(Photo of Lawrence and Maestro with 24” Rainbow Trout) Introduction: Opening up the sport of fishing to people with vision loss is the goal of the Blind Fishing Boat initiative, and 2010 has by far achieved more than any previous year since taking my love for the sport public in 2007.

For the past three years organizers of the “north Carolina Visually Impaired Persons Fishing Tournament” have included a national-level competition, in addition to the tournament for North Carolina residents.  2010 competitors in the national event represented over nine different north-east

Maestro and I arrived at the Lake Joseph Centre located just south of Perry Sound Ontario late in the afternoon on Sunday July 11 after being on the road for nine hours.  The Lake Joe Centre was constructed in 1961 to provide residents of Ontario living with vision loss a place to network and

2010 Tournament Results to Date I’ve fished three tournaments so far and the Bass season hasn’t even begun.  Started with the annual Blind Anglers International Tournament which I fished on my own using my 12-foot Blind Fishing Porta-Bote.  Warmer water temps than usual meant most of the

Each year when this Pike / Walleye tournament for fishers with vision loss comes up, it’s always a question about which technology I should show-case.  Well, this year mother nature narrowed the options by lowering the water levels to the point that launching my 20-foot power cat was a

Five days and a total of 48 hours of exhibiting to an estimated average total crowd of 120,000 made for an exhausting show.  Add to the mix 30-minute presentations on the Super Dog stage and the prominent location of my exhibit space and there was little opportunity to sit down.  I was able