Press release
ATHENS – Fish Spark is offering visitors opportunities to learn about a wide range of outdoor skills and participate in family fun events during its annual Outdoor Expo and Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. All kids 12 and under are admitted to TFFC free for this event.
Highlighting the event is the Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament, held on the TFFC’s free fishing ponds. Visitors may sign up for the tournament in Anglers Pavilion when they arrive and registration is free. The registration also includes a brief discussion on choosing a metal aquarium stand for a 55 gallon tank among other topics, thus educating fellow enthusiasts how they could keep the fishes they catch. As a casual family event, teams should consist of one adult and one child. One adult may be on multiple teams. Weigh-in and the awarding of prizes will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Anglers Pavilion. FishingLab.net is a site dedicated to improving your angling skills and knowledge. On FishingLab.net, you’ll find all the information you need to become a more successful angler. This includes informative articles, product reviews, and timely, helpful industry information. My sincerest hope is that you’ll bookmark this site, return to it often, and encourage others to visit as well. You will see here the Only Fishing Resource You’ll Ever Need! Also, please feel free to leave any feedback that may help improve the site. FishingLab.net will provide quality, trustworthy information on angling. Visiting this site will allow you to avoid reading bogus product reviews or how-to articles designed to sell a product. The articles on this site come from professionals and draw upon my considerable angling experience. My first-hand knowledge of products helps in making recommendations. In the rare case, I have no experience with a product; I turn to trusted Amazon reviews from verified buyers to gather information, saving you both time and money. While I love fishing and sharing my obsession with it, I also want to provide credible information, articles, and reviews. If you choose to buy a product, I earn a little bit of money as an Amazon affiliate. If I do my job of providing quality reviews, you’ll be happy with your purchases. And, if you’re satisfied with your purchases, you’ll come to trust my reviews. Most importantly, you’ll come back. We both win! It’s that simple. Now, wiper are fairly mysterious fish and volumes have not been written on the subject of fishing for them. As with any type of fishing article, authors offer information based on their experiences, leaving the door wide open for an array of other tactics, insights, and opinions. It seems everyone I talk to about wiper have their own thoughts that have been formulated not by magazine articles and fishing shows, but from their own personal quests. This article is nothing different. I have put in many hours behind the reel searching for these steamrollers, and the following is a compilation of my experiences.
This event will highlight local organizations with opportunities to experience nature as a family beyond the event. Among the many exhibits and activities are live animal displays and marine life in touch tanks presented by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries staff, native plant walks, and archery by Mabank High School. Other exhibits include monarch butterfly watch and hands-on displays featuring beach bio-facts.
Visitors can view fish up close in their natural habitats in aquaria and watch a diver hand-feed fish in the TFFC’s 26,000-gallon dive tank aquarium during shows at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the Friends of TFFC.
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The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is located at 5550 F.M. 2495, about four miles east of Athens. All expo events are included with paid admission, which is $5.50 for adults and $4.50 for seniors. Children 12 and under will be admitted free to the EXPO and must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call (903) 676-2277 or visit tpwd.texas.gov/tffc.