Give a child a fish, feed him for a day; teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime; teach him ethical angling, and protect his ability to fish for generations to come!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Boynton Beach Summer Camp Fishing 20 July 2010
This morning we fished with the Boynton Beach Summer Camp campers once the rain let up. The fishing started off slow, but once the tide switched the fishing heated up. The kids caught pufferfish, snappers, grunts, and crabs. Some of the smaller fish even made it into the touch tank along with the crabs.
The Florida Fishing Academy is a division of Teem REEL Estate Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization formed in 2006. In our forth year, the academy aims to create a new generation of ethical anglers who enjoy a healthy, constructive hobby, take seriously their role in environmental conservation and boast new tools to pursue a potential career in the marine industries. The centerpiece of our program Angling For A Healthy Future is an updated version of the nationally acclaimed Hooked On Fishing-Not On Drugs ® (HOFNOD) curriculum, a 20-year-old program created by the Future Fisherman Foundation to introduce fishing to youth in a responsible, ethical manner that promotes environmental conservation. In 2009, we had 900 students complete our course Angling For A Healty Future and 763 children attend either a half-day fish camp or fair so far. We have awarded over 2,000 children with a free fishing rod and reel since 2006. In that time, we also have taken over 100 fishing trips and caught over 200 fish. We have successfully released alive 95% of all fish caught. We are available to teach our course in South Florida.
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