From March 1 to March 23, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) is asking anglers to collect as many bonefish fin clip samples as possible from South Florida waters. The samples will be used for genetic analysis in support of YETI’s Bonefish Genetics Program. Whoever submits the most fin clip samples before the March 23 deadline will win a new YETI Hopper cooler with artwork by marine artist Jorge Martinez. Second place will win a YETI Roadie cooler and third place will receive a pair of Costa sunglasses. Additionally, all three winners will receive a ticket to the event and awards ceremony at BTT’s 3rd Annual George Hommell Jr. Florida Keys Habitat Fundraiser on March 31 in Islamorada, Florida.

All fin clips must be returned to Brooke Black at a drop-off location or by mail no later than March 23, 2016.

Envelope Pick-up / Drop-off Locations:
BTT Office , Miami (135 San Lorenzo Ave. Unit 860)
Fly Shop of Miami, South Miami (US1 and SW 67th Ave)
Orvis at Ocean Reef, Key Largo
BTT Office, Islamorada (MM 82, Sotheby’s building)
Florida Keys Outfitters, Islamorada (MM 81)
Marathon Bait and Tackle, Marathon (MM 37)
Sugarloaf Marina, Summerland Key (MM 17)
The Angling Company, Key West (Corner of Eaton & Simonton)

Submit by mail:
Bonefish and Tarpon Trust
P.O. Box 1327 Tavernier, FL 33070

Fin clips are easy to collect and not harmful to bonefish. The fin grows back just like a human fingernail. Just measure the fish, take the fin clip, release the fish and fill out the envelope information. All information is confidential.

See how it’s done, here:

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Tom Bie is the founder, editor, and publisher of The Drake. He started the magazine in 1998 as an annual newsprint publication based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He then moved it to Steamboat, Colorado (1999), Boulder, Colorado (2001), and San Clemente, California (2004), as he took jobs as managing editor at Paddler, Senior Editor at Skiing, and Editor-in-Chief at Powder, respectively. Tom and The Drake are now both based in Denver, Colorado, where The Drake is finally all grows up(Swingers, 1996) to a quarterly magazine.

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Tom Bie is the founder, editor, and publisher of The Drake. He started the magazine in 1998 as an annual newsprint publication based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He then moved it to Steamboat, Colorado (1999), Boulder, Colorado (2001), and San Clemente, California (2004), as he took jobs as managing editor at Paddler, Senior Editor at Skiing, and Editor-in-Chief at Powder, respectively. Tom and The Drake are now both based in Denver, Colorado, where The Drake is finally all grows up(Swingers, 1996) to a quarterly magazine.

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