The Backlash

July 2015 Newsletter

July 2015 President’s Message

As you are probably all aware, I have been out of sync for the last three months, and Jay Pavick has done a great job keeping you up to date on what has been going on.

At last month’s meeting, Ed Janiunas gave a very informative talk on kayak fishing and equipment, and there was a lot of interest from the membership.

At this time I would like to introduce a change to the club’s bylaws under Article 8, Membership, Section one. This section presently reads that “any person interested in the purpose of the organization and has attained the age of 16 may become a member upon submission of an application.” The proposed change shall read: “Any person interested in the purpose of the organization may become a junior member upon submission of an application until their 18^th birthday. The membership fee will be waived on said application.” I brought this change up at the June meeting, and it will be voted on at the July meeting.

I was at Smuggler’s Beach recently and saw two of our members in their boat being inspected by representatives of the MRIP section of NOAA. Jay Pavick and Jay Walpole said that the survey was not very long, and they could see its value to the fishing industry. See photos in the newsletter. It’s great to have our membership involved in research programs.

Along the same subject – research of the fishery – I know Ken Whiting and Bruce MacLeod, at the minimum, have been sending in many scale samples to the state. If any other members have submitted scales, please send me a quick email. This data will be important in future fishery regulations.

I know it has been awhile since the last fish supper, but just to let everyone know, it was the largest crowd we have had to date. And although I am not a big fish eater myself, all the reports are that it was the best supper ever. Great job to all our volunteers in the kitchen! Hope to see you all at the October supper.

This month we have two big events -- the July 17 fluke trip and the July 18 Fishing Festival. Ken Whiting has done a great job getting the number needed for the fluke trip – again note that it has been changed from Thursday to Friday of this week. Ed Wagner has done a super job organizing the Fishing Festival on July 18 at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum. We hope to have a big turnout of the membership! Check your town newspaper and read Ed’s article in the sports section!

Notice my new closing statement!

Thanks, and hold tight!

Jack (jecreighton45@gmail.com, 508 394-2983)

P.S. Hope to see you Friday and Saturday!

July 2015 News and Information

First Keeper (no two)

The "Bob Luce Memorial Derby" was held in June aboard the charter vessel Striper, captained for so many years by Capt, Bob Luce. Many Saltie members had the opportunity to fish on Capt. Bob’s boat. And over those years he was very generous in donating free trips each year to the Salties. His son Jim now runs the boat. This year eleven members took part in the derby, Each participant put money into a “kitty’ each time they fished . That “kitty’ will be divided up and awarded at the July meeting for the three largest striped bass caught, determined by length.

Thursday June 25th 2015 I participated in the derby aboard the Striper, which is out off Saquatucket Harbor in Harwich Port, MA. The morning was cool, due to the colder than normal water temperature, and calm. My fishing partners for this trip were Terry, Kent, John, Bruce, and Joe. The group, knowing that I was a novice, ‘informed’ me that the fishing shorts I was wearing were not allowed on the boat for safety reasons. Knowing that I had an extra pair of long pants in my backpack, I started digging for them when I was greeted with a round of laughing from the group (I knew I had been had). The boat left the dock at about 5AM and the good humor and the fishing advice continued. Soon, Captain Jim had us trolling and jigging shoal areas in Nantucket Sound. When it was my turn in the rotation, Billy (mate extraordinaire) provided last minute guidance (thanks Billy!). The thrill of the first strike will always be remembered. At the end of the day, I had caught my first and second keeper Bass.
One, being 29”, was kept for the grill and the second at 35 ½” was released. A total of five bass were kept by the team, while releasing at least that many more. On the left is Jay with his second ever keeper. Several large Bluefish topped off the event that this Cape Cod Saltie would not soon forget.

June Workshop

At June’s meeting, Terry Tessein used an email sent to him by a new member that had some good questions, which became the subject for the most recent educational segment. Replacement hooks for lures, hook sizes and types were discussed. His presentation encouraged changing hooks on metal lures to singles, he has success with Siwash and VMC hooks

The new member also asked about lures that best resembled an eel or sand eel. There were a number of suggestions offered including the Tsunami Sand Eel and the Bill Hurley Lures, which are sand eel scented. Finally, Terry went into the few basic colors for poppers, pencil poppers and other surface plugs used during daylight hours.

Reminder - Salties Fishing Festival July 18

Ed Wagner reviewed plans for Salties Fishing Festival at the June Salties meeting. Additional help was solicited via a sign-up sheet circulated during the meeting. 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.

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 Cap Cod: and answering fishing quesitons.
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 discuss his process and explain how to use various lures.
Ed Janiunas will explain Kayak Fishing and have his fishing rigged kayak on hand for review.

Fisherman's Market Scheduled for July's Salties Meeting

On July 22 , our next meeting date Bob Davies of Custom Wood Lures has agreed to present his lures to the club for sale. Bob is one of the top custom plug builders on Cape Cod. It is often said that his plugs should be framed and admired, rather than feed them to a Blue fish. Bob's plugs are perfectly balanced, which insure more hook-ups and bigger fish. Every fisherman should have one or two of these plugs in their tackle box.

One of the members asked if these jigs really catch fish? A picture is worth a thousand words.

Kayak Fishing Program Presented ant June Meeting

The Main Program was presented by member Ed Janiunas on Kayak Fishing using his fully equipped 15’ Ocean Kayak to demo and discuss all of the safety and fishing equipment choices available. Ed stressed safety (PFD’s are a must) and covered topics such as paddle power, electric motor power, anchor options, GPS, Fish Finders and fish landing techniques. Ed is organizing a Kayak Fishing group for the Cape Cod Salties; and as of this writing an info gathering note has been sent to those interested member who signed up for the group at the June meeting.

Below is the fully ‘rigged’ Kayak.

Ed can be reached at ejaniunas@gmail.com 917-797-7594 for members wanting to get together for Kayak Fishing

Boat Inspections Available

Member Bruce Brady is available to conduct Coast Guard sanctioned inspections. Bruce can be reached at 413-313-4047 (bbradt2005@comcast.net)

Fishing Events

Fluke Fishing is a Go - Moved to July 17

The Salties 11^th Annual Fluke and Sea Bass Trip was moved to Friday July 17 due to winds predicted for Thursday July 16. The trip is aboard the Helen H, docked at 137 Pleasant Street, Hyannis, Ma. Parking is free.

The cost of the trip is $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

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.

Captain Bob Luce Memorial In-House Derby

Three trips aboard the Striper, captained by Jim Luce , were available to Salties members who signed up for this event. The derby consisted of three 6 member teams. Captain Jim will award the prizes at the August Cape Cod Salties meeting. See related story ‘First Keeper..’ above.

Many thanks to Kent Dumont and Terry Tessein for coordinating this event.

Eighth Annual One-Day Derby Registration Deadline August 15

This year’s derby will be held on September 12^th, with a rain date of the 13^th. As in past years the dinner and awards will be held at the Sesuit Harbor Café, in Dennis. 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 needed) 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 12^th 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”.

Link to One-Day Fishing Derby form

2015 Annual In-House 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!

Current Placements:

Bill Cottle - Striper - Fly Fishing
Jay Pavick - Strper - Catch and Release from Charter Boat
William Nicholson - First Derby Entry Prize

Link to In-House Fishing Derby form

Salties Fishing Around

Atleft,Steve Misiewicz caught this keeper at West Dennis Beach. The fish was released.

Above right Salties members Jay Pavick and Jay Walpole caught their limit of Black Sea Bass in the Nantucket Sound. They also participated in a voluntary recreational fish data gathering as well.