As an outdoor photojournalist, there’s never a shortage of topics to pull from when looking for inspiration to write. In this newsletter, I’ve often touched on the importance of protecting water quality, restoring healthy sea grasses and other marine habitats. Today it’s easy to see the importance of conservation if we want to sustain recreational fishing.
Anglers for Conservation has shared the fundamentals and values of recreational fishing with thousands of young children, teenagers, parents, and veterans. But if we don’t start better protecting our waters and the habitats fish depend on to live, all the time we’ve spent teaching will go to waste.
To better understand the assault against clean water, please read the link below.
President – Anglers for Conservation
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Quest for the Suwannee by Paul Macinnis
What started out as a writer’s conference turned into a quest for a fish that seldom grows more than a pound. Along the way I lost a fishing rod, got attacked by a swarm of wasps, ran into Naked Ed, and paddled a river from nowhere. I was in Lake City for the Florida Outdoor Writers Association annual conference. A chance meeting with fisheries biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission swayed me from my writing endeavors. When the conversation turned to Suwannee bass my ears perked up with the thought of adding a new species to my fishing bucket list. |
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HKOF with Gifford Youth Achievement Center On February 20th Anglers for Conservation will be partnering with the Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Wabasso to conduct a special Hook Kids on Fishing program. A total of 22 teen boys from the Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Boys 2 Men 2 Greatness program, will experience the joy of fishing, most for the first time, with Rodney Smith and his unique approach to sustainable angling. These young men will learn valuable and meaningful lessons in the art of angling. We are thrilled to be partnering with such a great group of naturalists at the ELC!
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Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo Greetings from the Sea Turtle Healing Center at Brevard Zoo. We continue to stay busy with turtles in for a variety of ailments. We currently have 12 patients being treated, 1 Loggerhead, 1 Kemp’s Ridley, and 10 Green Turtles. Jon Brangan, Deputy Director of Brevard Zoo gives a friendly reminder to all who enjoy fishing.
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2016 Surf & Ocean Fishing Workshop Tour Fishing guru-instructor, outdoor photojournalist Rodney Smith will be conducting his Surf & Ocean Fishing Workshops at Palm Coast, Satellite Beach and Orlando in February/March. These workshops are designed to share useful information covering the fishing fundamentals and skills needed to improve one’s catching. |
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Sign the Petition ~ Grow the Recreational Anglers’ Voice Brian Hartz has started a petition to get 1200 signatures from recreational anglers to support convening a recreational advisory panel comprised of recreational anglers. Sign the petition to help grow the recreational anglers’ voice. |
