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26 August 2010
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(Click Image To Enlarge) This fun fall tournament benefits the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, protecting inshore gamefish essential habitat.
Fall Fishing Fun that will benefit inshore gamefish habitat.
Proceeds benefit the Conservancy of Southwest Florida water quality and estuary protection programs
For complete information visit www.conservancy.org/RedSnook
Plan to fish and help build snook data and habitat, in this great annual event.
What : The RedSnook Catch&Release Charity Tournament, When: September 30, October 1-3
Schedule: Captains Meeting September 30, Kick-Off Party and Auction: Friday, Oct. 1
Competition, Oct 2-3
Awards Celebration, Oct. 3
Click on Image for more information about the SnookWatch Anglers' data collection program RedSnook tournament anglers will receive Angler Action measuring tapes and log forms in their captain's bags so that every angler can record and enter their fishing trip data at www.snookfoundation.org/data. Even trips with zero snook catch are important to record in the online Angler Action SnookWatch program.
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is hosting the 2010
RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament. This International
Game Fish Association (IGFA) certified tournament is open to all armature
anglers. Awards will be presented to the top teams in each division,
largest fish, top female and top junior angler.
Roland Martin, legendary angler and television host of “Fishing with Roland Martin” will again host the three-day tournament for the fourth year. Wayne Meland, Senior Vice President with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will serve as chairman of the event. Last year the tournament netted more than $70,000 for the Conservancy.
The RedSnook tournament benefits the water quality initiatives undertaken by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Meland said, “Clean water means more fish. And in light of the Deep Water Horizon disaster, the water quality work done by the Conservancy is more important than ever. Their diverse water quality programs include mangrove research and restoration, estuary protection, ongoing water quality monitoring and runoff pollution prevention.”
The tournament will begin with a kick-off party and auction at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Naples Yacht Club. Competitors will launch from locations in Naples, Goodland and Chokoloskee, with competition scheduled on Oct. 2 and 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tournament concludes with an awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Northern Trust, 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 100 in Naples.
Teams can register for the tournament at www.conservancy.org/redsnook. Divisions include unguided general bait, guided general bait, unguided spin/plug, guided spin/plug and fly fishing. Registration is limited to the first 60 teams. For more information, call 239-403-4200.
About the Conservancy of Southwest Florida:
The
Conservancy of Southwest Florida began in 1964 when community leaders came
together to defeat a proposed “Road to Nowhere” and spearheaded the
acquisition and protection of Rookery
Bay.
The
Conservancy is a grassroots organization focused on the critical environmental
issues of the Southwest Florida region.
Partnering with like-minded organizations, the Conservancy works to manage
growth and protect area waters, land and wildlife. The Conservancy of Southwest
Florida promotes sound environmental policies and practices based on solid
scientific research while providing environmental education to residents and
visitors. The Wildlife
Rehabilitation Center
treats more than 2,400 injured, sick and orphaned animals each year and
releases about half back into their native habitats.
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida and Conservancy Nature Center are located in Naples, Florida at 1450 Merrihue Drive, off Goodlette-Frank Road at 14th Avenue North. For information about the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, call 239-262-0304 or www.conservancy.org.
