Florida High School Fishing Teams go Head-to-Head

Ponca City, Okla., – Dec. 15, 2011- Lake Shipp in Winter Haven, Fl., will host the central Florida SAF club’s Plant City High School and Bartow High School face-off on Saturday, December 17. These two teams will go head-to-head in the Student Angler Federation’s first individual school matchup.  Both teams have worked hard to put their SAF High School clubs together and get their students out on the water fishing. In fact, last weekend Bartow High School hosted their inaugural Bobby Lane Open, which featured several schools from around the state.  This weekend’s competition will be more than a Christmas celebration for these two teams.  It will mark the beginning of a movement to bring high school fishing to the limelight.

When the Raiders and Yellow Jackets square off this weekend, both schools will send their top four boats out on Lake Shipp in hopes of that largemouth bite.  Each boat consists of two student teammates and an adult boat captain.  The school with the heaviest catch from the four combined boats will win this Holiday Challenge. Continue reading

BHS Yellowjackets Hold Successful Inaugural Bobby Lane Cup

Dec. 10, 2011; Kissimmee, FL – It was a Malys day! Jay and Cody Malys of the BHS Jackets Bass Fishing Team with 6 bass total weight 16lbs 13oz won the Bobby Lane Cup. Jay had big bass for the day 4lbs 8oz., earning him tournament jersey off Bobby Lane’s back. Part of the team prize was a fishing trip with Lane after weigh-in. ” It was awesome fishing with Bobby Lane, he caught a 5lb bass within 15 minutes fishing with us,” Jay said. The experience will last a lifetime. Congratulations Jay and Cody.

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University of Arkansas offers fisheries scholarship

13.Dec.2011

The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey – Biological Resources Division (USGS-BRD) is now offering competitive four-year full undergraduate scholarships to qualified high school seniors. Qualified junior college students are eligible for two-year scholarships. Selected students will be part of the UAPB-USGS National Cooperative Fisheries Scholarship (NCFS) program, the goal of which is to train culturally diverse students for careers in fisheries biology and natural resources management and conservation.

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NCFS scholarships are nationally competitive and include tuition, fees, on-campus room and board, and textbooks. Travel to professional meetings is supported as much as possible.Scholarships are available for four consecutive years, or eight consecutive semesters, and are valued at approximately $45,000. Applicants must have a very strong desire to work in the field of fisheries or natural resource management, and be willing to intern during summers with faculty or state/federal agencies. Continue reading