Waterfowl Festival at Easton in No- vember. The activity is coordinated by CCA Maryland’s Mid-Shore Chapter and introduces many youngsters to their first fishing experience. “We are able to teach young people some fishing skills, talk to them about the fish, and explain why people like to fish,” said Cy Smith, Mid-Shore Chapter president. “Each year both the kids and our members enjoy these two days.”
Friedrich. “One of the highlights of TieFest is that anyone attending has the chance to just go up to people like Lefty and start a conversation.” More than 20 tiers will demonstrate their favorite patterns and offer sug- gestions on tying techniques through- out the day. Additionally, seasoned fly casters will provide demonstrations and work with anyone who wants individual instruction. Vendors will display new equipment for 2011 and guides in the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic will discuss fishing opportunities in their region. More information about TieFest can be found on the CCA Maryland web- site,
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Oyster restoration bill implemented in Maryland
Approximately 125 anglers 16 years of age and younger participated in the derby, catching largemouth bass and sunfish, in a pond in Easton. The CCA volunteers loan the youngsters rods and reels if they don’t bring their own, assist with baiting hooks, and provide moral support. The majority of the fish are released. Each participating young- ster receives a certificate from CCA Maryland and a goody bag of fishing equipment, much of which is provided by Shore Sportsman in Easton.
TieFest scheduled for February 12
The Mid-Atlantic’s premier fly fish- ing events, TieFest, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at the Kent Narrows Yacht Club in Chester. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Coordinated by CCA Maryland and its executive director, Tony Friedrich, the show is free to the public and annually attracts some of the nation’s fly fishing experts, includ- ing Lefty Kreh, Bob Clouser, Bob Popovics, and Steve Silverio. (See the feature article on TieFest in the January-February 2010 issue of TIDE.) “TieFest attracts anglers from through- out the Mid-Atlantic region, and we welcome all who are looking for tips on casting and tying or who just want to share fish stories with angling col- leagues during the long winter,” said
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Once a thriving cleanser of water in the Chesapeake Bay, oysters received a boost this fall with implementation of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s oyster restora- tion bill. CCA Maryland has been active for several years in both raising oyster spat with local residents and fighting in the legislature for action that would help restore the valuable bivalue.
O’Malley’s bill, which was actively supported by CCAMaryland, increased the amount of bottom in the Bay that is now designated as oyster sanctuary, among other steps.
MAINE Fish passage restored
Schools of river herring (bluebacks), American shad and eels, and alewives will once again be swimming up the Presumpscot River from Casco Bay when a fishway project at the Cum- berland Mills Dam in Westbrook is completed. The project was approved by Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in October, and the owners of the dam — Sappi Fine Paper North America — are required to complete the work by May 2013. CCA Maine has been deeply in- volved in restoring fish passage on this major tidal river for more than a decade, and was instrumental in the removal of the Smelt Hill Dam in 2004. The end goal is to move fish through all the remaining dams on the Presump- scot so they can swim 25 miles upriver to spawn in Sebago Lake and its tribu- taries — something that has not hap- pened since the first dams were erected in the 1730s.
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Annual banquet
The annual CCA Maine banquet was held in October at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. Guest speaker George Lapointe, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, thanked CCA Maine members for their support and for their dedication to marine conservation in Maine. Pres- ident Mac McKeever presented a CCA Lifetime Membership to Chip Gray, owner and operator of the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. A CCA Maine board member and a Maine representative to the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Panel, Gray has for many years made his historic and centrally located inn available to CCA Maine for meetings and banquets.
Testimony for fishing regs
CCA Maine is preparing testimony for an upcoming rulemaking session hosted by Maine DMR on saltwater recreational fishing. The subjects to be covered include the new Maine saltwa- ter angler registry which goes into effect in January 2011, as well as new terminal tackle fishing regulations for striped bass and bluefish involving the use of circle hooks when still fishing or drift fishing with bait, as well as limit- ing the number of treble hooks on arti- ficial lures.
NORTH CAROLINA
Inside & Out Tournament results Oct. 23 marked the sixth annual
CCA NC Inside & Out Tournament and Mother Nature finally cooperated! For the first time in six years, the weather was absolutely perfect and teams from all across the state showed up to fish the event with proceeds ben- efiting the N.C. artificial reef enhance- ment program. Lines were in the water at 7 a.m. and
by three that afternoon the weigh-in docks at Portside Marina came to life as teams made their way to the scales. In the end, the locals ruled as Beaufort’s own, Bert Owens (CCA Crystal Coast Chapter President), guided Team Fly Guy to a first place finish in the Inside Division. All of the species weighed for the first place team were released to fight another day.
Second place was awarded to Team Ray Spray’s, the only other team to weigh in all three species , captained by Dave Bernstein. The largest redfish of the day was from Team Chasin’ Tails
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