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Thank you to everyone involved - great team effort by the captains produced far more fish than soldiers with lots of shakers being tossed back They were all able to take fish home at the end of the day

Great day out Not a banner day catching wise - biggest King at 11lbs, steelhead at 7.5lbs, and biggest laker at 9lbs More fish then guys with lots of shakers released A great team effort amongst the captains and all other fishermen out of FH today A true community effort

Combat Wounded Veterans will be fishing with local captains on this day. Any information would be greatly appreciated to try to get additional fish on the rods for these servicemen and women. All captains will be monitoring channel 72 and will have the veterans on the water from 6 - noon. More detailed information can be found on the open discussion page. Thank you in advance.

Fair Haven will be hosting Wounded Warriors on June 17th and 18th out of Anchor Resort and Marina. It is run through the All Aboard Fair Haven Fishing Association. This year Fair Haven is anticipating 24 combat wounded veterans to participate. The veterans coming this year will arrive Friday evening and be escorted through town at 6:00PM in honor of their service to the American Legion for a family style dinner. Local businesses are playing a big part in this effort with donated facilities, rooms, and cabins for them to stay in and helping to supply meals throughout the event. Turtle Cove is hosting the captains' dinner for the captains of the boats to plan for the next day and share information to help ensure success for all involved. Friday evening the veterans are able to wet a line, cook marshmallows, and relax at Anchor until they retire for the night. On Saturday they are greeted by the captains prior to 5:30 and depart for a day on the water by 6:00AM to try to hook a "big" one. Breakfast is donated by local establishments and some of Fair Havens home bakeries (like grandma used to make). Upon returning to Anchor they are thanked for all they have done and given in service to the country and protection of our freedoms here at home as well as treated to a pig roast and picnic. We need your help / what you can do. If you will be in Fair Haven Friday evening try to make it to the parade through town on Main Street to show support for these soldiers. If you are going to be fishing out of FH on Saturday you can be a real asset tot he success of the day for these folks and help put additional fish on the lines by sharing any information that is giving you success that day. If you happen to get a program working (speed, depth, direction, color, etc...) please share it on channel 72. Last year we had people help out and it made a tremendous difference for some of us and the success rate on the water that morning resulting in many more smiles. If you are thinking about heading to FH to fish this would be that other reason to do so. We will be out with the veterans from 6 - noon'ish. If you are not able to fish on Saturday, but want to help out in an additonal way, money is needed to secure additional rooms and gifts of appreciation for these veterans who have served us all. Any checks can be made out to AllAboard FHFA (just as it is typed without a space) and dropped off at Screwy Louies Sportshop or Anchor Marina and Resort, or mailed to: AllAboard Fair Haven Fishing Association PO Box 566 Fair Haven NY 13064 Thank You wounded warriors on letterhead 2016.pdf

Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Very nice We started to see hooks around bait finally Things should continue to improve Best of luck Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Here are some other pictures from this weekend. There are quite a few more with descriptions on the Fair Haven All Aboard facebook page and the Fair Haven Fishing Association facebook page. There were a total of 15 boats that participated over the 2 days and another that was ready to go, but unfortunately had an engine issue. All of these pictures were taken at Anchor Resort and Marina. Again there were a lot of people and businesses involved in this effort and Alan will be listing them in the local Fair Haven paper with an article about the past weekend.

If you have any pictures from this past weekend's event, please post as well.

Thank you to everyone who made this past weekend a success. The weather was good, the fishing was tough but everyone returned with smiles and experiences that they would not have had without all of you, and on Sunday the "special" kids had a lot of fun on the bay. First Fish Award went to Captain Werner and Crew of Popeye Largest Brown Trout went to Captain Aaron Dingy and Crew of Playin Hookey Largest Salmon award went to Captain Ed Derry and Crew of Landing Craft I will be posting some pictures as I get them so that others can see what went on this past weekend. We are already planning for next year (2016) June 17,18, and 19.

awesome fish and video

We just received word that 42 veterans are signed up to come to FH this Friday and Saturday. We presently have 15 boats signed up to help out with this effort. See the above post for how you can help out with this community thank you to those who have given so much for us all. Attached please find an itinerary for the two days with the veterans. Itinerary for those involved with the Fair Haven WW effort hosted.pdf

We just got word that Fair Haven will be hosting over thirty veterans this coming weekend. A big thank you to all who are helping make this experience a success. Now say a few extra prayers that the weather is good and the fish are biting.

If every kid had good parents like this what a difference it would make - nice job Dad, she will be your forever little girl and by the looks of it fishing partner as well. Congratulations! :yes: :yes:

Fair Haven is hosting special needs kids on Sunday morning to try to catch fish while drowning some worms in the bay. If you happen to see some of these boats with kids on board feel free to give some toots of the horns and big waves. For almost all of them it will be their first experience on a boat and for others the first time they have held a fishing pole.

Come join us on the water and help put fish on the lines for these men and women. If you are fishing out of Fair Haven and happen to come into a program that is working for you (color, speed, depth, direction etc...) give a shout out on channel 72 and you may put some extra smiles on the faces of Fair Haven's honored guests. Last year fellow fishermen who did not have veterans on their boats shared information that made some extra rods wiggle and created more smiles. Our Veterans will be on the water from approximately 6:00AM through Noon.

A small parade honoring the veterans who are attending this years Wounded Warrior Project out of Fair Haven will occur through the village at or near 6:00PM. If you are in the area please come out and show your support.

Fair Haven will be hosting Wounded Warriors and Special Needs kids on June 19th through the 21st out of Anchor Resort and Marina. It is run through the All Aboard Fair Haven Fishing Association and has grown over the years. This year Fair Haven is anticipating 24 - 30 veterans and another 24 - 30 kids. The veterans coming this year range from recent wounded enlisties to a possible World War II Veteran. They will be arriving Friday and there will be a village parade honoring them at 6:00PM. Local businesses are playing a big part in this effort with donated facilities, rooms, and cabins for them to stay in and helping to supply meals. This is a true community effort (near and far - donations from as far away as a fire company in Ogdensburg NJ, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire) and everyone is trying to give what they can to make it another special event. The veterans arrive Friday and are able to fish off of the docks at Anchor Marina and relax by the water for the afternoon. Then at 6:00 the local fire station crew, Veterans, Freedom Riders, Car Club, and Captains proceed through the town to the American Legion where the guests of honor are treated to a full dinner. They then head back to Anchor to hang out, fish, cook marshmallows, etc... until they retire for the evening. On Saturday they meet at Anchor for a breakfast donated by stores and establishments in town and are given a goody tray for the boat. They are then broken up into small groups of 2-3 and will spend the morning with various captains who are donating their time and boats trying to hook into a "big" one. Upon returning to Anchor they are treated to a chicken barbeque and are publicly thanked for all that they have done and are presented with gifts of appreciation before they depart from Fair Haven. On Sunday morning a group of children from various organizations come to Fair Haven and meet at Anchor for some light snacks before heading out on the bay to drown some worms in hopes of having their rods wiggle. For many of these kids it is their first time on a boat and holding a rod in their hands. After a few hours of fishing on the bay they return to Anchor and are treated to a kids barbeque. Each kid is able to take their rod home with them in hopes that they use them again. We need your help / what you can do. If you will be in Fair Haven Friday evening try to make it to Main Street for the parade at 6:00PM. If you are going to be fishing out of Fair Haven on Saturday you can help put additional fish in the boats for these veterans. If you happen to get a program working (speed, direction, color, depth etc..) please share it on the radio, channel 72. Last year we had people help out with information and it resulted in more rods wiggling and more smiles on the boats. If you are thinking about heading to FH to fish this would be that other reason to do so. We will be out with the veterans from 6 to noon. If you are not going to be able to fish on Saturday or want to help out in an additional way, money is needed to secure additional rooms and gifts of appreciation for these veterans who have served us all, as well as enough rods for each of the kids to use and take home. Any checks can be made out to AllAboard FHFA (just as it is typed without a space) and dropped off at Anchor Resort and Marina or Screwy Louies Sportshop or mailed to: AllAboard Fair Haven Fishing Association PO Box 566 Fair Haven NY 13064 Thank you in advance for your support of this effort and thanks to Alan Avrich and Cindy Borozny for their efforts organizing this event.

Registration can be done at Screwy Louies Sportshop. The overview of this tournament is that it is a two day tournament with the weight of three fish caught and weighed in over the two days equaling a team's score. This is an in and out of Fair Haven tournament. Screwy Louies can be reached at 315-947-6348. If you have questions about the tournament or rules please call 315-709-9958.