President's Message
by Rick Thompson
 

A very tough year of fishing is coming to an end. We all hope next year will better to us out on the water.

The tuna just showed up in N. C. and I 'am sure some of us will get a shot or two at them. The rockfish should start showing up in Virginia Beach in big numbers now that the weather finally changed.

We now have our January dinner tickets they are available form Bob Pellicot , Crabby, Jerry, Fred, Walt, Gordon, and myself if you want to get yours before the meeting on 11/14 or if you miss the meeting give us a call so you don't miss out. This year is going to be a dinner/dance on Friday night January 11th again at Dutch's Daughter from 7:00 to 11:00 the cost is $30. No long speeches or awards this year, just good night out with friends and a great meal.

We have had a hard time getting some our speakers to show up and we have to live with that. Sometimes things come up at the last minute in our busy lives, and they are doing us a favor. We appreciate all of them taking their time to come talk to us. If you know anyone who you would like in invite to come speak to us please give me a call, we are always looking for new people and topics that you guys would like to hear about.

Next months meeting will be a club swap and trade event. Bring anything you don't use or need or want anymore and see if someone else could put it to good use. I will be bringing the rest of Marty's gear. I really appreciate you guys buying all the tackle you did at the last meeting.

The rest of the meeting in Dec. will be a bull-fish session, we want to hear all the fishing stories you have not told us about yet, and bring your pictures. We want more pictures from all.

The club is going to buy everyone there a free dinner, including any new folks you want to invite to join us, so show up and eat with us. I think it will be a good way to end the year and a little thank you to all of you for being part of the best salt water fishing club in the state.

Hope to see all of you next week and in Dec.

Next Meeting

November 14, 2007

Food Service: starts at 6:15 pm

Menu:
Turkey with gravy, sweet potato dish, corn, rolls, pie, iced tea & coffee.

Meeting: starts at 7:00 pm
Guys don't forget in December we'll have our own swap meet, no vendors, so make sure to bring anything you want to sell. Also Rick will have more of Marty's tackle for sale cheap.

The chapter is also going to provide you a free dinner from the fire hall. That's right, show up and we buy your dinner, sell some stuff and we'll talk about fishing and events for the upcoming year.

Jerry will also have his electric haywire twister so you can make king mackerel rigs as well.

Order MSSA Jackets at this meeting. See details on page 3, column 3.

Delaware Head Boat Trip
Nov 17th 2007
Go rock fishing with the chapter for $55 Indian River Inlet, Delaware
See Walt Shaw at the meeting to sign up & pay or call him at 301-662-4481 More Info on the Next Page.

Speaker:
Greg Bucker who runs the charter boat Miss Susie out of Solomon's Island and Ridge Maryland. Gregg is a well rounded charter captain that has been fishing the lower bay with great success for many years. From trolling for Spring trophy rockfish to live ling and bottom fishing Greg does it all. He will be speaking to us regarding trolling for fall rockfish, the rigs he uses and will give us a demonstration on the rods and reels he uses. Greg will be happy to answer any questions we may have. If you care to speak to him regarding a charter he can be reached at 301-873-1327 or by email at .
See you there! .

Vendor:
Shore to Shore Tackle is the vendor.
Greg Buckner from Miss Susie charters also has his own line of Chesapeake Bay tackle. He ties and paints his own lures which are definitely some of the finest quality on the bay. He will be bringing a variety of bucktails, jigs and the basics needed to land those big boys. So let's show Greg our support. Information about ordering or buying his tackle will be provided at the meeting.

Last Month's Raffle Winners:
Jim Bremer: VHF radio
Don Christie: Filet knife set
Bach Vu: Fighting belt
John Travers: Rod & reel cleaner
Richard Pryor: Spot light

50/50: Roger Risheo

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Up Coming Events

Nov 17: Go fishing with the chapter for on a headboat for $55. See Walt Shaw at the meeting to sign up & pay or call him at 301-662-4481
Jan 10-13: Timonium Fishing Expo- Timonium Fairgrounds
Jan 11: Dinner Meeting-Dutch's Daughter (Contact Jerry Leuters 240-427-8929)
Jan 19-20: Chesapeake Fishing & Outdoor Expo@ Showplace Arena- Upper Marlboro
Jan 23-27: Chesapeake Bay Boat Show- Baltimore Convention Center
Feb 1-3: MSSA Convention, Ocean City, Md. (Contact MSSA office 410-255-5535

Tournaments:
May 2-4: MSSA Spring Rockfish Tournament.
May 16-18: Chapter Flounder Tournament, Chincoteague, contact Dave Griffin 240-527-9441

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 $28.00.

State of Maryland:
All DNR Maryland permits expire on 12/08. 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.