Press Release

For Immediate Release

Contact: Bob Brown
Phone: (909) 937-3001
Email: bbrown@ontariocvb.com

ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER TO HOST THE FLY FISHING SHOW FOR FIRST TIME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ONTARIO, CA (MARCH 5, 2003) - The Fly Fishing Show will make its debut in Southern California at the Ontario Convention Center on March 8-9, 2003. Known across the United States as one of the top fly-fishing shows, the two-day event will feature prominent fly-fishing experts, demonstrations, classes and exhibits.

"We are very excited to host The Fly Fishing Show for the first time in Southern California. This show offers something for every level of fly fisherman, from the very experienced to those just beginning," Amita Patel, OCVB's director of sales and marketing. "Several fly-fishing professionals will be on hand to give classes, seminars and casting demonstrations."

Some of the greatest practitioners in the world are scheduled to appear at The Fly Fishing Show, including Cathy and Barry Beck, fly fishing's premier husband and wife team, A.K. Best, recognized as one of America's top fly tyers, and Ed Engle, editor for Fly Fisherman Magazine. Seminars, demonstrations and classes are scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday. Registration is required for classes; interested parties can call 1-800-420-7582 to register. Exhibitors include local, national and international fly fishing clubs, equipment vendors and fly-fishing travel destination services.

For more information on The Fly Fishing Show, including a full schedule of events, visit www.flyfishingshow.com.


For more information about Wilkin Guge Marketing, please visit www.wilkinguge.com or contact them at 651 Wharton Drive, Claremont, CA 91711, (909) 625-2225.


About the Ontario Convention Center

The Ontario Convention Center is contemporary in design and equipped with the latest in technology. The Convention Center boasts over 225,000 total square feet of exhibit, meeting and function space. An ideal venue for conventions, tradeshows, exhibits and meetings, the Convention Center provides a full range of technology services, including Wi-Fi, Internet, DS3 and video-conferencing capabilities. For more information about the Ontario Convention Center, go to www.ontariocc.com or call (909) 937-3000.

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to more than 200 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space.

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MEDIA CONTACT

Bob Brown

(909) 937-3001
pr@ontariocc.com

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