June 2015 Message to
the President
Jack,
Continued warm
wishes for successful surgery and healthy
recovery.
Cape Cod Salties
June 2015 News and Info
A Tale of
Two Fishing Trips
Thursday, June 4 began with a Breaking
Tide on the Canal. This novice fished the East end starting at 4AM. Sunrise was
5:08AM. Just about day break, there was a flurry of activity of rising fish mid
canal. However, expected more activity during a highlighted tide in June on the Cape Cod Canal. Tried several lures: a Needlefish, a Bob Davies Plug, Bucktail (although
light weight), a Sebile Magic Swimmer, and a white Ronz plastic. Had one
lighthearted hit on the Sebile. Saw only two keepers while traveling on my bike
down to Sagamore Bridge.
As you can see from the picture, the morning was
beautiful and it was a treat to be out there, even though the early morning
temperature was 50 degrees. Reports indicated that the West end of the Canal
was more productive.
On the other hand, a week
earlier and at opposite ends of our ‘island’ two of the more experienced
Salties fished Provincetown. Here is their report sent in by Jack Creighton:
The
Nicholson Bros splashed at Pamet and then went to Race Pt and beyond before
finding stripers. Tons of sand eels but no macks. Finally started to pick some
shorts with lavender epoxy jigs. Then we got into some '3 footers'. Total catch
among 3 of us was about 20 fish with a 34” and 36” shown in the photo. The fog
rolled in solid with about 100yds visibility at noon so we worked our way back home with
good action and screen lit up orange just before Race Pt. Lavender epoxy ruled
the day.
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The May 27, 2015 Annual Cod Fish Dinner
The second Fish Supper of the year was another success.
Attendance was strong and the food was as good as ever. A great time was had by
all.
Congratulations to the women who were drawn as
winner participants in the Bob Luce Ladies Charter. They are Fran Apiscopa,
Mary Alice Cottle, Linda Kelly, Betty Misiewicz, Kathy Orlando and Liz Rosch.
Good luck to all and please elect a designated photographer so we have photos
of the trip for our website and newsletter!
The Supper was also an occasion to present
several awards.
Seen on the right
is Capt. John Greska receiving a special award for all his contributions to the
club over his many years of membership. The award was hand carved by our
resident artisan Ken Whiting.
Other awards included two for meritorious
service. Congratulations to Richard Halvorsen and Jim Dudac. Below is Richard
receiving his plaque.
Stan Dagger Scholarship Presented
The Salties were
proud to present the $1000. Stan Dagger Scholarship to Ms. Hannah Davies, a
third generation Saltie, with her parents and grandparents in attendance. She is
ranked #7 in a class of 169.
At right,
Hannah is presented the award by Cape Cod Salties Secretary Randall Sherman. Congratulations
Hannah!Knot Tying Workshop
Prior to the dinner, Terry Tessein
conducted an instructive session on basic fishing knots, including those for
braid and mono. Members stopped by to observe and a knot tying booklet was
available for junior members.
A big thank you to Steve Israelian for providing photos from the dinner.
Fishing Events in the Making
Captain Bob Luce In-House Derby
Salties member Kent Dumont is the contact person for putting teams together and coordinating trip dates with Capt. Jim Luce. Kent can be reached via email at kpdumont@hotmail.com or by calling him at 508-827-4569. Contact Kent if you are interested in participating in this derby.
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.
This boat and captain are known for producing fish, and the
trips are always a lot of fun. Only one date available: Thursday June 25th, All other dates are sold out as of this writing.
Fluke Fishing July 16th
Space is
available for the Salties 11th Annual Fluke and Sea Bass Trip, which
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 and 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 members, there is no better opportunity to fish for
fluke on this historically productive trip, as this is a club subsidized event.
For additional info please call Ken Whiting at
508-430-4629.
Cape Cod Salties 8th Annual One-Day Derby
This year’s derby will be held on September 12th,
with a rain date of the 13th. As in past years the dinner and
awards will be held at the Sesuit Harbor Café, in Dennis.
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| Sesuit Harbor Cafe |
A social hour will begin at 4 pm followed by delicious
buffet dinner at 5pm. Bring your own beverages as this is a BYOB café.
Awards will follow the dinner.
This year the derby will be a strictly
catch-and-release event. Additionally, this year there will be
four prizes categories, - striped bass, bluefish, fluke and false
albacore. . Enter only the length of each fish (girth not neede) on a
Salties’ 2015 Annual In House Fishing Derby form and have it signed by a
witness.
You may begin fishing at 12:01am on the 12th and
any entry must be to the the Sesuit Harbor Café no later than 4:15 pm of that
day.
Besides awarding a prize to the winner of the the largest
fish, by length, in each of the four categories, each and every person that
enters a fish in this derby will be eligible for the drawing of the grand
prize.
Please print-off and fill the entry form which is on Salties
web page. To do so, click on “2015 Events”, and the click on “8th Annual
Salties One Day Derbt 2015”, and to print, select “Fishing Derby Buffet Form
Download”. When you send in your check along with the entry form, please
note on your check “ONE DAY DERBY”,
ENTRY FORMS FOR THE DERBY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER AUGUST
15th
(Link to One-Day Fishing Derby)
2015
In-House Annual Fishing Derby Reminder
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 Fishing Derby form)
Fishing Festival with the Cape Cod Salties
Cape Cod Salties Fishing Festival Information
By Ed Wagner
The Cape Cod Salties in conjunction with the Cape Cod Maritime
Museum will hold a Fishing Festival on Saturday July 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. The event held on the museum grounds on Hyannis Harbor will
highlight many aspects of fishing on Cape Cod. We would like to highlight
the angling talents of our members. To date we have:
·
Ryan Collins will be demonstrating his website “My Fishing
Cape Cod” and answering fishing questions.
·
Lou Mackeil will be discussing his “Take a Course, Catch a
Fish” class.
·
Wood carvers Ken Whiting and June Noll will demonstrate
their carving techniques and have some work available for sale.
·
Robert Davies of Custom Wood Lures will share his procedure
and explain how to use various lures.
·
Ed Janiunas will explain kayak fishing and have his fishing
rigged kayak on hand for review.
We are looking for additional Salties members to help with
this event. If you have a particular aspect of fishing that you would
like to help present please contact Ed Wagner at (267) 772-0057 or capekeysed@aol.com. We will also be discussing this at the next meeting.
One last request, please participate in our FLY SWAP! Bring
3 of your flies to the festival and trade them for 3 different patterns created
by other fly-tyers.
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Fisherman’s Market Reminder 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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Poachers will be prosecuted
Boat
captain to be charged for illegal fishing
By By Ethan
Genter
May 20, 2015 - 6:56
PM
The
captain of a charter boat is in hot water after his boat was stopped by the
Coast Guard in Buzzards Bay on Monday with more than 100 out-of-season fish
onboard.
David
Botelho, the captain of the Ava May, both out of Fairhaven, will be charged
with fishing for black sea bass during the closed season, possession of
undersized black sea bass, and possession over the recreation limit, according
to Environmental Police Capt. Patrick Moran. When the Coast Guard boarded the
ship during a random safety check, they found that Botelho's masters license
had expired in 2008, according to a Coast Guard spokeswoman.
Black
sea bass season runs from May 23 to Aug. 27 and the recreational take in state
waters is eight fish, Moran said. Fishers also are not allowed to take in fish
less than 14 inches, he said. Of the Ava May’s 107 black sea bass, 19 were
undersized, he said.
The seized fish were
donated to a local veterans shelter in New Bedford, Moran said.
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