Spring Tournament
Main MSSA
The following boat numbers are winners in the early bird drawings: Free Spring Tournament Entry Boat #'s 30,43, 256 Free Fall
Tournament Entry Boat #'s 76, 35, 20, 46, 32, 108 MSSA Convention Boat #149 Depth Finder Boat #11
The MSSA has over 317 boats registered for the Spring Rockfish Tournament and 1st prize is guaranteed to be $15,000 for an entry
fee of only $175. You can still register and the last date is at the Annapolis Captain's meeting on May 14th. Help support the MSSA,
as this is our largest fund-raiser. Boater's World also gives away thousands of dollars in prizes at each captain's meeting so don't
miss it.
Frederick Chapter 5th Annual Spring
Tournament
The Frederick Chapter will have the rockfish tournament this year in conjunction with main MSSA's
Tournament May 16-18. Cost is $50/ boat until April 9th & $60/ boat from April 10th - May 7th. Detailed info & registration
at the April meeting. We'll be hosting a cookout this year Friday May 16th 6:30pm. Free for Chapter members, non members $5 donation
requested, collected with tournament entry.
I would like to thank Earl
Gamber one of our members for allowing us to use his beach house the Blue Heron for our picnic. His house is before the big yellow
house before the entrance to the marina.
Discount slips at
Breezy Pt. Marina $10/ night. Discounted motel rooms are available at Super 8 in Prince Frederick. Call 410-535-8668, tell them
you're with Frederick MSSA Fishing group.
The Jernigan Calcutta will
be $100 per boat & winner take all. Winner will be determined by length & must have official yellow copy from main tournament
or be measured by Frederick Chap. at Breezy Point. Money must be to Gordon by May 14th at Annapolis Captain's Meeting for MD MSSA. |
Chincoteague Island, VA
Fishing Report by Charlie Koski
Well the flounder season opened to NE winds and it seems it has not stopped blowing since then. I am not going to tell a fish story
here but just good ol' Eastern Shore truth. Fishing has been like a vacuum cleaner, it sucks on one end and blows out the other.
The wind has blown all but 6 days since the season opened and the fishing has really sucked. The first few days of the season the
water temps were just about right being anywhere from 52-55 degrees. The next week we were hit with a Nor' Easter that lasted the
entire week with almost 3" of rain and cold temperatures has drove the water temps down to 46--48 degrees and the Summer Flounder
are not showing like they have in the past. I hope it warms soon so I can get out there and put some fish in the freezer.
Other News by
Rob Pellicott
The Freedom to Fish act was defeated but will be brought up again next year. Just for the record the CCA did not support
us on this along with some other groups. This is for every fisherman's benefit so if you belong to CCA I would make it known you
are displeased and are no longer going to support their organization.
Another noteworthy news item comes from Trailer Boats Magazine. Bombardier the parent company of Evinrude & Johnson outboards
is supporting the Ocean Futures Society based in Southern California. The Ocean Futures Society is one of the groups promoting the
closure of hundreds of miles of fishing areas along the CA coast and beyond. Ironically Bombardier markets to fisherman as well
so make your own choice on your next outboard. If the decision is not clear enough, I will add the Bombardier is a Canadian Company
so that may explain everything.
The main MSSA is looking for a Membership Chairman and a Vice President due to the untimely passing of John Bird. John did many
things for the MSSA and will surely be missed.
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Fishing Partner Program:
Jay Betts: No
boat, retired, fish anytime 301-831-9736
Kenny Becraft: Interested
in a fill-in for tuna 410-489-7498
John Sivinski: No
boat, retired fish anytime 310-620-0993
Dick DelGiodice: No
boat, can fish most of the time. Work part-time. 301-371-4366.
Bruce Boyde: Have
boat, can fish anytime. 301-774-0495
Joe Walsh: No boat 540-822-5013
Steve O'Neil: No
boat.
301-831-7757 or 240-308-0203.
Steve Ringley: No boat, fish anytime, prefer
weekends. Some advanced noticed appreciated. Work: 301-695-4400
Tournaments
Stars & Stripers at Bay Bridge Marina May 2-4
MSSA Spring Tournament
May 16-18
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rockfish Trip to Breezy Point May
3rd |