Football Game Winners
Superbowl: Chuck Mullaney, Earl Prather,Sr., John Bunch, Clarence Webber
Rob's World
If you missed the January Dinner Meeting. you missed an excellent dinner at the Cracked Claw. In fact, everyone was treated to FREE door prize tickets & the chapter gave away over $600 worth of prizes. It pays to come to the meetings.
Set of Rod Riggers valued at $125 - Chuck Mullaney's wife. Raytheon VHF Radio worth $215 - Walt Shaw. Shimano Catala Rod & Reel Combo worth $160 - ???? Maureen Appleby won the President's Award for her hard work & dedication with the newsletter, website, dinner & secretary
duties. She received a Boaters World Gift Certificate for $100.00. Brian Leuters won the 50/50 and walked away with $133.00.
Flounder Tournament
is scheduled for April 23-25 (3 day event ) .Cost is $40 per boat & we'll have discounted rooms at the Sea Hawk Motel. Sign-Up & details will be available at the meeting.
Chapter Spring Tournament
will be out of Solomon's Island this year. It will be a 3-day event May 14-16. We have discounted rooms ($70) & slips available at the Comfort Inn & Beacon Marina. Sign-Up & contact information will be available at the meeting. Early entry is $50 for the chapter tournament.
Next Spring -2005 we are considering a trip in March to trailer our boats to West Palm Beach for a week of fishing & fun. Preliminary cost for the motel & marina will be just under $1000 for 7 nights It's a great location, 2 min. from the inlet & the fishing
is right on the beach. There is plenty to do besides fishing, so everyone is welcome, as we may do some day trips to other inlets up & down the coast. We'll have a sign-up sheet at the next meeting & then do mini-meeting on another night to work out the details. The plan
is to get an extra boat trip in before we start boating here & then you don't need to rewinterize when you get back. |
Chincoteague Island, VA
Fishing Report by Charlie Koski
The cold has set in here on the island & most everyone has been hunting. Being here on the Atlantic Flyway, we get to see a lot of different species of wildfowl, which brings to thought, cast & blast. This has become a great pastime
in the sportsman's things to do. Spend the morning hunting & afternoon or after your limit go fishing or vice-versa. Just a thought! There are stripers being caught on trolling stretch's out off the beaches along the coast. I hear it has been great fishing between Wachapreague
& Quinby. The Coastal season lasts 'til the end of March with both fish over 28".
Some good news has been relayed to the Chincoteague Island Charter Assoc. on flounder regulations. From the meetings it is being said that the size will be 16.5" with a 5 fish bag limit. This reduction is due to the low catch records of Summer flounder in VA. especially on
the seaside.
The bayside did exceptionally well on flounder especially off of Kiptopeake & Cape Charles. We are keeping our fingers crossed & hope this talk turns to pen when the meetings on final regulations are held this month.
Frederick Chapter Yearbook
Wayne Smith, our photographer, requests 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.
MSSA Lifetime Memberships
are 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.
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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
Feb 7-15: Eastern Outdoors Show, Harrisburg, PA
Feb 6-8: MSSA Convention, Ocean City, Md
Feb 13-15: Seaside Boat Show Ocean City, Maryland
Feb 14-15: Pasadena Sportfishing Flea Market Earleigh Heights Fire Co.on Rt.2
Feb 15: Dorchester Chapter. Flea Market Cambridge American Legion Rt 50
March 6-7: Salisbury Sportfishing Show
March 12-14: Atlantic City Boat Show
March 13: Annapolis Offshore Rigging Seminar & Flea Market NEW LOCATION at American Legion
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. 27. We fished outside the inlet 1-3 miles off the beach in 30-50 ft. of water and caught many rock fish 26-39" long. The weather was sunny, cold and wind was SW at
5-10. Crabby caught two Tom Musser caught one, Charlie Appleby caught five and Wayne Smith caught three.
On Monday we went to Oregan Inlet to fish and everyone limited out within an hour. We fished 1-3 miles off the beach, in 35-50 feet of water about 8-10 miles south of the inlet. Tom Musser caught a 47- 48 inch Rockfish and limited out. Crabby limited out with rockfish 36-39
inch long. Charlie & Mo Appleby and Steve Scheltel limited out with six big rockfish 34-38" long. If you had a line in the water, you had a fish on.
Crabby, Jim Stephens, Marty Russell, and Rick Thompson are headed to Islamorada in the Florida Keys to fish for sailfish.
If interested in winter rock fishing in VA. Beach at Rudee Inlet in February or March, call Crabby for details at 301-253-9806 |