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Yes here is a list of our sponsors to date: Dream Weaver Fish Hawk Niagara County Town of Newfane Keller Technologies A-TOM-MIK Memorial $250.00 Big Salmon Monster Rqymarine Diabolical Sportfishing Fish USA Vision Quest Sportfishing- Tank Award Anglers Avenue

Hello! If you need an observer or would like to be placed on the list for observers please contact me ASAP. The list is growing!! It goes by first come first serve!!

Look forward to having you join us!!! Just received a Dragonfly!!

Hello Everyone! The Niagara Pro Am deadline is fast approaching. Please make sure if you are interested in signing up you check out the deadline dates. You can still sign up after the deadline, but a small fee will be added on. Don't forget MANDATORY Captain and Observers meeting is at the Wilson Fire Hall at 6pm. Also, Friday night we will head over to Live Edge Brewery and enjoy some food and relax! Please let me know ASAP if you need an observer. If you have any questions/concerns please don't hesitate to give me a call Thank you !

We have a winner!!! Thank you for all who have signed up so far!!! We had a tie for the Feb 1st sign up for Am’s and the Pro Team that signed up decided to not participate in the giveaway! With that being said, I would normally draw a winner from the tie, but would like to congratulate two winners for the Am Division! Congratulations goes to Matt Dunn and Eric Herrold!!! Huge THANK YOU to Fish Hawk!!! Please let me know what you think of the process for registration! We will have another drawing on March 1st!!!

Thank you Tom for your support!! It’s always appreciated!

Some exciting things are happening! This week we should be going live on the web site. You will be able to go on and pay in full for your entry fee/or make payments, order T-Shirts and purchase extra CBBQ tickets. All teams Am open and Pro Classic are invited to the CBBQ. All Pro Teams will receive 4 tickets to the BBQ. You must check in at Live Edge to get your wrist band and discounted beer ticket. You must have a wrist band to get food. This will be held June 1 @ Live Edge Brewery on Coomer Road. The first Am Open Team and The first Pro Team to pay in full on Feb 1st will win a Fish Hawk product worth $150.00!!!! Also, the last day to officially pay for your Pro-Am entry fee will be May 25th. From May 26 to May 30 late fees will apply. The last day to enter all together will be May 30th at 2 P.M. You have all heard that this year is NO COMMUNICATION Tournament. Rules will be posted on the page this week. Please make sure you take the time to read them and understand them. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call me or send me an email. Looking forward to a great Tournament and thank you for your support!

Thank you Jerry!! I will give it my all. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thank you for your support! Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thank you. I appreciate your support! Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thank you for your support. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

January 8, 2017 Greetings Niagara County Participants, I would like to take a second and say I hope you had a very Merry Christmas and that your New Year is filled with tight lines and a lot of fish! With that being said, I have accepted the Director position for the Niagara Tournament. As you know, I hold this tournament close to my heart - as it is named after my father. Going forward I will commit to you that I will do what is in the best interest of this tournament and participants. All I ask of you is to please support me during this transition period. I would like to thank Bill Hilts Jr. for all his hard work and dedication to this tournament in the past, present and in the future. Moving forward, all questions and concerns can be directed to me via phone or email. I look forward to working with each of you. You may be wondering what is in store for 2017. The dates are set for May 19, 20 and 21st for both Am/Open and Pro divisions. The Pro division will be going back to the 12 fish limit. I have heard from numerous participants who would like this tournament for the first week in June and I have committed to June 2, 3 and 4th in 2018. Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to make the change back to that weekend for this year. I appreciate your understanding with this and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused some of you. We value our participants. We are again working very hard on sponsorships and new sponsors. I can thank Dr. John Syracuse for once again going to the Niagara County Legislature and asking for the generous monies that we have been able to obtain in the past. Another sponsor that we are again asking for support is the Town of Newfane. I am working on a few new sponsors and hope to have some news that will make us all happy if it happens! One sponsor has committed today for $1000.00. We appreciate all your support in 2017. More announcements to come as the information becomes available. We will proudly offer a pay back above and beyond the entry fee purse. Please let me know if we can count on you for this year. The county tourism office will be looking at numbers of participating teams and gauge their support moving forward based on that. This is the official Niagara County Pro-Am – accept no substitutes! Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Penny Hartman-Lyman HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected] 716-628-2361 Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have been involved in the tournaments for 30 plus years. Many teams need observers that come from out of town and or ones that are local. I have numerous Captains that call me to arrange for an observer. The going rate with me is $100.00 per day. I think that the people that I get are doing them a favor not the other way around. If they wanted to learn how to fish and get tips they can hire a charter. So I disagree with all that are saying "they should pay us" per say. If the Capt. didn't have an observer they have to forfeit a team member. It is also time away from family and that is worth something.

Brian your all set right?

My pleasure Scott!

Kenna should be calling you

If you are interested in being an observer you can send me an e-mail at [email protected]. You will be put on a list. Please include you name, address, and phone you can be reached at. Thank you! Penny