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SMRFO Serves Breakfast to Wounded Warriors and Their Families

In support of the Solomons Charter Captains Association’s (SCCA) fishing charters for approximately 60 wounded warriors and their families, SMRFO members Captain Bruno and Dorothy Vasta, Andy Newgent, Steve Sadler, Captain Dave Seagle, Russ Millar, Ron Altman, David Skulski, and Captain Sonney Forrest served the participants breakfast on Tuesday morning, August 14th.  

The SCCA was privileged to provide a day of fishing with breakfast, lunch and an all you can eat BBQ for our nation’s warriors and their families. All participants went home with commemorative shirts from SCCA and full bags of cleaned fish after a great day on the Bay.

The August Greenwell Fishing Camp Was Amazing

Thanks to SMRFO volunteers like Gary Boyd and his grandson Jake who served as boat captain and first mate, campers attending the Greenwell Fishing Camp the week of August 13th had an amazing day of fishing on the Patuxent River.   Other members who served as boat captains and included David Hall, Tim Floyd, Parran Wilkinson, and Floyd Warren.

Sixteen campers aboard five fishing boats caught a variety of fish including striped bass, spot, white perch, silver perch, blue fish, toadfish, blue catch fish, and channel catfish in the Patuxent River.  Fishing off boats is the highlight of a weeklong fishing camp held at the Greenwell State Park.

Other volunteer members who served as fishing instructors during the week included Glenn Guy, Shane Wilkinson, Reed Brodnik, Marty Shubert and Phil Zalesak.

If you want to improve your fishing skills and serve your local community, join the Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization today by going to our membership page.

Hooked on Fishing

7/22/18 

SMRFO volunteers supported the St. Mary’s County Parks and Recreation Department “Hooked on Fishing” event at Point Lookout State Park on Friday, July 20th.   Volunteers included Sam Stuber, John Stilwell, Bruno Vasta, Amy Widerman, Reed Brodnik, Cy Staniec, Tom Kemp, Ray Morgan, Marty Stuble, David Gaestel, Chris Goudreau, Tom Meiser, Martin Duby, Ron Smith, Steve Sadler, and Julian Tsai.

Armed with fishing rods, bait and hooks campers took to the pier to claim their catch for the day

Second Greenwell Fishing Camp Supported the Week of July 16th

July 22, 2018

Thanks to volunteers Chris Goudreau, Glenn Guy, Reed Brodnik, Jeff Stevenson, Gary Boyd, Jake Beltz, Julian and Judy Tsai, Leon Smith, Parran and Shane Wilkinson, Floyd Warren, Marty Shubert, and Phil Zalesak, fifteen children learned the basics of how to fish at Greenwell State Park.  They also got to try out their skills by fishing off the pier and off boats provided by SMRFO members who served as boat captains on the Patuxent River. Activities included a demonstration by the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on the value of oysters in clarifying the water in the bay and its tributaries, a water safety brief by the US Coast Guard, and a fly casting demonstration by Mary Shubert.

First of Three Greenwell Fishing Camps Supported

June 22, 2018

SMRFO volunteers Floyd Warren, Chris Goudreau, Glenn Guy, Reed Brodnik, Julian Tsai, Leon Smith, Captain Bruno Vasta, Steve Sadler, Parran Wilkinson, Marty Shubert and Phil Zalesak supported the first of three week-long Greenwell Fishing Camps the week of June 18th.  Thanks to these volunteers 15 campers learned the basics of fishing at Greenwell State Park.  SMRFO volunteers served as instructors and boat captains during the week.

Please read this article which is the news coverage provided by Southern Maryland News.

Youth Fishing Rodeo

The Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization (SMRFO) supported the Department of Natural Resources “Youth Fishing Rodeo” held at St. Mary’s Lake on May 12.   SMRFO volunteers Martin Duby, Bill Dunkin, Dallen Hall, Ron Smith, Dave Hersh, and Phil Zalesak fed lunch to 80 children and their families and conducted a casting contest for the 27 children who signed up for the competition.  The first, second, and third place winners won a free fishing rod for demonstrating their casting skills.

This is the first community support activity performed by SMRFO.  The commitment to public service by this organization is best captured in this news article from Southern Maryland News.