2006 FOWA Excellence in Craft
Award Winners (Articles written in 2005)

Category

Place/Winner

 1 - Magazine Feature
 Judge: Bob Stearns
 Sponsor: Ande, Inc.

1st David Brown, Beat the Heat
2nd Jerry Gerardi, Micro Management
3rd Larry Larsen, They Can Hear Me Now

 2 - Newspaper Feature
 Sponsor: Triple Fish Line

1st Del Milligan, Waterfowl World
2nd Bill Sargent, Passing on the Values of Hunting
3rd David Brown, Homosassa Icon

 3 - Article Series
 Sponsor: Yamaha/Walker Agency

1st Warren Resen, Fishing Alaska
2nd Eric Johnson, Down Under Delicacies
3rd Warren Resen & Patrick Smith, A Land Remembered

 4 - Outdoor Column
 Judge: Mike Marsh
 Sponsor: Fish Harder Companies

1st Bill Lindsey
2nd Bill Lindsey
3rd Andy Hahn

 5 - Photography  
 Judge: Dusan Smetana
 Sponsor: Berkley

1st Rusty Chinnis
2nd Rusty Chinnis
3rd No Entry

 6 - Photojournalism
 Judge: Dusan Smetana
 Sponsor: Daiwa

1st Rusty Chinnis
2nd Rusty Chinnis
3rd Peggy Goldberg

 7 - Electronic Media

1st Ray Boone, Alaska Brown Bear
2nd Ray Boone, Florida Alligator
3rd Larry Larsen, Master’s Secrets to Peacock Bass Fishing

 8 - Book
 Judge: Herb Allen

1st Holly Ambrose
2nd, Sandy Friend, Hiker’s Guide to the Sunshine State
3rd, John Kumiski, How and Where to Catch Redfish in the indian River Lagoon System

 10 - How-to-Article
 Judge: Boyd Pfeiffer
 Sponsor: Mercury Marine

1st Doug Olander, 10 Ways to Lose Trophy Fish
2nd Andy Hahn, Do it with Dacron
3rd Larry Larsen, Top 10 Plastic Worm Rigs

 11 - Travel/Destination Story
 Judge: Doug Pike
 Sponsor: The Coleman Co.

1st David Brown, Destination El Salvador
2nd Doug Olander, Mexico’s Incredible Cow Town
3rd John Kumiski, Biscayne Beckons

12 - Conservation Story
 Judge: Michael S. Marsh

1st Rusty Chinnis
2nd Doug Olander
3rd Doug Olander

13 - Family Participation
 Judge: Doug Pike
 Sponsor: Woodies Rattlers

1st Doug Olander
2nd Jerry Gerardi
3rd Kelly Braden

14 - Humor
 Judge: Robert Montgomery
 Sponsor: TTI-Blakemore Fishing Group

1st Tom Johnson
2nd Doug Olander
3rd Jim Wilson

15 - Special Communications
 Judge: Robert Montgomery

1st Sandra Friend, Footprint
2nd Sandra Friend, Exploring the Florida Trail
3rd Joanne Williams, 5 brochures

16 - Website
 Sponsor: Yamaha/Walker Agency

1st Peggy Goldberg, Golden Images
2nd Sandra Friend, www.floridahikes.com
3rd Sandra Friend, www.floridatrail.org