by Ilene & Jeremy Wallace, Co-Publishers
Coastal Angler Magazine Palm Beach Edition has been busy this fall as we sponsored & attended some great Palm Beach County events recently.
Boynton Beach’s 8th Annual Pirate Fest & Mermaid Splash was a blast, literally as they had legitimate cannons going off that caught everyone’s attention! Pirate Fest & Mermaid Splash took over much of the downtown Boynton Beach area with multiple stages for live music and performances, tons of great local merchant booths, & numerous bars and food vendors. They did such an amazing job with the attractions, like mermaids swimming and splashing around in the Mermaid Lagoon. Our girls took pictures with the mermaids, a memory that will always put a smile on their faces. We threw axes & our 10 year old son hit the bullseye! Watching The Sky Pirates in The Wheel of Doom was terrifying and thrilling all at the same time. The Pirate Encampments were so much fun, we felt like we were at one of our favorite Disney rides. We are looking forward to sponsor & attend this event again next year, as the Boynton Beach CRA truly goes above & beyond putting this together; you can see why they get 60,000 plus attendees every year.
The following weekend Coastal Angler Magazine set up our booth at LagoonFest to celebrate the 20 mile waterway, The Lake Worth Lagoon, which took place on Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. Over 80 exhibitors were there including Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, Loggerhead Marine Life Center, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ANGARI Foundation, Manatee Lagoon, Solid Waste Authority, Florida Fishing Academy, 4Ocean, Pura Vida Divers, The Loxahatchee River Center, and many more. There were free excursions offered like a kayak clean-up tour, interactive exhibits, and an amazing Kid’s Zone sponsored by Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County. Coastal Angler Magazine was very lucky & appreciative to have two special guests with us at the event, Dr. Ray Waldner and Dr. Bri Andrassy, both Professors at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dr. Waldner demonstrated his very own unique way to rig a ballyhoo that yields a much higher catch rate for big gamefish. Dr. Andrassy brought her unbelievable sea kayak rigged for offshore fishing. Both made our booth very educational & exciting for visitors of all ages. We can’t wait to be a part of LagoonFest again next year, it was such a great way for us to connect with the Palm Beach County community & give back where we can regarding our waterways.
Lastly, the next weekend we attended our first West Palm Beach Fishing Club’s Annual Awards, BBQ, & Auction at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The West Palm Beach Fishing Club did an excellent job planning this event as there was plenty going on from the awards ceremony, live music, a silent auction comprised of such great packaged items for any fishing or boating enthusiast, a raffle that had so many desirable prizes, catered food that was extremely tasty, & to keep the little ones smiling plenty of bouncy houses for them to play on.
On a final note, we want to thank our advertisers, writers, distributors, and most importantly our readers for making 2019 such a fantastic year as the new owners of Coastal Angler Magazine of Palm Beach County.
From our family to yours, we wish you a happy, safe, and memorable holiday season.
Tight lines!
Happy Holidays!