Finally Some Recognition!
Fall fishing derby to honor Charlie the Chimp
9/12/2005
NIAGARA FALLS - Charlie the Chimp, Niagara Falls' best-known primate, is honorary chairman of the 29th annual Niagara County fall fishing derby, now known as the Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey.
The tournament opens Saturday and continues through Sept. 25.
Part of the $20 registration fee is being earmarked for the Primate Sanctuary, Charlie's home. Its owner, Carmen Presti, said there are plans to relocate the sanctuary to a 30-acre site in Wilson.
Fish caught in and around Niagara, Orleans and Erie counties are eligible for prizes. Categories are salmon, rainbow or steelhead trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, walleye and carp. Prizes of $500, $250 and $125 will be awarded for the biggest fish of each species.
On the closing night, all the first-prize winners' names will be entered in a drawing for a $2,500 grand prize.
A list of registration sites and weigh stations is available by calling (877) FALLS-US or on the Internet at www.FishOdyssey.net.
9/12/2005
NIAGARA FALLS - Charlie the Chimp, Niagara Falls' best-known primate, is honorary chairman of the 29th annual Niagara County fall fishing derby, now known as the Greater Niagara Fish Odyssey.
The tournament opens Saturday and continues through Sept. 25.
Part of the $20 registration fee is being earmarked for the Primate Sanctuary, Charlie's home. Its owner, Carmen Presti, said there are plans to relocate the sanctuary to a 30-acre site in Wilson.
Fish caught in and around Niagara, Orleans and Erie counties are eligible for prizes. Categories are salmon, rainbow or steelhead trout, brown trout, smallmouth bass, walleye and carp. Prizes of $500, $250 and $125 will be awarded for the biggest fish of each species.
On the closing night, all the first-prize winners' names will be entered in a drawing for a $2,500 grand prize.
A list of registration sites and weigh stations is available by calling (877) FALLS-US or on the Internet at www.FishOdyssey.net.
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