Puget Sound Anglers – Gig Harbor & Tacoma

2013 WESTPORT TAGGING TRIPS

These are Bottom Fish tagging trips for WDFW.  We furnish the man
power, WDFW furnishes the Biologists, the Charter Boat and all fishing
gear.  All you have to do is reel the fish to the surface holler “Fish
up” and they will take it off the hook for you.  There is no limit and
you don’t even need a license.  The target is Black Rockfish.  The
fish are measured, sexed, get a tag inserted and then are released.

Mortalities will be fileted and donated to the local food bank.

These trips are on THE HULA GIRL, float 10 and leave the dock at 6:30 am.
Sign in on the boat.
All you have to furnish is your rain gear and your lunch.  No alcohol
or personal GPS’s.  Must be 15 years of age and must be able to have fun.
Personal fishing poles are allowed but they have to be able to handle
a 6 oz. sinker and have mono line.

For those wishing to car pool to Westport from Olympia, we will be
leaving the Mud Bay Park & Ride at 5:00 am.  Let me know if you are
interested in carpooling.

We have a total of 180 empty seats for March.  Help me fill them.  For
those that are retired, please let the working staff have a shot at
the Saturday & Sunday slots.

Tagging dates for March 2013:

Friday March 1st

Monday March 4th
Wednesday March 6th
Thursday March 7th
Friday March 8th

Monday March 11th
Tuesday March 12th
Wednesday March 13th
Thursday March 14th
Friday March 15th

Monday March 18th
Tuesday March 19th
Wednesday March 20th
Thursday March 21st

Monday March 25th
Tuesday March 26th
Wednesday March 27th
Thursday March 28th

Scheduling this many people can get hectic.  Please utilize email as
much as possible.  Let me know what days you would like to go fishing.

Please furnish the below information
NAME
# IN PARTY
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS

If interested contact Mike Silvers at
setthehook55@gmail.com

February 12^th’s meeting was a big success.  We had 65 members in attendance for our annual crab dinner.  Thanks to all those volunteers who helped make it happen.  This year’s crab were large and oh so sweet!  Plenty of food and drinks for all.

A lot of members came later in the evening to hear our guest speak Tom (TJ) Nelson of the ESPN Outdoor Line radio show.  His presentation was on dirty downrigger tricks.  Tom is a true professional and knows his stuff.  He answered lots of questions with great examples and slides.  I know personally I’ll probably be switching out the braid and replacing it with the stainless wire.  Thanks again, Tom, for a wonderful presentation.

Big fish awards were presented as follows:

• Lady Reeler Award was presented to Maryellen Ward, for the largest fish caught (which was a salmon).  The salmon weighed in at 28 pounds, 2 ounces.
• Steelhead Award was presented to Douglas Dixon II.  His steelhead weighed in at 19 pounds, 11 ounces.
• Halibut Award was presented to Patrick Leahy.  His halibut weighed in at 69 pounds.  Patrick also won the International Salmon Award, for the largest salmon caught out of state.  That salmon weighed in at 64.5 pounds.

I guess no one was proud of their Washington State salmon catches, as there were no entries.

Pete Pitman received the Golden Carp award.  I can’t divulge here how he earned it, but if you ask him, I’m sure he’d like to tell you all about it.  It’s all in good fun, and Pete is a good sport.

Next month’s meeting on March 12^th will feature Nick Kester of All Star Charters speaking on Puget Sound Ling Cod fishing.  Another pro who knows how to get it done in Puget Sound.  A great opportunity for those wishing to target the wonderful fishery.  Todd Girtz will be manning the fish talk table and showing us how he rigs up for deep water Lingcod.  If you are interested in catching 30+ pound lings, come visit Todd.

The all PSA Clubs Fishing Derby will be held in Port Townsend on April 6^th.  More information will be on our newly redesigned website soon.  A big thank you goes out to Jonathon Roof for putting this website together for us.

A big thanks to Southworth Marine for sponsoring our monthly membership drawings. Our March Membership drawing will be $480, as we had no winner in Feb. Must be present to win!

 Lots of new member activity this past month.  We welcome:  Scott Haggvloom, David Irvine, Steve Lawson, Raymond Howe II, Brad Hildebrand, Werner Schmid, June Cooper, Gene Welch, and Jess and Kim Bullard.  Spring is right around the corner.  Getting excited about all the opportunities.  Springers on the Columbia, Lingcod, Rock Fish, Halibut, Kokanee, Trout, Steelhead and Salmon!  Wow!

PSAGH/T President:

Vanice Roof

We had a good turnout for our first meeting of 2013.  Tom Ohaus from Angling Unlimited was our guest speaker with a very informative presentation on mooching for salmon.  Tom guides in Sitka, Alaska and had a wonderful slide presentation featuring many fish over 50 pounds.  Thank you again Tom, for speaking at our meeting.  If you did not make it to our meeting, Tom will be doing his presentation at the upcoming Seattle Boat Show.

Next Month’s speaker will be Tom (TJ) Nelson from the Outdoor Line Radio talk show.  Tom will be discussing his Dirty Downrigger Tricks, a presentation you will not want to miss.  The meeting on February 12^th will be our Annual Awards Banquet and Crab Feed.  Dinner will be served at 6:00PM for those who pre-purchased their crab, with the general meeting to follow.  We will be awarding plaques for biggest fish caught last year as well as the coveted ‘Golden Carp Award.’

The March 12^thmeeting will bring in Nick Kester of All Star Charters, with a presentation on Ling Cod fishing in Puget Sound.  Nick knows where they live and how to catch them!  Don’t miss this one! Also in March, our Fish Talk table will feature Todd Girtz on deep water Ling Cod rigging.

Our January outing was a cutthroat trout fishing derby in Lake Washington.  The winner was Avery Ng with a 2lb 10 oz cutthroat. Congratulations Avery!

Coming up on April 6^this the All-PSA Clubs Blackmouth Derby out of Port Townsend. Tickets should be available at the February meeting.  Sno-King has won it twice in a row, so let’s get up there and take the trophy this year! Also in April, our Fish Talk table will feature Gary Lukenbill and Steve Ng on fishing plugs in the Puget Sound.

As a cost saving measure, we have decided to cancel our subscription to the Reel News; you can still subscribe individually or pick them up at your local tackle shop.  We apologize for the inconvenience.  Hopefully in the future we will be able to bring it back.

This year marks the beginning of a new program: The Angler of the Year Award. You will receive points for derbies entered, derbies placed in (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd) and volunteering at different club events.  More information will be available on our website.

We would like to welcome our two newest members:  Steve Larsen and Gary Ross.  Welcome to the club! Remember to grab a friend or a neighbor and bring them to our meetings;  we encourage any and all visitors!  Meetings are open to the public.  The board meets the 1^st Tuesday of every month at Clubhouse Grill, located at 6501 6^th Ave in Tacoma.  All members are welcome!  It’s shaping up to be a great year, but we need your help!  Please help support us by volunteering for our various activities and inviting new members!

Vanice Roof

President PSAGH