National Professional Anglers Association

The npaa continues to support member volunteers who donate their time and knowledge to teach Anglers of all ages, but especially young Anglers how to fish. The npaa continued support for in person angling educational events in 2023 utilizing a grant from the future angler foundation that supplies rods and reels and t-shirts to hand out to youth attendees at these popular events. The npaa annual conference continues to be a key event for the association and was scheduled in 2022 to be held in fort myers, fl on january 6-8th, 2023. This event include educational seminars that give npaa members the skills and information they need to run successful angling related businesses. The npaa is actively involved in advocating for responsible use of our aquatic resources on a National basis. The president of the npaa is a member of the american sportfishing association's government affairs committee. He also attended virtual meetings the government affairs spring meeting on april 19-21st, 2023 in alexandria, va. their efforts help maintain interest in angling and a direct conduit for state and federal agencies to learn about the needs of the nearly 55 million Anglers in the united states.