TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: June 1st & 2nd 2013

Open to Hook and line and Bow Fishing. Participants can fish anywhere on the tidal Potomac in Maryland and/or Virginia. The tournament is open to anyone with a valid Maryland or Virginia Fishing license. A percentage of the tournament profits will be donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help fight invasive species in the Potomac River watershed. Say hello to the northern snakehead. The fish gets its name from the shape an appearance of--you guessed it--its head. Photo courtesy of National Fish and Wildlife Service

CASH AND PRIZES

There will be two separate categories for bow-fishermen and anglers who catch snakeheads with hook-and-line. The Potomac Snakehead Tournament will award cash prizes to teams in both categories. A generous raffle will be held for tournament participants and a percentage of tournament profits will be donated to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to help fight invasive species in the Potomac River watershed. All participants must read and agree to the Tournament Rules and Regulations and sign the Liability Release.

TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEE

$60.00 per person for advanced on-line registration on or before May 31, 2013 (SAVE $10!) $70.00 for walk-up registration on June 1, 2013, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Cash Only)

LOCATION

Smallwood State Park 2750 Sweden Point Road Marbury, Maryland 20658

GUEST SPEAKERS

Joseph W. Love, Ph.D. Tidal Bass Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources Joshua J. Newhard, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

GUEST CHEF

Chad Wells, Executive Chef, Rockfish, Annapolis, MD Chef Wells is an avid angler and has been known for his creative utilization of Snakeheads to help educate the dining audience on its great flavor. He believes that eating Snakeheads is a commercially viable plan to fight this invasive species. Chef Wells will prepare a tasting for our tournament participants, so don’t miss this awesome treat!

TOURNAMENT GOALS

The team at Whackfactor Outdoors created the Potomac Snakehead Tournament to achieve the following goals:
  • Promote the sport fishing of snakeheads to reduce the population of these fish in the Potomac and its tributaries.
  • Raise public awareness of snakeheads as a high quality, commercially viable, food source.
  • Support the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in its efforts to combat invasive species throughout the Potomac River watershed.
For more information about Whackfactor Outdoors, please visit our website at: www.WhackfactorOutdoors.com. For questions about the tournament, please contact Austin Murphy ([email protected]), Tournament Director, Potomac Snakehead Tournament.