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WNYKFA at the 2010 Rochester Sportsman’s Expo…







Rochester Sportsman's Expo 5-7 March 2010

The Western New York Kayak Fishing Association (WNYKFA) will have a booth at the 2010 Rochester Sportsman’s Expo in Henrietta, NY, 5-7 March. We will share our enthusiasm and knowledge about kayak fishing through displays of fishing kayaks, demos, movies, and we will have giveaways of a few gifts from our sponsors.

Feel free to come by our booth, sign up as a member or for our email list for information about upcoming fishing trips and social events.  Here is the tentative schedule for our activities:

Day/Time, Location, and Event…

Friday 3:30-4:30pm                  Main Stage                        Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On

Friday 5:00-6:00pm                  Casting Pool                      Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory)

Saturday 12:00-12:30pm          Casting Pool                      Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory)

Saturday 3:00-4:00pm             Main Stage                         Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On

Sunday 11:00-11:30pm             Casting Pool                       Fly casting from a kayak (Jude SanGregory)

Sunday 12:00-1:00pm              Main Stage                         Kayak Fishing Movie: Game On

We will have at least one drawing for prizes on Saturday and Sunday.


This is our first year to participate in the Expo and we look forward to sharing the sport of kayak fishing and making new friends!

Any current WNYKFA member interested in volunteering for the weekend should contact paul@fishgator.com

Sponsors include:

FishGator.com

Malibu Kayaks

Fuzzy Guppies Human Powered Watercraft

Emotion Kayaks

BayCreek Paddling Center

HOW TO GET THERE…

2695 East Henrietta Rd
Henrietta NY 14467

ROCHESTER SPORTSMAN'S EXPO MAP

FROM EAST:

Take I-90 west to exit 46. Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte. 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms.

FROM WEST:

Take I-90 east to exit 46. Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte. 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms.

FROM SOUTH:

Take I-390 north to exit 12, Lehigh Station Rd. (Rte 253) and turn right. At East Henrietta Rd. (Rte 15a) turn left, and the entrance to the Fairgrounds is on the left, after Gro-Moore Farms.


About the author

Paul Shipman

I have been a dedicated freshwater kayak angler for the past seven years. I had fished off and on my whole life, but fishing from a kayak unleashed the beast. I earned my Ph.D. in Zoology from Oklahoma State University in 2002, and am an Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at a large private university in Western New York. I helped to co-founder the Western New York Kayak Association, regularly blog for www.fishgator.com and am a MEMBER OF TEAM MALIBU KAYAKS pro-staff. I reside in the Finger Lakes with my wife and two children.