Fishing is a big part of Pete Della Ratta’s life. Not only does he enjoy doing it, but he loves educating students about it, whether it’s at various fishing clinics throughout the area in the summer months or taking seventh-graders on a fishing field trip each year.
Set to take place October 3-4, the Navarre Fishing Rodeo is in its third year and has already become one of the most popular rodeos among anglers on the Emerald Coast. It has even been added to the calendar of Santa Rosa County’s 12th Annual Beaches to Woodlands Tour. The tournament plans to highlight the abundance of fish swimming through area waters and the different methods for catching them.
The Gulf Breeze Sertoma Family Fishing Rodeo celebrated its 25th anniversary over the weekend with more than 300 anglers participating in the two-day event at Shoreline Park.
Recently the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council passed an amendment which could drastically impact recreational red snapper fishing. The move has pro-fishing groups such as the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, up in arms.
Hundreds of participants flooded South Shoreline Park June 28 and 29 for Gulf Breeze Sertoma Club’s 24th Annual Family Fishing Rodeo. Many of the anglers were children, and some of them earned a free rod & reel for completing a “how-to” course on fishing.