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Lake Ontario’s Experts to Share Fishing Tips
at Bass Sportsman Center Showcase March 28 - 30
Auburn, NY (March 24, 2008) – Anglers can get a head start on the season with tips from Lake Ontario’s experts at the Lake Ontario Sportfishing Showcase Friday through Sunday, March 28 through 30, at the Bass Pro Shop Sportsman’s Center, Fingerlakes Mall, Auburn.
The area’s top charter captains and fishing experts will present free seminars throughout the weekend. Hosted by the Bass Pro Shop Sportsman’s Center and the Lake Ontario Sportfishing Promotion Council (LOSPC), the event will include a full slate of seminars and product demonstrations by fishing experts, fishing and vacation information, and special exhibits by charter fishing services, tackle manufacturers, lodgings, and campgrounds. Six Lake Ontario fishing charters will be given away during the event.
Capt. Ernie Lantiegne, whose Oswego County-based Fish Doctor Charters landed the winning salmon (24.02 lbs. and 38.14 lbs. respectively) in the Spring 07 and Fall 06 LOC derbies, will share his tips for catching a derby-winning king. Capt. Mike Dumesnil of Walker Downriggers will enlighten anglers with tips and tricks for fishing the Great Lakes. Syracuse author and angler Spider Rybaak will reveal panfish and catfish opportunities on Lake Ontario and its tributaries, and Michael McGrath of McGrath and Associates Carp Angling Services will introduce anglers to carp fishing opportunities on the Oswego River and Lake Ontario. DEC biologist Jana Lantry will open the seminars Friday with a review of the DEC Lake Ontario anglers’ survey, and Capt. Frank Campbell of Niagara Region Charters will close Sunday afternoon with tips for small boat spring salmon and trout fishing. Capt. Vince Pierleoni of Thrillseeker Charters and 6-time winner of the prestigious Lake Ontario Challenge Cup competition, will cover spring salmon fishing in the western basin on Sunday.
“Bass Pro Shops is looking forward to once again hosting the Lake Ontario Sportfishing Showcase,” said George Fiorille, Promotions Manager of the Bass Pro Shops Sportsman’s Center. “We pride ourselves in helping to instruct and inform anglers all over the Northeast about the quality fishing our area has to offer along with information on where and when to go. The showcase will be doing this in a big way.”
The seminars will be held next to the 22,000-gallon fish tank in the Bass Pro Sportsman’s Center. Scheduled speakers are:
Friday, March 28:
- 6 p.m. Jana Lantry, Aquatic Biologist for NYS DEC, Cape Vincent, “Lake Ontario Anglers Survey”
- 7 p.m. Capt. Ernie Lantiegne, Fish Doctor Charters, “Catching Derby-Winning Kings”
Saturday, March 29:
- 1 p.m. Michael McGrath, McGrath and Associates Carp Angling Services, “Lake Ontario Gold – Intro to the Carp”
- 2 p.m. Capt. Ernie Lantiegne, Fish Doctor Charters, “Catching Derby-Winning Kings”
- 3 p.m. Capt. Mike Dumesnil, Walker Downriggers, “Tips and Tricks for Fishing the Great Lakes”
Sunday, March 30:
- 11 a.m. Spider Rybaak, author, “Panfish and Catfish Opportunities on Lake Ontario”
- 12 p.m. Capt. Mike Dumesnil, Walker Downriggers, “Tips and Tricks for Fishing the Great Lakes”
- 1 p.m. Michael McGrath, McGrath and Associates Carp Angling Services, “Lake Ontario Gold – Intro to the Carp”
- 2 p.m. Vince Pierleoni, Thrillseeker Charters, “Western Basin Spring Salmon Fishing”
- 3 p.m. Capt. Frank Campbell, Niagara Region Charters, “Small Boat Spring Salmon and Trout”
The Lake Ontario Sportfishing Promotion Council is comprised of the seven county tourism promotion agencies along New York’s Lake Ontario shoreline. For fishing and visitor information, and additional information on the charter captains, visit the LOSPC Web site at www.ilovenyfishing.com
The Bass Pro Sportsman’s Center is located at the Fingerlakes Mall, Routes 5 and 20, Auburn. For more information, visit http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Shop_10151_-1_10001
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