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CASSADY CHAMP ON JAMES RIVER

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:46:42 -0400

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - James Cassaday of Wirtz, Virginia, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Shenandoah Division tournament on the James River Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Cassaday $4,037 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the Potomac River Regional Championship in Marbury, Md., Oct. 8-10, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

FUTURE FISHERMAN FOUNDATION CONTINUES RESURGENCE

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:13:12 -0400

Oak Hill, Virginia-As the beginning of summer draws near the Future Fisherman Foundation is busier than ever. On the heels of a recent organizational transition, the Foundation has exciting fishing and conservation activities happening all across the country!

$12.9 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS TO AID CHESAPEAKE BAY

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:22:39 -0400

Richmond, Virginia- Twelve innovative environmental projects in Virginia and the District of Columbia have received a total of $6.1 million in grants from the Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to reduce pollution to the local streams, creeks and rivers that flow to the Chesapeake Bay.

VIRGINIA OFFERS FREE FISHING DAYS JUNE 5-7

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:50 -0400

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. - You may fish without a license during the first weekend in June. Take advantage of the free fishing days, June 5-7, 2009, and spend quality time outdoors with your family and friends for free!

FISHAMERICA ANNOUNCES FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR HABITAT RESTORATION

Fri, 08 May 2009 20:25:44 -0400

Alexandria, Virginia- The FishAmerica Foundation, the conservation and research foundation of the American Sportfishing Association, announces that grant monies for marine and anadromous sportfish habitat restoration are available for projects in the coastal United States, the Great Lakes region and the U.S. Caribbean territories. These grants will be awarded to community-based, on-the-ground projects to restore marine, estuarine and riparian habitats, including salt marshes, mangrove forests and freshwater habitats important to anadromous fish species such as salmon and striped bass that spawn in freshwater and migrate to the sea. Projects in the Great Lakes must restore habitat for diadromous sportfish such as lake sturgeon, walleye and brook trout in the Great Lakes and applicable tributaries.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE TO HOST SHENANDOAH DIVISION OF BFL

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:45:10 -0400

MONETA, VIRGINIA - The Shenandoah Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, May 16 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

ASMFC Approves River Herring Amendment

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:35:02 -0400

Alexandria, VA - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Shad and River Herring (River Herring Management). The Amendment prohibits state waters ommercial and recreational fisheries beginning January 1, 2012, unless a state or jurisdiction develops and submits for approval a sustainable management plan by January 1, 2010.

KEVIN VANDAM COLLECTS FIFTEENTH BASSMASTER ELITE EVENT TITLE

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:58:22 -0400

MONETA, VIRGINIA - Harkening back to his Michigan roots, four-time Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year Kevin VanDam picked apart a clear, deep fishery - just like he used to do years ago as a kid in Kalamazoo - on Smith Mountain Lake, to the tune of 61 pounds, 13 ounces, enough to hold off Matt Herren of Trussville, Alabama, for a victory by more than 2 pounds Sunday at the Advance Auto Parts Blue Ridge Brawl.

VDGIF HONORED WITH NATIONAL SPORT FISH RESTORATION AWARD

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:57:42 -0400

Richmond, Virginia - The Fisheries Administrators Section of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) presented the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) with the 2008 Sport Fish Restoration Outstanding Project Award, in the category of "Research and Surveys," at the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries meeting in Richmond today. The project, entitled "Restoration and Enhancement of the New River Walleye Fishery" has been a multi-year partnership between fisheries biologists with VDGIF and researchers from Virginia Tech. The Annual Sport Fish Restoration Outstanding Project Awards are intended to both highlight the importance and effectiveness of the Sport Fish Restoration Program and to recognize excellence in fisheries management. Only three of these awards are given nationally every year.

SHENANDOAH DIVISION OF BFL HEADED FOR SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE ON APRIL 18

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:24:02 -0400

MONETA, VIRGINIA - The Shenandoah Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia, April 18 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

SAFETY TIP: HOW TO FIT AND BORROW A CHILD'S LIFE JACKET

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:39:57 -0400

SAFETY TIP: HOW TO FIT AND BORROW A CHILD'S LIFE JACKET

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17, 2009 - Summer will soon be here and for many parents, this may be the first time your family goes boating. To make sure everyone is ready, the non-profit BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has three free online resources at www.BoatUS.com/foundation/LJLP/fit_video to make sure the kids are safe.

VIRGINIA AGENCIES LAUNCH FISHING LINE RECYCLING PROGRAM

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:10:00 -0500

Richmond, Virginia -- The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) are launching a monofilament fishing line recycling program across the Commonwealth. Both state agencies will install PVC pipe recycling containers at public boats launches at several lakes and rivers and coastal waters. Anglers and boaters are encouraged to deposit used monofilament fishing line into the PVC containers.

BOAT OWNERS MAY HAVE FEDERAL TAX BENEFITS AVAILABLE

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:19:17 -0500

LEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - Recreational boat owners who paid state sales taxes on a boat purchase, or those who secured a bank loan to finance a boat, may have some tax deductions available when filing their 2008 federal income tax return.

BOATU.S. FOUNDATION CLEAN WATER GRANTS HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:17:10 -0500

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA -- Would you like to help make your home waters a little cleaner? The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is offering grant funds up to $4,000 each for community non-profit groups to develop projects that address environmental problems on local waterways. Since 1997 the annual BoatU.S. Foundation Clean Water Grant program has awarded over $300,000 to improve the marine environment, funding 149 projects in 35 states. This year's deadline to apply is February 2, 2009.

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY CONFERENCE TAKES REGIONAL FOCUS

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:26:52 -0400

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA -- The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) will examine the importance of the waterway to the entire southeastern U.S. at its annual meeting on November 20 - 21 in Jacksonville, Forida. The meeting, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, will focus on new regional strategies to maintain and promote this vital transportation link.