21st Annual Ithaca Fishing Day

This year the Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Ithaca Fishing Day.  We have expanded our focus beyond just fly-fishing to encompass all aspects of fishing and cold water conservation.

The date for the Twenty-first Annual Ithaca Fishing Day is Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 9 am to 4 pm.  Once again, the event will be held at the Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, New York.

Ithaca Fishing Day a unique event that invites the community to come and experience a day of fishing and cold water environmental education.  This event is free to the public and all proceeds raised benefit the youth environmental education activities of our local Trout Unlimited Chapter, including our exciting Trout in the Classroom program currently in fourteen local elementary, middle and high schools.

While the event continues to offer a special focus on fly-fishing directed at young people it is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport of fishing and the local cold water environment.

Lectures and programs are planned throughout the day; including the opportunity to interact with one of our Trout in the Classroom fish tanks and also go through the reports of  RI Fishing Report, on efficient fishing techniques.  As always, we will feature special programs on a variety of important and interesting topics, free fly-casting and fly-tying instruction, as well as offer unique opportunities to learn fishing and fly tying tips from masters from around the region.

We are also being joined by the Cayuga Nature Center, Floating Classroom Project, Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter of the Federation of Fly Fishers, The Izaak Walton League of America and more.

Additionally, a variety of local and regional vendors will be on hand with a wide variety of their goods on hand for sale.  This includes:  Badger Creek Fly Fishing, Cortland Line, D&D Baits and Tackle, Ithaca Rod Company, Northeast Fly Fishing and and Mad River Tackle and Dubbing Company.