Nomad Adventures OKFC'09 donates to HHOA

Thanks again to everyone who participated, organized, sponsored or contributed in any way to last year's kayak fishing tournament in Haliburton. It was a very successful tournament and we were able to give a considerable donation to our charity, the Haliburton Highlands Outdoor Association.
HHOA is the local hatchery for the area and also supplies stocking fish(trout-walleye) to various other regional programs in Ontario. We were able to raise just over $925 for a first year event!! Anyone who has ever been involved in charity events knows that is a sizable donation for a 1st year event, and is a true indicator to the success of the tourney.




If you ever have a chance while in the Haliburton area, please stop by and take a free tour to see the hatchery. They have some pretty impressive going on there! HHOA raises several breeds of Lake Trout that are unique to the area - Silver, Haliburton Gold, another which name escapes me. A couple of these breeds are specific to the types of glacial kettle lakes in the area and are thought to be the oldest breeds of lake trout known. Many of the regions lakes have some sustaining populations of these Lake Trout, but HHOA is there to ensure the future of the species.
You can also see brook trout, rainbow trout and sometimes walleye populations being reared at this facility.

We hope to carry over this success into all of our 2010 events, OKFS and River Smallies.