Big Name Professional Fisherman Coming to Petawawa

The Town of Petawawa and Serious Walleye Promotions, are excited to announce a unique opportunity and educational event for Anglers in the Upper Ottawa Valley. The Canadian Walleye Summit.

The Canadian Walleye Summit is an exciting full day event hosted by the Town of Petawawa and will bring together professional fisherman and local fisheries biologist at the Petawawa Civic Centre to talk to area anglers about local fisheries.

The event will take place on March 13, 2004 and is all-inclusive with lunch, door prizes and a huge free fishing tackle raffle for all that attend. Shawn Hannah, Canadian director of Serious Walleye Promotions is responsible for bringing the event to Petawawa and had this to say; "Fishing in the Ottawa River and Eastern Ontario is changing with the environment, this event will provide a rare opportunity for anglers to learn all the latest techniques from professional fisherman as well as ecological impacts from ministry biologists"

"The Town of Petawawa Parks and Recreation Department is excited about this event," states Mark Reinert, the Facilities manager for the town. "This is big news for the fisherman of Petawawa, the Ottawa Valley and the surrounding area. How often do big name guys like Dave Csanda (In-fisherman Magazine Senior Editor) and Tony Puccio (Owner Bait Rigs Tackle Company) come to Canada to speak, let alone Petawawa"?

Advance tickets go on sale January 6th and are available for $40 from www.walleyesummit.com , the Petawawa Civic Centre or by contacting Shawn Hannah at 2hannahs@sympatico.ca . Petawawa area businesses and sporting goods stores will also have pre-registration forms available for those interested.

Serious Walleye Promotions is a fishing Promotions Company that focuses on seminars and educational events throughout North America. Through its affiliation with Top professionals, Serious Walleye Promotions is able to offer unique events that draw increasing interest from anglers.

For more information on the Canadian Walleye Summit or Serious Walleye Promotions please Contact: Shawn Hannah at 2hannahs@symaptico.ca  or Log on to www.walleyesummit.com