January 6 to 8: Bass and Saltwater Expo, N.C. State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C.

January 12: Henry's Tackle Show, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, N.C.

January 13 and 14: Fourth Annual Cape Fear River Invitational Striper Tournament, Wilmington, N.C.

January 20 to 22: Richmond Fishing Expo, Farm Bureau Center at Meadow Event Park, Richmond, VA.

January 28: Oak Island Parks and Recreation Fishing School, Oak Island Recreation Center, Oak Island, N.C.

February 2 to 5: Raleigh Convention Center Boat Show, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, N.C.

February 18: Greenville Recreation and Parks Fishing School, River Park North, Greenville, N.C.

February 24 to 26: Central Carolina Boat and Fishing Expo, Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center, Greensboro, N.C.

March 16 to 18: Cape Fear Wildlife Expo, Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, N.C.

March 17: N.C. Sportsman Fishing School at the Cape Fear Wildlife Expo, Wilmington Convention Center, Wilmington, N.C.

April 14: Kayak Fishing Seminar and Paddle Day, John E. Pechmann Education Center, Fayetteville, N.C.

April 17:  Piedmont Coastal Anglers Club, Bass Pro Shops, Concord, N.C.

April 20 to 22: East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival, James Island Park, Charleston, S.C.

April 28 and 29: Women Anglers in Training (WAIT), Oak Island Recreation Center, Oak Island, N.C.

* I will be doing at least one kayak fishing seminar for the Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department later in the spring. We have not yet decided if this will be just a classroom session or if it will be a combination of a classroom session followed by a fishing trip. The information and date(s) will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.

When you attend a seminar given by Captain Dilsaver, expect to learn a lot of When's, Where's, What's, How's, and Why's. His knowledge is based on over 30 years of recreational fishing, 20 years of tournament fishing, and is tempered by more than 10 years of instructing fishing in various formats. Drawing from his many years of fishing the southeast coast, he will often refer to your favorite waters with knowledge that can only have come from personal experience. Don't be afraid to ask questions--he welcomes them.