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A few years back, while enjoying a cold beverage on a pier in Rockport, it hit me! How lucky are we to have this great body of saltwater bordering Texas. I am enamored by the sunsets that set over our beautiful Texas bays; I enjoy the seagulls diving down to devour remains of a freshly cleaned trout. How our bays hold life!
It became clear to me that this is what I want my kids to know and love, as well as my grandchildren. It was then that I thought about what I could do to help, in some way, to ensure that this can happen. I've often noticed those cool redfish decals on vehicles.... but never really took the time to understand what CCA was. I made it back to Austin and immediately researched the site, www.joincca.org. After a few minutes it became apparent, this is what I want to do; volunteer my time to this organization that aims to ensure conservation of marine resources.
I then attended my first general membership meeting, met fellow fisherman who also had the same passion and was able to listen to professional guides talk about fishing the Texas coast. It was then that I became hooked! Pun intended. Soon thereafter, I was asked to join the board of CCA Austin and so far, by joining our local chapter, I've been able to express myself when visiting with other members and fishermen, volunteer at some really cool events and meet some highly skilled guides, all the while spreading the word of conservation to the public.The Austin chapter has strong leadership and passion for what we are doing. They have welcomed me into the board and immediately had advice for me on how to start volunteering my time. I am lucky to have joined. I encourage current members wishing to do more volunteering to get in contact with our local chapter. If nothing else, continue to spread the word of CCA and hopefully, as a group, we can do our part to ensure we continue to have the opportunity to enjoy fishing the Texas coast for years and years to come.
It became clear to me that this is what I want my kids to know and love, as well as my grandchildren. It was then that I thought about what I could do to help, in some way, to ensure that this can happen. I've often noticed those cool redfish decals on vehicles.... but never really took the time to understand what CCA was. I made it back to Austin and immediately researched the site, www.joincca.org. After a few minutes it became apparent, this is what I want to do; volunteer my time to this organization that aims to ensure conservation of marine resources.
I then attended my first general membership meeting, met fellow fisherman who also had the same passion and was able to listen to professional guides talk about fishing the Texas coast. It was then that I became hooked! Pun intended. Soon thereafter, I was asked to join the board of CCA Austin and so far, by joining our local chapter, I've been able to express myself when visiting with other members and fishermen, volunteer at some really cool events and meet some highly skilled guides, all the while spreading the word of conservation to the public.The Austin chapter has strong leadership and passion for what we are doing. They have welcomed me into the board and immediately had advice for me on how to start volunteering my time. I am lucky to have joined. I encourage current members wishing to do more volunteering to get in contact with our local chapter. If nothing else, continue to spread the word of CCA and hopefully, as a group, we can do our part to ensure we continue to have the opportunity to enjoy fishing the Texas coast for years and years to come.