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One-million-dollar cat: In what is being billed as the country's richest tagged catfish event, Corona and Anaheim lakes will host a derby with a grand prize of $1 million.

During the event from Aug. 5-Sept. 6, 1,000 tagged catfish will be planted at the Orange County fish-for-a-fee facilities worth $5 to $500 in cash or prizes. Each lake also gets 50 specially tagged catfish; two anglers who take these cats each will select from one of 250 envelopes, one of which will contain a check for $1 million.

To be eligible for prizes, anglers must pick up a validation coupon at one of the Turner's Outdoorsman stores in Southern California. Information: [phone], [phone] or the www.fishinglakes.com web site.

Add cats: Catfish Double Days runs from Saturday through Aug. 29 at Irvine Lake, the private Orange County impoundment. A cash award starting at $200 will get progressively larger - up to $1,600 - as the catches get heavier. Information: [phone] or the www.fishinghotpage.com/irvine web site.

Last add: A month-long catfish derby hosted by Bob's Bait and Tackle, 2131 S. Chester Ave. in Bakersfield, ends Saturday with $100 going to the angler catching the biggest cat. A similar contest for striped bass runs the entire month of August. All anglers must pre-register in person at the shop to be eligible for the cash. Information: [phone].

Tough women: Shotgun and rifle shooting, fly-angling, bait-fishing, Dutch oven cooking and map and compass reading are some of the hands-on training skills women can learn at the ``Becoming an Outdoors-Woman'' programs organized by the Department of Fish and Game scheduled for Sept. 24-26 at the Feather River Inn in Plumas County and Nov. 19-21 at the Wonder Valley Ranch in Fresno. Application deadline is Aug. 7 for the former and Oct. 1. Workshops are limited to 100 participants.The $185 registration fee includes lodging, food and equipment. Information: [phone]

Dog safety: The year's last rattlesnake avoidance workshop for canines sponsored by the Santa Clarita Valley chapter of Quail Unlimitedis Aug. 14-15 at Emblem Elementary in Santa Clarita. The clinics run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and cost $50 per dog. Pre-registration is required. Information: [phone] or [phone].

Salmon news: Beginning Sunday, anglers fishing ocean waters between Bodega Bay and the Mexican border will be required to keep the first two king, or chinook salmon they catch, the DFG has announced. There will be no minimum size limit, but it is unlawful to catch and release or ``high grade'' - throwing back small specimens in an effort to catch larger ones.

Salmon season south of Santa Cruz will close Sept. 6. Information: Ocean Salmon Project, [phone].

Parts and crafts: Marine Emporium in Channel Islands Harbor, 3600 S. Harbor Blvd. in Oxnard, hosts an annual boat show today through Sunday. Show hours: today and Friday, noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $5 for adults; free for children 12 and younger. Information: [phone].

Kayak yak: It was a surprising 8-pound salmon taken by George Sisino of Agoura Hills that proved the winning catch during Jerry Esten's third annual Kayak Fishing Derby on July 10 at Paradise Cove in Malibu. Northridge angler Bill Clarke's 6-1/2-pound calico bass was good for second, and Brian Campbell of the San Fernando Valley took third with a 6-pound kelp bass.

Riding tandem: Fresh off second- and fourth-place finishes at the Biarritz (France) Surf Festival, the Thousand Oaks tandem surfing team of Andi Broccoli and her boyfriend, Bear Woznick, will compete Aug. 7-8 and Sept. 11-12 at Malibu Boardriders Beach. Call Woznick for details on his team and the Malibu contests at [phone].

Trail work: The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail connecting Tuscon, Ariz., Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco has been selected by the U.S. Department of Transportation as one of 16 National Millennium Trails.

The 1,200 mile course commemorates the United States' portion of the route followed by Spanish Comandante Juan Bautista de Anza in 1775-76, when he led a contingent of soldiers and their families from Culiacan, in what is now Mexico, to found a presidio and mission in San Francisco.

``Trails are the story of the discovery, rise and growth of America,'' said David Burwell, president of Rails-to-Trail Conservancy group, a partner in the project. ``National Millennium Trails honor the role of trails in America's history and also recognize the importance of trails in America's future. They will be a legacy from this generation to the next.''