Education

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Invest in your boating education with countless educational opportunities.

Hosting a number of family-friendly introductory boating courses such as Intro to Boating, Women Making Waves, Precision Docking and Boat Handling, and Open Water Boat Handling.

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Delivering a curriculum that addresses a complete range of cruising topics for all levels and experience to help prepare boaters to live aboard a boat and begin their boating adventures with confidence.

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The Show will feature daily seminars presented by our partners. Seminars are free for all attendees to enjoy. See the full schedule below.

Seminar Schedule

*  Additional seminars will be added as they are confirmed

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  • 1:00pm - 1:50pm

    Conservation Seminar: How Reef Balls are Impacting the Chesapeake Bay Habitat. 

    Friday is Conservation Day at the Fishing Spot, starting with a 1:00pm demonstration on building reef balls for artificial reefs and how they impact Chesapeake Bay habitat.

    Presented By: David Sikorski, CCA Maryland.
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    2:00pm - 2:50pm

    Conservation Seminar: How to Live Responsibly in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

    Discuss what those of us living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed can do at home and around town to help save the Bay. Everyone needs to play their part if we hope to see the Bay recover from years of neglect, and this is when you’ll learn how you, personally, can make a difference.

    Presented By: Lara Todd, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Conservation Seminar: The Future of Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay

    David Sikorski, who is also a Legislative Proxy for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Committee, returns to the stage to talk about the future of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay. With insight into both the ecological and political nature of the striped bass fishery, we’ll learn about one of the hottest topics of interest among Chesapeake Bay anglers today.

    Presented By: David Sikorski, CCA Maryland.
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

  • 1:00pm - 1:50pm

    Fishing Seminar: Targeting 

    FishTalk’s how-to fishing seminars kick off with Team FishTalk 2, a group of young, social media-savvy anglers who have honed their skills at targeting specific species of fish. Dillon Waters, FishTalk’s own fishing reports editor, will get the ball rolling by discussing fall striper fishing. David Rudow will delve into tactics for hooking up redfish, and Mark Nicolaus will help the anglers out there with targeting snakeheads as the seasons change.

    Presented By: Dillon Waters, David Rudow and Mark Nicolaus  FishTalk 2
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    2:00pm - 2:50pm

    Fishing Seminar: Fishing with Kids

    EJ Harman, who runs the Combos for Kids program, will talk about tips for fishing with kids – and be sure to bring those kids along because we’ll have tackle giveaways on hand for them!

    Presented By: EJ Harman, Combos for Kids
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    Fishing Seminar: Finding Rockfish When the Birds Don’t Cooperate

    Breaking fish marked by gulls have been harder and harder to come by during recent fall months, so it’s critical for all anglers to have a Plan B (and C and D) in case those birds don’t show up, if they want to be successful.

    Presented By: Lenny Rudow, FishTalk Magazine
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

  • 1:00pm - 1:50pm

    Fishing Seminar: How to Choose the Best Lure

    Presentation on How to Choose the Best Lure for the Conditions.

    Presented By: Bryan Dolph,  Old Skool Tackle
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    2:00pm - 2:50pm

    Fishing Seminar: Fly Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay

    Fly fishing aficionados will want to be there at 2:00, when author, FishTalk contributor, and president of the Free State Fly Fishers, Mark Bange, presents the how-to and where-to information you need to be successful when fly fishing in the Chesapeake Bay tributaries and creeks.

    Presented By: Mark Bange, Free State Fly Fishers
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

    3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Fishing Seminar: Success When the Fall Winds Blow

    Lenny Rudow returns to the stage to discuss how anglers can find success when the fall winds blow and make fishing in the open Bay difficult.
    Presented By: Lenny Rudow, FishTalk Magazine
    The seminar will be held in the Fishing Spot. 

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