Football Game Winners
Week 15:
Carlton Lawson, Van Bibber, Stratton French. Bob Stull,
Pat Boyland
Week 16:
Jim Stephens, Bob Stull, David Hettenhouser, Buzzy Boxall,
Greg Shipley
Rob's World
MSSA Lifetime
Memberships are now available for $500, payable in
four installments; and, you will receive an MSSA Captain’s
jacket, MSSA license plate and a print suitable for framing.
Anyone that would like to get into a show for free
can do so by volunteering to work the MSSA booth for a
few hours. It’s easy & you get to meet some
new people. Please let Rob know via 301-606-1892.
Chuck Mullaney has graciously agreed to utilize
his motor home to transport approx. 10 people to the Atlantic
City Boat Show. It’s one of the best shows around
& we leave in the morning (Feb 7th) coming back that
same night. It has a full line of fishing boats with factory
reps. & a huge area of tackle & accessories. It
can take 1/2 day just to get through that. If necessary,
we can rent a van if we fill the motor home. See Rob at
the meeting to signup. The MSSA convention is also
Feb 6-8th at the Princess Royale in Ocean City. Everyone
is welcome. Discounted rooms are available. Contact main
office at 410-255-5535 to make credit card payment. See
Tidelines for additional information. We have quite a
few members that go. They always have plenty to eat &
drink in the hospitality room. Ask Walt Shaw, Maureen
& Charlie Appleby, Fred Keen or Bill Johnson to name
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Chincoteague Island, VA
Fishing Report by Charlie Koski
There are stripers
still being caught by the Black Narrows Bridge pilings
and Queen Sound Bridge pilings. I was sitting on the Black
Narrows Bridge the other day waiting for the Drawbridge
to close and two anglers in a Carolina Skiff were bringing
in a nice striper. I got to watch the whole fight. It
was a keeper and I honked to show my appreciation of watching
the battle. The fish was a nice one. It was measured and
put in the box. It's always good to see the smile of an
angler after the battle, especially when it’s a
keeper. The VA season ends Dec. 31, but the coastal waters
are still open for striper fishing. We are hunkered down
for the winter here. My boat is next to the house awaiting
the warm spring air so we can get her ready for charters
starting in April. Lets hope it is a dry one this year.
The Main Channel is being dredged from the drawbridge
to the entrance of the Chincoteague Inlet. It was needed
since Isabel shifted all the channels. Some talk of flounder
regs. at our Chincoteague Island Charter Association meeting
indicates a possibility of a lower size limit of 16.5"
and a bag limit of five fish per person. It is just speculation
at this point, and as I hear more, I will communicate
it to you in this column.
Frederick Chapter Yearbook
Wayne Smith, our photographer, would like photos of member's boats. His email is:
or bring to next meeting. A book of all of the chapter rigs will be on display at the meetings. This way we can put a name with
a boat.
For fish
pictures, complete a Fishing
Album Submittal Form
& attach picture of fish & submit to Wayne
Smith. Forms available at meetings & the website.
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Fishing Partner
Program
Jay Betts: No boat, retired, fish any time
anywhere 301-831-9736
Kenny Becraft: Interested in a fill in for
tuna 410-489-7498
John Sivinski: No boat, retired.
Can fish anytime, 310-620-0993
Bruce Boyde: Have boat.
Can fish anytime. 301-774-0495
Upcoming Events
Jan 8-11: Sportfishing Expo - Timonium Fair Ground
Jan 14: Frederick Chapter Dinner Meeting
Jan 24-Feb 1: Baltimore Boat Show
Feb 7-15: Eastern Outdoors Show, Harrisburg, PA
Feb 6-8: MSSA Convention, OC, Md
Feb 14-15: Pasadena Sportfishing Flea Market
March 6-7: Salisbury Sportfishing Show
March 21: Essex Flea Market
Tournaments
21st Annual MSSA
Spring Tournament May
14-16
Crabby’s
Winter Fishin’ Fever
We went down to Virginia
Beach to fish out of Rudee inlet on Sunday, Dec. 21. We
got out around 2 pm, outside the inlet, 1 mile off the
beach in 40 ft. of water and caught 2 rock fish 35”
long. The weather was sunny and wind was SW at 12-15.
On Monday we went 18 miles south of Rudee Inlet, 1 mile
off the beach, in 35-40 feet of water and caught 16 rockfish,
brought in 8. The water temperature was 48 degrees.
Tom Musser and his crew stayed
down Tuesday. They went 38 miles south of Rudee Inlet,
¼ mile off the beach and hit’em heavy. They
caught 12, kept 4 and even caught a couple big blues.
We stayed at the Days Inn in Virginia Beach and it was
only $25 plus tax per night.
If interested in winter rockfishing in VA. Beach at Rudee
Inlet in December or January call Crabby for details at
301-253-9806
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