A boat parade and rules meeting Friday will kick off the 25th annual Cranberry Portage Trout Challenge taking place Saturday and Sunday on Big Athapap.  The Committee’s Mike Wesner says they have a great prize lineup for their 25th year.  He says they are guaranteeing prizes from first place right to 25th place so it’ll equal a guaranteed payout of roughly 21,600 dollars with first place 5 thousand dollars, second 25 hundred, third 2 thousand, fourth is 15 hundred and fifth a thousand then it’s roughly 50 dollars or so minus all the way down to 25th place but 25th is 500 again.

You can still register by calling 204-472-3044 or go to Cranberry Portage Trout Challenge on face book.  You can also register at the rules meeting Friday or right up to the start of fishing on Saturday morning at a cost of 150 dollars for a team of two.