President's
Message
by Dave Griffin
Now that I'm officially
married my fishing days will really be numbered. I know
some of you will say, I thought they already were since
I only fished the Spring Tournament. I was so rusty I
enlisted Crabby's help to get the skunk out of the box.
Anyway I've asked permission to continue my fishing addiction
and she said she will let me know, so stay tuned. I will
miss the Tunament, darn the honeymoon thing but I should
be back in action for the Chapter Tuna Tournament, I hope.
Well the offshore season is starting off with a bang,
they have had the best shark season in recent memory with
people catching multiple makos in 1 trip. Did I mention
I did not even get offshore yet and probably won't until
July. Oh well till death due us part. The yellowfin and
bluefin tuna along with dolphin are offshore and reports
even indicate they have caught these at the Parking Lot.
It starting out as a fantastic season and hopefully it
will continue well into the fall. I will still guarantee
excellent weather for all of our events and as I still
here watching the couples on the nude beach I feel I can't
go wrong with that prediction.Tight butt, I mean tight
lines and following seas.
See you at the meeting.
Dave Griffin
Tunament Results
Mark Blye on Catch 22 & crew came in 2nd place
in Division 1 with a 72.5lb bluefin worth $446.25 &
won another $122 for 3rd place in the $50 Calcutta with
a combined 2 fish total of 113lbs. His geriatric crew
of LeRoy Fleming, Jay Betts & Chuck Mullaney were
given adequate doses of Ensure Energy Drink to make sure
they lasted thru the weekend. Actually they had some nice
fish & despite losing 1 day of fishing to a spun prop
they were able to beat the odds & end " in the
money." Great job guys. Mark also won the Frederick
Calcutta worth $300.
John Travers (AKA) Crabby won the dolphin division
with a 19.1 lb fish. He received $980 for his efforts.
His crew consisted of Jim Stevens, Todd (the Cook) Houser
& Tony Tolbard.
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Next
Meeting
July 14th
2004:
New Meeting Place:
At the Thurmont Conservation
& Sportsman Club
Menu: Food will be
available starting at 6:30pm, so come early.
Speaker:
Ed (ET) Norris
our very own chapter member & professional firefighter
will be providing a list of items for a "make your
own" First Aid kit for the bay and another for offshore.
Last Month's
Raffle Winners
Chuck Mullaney: 50/50 $114
Kris Hafer: Fighting Belt
Chuck England: Boat Soap
Philipe: Gaff
Matt Lacey: Bag
Special prizes: from Tom Musser for Philipe:
Tape Measure
Fish ID chart with picture of an American Shad
Map of the Chesapeake Bay
Extra Gas money envelop.
News
Letter Update
The Frederick
Chapter Newsletter is now available on the internet at
http://www.mssafrederick.com
To receive the newsletter by email, A valid email address
is required. We will no longer mail hard copys of the
monthly newsletter except by special request. To get on
the "mail to only list", contact the MSSA
Secretary or see me at a meeting.
Newsletter
Items: for August
are due July 22, 2004
Send to:
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Chapter Officer's
MSSA Frederick
President: Dave Griffin
Work: 301-473-7133
Fax: 301-473-7136
Vice President: Rob
Pellicot
Home: 301-662-5360
Work: 301-696-7851
Secretary: Maureen
Appleby
Home: 301-253-0539
Treasurer: Bob Pellicot
Home: 301-473-8506
Membership: Ken Wheeler
Home: 301-898-1034
Legislative Rep: Bill
Johnson
Phone: 301-663-4802 or
410-326-1891
Photographer: Wayne
Smith
Phone: 410-876-6006
Cell: 443-277-5544
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Directions To
Meeting
From Frederick: Take
take 15 N for 7.5 miles (from intersection of Rt. 340
& Rt.15). Turn right onto Old Frederick Rd. &
go 4.3 miles. Turn right onto Hunt Club Rd. (Large sign
for the club). Stay on Hunt Club Rd for 1 mile (many curves).
Bear right & go around swimming pool to the clubhouse.
Entrance is in the front. Approx. 10 miles from intersection
of Rt. 15 & Rt. 340.
MSSA
Frederick Chapter 22 at
Thurmont Conservation & Sportsman Club
11617 Hunt Club Rd.
Thurmont, MD |
