December 2017 President's Message
CHANGE OF MEETING DATE!
CHANGE OF MEETING DATE!!
The December meeting will be on Friday, Dec. 15, due
to the holidays.
As you know, we scheduled two
Friday night meetings in November and December this year, and membership was
down just a tad as a result of that. Next year we are fortunate that the meetings
in the first eleven months will be on the fourth Wednesdays, and December will
be on the third Wednesday.
Our thoughts all year have
been to have elections in December, along with rehashing of the previous eleven
months. A positive thing for the elections this year is that we have one
candidate for each position. If you are interested in running for something,
please submit your name to me via email, or enter your name at the meeting on
Friday night. Besides the elections, we
will continue our efforts to upgrade the bylaws to accommodate the new
foundation by voting on two changes Friday night. The first will be a
non-discrimination clause, and number two will be a conflict of interest
policy. Both of the bylaw changes will be to accommodate our state and federal
tax-free designation.
This is a good time to remind
everyone that dues will be due as of January 1st, except for new
members who have joined since September, and you will make my job much easier
by paying your dues as soon as possible. Applications will be available on the
table at the Friday meeting, as well as attached to my meeting reminder coming
out soon.
The Annual Banquet will be on
March 3rd at the Doubletree in Hyannis. We are hoping that everyone who plans
on attending can try to get a guest couple to join them. It’s a great
opportunity for all members to network.
The president also had a pipe
dream of trying to get 100 new members in 2018. As you realize, 100 members
would bring in $3,000 additional dollars that could help us with the 501©3
status and also with our work with the Bass River reef, which should improve
fishing for all of us.
The last thing to be
discussed on Friday will be the forming of new committees, such as fly fishing,
ground fishing, surf fishing, and boat fishing, to name just a few. Plan on
attending, and we will appreciate your input.
Thanks, and hold tight!
Club News and Information
December Meeting Speaker
December 15 - No Speaker - Club Elections
December Elections
Appointment made by the Board of Deirectors (BOD)
Nominations, prior to the December 15 election meeting, are below:
- Trustee - Bill Cottle
Nominations, prior to the December 15 election meeting, are below:
- Vice President (Foundation Chair) - Randall Sherman
- Secretary - Barry Sullivan
- BOD (unexpired term from Bill Cottle) - Bill Dulude
- BOD (full 3 year term) - Bruce MacLeod
Environmental Affairs
VP Environmental Affairs Lou Mackeil reported on Striped Bass Young of the Year from DMF as being 2 to 3 points higher than the 60 year average.
Pres. Creighton reported that AFSME voted to increase the quota on Menhaden in spite of 99% of submitted comments supporting the conservation measured proposed. We need to continue to testify and support conservation measures.
2018 Annual Banquet
Pres. Creighton reported that AFSME voted to increase the quota on Menhaden in spite of 99% of submitted comments supporting the conservation measured proposed. We need to continue to testify and support conservation measures.
2018 Annual Banquet
The annual fundraising Banquet will be held March 3 at the Double Tree Inn. Members are encouraged to bring a guest in order to help the fund raising effort and to help expand our membership in 2018.
501 -3 (C) Status
501 -3 (C) Status
Article X of the Bylaws has been updated to include a process for dissolution, should the need arise, as requested by our CPA. In addition, a non discrimination clause, and a conflict of interest policy, will necessitate further additions to our bylaws. As our attourney develops these updates, they will be presented to the membership for approval.
A copy of our bylaws in full can be viewed on our Salties website. Here is a link.
A copy of our bylaws in full can be viewed on our Salties website. Here is a link.
November Meeting Speaker
Jay Walpole introduced the main speaker Brad Chase, a Marine Fisheries Biologist from DMF, who reported on state wide and cape projects involving sea run fish. The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) manages the state’s commercial and recreational saltwater fisheries and oversees other services that support the marine environment and fishing communities. Brad leads the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Diadromous Fish Biology and Management Project. Diadromous fish migrate between fresh and salt waters. Some fish, like river herring, migrate from the ocean to spawn in fresh water ponds, while other fish, like American eels, migrate to our fresh ponds as juveniles and migrate back to the ocean as adults to spawn.
There are over 100 herring runs in Massachusetts, with a number on Cape Cod. Biologists estimate that one hundred fifty years ago, each run may have supported a million fish. Today, it’s a fraction of that number. There’s no one culprit at which to point the finger, more like a dozen.
New England’s river herring (there are actually two species – alewives and blue-backs) face incredible challenges. During their oceanic phase, they are caught in large numbers by commercial fishermen targeting altogether different species. Nutrient pollution and resulting algal blooms can produce deadly conditions in near-shore waters. Rising water temperatures are rendering certain areas uninhabitable, and also exacerbate the effects of nutrient run-off. That’s all before the fish get to a river.
There, the effects of climate change are again an issue; extremes in precipitation (or lack thereof) can translate into water levels being either two low or two high when herring need to navigate a river.
And, finally, there are the rivers, themselves. Many have been blocked by roads, dammed for small-scale hydropower, or diverted through cranberry bogs. There are fewer trees shading rivers, and less dead wood in the rivers, leaving herring far more exposed to avian predators.
Given that litany, it’s not the river herring’s decline that seems unbelievable, but rather, the fact that there are any of them left at all. And yet, there are. In fact, the statewide trend in Massachusetts appears to be a slight increase in river herring numbers in recent years
He also noted that due to changing conditions, the Rainbow Smelt range has moved 400 miles north in 75 years!
Brad highlighted new restoration projects on the Cape, including Mill Creek in Sandwich and Miss Thatchers Pond in Yarmouth. We thanked him and DMF for the fish ladder improvement to the Long Pond Herring Run. Regarding the Yarmouth Tire Reef, 6000 tires were deployed in 1978 and recent dives documented many fish on the reef. Brad reported that there is plenty of permitted area for our proposed reef enhancement project.
There are over 100 herring runs in Massachusetts, with a number on Cape Cod. Biologists estimate that one hundred fifty years ago, each run may have supported a million fish. Today, it’s a fraction of that number. There’s no one culprit at which to point the finger, more like a dozen.
New England’s river herring (there are actually two species – alewives and blue-backs) face incredible challenges. During their oceanic phase, they are caught in large numbers by commercial fishermen targeting altogether different species. Nutrient pollution and resulting algal blooms can produce deadly conditions in near-shore waters. Rising water temperatures are rendering certain areas uninhabitable, and also exacerbate the effects of nutrient run-off. That’s all before the fish get to a river.
There, the effects of climate change are again an issue; extremes in precipitation (or lack thereof) can translate into water levels being either two low or two high when herring need to navigate a river.
And, finally, there are the rivers, themselves. Many have been blocked by roads, dammed for small-scale hydropower, or diverted through cranberry bogs. There are fewer trees shading rivers, and less dead wood in the rivers, leaving herring far more exposed to avian predators.
Given that litany, it’s not the river herring’s decline that seems unbelievable, but rather, the fact that there are any of them left at all. And yet, there are. In fact, the statewide trend in Massachusetts appears to be a slight increase in river herring numbers in recent years
He also noted that due to changing conditions, the Rainbow Smelt range has moved 400 miles north in 75 years!
Brad highlighted new restoration projects on the Cape, including Mill Creek in Sandwich and Miss Thatchers Pond in Yarmouth. We thanked him and DMF for the fish ladder improvement to the Long Pond Herring Run. Regarding the Yarmouth Tire Reef, 6000 tires were deployed in 1978 and recent dives documented many fish on the reef. Brad reported that there is plenty of permitted area for our proposed reef enhancement project.
Club Fishing Events
2017 Annual In House Derby Leaderboard
Questions, Comments, Stories to pavicks71@gmail.com
- Shore bass fly rod :
- 29.5 inches X 15.5 inches, Bill Cottle 5/3/17
- 28.0 inches X 14 inches. Bill Cottle 5/15/17
- Shore bluefish:
- 10 lbs. 13 oz., Jack Creighton 5/18/17
- Boat Bluefish:
- 12 lbs 12 oz Francis Miller 7/27/17
- 12 lbs. Jack Creighton 7/12/17
- Striper catch and release:
- 41 inches X 21 inches Bill Cottle 9/19/17
- 38 inches X 20 inches. William "Nick" Nicholson 6/2/17
- 35" X 20.5" Nick Nicholson 5/23/17
- 33" X 17" Jay Pavick 7/12/17
- Boat Striper:
- 32 lbs 8 oz Bruce MacLeod 7/12/17
- 30.7 lbs Joe Healey 6/3/17
- 28 lbs 8 oz Jack Creighton 6/29/17
- Striper Charter Boat
- 32 pounds 8 ounces: Bruce MacLeod. 7/12/17
- 30 pounds 11 ounces: Joe Healey. 6/3/17
- 28 pounds 8 ounces: Jack Creighton. 6/29/17
- Striper Surf
- 28 lbs 11 oz Jay Pavick 8/24/17
- 23 lbs 3 oz Jack Creighton 8/19/17
- Fluke:
- 10 pounds 1 ounce: Ken Whiting. 6/26/17
- Black Sea Bass:
- 4 pounds 2 ounces: Jay Pavick. 6/2/17
- False Albicore
- 24" X 16" Jack Creighton 9/11/17
- Unusual Catch:
- Striper Head after a Great White ate rest of fish: Bruce MacLeod
Salties Fish Tales
Questions, Comments, Stories to pavicks71@gmail.com
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