Tripletail Classic Coming Up

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — The Third Annual Tripletail Classic Tournament is being held on June 11 at 7 a.m. at the Weeks Bay Reserve Tonsmeire Resource Center in Fairhope. Hosted by the Eastern Shore Fly Fishers, the fundraising tournament uses a “catch, tag, photo, release” format targeting only the Atlantic tripletail. Participants use dart tagging kits and the Fishing Chaos app to log and submit their catches. Additionally, several local conservation groups will be at the center on June 11 from 4:30-8 p.m. The Eastern Shore Fly Fishers are partnering with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to conduct the tournament, which is to see a significant quantity of fish tagged and released for research, as well as fund both organizations’ conservation and educational outreach programs.