June 2025 Message
Club Members,
I hope this finds you and your family in good health and enjoying the warmer weather.
In a few short days we will be able to fish our local waters. I am hesitant about providing any dates (could not find them on the WDFW website), but best I have heard is MA-11 will be open Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning June 4th. But as usual, please check the emergency rules before planning any fishing trip. Good luck if you do get out.
Thank you to all the club members who helped with the trout pond on May 10th during the Pt. Defiance Marina swap meet. By all accounts, it was a very successful event, with many kids and their parents, having fun. There were quite a few very large fish taken home that day, and I am sure they made for a tasty dinner. Thank you to Art Tachell for coordinating and planning this event. The club and the marina staff are already looking forward to next year.
A huge thank you to all to club members who donated items for sale at our booth for the swap meet. It was a very successful fundraiser for our club and it would not have been possible without the help of so many club members. I believe everyone who helped and participated found it to be an enjoyable and productive day.
Although I was not at the last club meeting, I heard great things about the two presentations. Art Tachell demystified the art of ‘meat line’ fishing, clarifying the technique and benefits of this south sound fishing technique. Tom Sullivan gave away some of his favorite fishing techniques and secret fishing locations in his fishing MA-13 Tech Tips presentation. One club member has already had success using the information provided in Tom’s presentation. Thank you to Art and Tom for sharing your knowledge with the club. We are all better anglers because of it.
The presenter at our June meeting is Shane Hunter from Stacking Bodies fishing. He designs and builds salmon fishing lures and will discuss his techniques for successful salmon fishing in the Puget Sound. The Tech Tips presenter this month is Gabe Miller, and his topic will be plug fishing. If you want to improve your plug fishing, and catch bigger fish, this is one you won’t want to miss. Gabe is known for his plug fishing success. Remember, the Tech Tips discussion begins at 6:15 pm.
As of our May meeting, we had approximately 78 paid members. No one won the membership drawing in May. We are excited to announce that our next membership drawing, sponsored by John Haggard of Southworth Marine, will be for an amount of $370. So, don’t forget to renew your membership and come to the general meeting to be eligible for the drawing.
We have an opportunity for volunteering and building a relationship with Cabelas in Lacy. Cabelas is sponsoring kids trout pond on June 6, 7, 8 and June 13, 14, and 15. The Friday events are 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, and the weekend events are 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you can help, please contact Art at: plugkut@aol.com. Remember, every time you volunteer your name is added to the end of year drawing for a Scotty 2106B downrigger.
Our annual salmon derby, scheduled for Saturday, August 9th, is quickly approaching. To have a successful event, we will need many volunteers to help ensure the event runs smoothly. If you are interested in being on the derby committee, or volunteering with the event, please let me know. We will begin asking for volunteers at the June meeting.
Our Board meetings are held at Ben Dew’s Clubhouse on the first Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. The address is 6501 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA. All club members are invited, and encouraged to attend this meeting.
This month’s general meeting will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, June 11th, 7 pm at Tower Lanes, located at 6323 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA. Tech Tips begins at 6:15 pm.
Again, and unfortunately, I will not be in attendance at the June meeting as Patrick and I will be at a long time scheduled fishing trip to south east Alaska at that time.
If you can get out fishing this June, best of luck. We will see you in July.
Bill Macaras, President