The month of May brings us several new members. Please welcome Ed Belsky, James Clarke, Duke Davis, Joe Holder, Joel Postma, Robert MacLean, Steve Morris and Charles Wagner. Please come up and introduce yourself to me .
Our annual spaghetti and clam feed was May 8th and this year we had oysters too. There was a very good turnout and we raised $127 for the Lakewood Kids Fishing day on May 19th Again a special “Thank You” to our kitchen stall, clam and oyster cookers and to everyone who helped put on this shindig and cleaned up in the end..
Our speaker was Rob Endsley who spoke about halibut gear, what he uses on his own boat.
We had our 1st annual club kokanee derby at American Lake on May 19th. Entry fee was $5 and the prize is a custom built rod with the winners name on it. This rod will be built by our own VP Tony Dobson There will also be some kokanee gear supplied by the club. The winning fish, by weight, will be announced at our June meeting I believe.
On June 9th, we will hold our Past President’s Derby from dawn until 1PM. Weigh in will be at Pt. Defiance at 1PM. The usual $5 entry fee, with largest Salmon by weight, winner takes all prizes.
June’s meeting will be Tuesday the 12th and our speaker will be Clint Mums from Puget Charters. Our “Fish Talk” table will feature Dave Sorrentino talking about planes and divers. Loyd Walker has agreed to talk a bit about boating regulations and inspections. He is a Coast Guard Auxiliary and has agreed to inspect member boats
July’s meeting will feature Dave Sorrentino speaking about Beach fishing. And our “Fish Talk” table will feature Roger Chapman chatting about hoochies, the fishing kind.
August’s meeting will be held on August 7th just 4 days ahead of our derby. Captain John Keizer will speak. Bring your questions. There will be no meeting August 14
Just a reminder that our annual picnic will be September 8th, at Titlow Park. We will try to star by 10AM and go until whenever.
We will have grilled hot dogs and chips at our meeting so please come join us.
Thom Names
President PSAGH
We meet at the Tacoma Outboard Association the 2nd Tuesday night of every month at 7:00 pm.
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Up Coming Events:
June 5th
, Board meeting.
June 12th, General meeting.
Gig Harbor PSA Outing Information
First Annual Gig Harbor PSA Kokanee Outing
Location: American Lake, Lakewood WA.
Date: 19 May
Time: Daylight- 12 Noon
Rules: Must follow all WDFW rules. 2 rods permitted per angler with second rod endorsement on license. Largest Kokanee by weight wins derby. Only active Gig Harbor PSA club members in good standing can fish this event.
Weigh in: Fish can be weight at US Army Dock at Russell Landing at 11:30AM -12:00 Noon. You can pull up one boat at a time, we will be on the dock to weigh fish starting at 11:30. Weigh station closes at 12:00 noon. Only active duty or retired military can tie up their boats here, only weighing in fish will be allowed. We will take your fish weigh it and returned it to you. This process should take less than 2 minutes per boat. You can then pull out and let the next boat in.
We will not tell you the weight of your fish at the dock. The weight will be recorded and the winner will be announced at the Gig Harbor PSA meeting on Tuesday June 12. Only kokanee will be weighed in no trout or bass. All decisions by the derby committee and binding and final.
Prize: Winner will receive a custom built kokanee rod by Snatchin Lips Custom Rods with their name on it and an assortment kokanee tackle supplied by the club.
Entry fee: $5.00 paid at the May15 GHPSA Club general meeting
Boat Ramps:
American Lake Park
Veterans Drive SW and 92nd Avenue SW (Best Ramp two lanes with docks will handle larger boats)
This popular 5-acre park is located on the north shore of American Lake at 82nd Street SW and Veterans Drive SW.
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Ramp
The large access area has lots of parking space, pit toilets and 2 concrete block boat launching ramps. No Docks. Watch for shallow spot about 23-40ft straight out from ramp.
Directions:
Traveling south on I-5 south of Tacoma, exit right on Exit # 122. Travel west, across the railroad tracks on Berkley Street for about .5 mile to Portland Ave. Turn left for about another .5 mile to WDFW access area.
Russell Landing
Located on North Fort Lewis. Can only be used by valid military ID card holders. One lane ramp with dock.
Directions:
Take North Fort Lewis exit off I-5, after entering gate take first right and then first left on to American Lake Ave. Turn right at Russell landing sign.
Recommended Kokanee Tackle:
Small micro squids have been working well. Run these about 7-10 inches behind a 4.5 inch trout dodger. A wedding ring spinner work great too behind a dodger. A light trout rod and reel work fine for this fishery. You can flat line 30-50 yards behind the boat or run your downriggers. If you use the downriggers bring a trout release clip, salmon clips will not work well. Tip the top hook with Pautzke’s fire corn to add some scent.
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From I-5, take Exit 124 (Gravelly Lake Drive), go N on Woodbrook .2 mi; L on Gravelly Lake Drive SW, go .8 mi; L on Veterans Drive SW, go 1 mi; at sharp R h; turn go straight to ramp area. |
John Keizer
Activties Chairmen
Washington Tides
New Club Officers for 2012
President: Thom Names
Vice. Pres: Tony Dobson
Secretary: Bill Brengman
Treasurer: Jeff Zuniga
Here's a link to the
Salt Patrol
