The 35th Annual OCARC Fishing Tournament is this weekend, August 4-5, 2023, with a weigh-in Saturday at 5 pm at the Orange Boat Ramp, 1000 Simmons Drive, under the pavilion. The proceeds of the tournament benefit the special needs population of Orange County.
The entry fee is $30. Children under 16 fish for FREE but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian and have an entry on file to weigh in a fish.
The four top categories in the big fish tournament (Bass, Speck, Redfish, and Flounder) are paying $750 each to the winner, with a total payout of $4450 in 12 categories.
Tournament sponsors include:
- Dow
- Dominion, Inc.
- First Financial Bank
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.
- S.A.L.T.
- Mello Plumbing
- Sabine Federal Credit Union
- Spanky’s Bar & Grill
- KPI
- Bail America
- Entergy
- Orange Boat Club
- International Paper
- Gopher Industrial, Inc.
- Metal Depot
- Orange Lions Club
- Vincent Recycling
- Sabine River Authority
- Marcus Wernig & Family
- Port of Orange
- Wellspring Credit Union
- Like New Automotive
- Akrotex
- Steirman Whitfield & Co.
- Team Granger
- Kiewit
- Solvay Specialty Polymers
- Frank Chen
