Coastal Fisheries Bay Team Tournament, 1 of 2
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The Coastal Fisheries Bay Team Tournament is looking for a few good anglers.
We are getting together with the community, and we’re collecting fish for our hatchery program. So, these guys are out there catching fish, and they are vying for prizes.
Robert Adami coordinates the tournaments, which take On April 5, at Sea ranch Marina on South Padre Island, and on April 12, at the north boat ramp at Port Mansfield.
We do this so that we can continuously be bringing in new fish for our hatchery program. One of the reasons we do that is so that we can get some genetic diversity into our spawning biomass of fish that we have on hand. And we always want to mix up the genetics within our hatchery program.
Sixty people, on a first come first serve basis, will get to participate in the tournament to reel in spotted sea trout. I asked Adami why the hatchery wants only sea trout in spring.
One of the reasons is they have peak spawning in springtime. So, we want to try and collect as many new trout as we can and hopefully put them into the spawning biomass that we currently have—and they’re ready to get going.
You must be 21 or older to participate. Find a link to more information about the tournaments and prizes at passporttotexas.org.
That’s our show…with support from the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration program…supporting genetics research at Texas hatcheries…For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.
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For more information, call Robert Adami, Robert Adami, (361) 939-8745
South Padre Island
April 5, 2008
Sea Ranch Marina
Port Mansfield
April 12, 2008
North Boat Ramp
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