President's Message
by Rick Thompson
 

What a great start to our fishing season. We had two every good tournaments in both weather & results.

The Rockfish Tournament had 29 boats entered. The Flounder Tournament had 19 boats. I think that's a real nice turnout, and everyone that attended had a good time on the water. The dinner at Solomons Maryland had over 80 members enjoy a good, cheap $ 3.00 dinner of chicken & barbecue, just one of the extra's we do for our members. I hope anyone that couldn't be there this year will be able to fish with us next year. A lot of big fish were caught & a lot were released that fell in the slot limit. All the fish I saw were in good shape with no signs of problems or disease. Lets hope it stays that way throughout the year.

Our June meeting should have plenty of good fish stories to talk about now that lots of us have been out fishing again. We have a new trip planed for Sept 8th out of Indian River Inlet for some Sea Bass fishing. We are going to hire a charter bus to take care of the driving which will make it a really good time for all. There'll be room on the boat & the bus for only 45 members, we'll start taking deposits at the June meeting on a first come basis. The cost will be between $115-$125 to cover a full day of fishing & transport. We're going to meet at the park & ride in Mt. Airy Maryland at around 3:30am returning between 6-7 pm. This is a trip lot a lot of members have shown interest in & will be the 1st time we put something like this together. If anyone has any other fishing trips in mind that they would like to see the club do, please let us know, we are always looking for ideas that will make our club even better.

Please try to come to the June meeting, we will be doing the Rockfish and Flounder Tournament Awards & we will be voting to see who gets the horse's ass award from one of these tournaments. Hope to see you all there.

Chapter Raffle
This is our only fundraiser of the year. We need your help. We will be giving away a Premium Carnival 5 Night Cruise for 2. For every 10 tickets you sell you will get 1 free ticket for yourself. You'll receive your ticket when you turn your sold ones in. They will be available at the meetings or stop by & see Bob Pellicot at Shockley Honda. The drawing will be August 8th at our meeting. The cost is $10 each. We would like to thank Gordon Jernigan for donating the printing costs of the tickets.

Next Meeting

June 13, 2007

Food Service: starts at 6:15 pm

Menu:
Chicken wings, fries, applesauce, dessert, coffee & iced-T, price $6.

Meeting: starts at 7:00 pm

Speaker: We are excited to
have Lenny Rudow, a nationally recognized offshore fishing expert/writer to speak regarding trolling & chunking tactics for our bluewater enthusiasts. Lenny will provide many tips regarding the areas we fish & will give us an insight on many of the hot spots we need to know about. He has written several informative books that provide tips & tactics, as well as, his many years of offshore fishing excursions. He will have copies of his books available to purchase. He'll be happy to answer any questions we may have regarding offshore fishing. Lenny will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding his expertise and knowledge.

Vendor:
Ken Lahr, owner of Reel Draggin' Tackle will be our vendor. Ken will have a wide variety of the new HOT lures and tackle for this year. He will have everything you need to get ready for the offshore season. Ken's tackle is some of the best in the area and he has come highly recommended by many of the MSSA chapter's. He does most of his business over the Internet and will ship anywhere in the USA. Visit his website to see his products at reeldraggintackle.com.

These two guys should provide us with a real exciting meeting, so come on out, we'll see ya there!

Last Month's Raffle Winners:
Fred Keene:
Ray Marine Fixed Mount VHF
John Chirgott: Pliers
Coy Lanning:
Offshore Lure Bag filled with lures
Charlie Appleby: Lure Rack
Lee Fritz: Rod & reel cleaner

50/50: Bob Pellicot $62

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Up Coming Events
Oct 6-13: Hatteras King Tournament

Tournaments:
June 22-24: Tunament Chincoteague & Wachapreague, OC
July 15-16: Chapter Tuna Tournament
Aug 17-19: MARVA Offshore OC,
Chincoteague & Wachapreague
Oct 6-13: Hatteras King Tournament

Kids and Fishing:
Have you taken a child fishing lately? Did you know that every Frederick Chapter Tournament has a child's division? Did you know that there are special prizes reserved for children? If you took a child fishing, take a picture of the trophy & get a copy to us for publication. Ed Sousa is working on a children's fishing classic. Please see Ed if you have any ideas for the event.

RENEW YOUR FISHING
LICENSES

2007 NMFS Migratory Species Permit: OFFSHORE:
All migratory species permits expire in May. Remember to purchase your 2007 permit. The "permit shop" can be found at:
www.hmspermits.gov or
www.nmfspermits.com
Permits for 2007 cost $22.00.

State of Maryland:
All DNR Maryland permits expired on December 31. You may purchase online at wildlifelicense.com/md/
Resident License: $9.00 allows a Maryland resident to fish in the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries from January 1 through December 31. Consolidated Bay Sport Boat License is $40.00 and allows everyone on board your boat to fish.

Attention Members
Got stuff to sell? Bring it to the meeting as we have a tables that you can use at every meeting. Feel free to bring your stuff anytime and it's free to our members.