Annual Children's Fishing Tournament to be Held April 25

by Toni Courtier

This year April 25th is the scheduled date for the Children’s Fishing Tournament with the weigh in and festivities held in Panacea’s Woolley Park.  The annual event will start at 7:00AM at the Port Panacea Marina.  The last tournament fleet boat will leave the dock at 8:30AM so don’t be late and don’t miss the boat!  Children not going out on a family boat or with one of the fleet of volunteer Captains may fish from any safe location and bring their catch to Woolley Park. 

Weigh-in will begin at 10:00AM and stop at 1:00PM - NO EXCEPTIONS!  Children must be in line before 1:00PM in order for their fish to qualify.  The two divisions are Fresh Water; which includes Bass, Pan Fish, and Catfish and then Saltwater: including White Trout, Speckled Trout, Spanish mackerel, Redfish, Flounder, and Whiting.  Since this is an inshore event, no offshore, or reef species will be weighed.  This means Grouper, Snapper, Amberjack, etc. will not qualify.  Absolutely NO Sharks, NO Rays, NO Hard Head or Sail Catfish will be considered.

Enough about the rules; here’s the fun part…EVERY CHILD and that includes all participants from the ages of 3 to 15, will receive a t-shirt and goody bag as well as a hot dog lunch with chips and a drink.  There will be games galore and trophies too.  Last year we also gave away tackle boxes and fishing poles.  The big giveaway grand prize is a special surprise this year so be sure to register for your free chance to win.  Pretty cool for just getting up early on a Saturday.  The way to win is to just show up and have the winning ticket so there’s nothing fishy about it.

{sidebar id=1}As is true with so many volunteer events we are always looking for sponsors.  Your contribution of will help ensure the success of this occasion and will be greatly appreciated.  Enough thanks cannot be bestowed upon Ben Withers for his continued and unwavering, strong support of our annual tournament.  He truly is a reason we are able to continue offering this wonderful fun day to all the children of our community.  Thank you Ben. 
Should you wish to support this wonderful community event, please send your contribution to:

Wakulla Children’s Fishing Tournament
PO Box 349 
Panacea, FL 32346-0349

To inquire about becoming a volunteer fleet boat captain or for additional information you may call Steve Carlson at (850) 570-2146. 

Hope to see you there!

Photo courtesy of Jo Barksdale:  Austin Rivers proudly displays his catch!

This information originally published on March 16, 2009.

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