President's Message
by Rick Thompson
 

I hope everyone has a great Holiday season and a safe one also. It has been a tuff year of fishing for most of us. The wind offshore has been the worst I have ever seen and has stopped me from going on several trips to N.C.

The Rockfish have been showing up in Va. Beach and at Oregan Inlet Bridge just in the last week. You should do yourself a favor and try to get a day or two at Va. Beach out of Rudee Inlet. When you see thousands of birds working over a big school of large Rockfish, it's a sight you won't ever forget. It is one of the easiest trips to make even if the wind is blowing. You are fishing so close to shore the water is never too rough to get out and enjoy a really great day of fishing.

Our December meeting is next Wed the Dec 12th. We hope everyone can make it. Dinner is our treat-it's FREE. Please bring all the fishing gear you don't like or don't use. Someone else in the club might be able to put it to good use. Swap it or sell it cheap. I will have the rest of Marty's tackle for sale, there are still a lot of lead sinkers to sell real cheap.

Bring your pictures from this year of fishing also; we want to more posted on the web. I also expect some more stories about the ones that got away.

This is the last meeting to get Dinner tickets for our January dinner/dance on the 11th at Dutch's Daughter we only have 100 tickets so don't wait to get yours. There will be no tickets sold at the door the night of the dinner.

I wish you all well and hope you have enjoyed our meetings this year. We all need to personally thank Rob Pellicot for all the work he does for this club and our trips, without his support and efforts this club would not be what it is today- Thanks to you all for your help- Rick

Next Meeting

December 12, 2007

Food Service: starts at 6:15 pm

Menu: Free Food Night.
That's right we are paying for dinner so come hungry. It will be hamburgers & hot dogs also with crab soup, potato salad, dessert & drink.

Meeting: starts at 7:00 pm
Members Swap Meet. Make sure to bring anything you want to sell to the December meeting. We will also discuss & have the 2008 Calendar of Events. It will be the last meeting to also get your tickets for the January Dinner at Dutch's Daughter.

Speaker:
This month we have decided to have an open forum for all our members to mingle and talk about their fishing year. Anyone interested in sharing their stories (lies, fish tales) are welcome to take a few minutes and tell everyone what they caught, how they caught and where it was caught. Rob Pellicott will be showing us all how to tie King rigs for next years Carolina trip, so tale note as he will have a great demonstration.

Vendor:
Instead of having a vendor this month we would like to welcome everyone to bring out their excess or used equipment to sell. Tables will be available for those who choose to do so.

Last Month's Raffle Winners:
not reported

50/50: not reported

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Up Coming Events

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
Feb 09: Tri State Flea Market
Feb 09: Atlantic City Boat Show.

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.