GIG HARBOR PUGET SOUND ANGLERS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AUGUST 2020

Our next meeting scheduled for August 5, 2020 has been Canceled.  Hopefully by the time of our September 9th meeting, we will be in Phase 3 and can get together.

On Saturday, August 8, 2020 we will have our annual Dick Smythe member only outing. The outing will run from daylight to 1:00 PM. The weigh-in station will be located at Pt. Defiance boathouse and will be staffed from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM. This outing is in place of our Annual salmon derby which was canceled due to COVID19. We decided to move up the Dick Smythe outing since A11 will be closed to all winter black mouth fishing on November 1, 2020 until next year’s salmon seasons are set. The outing is only open to all current 2020 paid members and family. If your membership dues are not current, please renew on-line or by mail prior to the outing. Memberships dues must be received by August 5 to be eligible to participate. John Hager of Southworth Marine has generously donated $500 for prize money, 1^st – $250, 2^nd – $150, 3rd – $100. Youth – $50. Sportco of Fife has generously donated gift cards for the mystery weight fish and youth runnerup prize.

There has not been a meeting since the March crab feed, so the jackpot remains at $260. Do not forget that at each monthly meeting, all present and paid members are eligible for the monthly membership drawing for a cash prize of not less than $150 sponsored by John Hager of Southworth Marine.

The 2020 board looks forward to working with all of you this year. Please contact any one of us if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Frank Baker

2020 Gig Harbor PSA Dick Symthe Outing Rules

We would like to give a generous thank you to John Hager of Southworth Marine and Sportco of Fife for donations for our event. Here is a list of the prizes:

1st = $250   2^nd = $150   3^rd = $100   1st Youth = $50 (All cash prizes donated by Southworth Marine)

Mystery Weight = $50 Sportco Gift Card    Youth Runner Up $50 Sportco Gift card

1. Participants must adhere to all Washington State Fishing Laws and Regulations.
2. Entry is only available to 2020 current members and family.
3. Fish can only be caught in Areas 11 and 13, between daylight and 1 PM on the day of the outing. All fish must be transported by boat, via water, to the official weigh station: Point Defiance Boat House.
4. Do to COVID19 there will be no award ceremony, all winning prizes will be mailed to the winners. When weighing a fish in please verify that we have your current address.
5. Just a reminder when at Pt. Defiance boathouse all COVID19 rules requiring face masks and social distancing must be followed. No mask no weigh-in (pulled up tee-shirt doesn’t count as a mask).
6. All fish must be weighed, marked, and logged in at the designated weigh station.
7. Weigh station will operate from 8 AM to 1 PM. Weigh-in times will be determined by cell phone times. Only fish on the dock and in line will be weighed at the 1:00 PM cutoff, NO EXCEPTIONS. 
8. Any fish that appears altered in any way or not legally caught on the day of the outing will be disqualified without recourse. Decision of outing officials is FINAL.
9. GHPSA reserves our right to use all photos taken during the outing.             

GIG HARBOR PUGET SOUND ANGLERS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE JULY 2020

Our next meeting scheduled for July 8, 2020 has been canceled.  Hopefully by the time of our August 5th meeting, we will be in Phase 3 and can get together.

The 106k chinook being raised in cooperation with NW Salmon Research, Puyallup Tribal Hatcheries, Tacoma Public Schools, WDFW and our chapter at Narrows Marina were released the evening of June 9. The Puyallup biologist weighed the fish previously that day and they weighed 35.5 fish to the pound and were extremely healthy. All these fish were clipped, and wire coded tagged for recreational angler opportunity and ORCA enhancement.

There has not been a meeting since the March crab feed, so the jackpot remains at $260. Do not forget that at each monthly meeting, all present and paid members are eligible for the monthly membership drawing for a cash prize of not less than $150 sponsored by John Haggar of Southworth Marine.

The 2020 board looks forward to working with all of you this year. Please contact any one of us if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Frank Baker

President

GIG HARBOR PUGET SOUND ANGLERS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE June 2020

Our next meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2020  has been canceled.  Hopefully by the time our July meeting on July 8 we will be in Phase 3 and can have a meeting.

There has not been a meeting since the March crab feed, so the jackpot remains at $260. Do not forget that at each monthly meeting, all present and paid members are eligible for the monthly membership drawing for a cash prize of not less than $150 sponsored by John Haggar of Southworth Marine.

The June C.A.S.T for Kids event has been canceled. Our annual Salmon derby in August has been canceled and we are discussing having a member only event.  I would like to thank all the volunteers helping on the Chinook net pen project. We now have 106k chinook being raised getting ready for their release on June 15th. Hopefully soon, things will get back to normal.

The 2020 board looks forward to working with all of you this year. Please contact any one of us if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

Frank Baker

President

NOTICE: May Meetings are canceled

GIG HARBOR PUGET SOUND ANGLERS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE May 2020

Our next meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2020 at Tower Lanes in Tacoma (6323 6th Avenue Tacoma, WA  98406). I assume our May meeting will be canceled with Shelter in Place probably being extended. If things do get released, our guest speakers for the meeting will be Bernadette Darby from CAST for Kids and Ann Stephenson from WDFW on Salmon Trip Reports.

There was no March or April drawing due to the March annual crab feed and the April meeting being canceled. May’s drawing will be for $260. Don’t forget that at each monthly meeting, all present and paid members are eligible for the monthly membership drawing for a cash prize of not less than $150 sponsored by John Haggar of Southworth Marine.

The Pt. Defiance Spring Swap meet has been cancelled, so save your goodies for the October swap meet.  Hopefully in the very near future, things will get back to normal.

The 2020 board looks forward to working with all of you this year. Please contact any one of us if you have any comments, questions or concerns.

Frank Baker

President