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Outdoors calendar

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 12, 2001

TODAY: 30th annual LOOP All-Release Billfish Tournament, Old Salt Fishing Club, Longboat Key Moorings, Longboat Key, 328-7699.

TUESDAY: Old Salt Fishing Club monthly meeting, American Legion Hall, Madeira Beach, 328-7699.

WEDNESDAY:Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club meeting, Compton Park Recreation Center, Tampa Palms, (813) 290-0281.

THURSDAY: Suncoast Fly Fishers meeting, Wyoming Antelope Club, St. Petersburg, 781-8518.FRIDAY-SUNDAY: 10th annual Tuna, Wahoo, Dolphin Shootout, Gators on the Pass, Treasure Island, 363-0071.

Seminars

WEDNESDAY: Offshore fishing and fall kingfishing with Jay Ruilova, Minnows and Monsters Tackle, Tampa, (813) 835-1512.

WEDNESDAY: Fly-casting, women only, Saltwater Fly Fisherman, Clearwater, 443-5000.

FRIDAY: Fly-tying, Bill Jackson's, St. Petersburg, 576-4169.

SATURDAY: Fly-casting, Bill Jackson's, St. Petersburg, 576-4169.

SATURDAY: Fly-casting, World Class Outfitters, (813) 968-3736. SATURDAY: Fly-casting, Saltwater Fly Fisherman, Clearwater, 443-5000.

Boating

TUESDAY: Safe-boating course, St. Petersburg, 898-8774.

TUESDAY: Safe-boating course, Hudson High, meets Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks, 869-1749.

TUESDAY: Safe-boating course, River Ridge High, New Port Richey, meets Mondays and Wednesdays for six weeks, 869-1749.

WEDNESDAY: Boating skills and seamanship course, Tampa, (813) 835-4118.

THURSDAY: Safe-boating course, Madeira Beach, 587-7873.

THURSDAY: Safe-boating course, St. Pete Beach, 867-3088.

THURSDAY: Evening race, Davis Islands, (813) 251-1158.

THURSDAY: Evening race, Treasure Island, 595-8206.

FRIDAY: Evening race, Clearwater, 447-6000.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: APBA Offshore National Championships, planning meeting Aug. 29, Hilton, St. Petersburg, 823-RACE.

Miscellaneous

TODAY: Exercise walk, Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, Florida Trail Association, (813) 920-0702.

DAILY: Boyd Hill Nature Park tram tour, 893-7326.

TUESDAY: Speaker's night, Predators of the Night with Jason Burton, Chinsegut Nature Center, Brooksville, (352) 754-6722.

SATURDAY: Guided hike, Brooker Creek Preserve; 943-4003.

SATURDAY: Weedon Island Preserve Guided Walk, 3 miles, reservations required, 217-7208.

SUNDAY: Exercise walk, Lettuce Lake Park, Tampa, Florida Trail Association, (813) 920-0702.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Great Bay Scallop Search, Aug. 25, Fort De Soto Boat Ramp, St. Petersburg, boat captains and snorkelers needed, Tampa BayWatch, 896-5320.

Important Numbers

FEDERAL FISHING REGULATIONS: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council: (813) 228-2815 or www.gulfcouncil.org/; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): 570-5301 or www.nmfs.noaa.gov/.

CONSERVATION AND MARINE EDUCATION: Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI): 896-8626, ask for education and information office, or www.floridamarine.org.

- Send information to Outdoors, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. All items must be typed and arrive 10 days before the event. Include event name, time, address and phone number.

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