6th Annual Cajun Catfishing Contest

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 6th Annual Cajun Catfishing Contest

It's that time of year again. The Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival and FishingAcrossTx.com are sponsoring its sixth annual Cajun Catfishing Contest. Prizes will be awarded for the largest three catfish submitted. Consolation prizes will be randomly given out by FishingAcrossTx.com via a drawing at the conclusion of the contest. Actual prizes as well as quantity of prizes will be based on donations made by local merchants.

Contest will take place on Lake Conroe and will begin on September 3rd and end on October 4th at 8am. All catfish entered must be weighed and photographed (with angler), and documented. Anglers of the three largest catfish will be awarded the three top prizes by FishingAcrossTx.com. In addition to the three largest catfish awards random anglers will be selected via a drawing and awarded consolation prizes. Every catfish submitted over five pounds will get the angler an additional entry into the random drawing. See the prize list below and keep them catfish coming.

ENTRY PROCEDURE:
Catch a catfish on Lake Conroe between September 4th and October 9th at 8am , take a picture of the catfish with the angler and record it along with the angler’s name and contact information at www.FishingAcrossTx.com via a post in a dedicated thread, which will be set up prior to the start of the contest. Or you can email the picture, weight of catfish, angler's name and angler's phone number to fishingacrosstx@gmail.com.

You must be a member of Fishing Across Texas to post pictures. If you're not already a member just join and begin having fun. The registration and logging in to post is a necessary requirement to prevent all the auto generated nefarious posts from the multitude of websites and computers connected to the net. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Contest photos will be printed and on display at the Conroe Cajun Catfishing Contest and FishingAcrossTx.com booth at the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival October 8th, 9th and 10th.

If the catfish entered into the contest is over 10 pounds it is recommended to be returned to the lake. Big catfish awards will be announced and presented on Oct 11th between noon and 3:00pm at the Conroe Cajun Catfishing Contest and FishingAcrossTx.com booth . Consolation prize winners will be drawn and presented after the big catfish awards have been announced. Winners are not required to be present to accept winnings.

CONTEST RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• To be eligible for awards angler must submit a catfish and photo to the contest;
• To be eligible for 1st place award the angler must submit a catfish photo;
• No photos entered can be altered other than resizing. This includes adding text, graphics or watermarks. Any photos with text, graphics or watermarks added will not be accepted;
• Only catfish caught legally will be allowed to be entered into the contest;
• An angler can enter as many catfish as they catch;
• Only catfish 5 pounds and larger will be accepted into the contest (each catfish entered will be another chance in the random drawing);
• All catfish 10 pounds and larger should be returned to the lake;
• All efforts must be made to keep the catfish alive, if catfish does not swim off angler must maintain catfish in an edible condition;
• All state and local boating laws must be followed.

You're cordially Invited to:

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Wine & Food Area

      A Texas taste tour of award-winning wines, foods, and Texas made products will be available at this years festival. Experience the excitement of tasting unique wines from our own Texas wineries

     Winemakers will be on-hand to sell and exhibit their wines at the festival with information about wine making in Texas. Wine lovers can explore many great Texas wines. Texas is the country’s fifth-leading wine-producing state and home to more than 60 wineries-some of the best quality wines are available for your enjoyment.

     Wine from these Texas vineyards will be available for sale by the glass or by the bottle, to enjoy on the festival grounds or to savor at home. And no need to worry if you’re not a wine expert, winemakers will tell you exactly what goes into the making of their fine products. Learning to enjoy foods and wines and pairing the two together is part of the “Taste Tour” at Conroe’s “Food & Wine Emporium”. You be able to pick out your perfect wine in no time. You are also invited to sample many other Texas cheeses, meats, and salsa with everything being made right here in Texas. So explore Texas made products, see some old friends, taste, tour, relax and enjoy an old fashioned good time.