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Lampton Conservation Writer of the Year award. He serves as a fishing

consultant to national conservation groups.

Tom Keer
Award-winning outdoor writer Tom Keer has published thousands of
freelance works in print magazines, newspapers, digital publications, and
blogs. He has won more than thirty awards for his features, columns, and

blogs from the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), the
Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA), and the New England
Outdoor Writers of America (NEOWA). He is a member of the board for
both OWAA and NEOWA. More recently, Tom has edited magazines
such as USA Today Hunt and Fish. He is the author of The Fly Fisher’s

Guide to the New England Coast. He lives with his family and English
setters on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Steve Pennaz
A resident of Independence, Minnesota, Steve has spent thirty years in
the sportfishing industry where he has inspired, educated, and
entertained millions of people through print, social media, and the

airwaves. Steve got his start in 1988 as the executive director of the
North American Fishing Club. He served more than fifteen years as an
editor for the North American Fisherman magazine, served as a board
member of conservation groups such as Wildlife Forever, and is a
freelance writer contributing to some of the most prestigious outdoor-

industry magazines, including In-Fisherman, Bassmaster, and Outdoor
Life, as well an award-winning television host. In March 2017, Steve was
inducted into The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, the headquarters for
education, recognition, and promotion of freshwater sportfishing based in
Hayward, Wisconsin.