1st Annual Potomac Snakehead Tournament
All information and registration available at www.whackfactoroutdoors.com
The 2011 Potomac Snakehead Tournament is open to anyone with a valid Maryland or Virginia Fishing license. Participants can win cash and prizes for the heaviest fish and overall total weight. Participants can fish, hook and line or bow fishing, beginning September 2, 2011, at 6 p.m. until September 3, 2011, at 12:30 p.m., anywhere on the tidal Potomac in Maryland or Virginia. Cost to enter is $40 online registration by September 1, 2011, or $50 day of the tournament. A percentage of the tournament profits will be donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help fight invasive species in the Potomac River watershed. The Tournament is presented by Whackfactor Outdoors, LLC, with sponsorship from Profish, Alewife Baltimore, and Flying Dog Brewery.
Official tournament events will take place at Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury, MD 20658. All participants are encouraged to attend the pre-tournament conference at 5 p.m. September 2, 2011. Guest speakers will include Joseph W. Love, Ph.D. Tidal Bass Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; and Joshua J. Newhard, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chad Wells, Executive Chef, Alewife, Baltimore, MD, will prepareand present a snakehead tasting from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on September 3, 2011. Flying Dog Brewery will be on hand with free ale sampling for participants of age.
All information and registration available at www.whackfactoroutdoors.com
The 2011 Potomac Snakehead Tournament is open to anyone with a valid Maryland or Virginia Fishing license. Participants can win cash and prizes for the heaviest fish and overall total weight. Participants can fish, hook and line or bow fishing, beginning September 2, 2011, at 6 p.m. until September 3, 2011, at 12:30 p.m., anywhere on the tidal Potomac in Maryland or Virginia. Cost to enter is $40 online registration by September 1, 2011, or $50 day of the tournament. A percentage of the tournament profits will be donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help fight invasive species in the Potomac River watershed. The Tournament is presented by Whackfactor Outdoors, LLC, with sponsorship from Profish, Alewife Baltimore, and Flying Dog Brewery.
Official tournament events will take place at Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury, MD 20658. All participants are encouraged to attend the pre-tournament conference at 5 p.m. September 2, 2011. Guest speakers will include Joseph W. Love, Ph.D. Tidal Bass Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; and Joshua J. Newhard, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chad Wells, Executive Chef, Alewife, Baltimore, MD, will prepareand present a snakehead tasting from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on September 3, 2011. Flying Dog Brewery will be on hand with free ale sampling for participants of age.
