July2016NEWSLETTER - Portsmouth Anglers Club

Portsmouth Anglers Club Inc.
THE ANGLER
Volume 261
July 2016
June Speaker
PAC’s guest speaker for the July 18th meeting is unknown at this time. Please go to our website for up
to the minute information. The meeting will be at the Simonsdale Civic Center, 5006 Vick Street,
Portsmouth and will begin at 7pm.
Children’s Sunshine Program Workday
Volunteers are needed to help prepare the rods & reels used for the Sunshine program. There are
130 rods & reels that need to be cleaned, line changed, eyes and tips replaced and just general maintenance. Date: Wednesday, July13, 2016 from 11:00 till 2:00 pm. at Denny Dobbins house, located at
1057 West Road, Chesapeake, behind Grassfield High School. PLEASE!! WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!!! This is our last chance to get all these rods and reels ready for the CSP Pier Event
scheduled for July 28th. Call: Denny at 477-9156 or John at 399-4673
Up Coming Events
July 13, 11pm - 2pm………………………. Sunshine Program Work Party
July 18, 7pm………………………………. PAC Monthly Meeting, Simonsdale Civic Center
July 28, 8am - 3pm………………………… Sunshine Program Pier Trip
August 2, 7pm……………………………... PAC Board Meeting, Simonsdale Civic Center
October 22…………………………………. VBAC Fall Fishing/Boating Flea Market
In This Issue of The Angler
Fishing Report……………………………….
Pictures of Recent Catches…………………..
Boaters Safety Classes……………………….
Special Raffle Winner……………………….
Membership Renewal Form…………………
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Page 4-5
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Page 11
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USCG Vessel Examination
Even if you pay careful attention to safety, dangerous mechanical problems can crop up on the
best-maintained boat. That’s why the U.S
Coast Guard recommends that all recreational
boaters (including personal watercraft users)
take advantage of the free Vessel Safety Check
(VSC) program every year.
The Angler
A Publication of the
Portsmouth Anglers Club, Inc.
Editor
Rob Jordan 757-488-9305
E-Mail address
rtjordan@verizon.net
Webmaster Rob Jordan 757-488-9305
We encourage all members to submit articles
and pictures for publication in the PAC
Newsletter. Send your pictures and articles,
your favorite recipes, or anything that may be
newsworthy and informative to
rtjordan@verizon.net.
2016 Club Officers
President:
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Allan Gregoire
Denny Dobbins
Denise Harrell
Dot Oberlander
488-3907
477-9156
488-9039
484-6564
Please visit the PAC website………..
www.portsmouthanglersclub.net
Please visit the PAC Facebook Page…..
https://www.facebook.com/PortsmouthAnglers-Club-191636390871969/
VSCs are offered by experienced members of
the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the United
States Power Squadrons, two of the nation’s
premier volunteer boating safety organizations.
A VSC is your best way of learning about problems that might put you in violation of state or
federal laws or, worse, create danger for you or
your passengers on the water.
Sarah Bremer, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 53 and PAC member, will be
glad to provide you with a courtesy inspection.
Call Sarah on 397-3659, and she will set up an
appointment to come to you and provide a free
USCG Vessel Safety Check.
In Club Tournament
PAC’s first in-club tournament will be for
Flounder and will run June through August.
The entry fee will be $5.00 and angler with
the largest fish will receive 100% cash payout based on entry fees collected. Any legal
size flounder will be accepted. Remember,
membership dues must be up to date to
participate. See Otto Dunn at the next
meeting to sign up. You may call Otto at
488-5550 or email him at……….
otto.dunn@verizon.net and he will add your
name to the list.
2016 PAC Membership
2016 PAC Membership dues were due on January 1st. Remember, to participate in club tournaments
and be eligible for club awards, your dues must be paid before you go fishing. The cost of a family
membership includes all household members under 18. PAC Membership also includes The Angler,
our monthly newsletter, and the free fish fry dinner held in October each year. Please either mail your
dues to the PAC post office box or bring them to the next meeting. Also, include your email address so
The Angler can be emailed to you. Emailing the newsletter saves PAC money and you will receive
your newsletter several days sooner. New members may join for half the regular fee for the remainder of 2016. See page 11 for membership form.
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FISHING
REPORT
July 2016
By: Dr. Julie Ball
The saltwater fishing scene is almost as hot as the weather right now. The Independence Day week was a success,
with cobia and flounder drawing the most interest.
Since the flounder bite escalated last week, folks are finding good hauls of flatfish most anywhere in lower Bay
waters. Many are also having good luck with nice fish
hitting on nearshore structures. Anglers working the Bay Bridge Tunnel with jigs and live bait are
finding the biggest fish averaging up to around 5 and 6-pounds. The 1st island area and the 3rd island
tubes produced best this week. Drifters are having good luck in seaside inlets on the Eastern Shore,
and both Rudee and Lynnhaven Inlets on the Southside are giving up some good numbers of keeper
flatfish on an outgoing tide.
The cobia action is on fire this week, with sight casters reporting that plenty of fish are around, making easy targets in lower Bay waters. Most fish are ranging to around 30 to 45-pounds, with scattered
60 and 70-pounders also in the mix. Steady action is also keeping chummers on their toes this week
with some decent fish to show. Red drum are providing very good top water action as they school
around the mouth of the Bay, especially near the Baltimore Channel.
Spanish mackerel continue to provide excellent action for trollers from Cape Henry to Sandbridge.
The best luck is occurring in about 20 to 25-feet of water, with planers holding down small spoons
Most of these fish are a nice class, with a few fish over 3 and 4 pounds hitting the docks lately. Taylor bluefish are always around these areas, and some sizable sharks are also taking baits off the ocean
front.
Spadefish are very popular this year, with a larger class of fish attracting a lot of attention. Spades are
still available at the Chesapeake Light Tower, but more boats are targeting these fish near inshore
wrecks and at the CBBT, with good success. Big sheepshead are still biting along the tubes, islands,
and pilings of the Bay Bridge Tunnel, with some fish topping 10-pounds caught this week. The bait
of choice is either fiddler crabs or clams. Trigger fish are also hitting in most of these same locations.
Some large croaker are lurking around the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and the Cell, while the
hard head run in Oyster kicked off this week, with fish ranging to around a pound filling coolers.
Speckled trout and some puppy drum are available in many shallow water lications, but this action is
sporadic.
Tarpon hunters are still sneaking off to the back waters of Oyster, but recent wind, thunder storms,
and stifling heat is making this feat a challenge.
Amberjack are available at the Southern Towers, but few are interested with the good tuna bite going
on lately. Few are bothering with deep dropping lately either, although the fish are there. Blueline
tilefish, grouper, golden tilefish, black bellied rosefish, and scattered seabass are awaiting offerings
along the floor at the Norfolk Canyon.
The offshore scene off Virginia is offering a good variety. Most anglers are still looking for tuna, and
finding them. Nice yellowfin tuna are still around, with a few big eye tuna also in the vicinity. A nice
class of gaffer mahi are providing good catches, with scattered wahoo also making a showing. More
and more billfish encounters are occurring, and this action will continue to improve over the next
month. For more information, go to www.drjball.com.
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Pictures of Recent Catches
Each month I will try to publish pictures from PAC members of recent catches. Please email pictures to rtjordan@verizon.net, with a brief description of who, where, what and when, and I will
try to include it in the next issue of The Angler. These pictures and more can be seen on our
website gallery.
Warren Brooks, Jerald George, and Tron Napier
fished the Kiwanis Annual Flounder Tournament
and won First Place. Tron also won the Biggest
flounder Calcutta for the tournament with a 4lbs
11oz flounder.
Members, John Mewborn and Herb Ruark with
one of several flounder caught at the HRBT.
Flounder caught by Jerald George and Mike Douglas.
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Jack Austin and salmon caught in Valdez Bay,
Alaska
Traci Tuthill and a nice cobia caught off Frisco.
Past member, Rhea Adams and Smith Mountain
Lake Striper
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Boater’s Safety Requirements
Have you taken the boater’s safety course? Do you have your boaters education card? Beginning
July 1, 2016, All PWC operators, regardless of age, and All motorboat operators regardless of age
must have completed the required safety education prior to operating a vessel. No person under the
age of 14 may operate a PWC. Flotilla 53 is holding the classes below. For more information and to
find additional classes near you go to……..
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/requirement/
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Portsmouth City Park Boat Ramp
The Portsmouth City Park boat ramp has deteriorated once again to the point that city officials had to
close the launch side of the ramp for safety reasons. The side that was previously used for retrieve only
is now used for both launch and retrieve. No information is available as to how long it will remain
closed or what the future plans are for a permanent solution. You may want to contact one of your city
council members or the city parks and recreation director to voice your concerns. The number for the
main office at 801 Crawford Street is 757-393-8481. Mark Furlo is the Director of Parks and Recreation. Mark Palamarchuck is the Assistant Director.
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Children’s Sunshine Program July 28, 2016 by John Meagher
Volunteers are needed to help kids to learn to catch fish and crabs. This event will be held at the
Ocean View Fishing Pier July 28, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We need volunteers to cut bait, set
up rods and reels, help at lunch-time and to teach CPR (Catch, Photograph and Release) and 101 other
things that will make this a successful event.
Volunteers that have already made a commitment are:
Denny Dobbins, Junior Member Shawn Parker, his mother Stephanie, Tom Scott, John Meagher, Bob
Goode and Matt LeDoyen, Jr. and Tommy Milteer.
There will be a sign-up sheet available at the July monthly meetings. If you are unable to attend the
meetings and want to sign-up call me at 399-4673. There is no such thing as enough volunteers for
this event, so if you have a group or individuals that can volunteer; please call me prior to the event.
Our food order is based on how many adults/children we expect. All of us strive to give the kids a
learning adventure and experience fishing in the Chesapeake Bay.
Special Raffle Winner
Karen Silverthorne was the winner of the special raffle, drawn at the June membership meeting. Proceeds from the special raffle go to the PAC Scholarship Fund. A new raffle will be started soon, so
come to the next monthly meeting for more information. Congratulations Karen! Nice rod and reel for
a $2 investment.
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Win $200.00 Cash
or a
Rod & Reel Combo
Children’s Sunshine Program
sponsored by the Portsmouth Anglers’ Club
Tickets are $1.00 each - Drawing to be held on July 18th
Rods and Reels have been provided by:
Greg’s Bait Shack 757-465-9020
2560 Airline Boulevard, Portsmouth, VA 23701
1st place – A custom 6.2 ft. rod - Shimano Cardiff 400A casting reel
2nd place – A 5 ft. Kunnan Performance Rod - Sweepfire 4000 2B spinning reel
3rd place – A 2 piece 7 ft. Penn Fierce II Rod with a spinning reel
2016 PAC Raffle by John Meagher
I would like to thank all of you that have so far supported our annual raffle sales. Your time and
generosity ensures our success in many community projects; Children’s Sunshine Program, Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, Boy Scouts, Red Cross, Wish-A-Fish Association, PAC Club Memorial
Scholarship and other club projects.
As of July the 7th, we have not met our goals and we need every members support to have a 2016
successful raffle to help fund our clubs many projects. For those of you that haven’t purchased
your tickets; please do so as soon as possible. I will continue to sell tickets up until the drawing on
July 18th. If you would like to buy tickets, please call me (John) at 399-4673. I will gladly deliver
them to you if you live within a reasonable distance.
Incentive for selling:
10 Books
20 Books
30 Books
35 to 49 Books
Club Hat or $10.00 Gift Certificate from Greg’s Bait Shack
Club SS Shirt or $20.00 Gift Certificate from Greg’s Bait Shack
Club SS and LS Shirt or $30.00 Gift Certificate from Greg’s Bait Shack
Club Hat, SS, LS Shirts and 2017 PAC Membership (compensatory to what
you would normally purchase as a member) or $40.00 Gift Certificate from
Greg’s Bait Shack.
***If you are a life member you will receive a Gift Card in the sum of $20.00 or $30.00
Or in lieu of the above, if you sell 50 or more books you will receive a $100.00 bill
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Ask for PAC Member Ron Pierce
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PAC Application For Membership or Renewal
Name ______________________________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
City _________________________State _________Zip Code________________
Phone _______________________E-Mail Address__________________________
Signature ___________________________
Dues: $30 for family membership
Boat Name (optional)_________________________
$20 for an individual membership
Mail to PAC, P.O. Box 7842, Portsmouth, VA 23707
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Children’s Sunshine Event Cancelled, but Not Fishing by John Meagher
The fishing event that was scheduled for June 30th was cancelled, but Linda Tucci, Director of One
Step Higher Learning Center asked me if there was anything we could do to take her kids fishing
somewhere else instead of the head boat. I told her that I was considering the same problem because my grandson 13 yr. old Shawn who is a PAC Junior Member had made arrangements to go
fishing on that date even though his parents made other plans, so he was more than disappointed. I
told Linda; let’s get the kid’s together and take them to the Ocean View Pier, and that is what we
did.
Shawn has qualified for the Virginia Junior Anglers Award Program sponsored by the Virginia Salt
Water Fishing Tournament a program of the Virginia Marine Resource Commission for the last 3
years. He had
caught Spanish Mackerels last month and on this day he caught 2 more species, but still needs 3
more to once again qualify for the award.
Fishing with us is 10 year old Levon who has qualified the last two years in the same program and
on this date he has caught 4 species. In fact, as far as I can see he is the only person on the pier this
day that caught a flounder that was 11 to 12 inches (not a keeper) which was okay, because it is a
catch and release program.
Lavon is holding a fishing rod that was presented to him by us last year, because we found him to
be an intense fisherman at his young age. He is one of the children that we have had such a positive
effect with. His statement to me last year was that his favorite past time is fishing and biking. I
asked him, “Why he is so successful with fishing?” He said, “Be patient and you will catch fish.”
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Shawn has probably caught about 100 freshwater fish this year. He loves fishing with pepperoni
as bait and fishing at Oak Park, the Great Bridge Locks and any other place there may be fish. He
just loves to fish. If you notice his hand is bigger than the pig fish, but that is the way fisherman
present their fish for a picture. The maroon hat that he wearing is one of the gifts from the Jr. Angler Award Program. The program allows a choice between a hat or a tackle box. You also get a
certificate suitable for framing signed by the Governor of the Commonwealth and the Director of
the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Shawn tries to volunteer for as many of the events as
his busy schedule will allow him and there is no doubt he will get his six species. He made the
comment to me on the way to the pier that he was going to catch more fish than me. When we
ended up tying for the number of fish caught he said, “the only reason you tied me was because
you were using three poles to my one” which is true, but again he is just another young man that
loves to fish.
Both boys are looking forward to the July 28th Pier Event at the Ocean View Pier in Norfolk.
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