois

Chain O’ Lakes

Rend Lake

Carlyle Lake

Indiana

Patoka Lake

Monroe Lake

Brookville Lake

Kansas

Milford Reservoir

Glen Elder Reservoir

Cheney Reservoir

Clinton Reservoir

Kanopolis Reservoir

El Dorado Reservoir

Cedar Bluff Reservoir

Hillsdale Reservoir

Louisiana

Toledo Bend Reservoir

Lake Cataouatche

Bayou D’Arbonne Lake

Chicot Lake

Michigan

Pontiac Lake

Belleville Lake

Wamplers Lake

Maine

Cobbosseecontee Lake

Long Lake

Nevada

Lake Mead

South Fork Reservoir

Oregon

Detroit Lake

Hagg Lake

Pennsylvania

Presque Isle Bay

Lake Wallenpaupack

Raystown Lake

Penns Creek

Lake Arthur

Emsworth Pool

Lake Nockamixon

Foster Joseph Sayers Lake

South Dakota

Lake Sharpe

Lake Madison

Pactola Reservoir

Texas

Lake Nasworthy

Canyon Lake

Eagle Mountain Lake

Lake Fork Reservoir

Lake Travis

Lake Ray Roberts

Utah

East Canyon Reservoir

Starvation Reservoir

Lake Powell

Washington

Lake Washington

Potholes Reservoir

American Lake

Sprague Lake

West Virginia

R.D. Bailey Lake

Burnsville Lake

Tygart Lake

Wisconsin

Lake Winnebago

Madison Chain

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog