Edwards Fishes with Students

Story and Photo by Joel Keefer

Mayville, NY: -- Chautauqua County Executive Gregory J. Edwards headed out onto the waters of Chautauqua Lake under sun filled skies today to take two, deserving students on a fishing trip as part of the 2009 Sports Fishery Advisory Board Essay Contest.

The 17th Annual Spring Fishing Essay Contest was for Chautauqua County elementary and middle school students in grades 3 through 6. Sports Fishery Advisory Board Chairman Zen Olow said they received an incredible 700 plus entries for the 2009 essay contest.

Lydia Lanski, who is a student at Fredonia Elementary, and Travis Culver, a student at Harvey C Fenner Elementary School in Falconer, had the opportunity to go fishing with Edwards after their essays were selected from a group of over 700 well written, and thoughtful entries.

The group headed out on a boat from the docks at Long Point State Park, outside of Bemus Point, with Craig Robbins, promotion director for the Chautauqua County Sports, Fishing and Hunting Authority, who volunteered his professional guide service for the excursion.

In the end, everyone aboard the boat was able to catch a number of fish, including sunfish and yellow perch.

Edwards said, "Fishing has been a sport that my family has enjoyed for years. It is an important recreational activity within our region that draws people from around the nation to Chautauqua County. I am excited to see the program still going strong, and growing, after 17 years."

The topic of this year's contest was "Fishing sounds like fun, who would I like to take fishing with me and why?"

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