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DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest winners

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017



First place winner “Small Boat-Big Fish,” taken by Chad Betts of Milton of his son Cohen holding his striped bass catch on the Inland Bays. Second, third, and honorable mention photos available on request.

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced the first place winner and other top entries in the 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest. The winning photo will be featured on the cover of 2018 Delaware Fishing Guide, with the other four photos displayed inside the guide.

First place was awarded to Chad Betts of Milton, for his photo titled “Small Boat-Big Fish,” featuring his son Cohen holding his striped bass catch on Delaware’s Inland Bays.

The other contest winners are:

  • Second place: “Big Bass, Big Smile” by George Sapna II of Seaford, for his photo of his grandson George Sapna IV on the Nanticoke River.
  • Third place: “Wacky for Bass” by John Kwoka of Newark, for his photo of his wife Ruby Kwoka fishing in Portsville Pond.
  • Honorable mention: “Summer Fun Fishing” by Paul Garcia of Smyrna, for his photo of his son Dominic Garcia at a pond in Smyrna.
  • Honorable mention: “Trolling Off Bowers Beach” by Jay Little of Bowers, for his photo of a friend aboard a boat at Bowers Beach.

The winning entries are posted on the Fish & Wildlife photo contest webpage, along with information about the annual photo contests.

Three judges – Division of Fish & Wildlife Director David Saveikis, Jake Mathews, Fisheries Section environmental control technician, and Rebecca Hoover, licensing assistant and photographer – selected the top five entries. Judges were looking for well-composed photos that best portrayed this year’s contest theme, “Catch a Memory.”

“Our fishing photo contest encourages anglers of all ages to participate in healthy outdoor recreation, especially children, who are the next generation of conservationists,” Director Saveikis said. “These images portray anglers enjoying Delaware’s great outdoors, and we hope they will inspire others to enjoy the great sport of fishing. We encourage other Delaware photographers to enter next year’s contest to capture their angling experiences.”

Details for the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 2018 Fishing Photo Contest will be announced in April 2018.

The Division of Fish & Wildlife’s annual Hunting Photo Contest is currently accepting entries through Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Information and forms are available on the Fish & Wildlife photo contest webpage, or may be requested by calling Jennifer Childears at 302-739-9120, or email Jennifer.childears@delaware.gov.

Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 47, No. 257

 

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DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest winners

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 4, 2017



First place winner “Small Boat-Big Fish,” taken by Chad Betts of Milton of his son Cohen holding his striped bass catch on the Inland Bays. Second, third, and honorable mention photos available on request.

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced the first place winner and other top entries in the 2017 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest. The winning photo will be featured on the cover of 2018 Delaware Fishing Guide, with the other four photos displayed inside the guide.

First place was awarded to Chad Betts of Milton, for his photo titled “Small Boat-Big Fish,” featuring his son Cohen holding his striped bass catch on Delaware’s Inland Bays.

The other contest winners are:

  • Second place: “Big Bass, Big Smile” by George Sapna II of Seaford, for his photo of his grandson George Sapna IV on the Nanticoke River.
  • Third place: “Wacky for Bass” by John Kwoka of Newark, for his photo of his wife Ruby Kwoka fishing in Portsville Pond.
  • Honorable mention: “Summer Fun Fishing” by Paul Garcia of Smyrna, for his photo of his son Dominic Garcia at a pond in Smyrna.
  • Honorable mention: “Trolling Off Bowers Beach” by Jay Little of Bowers, for his photo of a friend aboard a boat at Bowers Beach.

The winning entries are posted on the Fish & Wildlife photo contest webpage, along with information about the annual photo contests.

Three judges – Division of Fish & Wildlife Director David Saveikis, Jake Mathews, Fisheries Section environmental control technician, and Rebecca Hoover, licensing assistant and photographer – selected the top five entries. Judges were looking for well-composed photos that best portrayed this year’s contest theme, “Catch a Memory.”

“Our fishing photo contest encourages anglers of all ages to participate in healthy outdoor recreation, especially children, who are the next generation of conservationists,” Director Saveikis said. “These images portray anglers enjoying Delaware’s great outdoors, and we hope they will inspire others to enjoy the great sport of fishing. We encourage other Delaware photographers to enter next year’s contest to capture their angling experiences.”

Details for the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 2018 Fishing Photo Contest will be announced in April 2018.

The Division of Fish & Wildlife’s annual Hunting Photo Contest is currently accepting entries through Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Information and forms are available on the Fish & Wildlife photo contest webpage, or may be requested by calling Jennifer Childears at 302-739-9120, or email Jennifer.childears@delaware.gov.

Follow the Division of Fish & Wildlife on Facebook, www.facebook.com/DelawareFishWildlife.

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 47, No. 257

 

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