May 2015 Message to the
President
The entire Cape Cod Salties Fishing Club wishes successful
procedures and speedy recovery to you Jack, our president and fishing buddy. We
look forward to your come-back soon, when you will “hook ‘em up!
With warmest
regards,
Your Cape
Cod Salties
May 2015 News and Info
Early Herring
Check
Low tide at the
Bournedale Herring Run (Photo left) on April 28 saw no herring yet in the cold
waters of the Canal. However, a calm
pool at the
Paines Creek Herring Run (Photo right) shows a crowd of fish
resting before their climb to Mill Pond. It won’t be long now before the
Stripers show next. Remember to practice and promote ‘Catch and Release’ as
much as you can to help preserve the bass population.
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Please return your fish supper registrations ASAP!
The May 27, 2015
meeting is the
Annual Cod Fish Dinner
At the Yarmouth Senior
Center
$10 includes $5 for
Dinner and $5 for 50/50 Raffle per person
$5 for Dinner only
We hope you will participate
in the Raffle.
Dinner served at 6:30
PM
You must have a reservation for this dinner; walk-ins will NOT be served.
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2015
In-House Annual Fishing Derby Update
Striped Bass Length rules have
been updated. Bass can be entered
with a minimum size of 28 inches, if participating in Catch and Release.
Striped Bass length rules remain at 36” for non-Catch and Release
participation. Bill Cottle, Derby
Chairperson, also announced that an unspecified prize will be presented for the
first Derby entry submit for the season; so start fishing now! You can find the
link to the In House Derby Form here: Link to In-House Derby form
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Jig Tying
Seminar
Thanks
to Terry Tessein and Joe O’Clair for coordinating the Jig Tying Seminar on
Saturday April 18. Joe (shown here when he was handsome)
demonstrated the know-how’s for tying several different jig patterns to an enthusiastic group of about 12 Salties members. Materials, thread type, knot tying, equipment, and Jig architecture were all demonstrated.
The Parachute jig was a favorite as far as looks, and
reputation.
We also met Mike Hunter, a Salties member, at the Seminar who fabricates quality artisan jig heads, which are available by looking Mike up at a regular meeting. Thanks again Terry and Joe for the education, anecdotes, and, of course, the donuts.
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Cape Cod Salties Eleventh Annual Fluke and Sea Bass Trip
We are planning for a July 16th Fluke
Trip this year led by Ken Whiting.
This trip’s schedule and location has been documented as
a historically correct window of opportunity for landing a Doormat of
significant size, according to New England Fishing Periodicals.
A preliminary interest sheet was distributed at the
April 22nd meeting. Below is the latest information from Ken
Whiting, the trip chairman.
The 11th
Annual Fluke and Sea Bass Trip will be held on Thursday July 16, 2015, aboard
the Helen H. The 100- foot boat is docked at 137 Pleasant Street, Hyannis, Ma.
Parking is free.
The trip is
open to both members and their guests
The trip is
limited to the first 50 people who sign up.
The cost of
the trip will be $55 for members and $85 for guests. There could be a $5 fuel
surcharge. Tips and fish cleaning fees have not been included.
The boat
will leave the dock at exactly 7:00AM and return about 4:00PM
Please send
your check made out to the Cape Cod Salties to Ken Whiting 313 Bank Street,
Harwich, MA 02645-2707. Please include your phone number where he can reach you
in case of any changes.
For
additional info please call Ken Whiting at 508-430-4629.
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2015 Capt Bob Luce In House Striped
Bass Derby
Capt. Jim
Luce has offered to run a Cape Cod Salties In House Derby, members only,
for the longest striped bass caught. There will be money prizes awarded for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place. Capt. Jim’s boat the Striper, is
located in Sacuatucket Harbor in Harwichport, Ma. Fishing will take place in
Nantucket Sound in the vicinity of Monomoy Island
The derby
will consist of 6 member teams, per 6 hour trip, at the cost of $600. A $10 fee will be added per member for the
prize money. A trip tip of $120 will be
collected for each trip.
Each angler
can opt to release their catch after being measured.
Legal fish
(one 28”long min./ day) caught can be kept for consumption and for other
eligible contests. Consult other contest
rules.
The derby
will run for two weeks in June. Derby dates to be announced to those that sign
up for the derby. Derby Deadline to sign up is May 27, 2015 (Fish Dinner Night)
Three
members who catch the longest fish will receive prize monies at the July
monthly meeting.
Participants
are eligible for only one of the three available prizes.
Participants
are eligible to participate in only one trip, to keep the derby fair to
everyone involved.
Prize monies
will be awarded as follows:
1St Place 50% of total fee money received
2nd
Place 35% of total
fee money received
3rd
Place 15% of total
fee money received
Salties
member Kent Dumont will be the contact person to put teams together and
coordinate trip dates with Capt. Jim Luce.
Kent can be
reach via email at kpdumont@hotmail.com or by calling him at 508-827-4569.
Contact Kent if you are interested in participating in the derby.
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Surfcasting 101
Terry
Tessein has set up and will conduct a Surfcasting Workshop.
Note the
date is set for May 14.
The
information and agenda is below:
ON THE BEACH SEMINAR
SURFCASTING 101
MAY 14TH 5:30 PM
WEST DENNIS BEACH PARKING LOT
Discussion of the following:
Reels – spinning vs
conventional
Rods – the right rod for the
job
Line – braid vs mono
Basic Lures
What about bait
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April
Speaker – Ryan Collins
Website Developer and Cape Cod
Fisherman Ryan Collins gave a well-received presentation centered about the
exciting fishing-centric motivators that help get anglers going each spring.
Ryan reminded us about the many fishing spots available to us around the Cape,
the pursuit of early stripers and trout, the first trips to the Canal, Kayak
fishing, the first run of Bluefish, fishing the flats, and getting the power
boat in the water after its winterization.
Ryan ended his talk with an
invitation to a fund-raising breakfast for the last weekend in April. Funds
going to a children’s organization “A Baby center”, which is a Cape Cod nonprofit specializing in helping
Cape babies and families who need a little assistance. Check out his website.
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Reminder (Again) - May Cod Dinner
The May Cod Dinner will be held at
our monthly meeting on May 27th. The
reservation sheet is available on our website. This will also be the last
opportunity for the ladies to enter another ticket into our bucket for the Bob
Luce Ladies trip. The winners will be drawn at the dinner as well.
Also, you are reminded to include the event
name on any check you send in to the Salties.
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Fisherman’s Market Proposed
By Joe
O’Clair
The
Salties Fishing Club has many talented members, some producing some
unbelievable items. I have suggested, and the Board has approved, to feature
members and their wares to sell at out monthly meetings. If you tie rigs,
make sinkers, lures of any type, or have any fishing items you wish to sell or
produce (anything of interest) that the club members may be interested in, let
me feature you at one of our meetings. Send me an e-mail joseph.oclair@yahoo.com and I will set up a schedule for you. All monies
go to the vendor, and great items go to the members.
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April Workshop
By Barry
Sullivan and Randall Sherman
Terry Tessein
introduced New member Capt. Jeff Viamari of adInfluencesportfishing@gmail.com
from Yarmouth, who operates a 25 foot Parker, the “Bad Influence”, from a
trailer in order to follow the fish. His
slide show presented a
basic overview on plugs, bait, and fishing rigs that he uses and how he fishes
them for the various species of fish available around the Cape. Capt. Viamari ties all the rigs that he
uses. He went over how to tie the rigs
giving the materials including terminal tackle, knots used, length of the rig
and how the length should be modified based on bottom conditions, drift speed,
etc.
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Short Presentations at April Meeting
By Barry
Sullivan and Randall Sherman
Brian
Everett from the Town of Dennis Natural Resources Department requested
volunteers to count herring at the town’s herring runs. A signup sheet was passed around. Volunteers will be contacted for training
dates and signup for assignments. Time
commitments will
be minimal because counting intervals are only 10 minutes.
Bob
Lynch from the Center for Costal Studies made a presentation on the
Marine Animal Disentanglement
Hotline and requested support from the Salties while they are on the water to
report the entanglement of any whales or sea turtles in fishing or lobster gear
to the hotline at 1-800-900-3622 or to the Coast Guard on VHF Channel 16. Do not attempt to disentangle the gear and if
at all possible stay in visual contact with the entangled animal to direct the
disentanglement team when they arrive to the affected animal. Decals for boats with the reporting information
were made available at the meeting.
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Limited
Edition of Cape Cod Salties Suncatchers Available
The Cape Cod Salties Fishing club is
offering limited editions of its custom sun-catchers. For 2015, the colors are
Light Blue and Dark Blue. Both are being offered for $10. each. The
Sun-Catchers will be available at regular monthly meetings or by contacting Jay
Pavick at pavicks71@gmail.com.
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