July, 2019 To: Selected Media For: Immediate Release From: Doug Painter Painter.doug@yahoo.com ONE LAST CAST! CCA Volunteers and Camp R.O.C.K Youngsters Both Learn Lessons at Fishing Outing We typically think of outdoor education in terms of learning new skills, such as building a campfire or tying a fishing knot. Time spent outdoors, however, also has a way of instilling important personal attributes such as patience and perseverance, not to mention discovering how working together can make a big difference. These life lessons all came into play recently when more than two dozen youngsters attending SAFE Shelter’s Camp R.O.C.K (Recognizing Our Children’s Kreativity) joined volunteers from the Skidaway Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) at the Kid’s Lagoon for a morning of fishing. Camp R.O.C.K. is an eight week day camp for children staying in the shelter that combines education and summer fun. After a quick orientation, CCA volunteers teamed up with a camper or two and spread out along the bank of the lagoon, everyone hoping to catch a few bluegill. Most all of these youngsters were new anglers, so learning to cast and working up the courage to hook on a worm (yuck!) were the starting […]
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Come join CCA GA this Saturday at the Tybee Pier for a “Kick Plastic” beach clean up !! There with be a raffle, prizes, music & lots more fun!
Best Fishing Practices workshops/ presentations available to interested ocean bottom anglers. Attendees will have a chance to win SeaQualizer descending devices (a $50+value). The workshop will last about 40 minutes and focuses on best fishing practices for the Snapper/Grouper complex of species.
President Trump Signs the Modern Fish Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rebecca Louviere, Communications Director Center for Sportfishing Policy 225-382-3756 Washington, D.C. – January 2, 2019 – The recreational fishing and boating community is celebrating the enactment of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (Modern Fish Act), which was signed into law by President Trump December 31. The Modern Fish Act finally recognizes in federal law the differences between recreational and commercial fishing and adds more appropriate management tools for policymakers to use in managing federal recreational fisheries. “Millions of American families take part in saltwater recreational fishing and boating activities and support multi-billion dollar industries that generate hundreds of thousands of jobs in our country,” said Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Sportfishing Policy. “Today, we are thankful for this important milestone for federal fisheries management and marine conservation, and we look forward to continuing to improve public access to our nation’s healthy fisheries.” The Modern Fish Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.), enjoyed strong bipartisan support from a long list of cosponsors representing coastal and non-coastal states alike. On December 17, the Senate […]
October 27, 2018 To Local Media For Immediate Release Contact: Doug Painter Painter.doug@yahoo.com STRIPPERS ARRIVE ON SKIDAWAY ISLAND OOPS, THAT’S STRIPERS, AS IN FINS, NOT FEATHERS A new show will soon be opening on our island but the only tails that will be shaking in this act are those of one of America’s favorite gamefish, the hybrid striped bass. Thanks to the Skidaway Island Chapter of the Coastal conservation Association (CCA) and Jeff Wong, owner of The Omelette House chain, more than 1700 hybrid striped bass fingerlings were released this past week in six of our island lagoons. A hybrid striped bass, also known as a wiper or whiterock bass, is cross between a female striped bass and a male white bass. While these fish are sterile, they are quick growers and from their current size of a few inches long will, within two years, grow to football shaped speedsters weighing in at four to six pounds. To promote this growth, your island CCA chapter has already stocked designated lagoons with thousands of threadfin shad, a favorite hybrid bass food. The fish were brought in by a tank truck from a fish hatchery in Arkansas and their release into […]
SAVE THE DATE NOW!! Coastal Conservation Association Georgia SAPELO CHAPTER 11th Annual Banquet Saturday, August 26, 2017 6:00 PM Sapelo Saltwater Fishing Club 75.00 Couple 50.00 Single 25.00 18 and under Tickets Include Dinner, CCA Membership, Beer and Wine 10.00 Bottomless Liquor Cup For Ticket Information or Sponsorship Opportunities Please Contact Hillari Brown 912-660-8440 hbrown@ccaskidaway.s450.sureserver.com Or Get Your Tickets Now! Couple $75 [wp_cart_button name=”Ticket – Couple” price=”75.00″] Single $50 [wp_cart_button name=”Ticket – Single” price=”50.00″] Under 18 $25 [wp_cart_button name=”Ticket – 18 and Under” price=”25.00″] Bottomless Liquor Cup $10 [wp_cart_button name=”Bottomless Liquor Cup” price=”10.00″] [show_wp_shopping_cart]