Fishin musicians to serious shark wranglers hit the cement pools at Fred Hall Del Mar Show March 24 to 27...
For 37 years, the Fred Hall Del Mar Show has been providing outdoor enthusiasts and their families a full day’s worth of outdoor recreation entertainment, showcasing the latest in fishing, boating, camping, hunting and outdoor gear and activities. This year’s Fred Hall Del Mar Show -- March 24-27 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds -- will offer more to see and do than ever before -- and its schedule of expert seminars, attractions and fun activities offers something for everyone.
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| Nearly 200 Seminars Planned -- Sport anglers can attend numerous informative seminars presented by well-known fishing experts at the Fred Hall Del Mar Show, March 24-27. |
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The Kids Fish Free Trout Pond has been a favorite attraction at a Fred Hall Show for more than six decades -- and this year, it is sponsored by the Auto Club of Southern California and supported by Shakespeare. The bite will be “wide open,” and kids can catch and release or store their fish in a refrigerator until it’s time to leave.
In addition, Triton Boats will once again sponsor its popular Freshwater Mobile Aquarium and Saltwater Tank.
The Dodge Dock Dogs are also returning to the show for another year. Show-goers can bring their dogs to the show and have them participate in the Dodge Dock Dog competitions. The dog and one dog handler get into the show free, if they are participating in the contest. The “Big Air” dog jumping event is always a show highlight.
The show’s Great American Duck Races are another big crowd pleaser, especially for families. The bleachers are always full, and it is usually “standing room only” for these duck races, where kids are the ”jockeys.”
The Costa Sporting Chef Cafe -- featuring TV personality “the Sporting Chef” Scott Leysath and recording artist Gary Shiebler -- will also be a popular hangout at the Fred Hall Del Mar Show. Shiebler will sing and play guitar while Leysath will cook fish and game, letting everyone enjoy a sample.
There will be many opportunities for show-goers to win prizes.
Stop by any boat dealer’s exhibit and sign up to win a seven-day deluxe houseboat trip on the 59-foot Discovery XL Platinum, valued at more than $8,500, from Lake Powell Resorts and marinas. The winner will be selected at the conclusion of the show.
At the Friends of Rollo-We Take Kids Fishing Program booth, for a $10 raffle ticket investment, you could win a Davis Boats 25-foot Bahia sportfisher, a 2011 Ford F150 pickup truck or $25,000. Other prizes include a $2,000 Fisherman’s Landing gift card, an Alaska fishing trip for two at Sure-Strike Lodge, a Rancho Leonoro Resort vacation for two on Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, $2,000 worth of custom jewelry from Jon Petty Goldsmith, a Hawaii vacation for two from Cass Tours, a $2,000 certificate for Dana Landing Market and Fuel Dock and a $2,000 gift certificate toward a Royal Polaris fishing trip.
At The Log/FishRap booth, you can sign up for a free digital subscription and e-newsletter to be automatically entered in FishRap’s Goodies & Gadgets Giveaway drawing. Prizes include a Malibu Sierra 10 kayak, a Saltiga lever-drag reel and boat jig rod from Daiwa, Sebile Magic Swimmer fishing lures, Penn/Ugly Stik combos, Pelagic apparel, Maui Jim Sunglasses, Charkbait lures, P-Line squid skirts, Reaction Strike lures, t-shirts, caps and tumblers. Winners do not have to be present to claim prizes.
And show-goers looking to expand their sportfishing skills and knowledge can take part in some of the show’s numerous seminars, where question-and-answer sessions are a big part of the program.
Here’s a tentative schedule of activities and seminars:
* The Sporting Chef: 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
* Great American Duck Races: 2, 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday.
* Dodge Dock Dogs: Registration and Practice: 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday; Training Seminar: 2 p.m. Thursday; Big Air Wave: 3:30, 5 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Friday; 12:30, 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday; Speed Retrieve: 11 a.m. Saturday; Extreme Vertical: 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
* Shimano Saltwater:
Steve Carson: Five-Day Long-Range Fishing Trips -- 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Chris Jones: Using Spreader Bars -- 3:30 p.m. Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Friday, 3:30 p.m.
Captains Ron Baker and John Klein: Introduction to Multi-Day Fishing Trips -- 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday.
Corey “MC Swimbaits” Sanden: Fishing the Slug for More Calico Action -- 5 p.m. Thursday, 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Jack Dagger: King of Fling Knife Throwing -- 6 p.m. Thursday, 2:30 and 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Capt. David Bacon: Halibut, Bounce-balling and Inshore Fishing Secrets -- 3:30 p.m. Friday, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Eric Bent: Great Inshore Bass Fishing -- 5 p.m. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Jim Sammons: Launching a Kayak in the Surf -- 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
* Fin-Nor Theater:
Conway Bowman: Mako Sharks on a Fly Rod -- 1:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11:15 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Morgan Promnitz: Yellowtail from a Kayak -- 2:15 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
Jack Dagger: King of Fling Knife Throwing -- 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bill Varney: Surf Fishing with Light Tackle -- 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 12:45 p.m. Saturday.
Don Iovino, Lowrance LDS Structure Scan -- 3:45 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.
Larry Lauman, White Seabass from a Kayak -- 4:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.
Jim Sammons, Worldwide Fishing Adventures -- 5:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, noon Sunday.
John Loo, Going Coastal with a Fly Rod -- 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Capt. Jimmy Decker, No-Bait Fishing Secrets -- 6:45 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
Dave Easton, Kayak Mothership Trips -- 3 and 5:15 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
Kayak Fishing 101 -- 12:45 p.m. Sunday.
* Saltwater Tank:
Capt. Mike Gardner, Inshore Bass on Light Tackle -- 1 and 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday.
Capt. James Nelson, Fish the Bay for Halibut, Bass and More -- 2 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday
Fishing the New Shimano Waxwing -- 3 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.
Capt. David Bacon, Find the Rocks and Find the Bass -- 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Halibut, Bounce-balling, Inshore Fishing Secrets -- 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday.
Steve Carson, Teach Your Kids How to Fish -- noon Saturday and Sunday. Private Boat Trolling and Baitfishing -- 4 p.m. Sunday.
Bass Tank:
Don Iovino, Light Line Tactics for High-Pressure Lakes -- 1 and 5 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 5 p.m. Thursday, noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, noon and 4 p.m. Sunday.
Jarrett Edwards, Fishing Vertical Jigs Over Open-Water Fish -- 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.
Conway Bowman, Fly Fishing for Largemouth -- 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Greg Silks, Striped Bass -- 6 p.m. Thursday, 3 p.m. Friday, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday.
Hugh Marx, Targeting Catfish at Lake Jennings -- 1 p.m. Friday. Trout Tips at Lake Jennings -- 4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
Mark Franco, Trolling for Trout on Local Lakes -- 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. Saturday.
Check for seminar and activity schedule updates at the show, and at fredhall.com
Fred Hall Del Mar Show hours are noon-8:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $13 for adults, $12 for military and seniors, and free for children 15 and younger with a paid adult.
Buy tickets in advance at fredhall.com or in person at the door.
