Monroe County 2020 Fishing Events
By · CommentsMonroe County Offshore Classic – Saturday June 27th, 2020
Location: Port of Rochester
More information on the Monroe County Offshore Classic Facebook Page
Contact Matt French at 585-737-9364
Genesee Charter Boat Association Flea Market – Sunday March 8, 2020 9AM to 2PM.
Location: Port Authority Bldg. (Ferry Terminal) 2nd floor off 1000 N. River Street at the end of the Genesee River. Free admission.
Come spend the morning with WXXI Kids, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners at Powder Mills Park and learn how to FISH!
What: Everyone is welcome to learn how to fish! Join WXXI Kids, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners to pick up a rod to try your hand at fishing in one of our Monroe County Parks! Partner organizations will be around for fly fishing demonstrations, hands-on activities, and to answer questions about where to fish, what you need to fish, and how to fish with young family members. Get engaged in citizen science and find out how you can help the NYSDEC learn about fish populations by joining the Angler Diary Program! projects.
Where: Powder Mills Park – 154 Park Road, Pittsford, NY – Park Map & Directions
When: Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
More Info Here: https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/2019/02/family-fishing-festival
Fishery Symposium Event on March 23, 2019
By · CommentsPlease join us for the 2019 Lake Ontario Fisheries Symposium (Fish on the Move) at the Fingerlakes Mall on March 23rd from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Learn about fishing on Lake Ontario and its tributaries from experts around the region. We are offering 10 educational seminars throughout the day with question-and-answer sessions following morning and afternoon speaker sessions. Our keynote speaker (Silviya Ivanova, Ph.D. Student with the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor) will discuss her research tracking salmon and trout in Lake Ontario at 3:00.
Come for one presentation, or spend the whole day. Take a tour of Bass Pro Shops and see the fish displays. There will also be a variety of posters from fish managers and researchers in the area, and activities where you can learn more about fish, fishing, and fisheries. There is something for everyone, young and old, novice and expert. This event is brought to you by The Lake Ontario Sportfishing Promotion Council, the Fingerlakes Mall, Bass Pro Shops, New York Sea Grant, and many other partners. Free registration is required. Please register at www.nyseagrant.org/losportfish.
For more information or directions, contact: Jesse Lepak, New York Sea Grant at SUNY Oswego: 315-312-3042, or email [email protected].