Nassau Sport Fishing Association

Ithas been a busy summer for the NSFA. First we concluded the late spring season of our club Fish of the Season competition. Then in June, we awarded our annual scholarships to local yout, and this month, NSFA is hosting the Fernandina Beach, SKA sanctioned, Kingfish Tournament and Fishing Rodeo. Look to this space next month for results of that tournament.

Each year NSFA awards 3 scholarships to local rising seniors. These scholarships are funded by various club fund raising activities. This year the club awarded $18,000 in scholarships including 3 $4000 scholarships and an additional 3 $2000 merit scholarships. The recipients of the 2023 $4,000 NSFA scholarships are Cole Harris and Amelia Cutshaw from Fernandina Beach High School, and Madison Hicken from Yulee High School. Cole will attend the East Georgia State and pursue a degree in exercise science. Amelia will attend the University of Florida and major in biomedical engineering. Madison will attend the University of Florida and pursue a degree in pre-law. The recipients of the $2,000 Merit Scholarships are Gannon Kassab from Hilliard Middle High, Ryan Demario from Fernandina Beach High, and Ana Rodriguez from West Nassau High. Gannon will pursue a degree in nursing at Florida State College Jacksonville, Ryan will major in computer science at the

University of Florida, and Ana will pursue a political science degree at the University of Central Florida.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients and we look forward to your continued academic success.

The late spring Fish of the season concluded June 30 with 16 fish weighed in for our 3 target species. The leaders this season were:

Kingfish- Brad Reese 9.97#, Marvin Washington 8.16#, Scott Tinman 8.15#

Pompano- Larry Hubbard 2.29#, J. Giansante 2.13#, M Zagrodny 1.84# Redfish- Brad Reese 7.86#, Grant Baudek (youth) 6.42#, Trisha Glenn 6.03#

Elsewhere in the surf, the water has been clean and whiting and the occasional pompano still here should be available.

NSFA meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at Kraft Athletic Club on Amelia Island. Join us 26-July for our monthly social gathering. If interested in joining, please visit our website at NSFAFISH. NET or stop by one of our meetings.

As always, Stay Safe, healthy, and we will see you on the water!