Here are the winners at the 11th Annual John Riordan Topaz Lake Invitational Fishing Derby, which was headquartered at Topaz Lake:
Catfish:
1. J. W. Hatley of Minden: 2-pounds, 5.5 ounces: Weber Reservoir.
2. J. W. Hatley of Minden: 2-pounds: Weber Reservoir.
3. Joe Tamburlino of Dayton: 1-pound, 10.5 ounces: Weber Reservoir.
Cutthroat Trout:
1. Jim Bolta of Dayton: 3-pounds, 8.75 ounces: Walker Lake.
2. Mike Frank of Dayton: 3-pounds, 4.75 ounces: Walker Lake
3. Don Quilici of Carson City: 2-pounds, 13.5 ounces: Walker Lake
Rainbow Trout:
1. Bob "Slick" McCulloch of Carson City: 5-pounds, 7.5 ounces: East Walker River.
2. Norm Budden of Carson City: 5-pounds, 1/2 ounce: East Walker River.
3. Norm Budden of Carson City: 4-pounds, 1 ounce: East Walker River.
Brown Trout:
1. Eric Biddle of Carson City: 2-pounds, 15 ounces.
2. Carl Inman, Jr. of Virginia City: 1-pound, 7.5 ounces: East Carson River.
3. Bob Leininger of Dayton: 1-pound, 5.5 ounces.
Heaviest fish:
Bob McCulloch
Note: That fish is the heaviest trout ever entered in all Invitational Derbies.
There were 110 fishermen in the three-day, 2008 derby.