OCTOBER 27, 2012
The El Paso Water Utility Company is sponsoring a Fishing Derby for the United Way Foundation. The Derby will begin at 7:00 am in the Socorro treatment plant and will end by 2:00pm. The entry fee is $8.00 dollars per rod. Anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish species, to include white bass and largemouth bass.
NOVEMBER 17, 2012
The El Paso Water Utility Company is tentatively sponsoring a Fishing derby at their water treatment plant in Socorro. The El Paso Water Utility Company will be releasing the water from their ponds, but is yet unknown as to wether they will do it in phases and if the derby will take place between water release phases or after the final water release. Anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish species, to include white bass and largemouth bass. We are looking into gathering more details and our postings will become current as the details become available.
NOVEMBER 06, 2012
A much awaited telephone call was placed today at approximately 4:20pm to Mr. Fernando (Fernie) Rico. His name appears as the contact person in the flyers that were given out prior to and during the sponsored fishing derby for the United Way on October 27 of last month. When asked about another upcoming fishing derby three weeks following the October 27 event, he responded by saying that the treatment plant was done for the year. "We sponsor the United Way every year at about the same time, and we have another fishing derby either in April or May of the following year. Who we sponsor depends on who is selected for that period of time." At my urging, he continued by providing me with the name of the Vice-President of Communications along with a telephone number and who according to him is the person in charge of selections for sponsorships. Armed with this information, Bass El Paso will be working diligently in the near future in an effort to secure a place come this following April or May of 2013. If we are successful, it may be the beginning of our annual bass tournament and fund raiser at the same time. We ask all of our members, friends, and viewers who frequent this site to keep a close watch for additional developments as they occur.