First bass at Kids Tournament!Sorry no golf today dad, time for spending time with little Joe at the pond!!
APtravelnews-March 26th,-PSL, FL.-Bob and Barb and Parents “Stopping to Smell the Roses” and spending quality outdoor time with their children. The Port St. Lucie, Anglers Club and their members really did a fine thing for children and parents alike. They set up a terrific event at a wonderful venue-The St. Lucie, Botanical Gardens and its gorgeous pond! They brought together for the 4th year in a row parents and children to spend time together in the outdoors fishing! Whether they catch or not, everybody was and is a winner! The clubs meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at the Gardens at 2410 SE Westmoreland Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. For more information in visiting and joining go their website: pslanaglers.com Note* “There is a conservation component inherent in the clubs makeup that attempts to keep abreast of the latest rules effecting the South Florida Fisheries.”
Barb knows how to wrestle with big bass too! This fish was caught in Northern California!!A great barbecue, I told Barb she had to be fast-that bullfrog had a very fast tongue!Barb and now gone Charlie the Dock Dog at Big Lake, MN. A favorite image of mine!!Barbs biggest catfish-a reel drag up from the bottom of a deep lake in GA.
APtravelnews-March 23rd, PSL, FL.-Images of the Week!
APtravelnews-October 1st-news release reprint—What is Project F.I.S.H.? Involvement of youth in a long term and continuous, community supported, sportfishing and aquatic resource education program.
Vision: To initiate and provide fishing education and fishing skills to interested adults and youth from Michigan’s many diverse populations. This will preserve a natural heritage that ensures the future of fishing, which includes natural resources and environmental awareness, ethical fishing practices, fisheries stewardship, and positive developmental activities for children, families, and the community.
The Michigan Project F.I.S.H. program works through a statewide committee with representatives from: Michigan 4-H Youth Programs, Michigan State University Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife), Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources Fisheries Division, city and community recreation departments, service organizations, sportfishing/service clubs fishing industries/retailers, volunteers, and many others.
Project Goals:
Provide multiple experience sportfishing giving youth gradual, sportfishing mentoring and a lifelong learning process.
Develop in kids an appreciation of the outdoors and outdoor ethics and behaviors. Encourage kids to spend time outdoors.
Introduce youth to sportfishing as a hobby and lifetime pursuit.
Reach youth through clubs, schools, and sportsmen’s organizations.
Help adults as mentors spend time with youth.
Involve teachers, adult volunteer youth leaders, teen leaders, and retirees as mentors.
Provide training for volunteers, school teachers, mentor programs and service organizations.
Help instructors develop willingness and ability to start and sustain a long term program in their local communities (including management/coordinator strategies)
Help instructors and youth gain new knowledge and confidence, enjoyment of the outdoors, aquatic biology/ecology, ethics and angling skills.
Show local teams of instructors how to use available resources that highlight accessible fishing opportunities.
Contact : Mark Stephens Room 13 Natural Resources Bldg. East Lansing MI 48824
