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MARCH 2018 FISH HAWKS NEWSLETTER FISH HAWKS OFFICIAL WEB SITE www.fishhawksnj.com

FISH HAWKS BOARD MEMBERS NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS:

Bill Westervelt – 609-693-0617 Karl Dahl – 609-693-4674 Gail Matuska -609-971-1535 George Royston – 908-456-3132 Bob Dunlap – 609-242-3745 Tony Guadagnino – 609-242-9471 Ken Rylak – 609-575-7477 Paul Schell – 609-440-0907 Bruce Creighton – 609-971-3282

MARCH SPEAKERS – OCVT SCHOOL – MATES OCEAN PROPELLER –Gerry Sullivan

SHORE CASTS

MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO PATRONIZE ALL OF OUR SPONSORS.

Our Club radio channel is 19. We ask our members to please monitor it at all times. If you have changed your mailing address, phone number, or e-mail address, please give new information to our Membership Chairwoman, Sandi Roy. Sandi's cell phone is 609-618-6211 or an email can be sent to robandsandi@yahoo.com. Please do not leave a message on her home phone.

Please call Good & Welfare Chairwoman Marilyn Dahl if you know of any member who is ill or has been hospitalized. Marilyn can be reached on her cell phone at 201-232-6896 or home phone at 609-693-4674. You may also email her at be marilynjd@comcast.net. Yearly membership cards for those current in dues are available at the meeting. If you have paid your dues and have not received a current dues card, please see Gail Matuska, Treasurer, at the meeting. If you have or want a speaker on a specific subject contact Bill Geddes, our Guest Speaker Chairman at bfgeddes@msn.com. Boat US membership discount code is GA83831B. Ask for new member applications.

Recreational Fishing Alliance Membership discount code is FISHHAWKS11.

*****LACEY FOOD BANK*****

Looking For Food Donations: The Lacey Food Bank has provide us with their most urgent food needs which are as follows: 1. Cereal, 2. Can vegetables, 3. Cans of Tuna, 4. Jars of Peanut butter & Jelly, 5. Pasta Sauce & Pasta and 6. Baby Food or Baby Wipes: are in short supply. Please remember that “Hunger never takes a day off” and should you forget to bring something from your pantry, you can always place a couple of dollars ($$$) into our donation canister. As always, your contributions and donations are greatly appreciated. Thanks again for your continued support of others less fortunate in our community. Sincerely, Sincerely, Ken Rylak

March 2018 President’s Message

Looks like we might have any early spring so time to look at the little thing that become big things if ignored. Fire extinguishers need to be inspected and turned upside down, shaken, as the powder inside tends to compress and compact making them fail. Fishing lines need to be stripped back as a minor abrasion can cause a trophy fish to be lost. Bites sometimes are hard enough to come by so check you hooks and sharpen accordingly. Get your lower units serviced as that last line curled around the prop can wipe out the seals and cause major damage. I’m sure there are lots of little things that should be done and hopefully they do before the early morning get out and get going becomes the call of the day. REMEMBER that you can get great deals at our upcoming Fishermen’s Flea Market on March 10th to replace old line, increase your hook inventory or replace the filet knife that fell overboard.

We still are fighting for our fishing lives with all the regulators and the outcome seems dubious. The regulators seem blind and deaf to our pleas and hopefully they will eventually listen to common sense or maybe go fishing and see what the real world is about. We still haven’t won this battle and now we have a new danger, offshore drilling. Sen Connors, Assemblyman Rumpf and Assemblywoman Gove have requested to join as Co sponsors on companion legislation A-839 and S-258, which would prohibit offshore drilling for oil or natural gas in State waters. Offshore drilling poses far too big a risk for New Jersey’s marine life and coastline. This is the same message conveyed by Florida prior to being granted an exemption by the Federal Government. If Florida’s concerns were deemed justified by the White House, then so should New Jersey’s if there is to be an expectation of fairness and consistency in public policy

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife has announced the Skillful Angler program, which

recognizes “not quite record” size fish, but worthy of recognition like John Howell’s 8-pound Tog.

http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/skwinn17.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Henry Ford quotes: "Don’t find fault, find a remedy, Anyone can complain" "The only security in life is the people you know and thejroberts@jwrcorp.net skills you have" Thank you for reading my message "Be active, be aware before your rights become a crime" Your president Bill Westervelt Cell 732-841-6500 Billwfishawks@yahoo.com

"THE HAWK" (March 2018)

THE BIRD: We have had a pretty awful January & February, which has not been conducive for a fun day of fishing. I've heard very little this winter from our Snow Birds other than it's been relatively cold and windy. Just think in little more than a week (March 11th) "Daylight Savings Time" begins. SPRING is soon to be SPRUNG!!!

UP-COMMING EVENTS: Annual FLEA MARKET (Saturday March 10th. 9am-2pm) held at the LACEY ELKS CLUB. Bring your friends & neighbors; this is a MAJOR club FUND RAISING event. "PLEASE ATTEND"!! NOTE: Table set up will be Friday night the 9th. If you can help contact committee chair Maurice Schnakenberg @ (917) 558-3620. Your help would be appreciated.

MONTHLY CONTESTS & $25 BONUS:

We had 4 First Place winners for December. The $25 Bonus winner was Jim Schiller with a 1.95 lb. Winter Flounder. The other 3 winners were:

Blackfish 6.45 lbs. Ray Givens Striped Bass 27.4 lbs. Gene Makitra Sea Bass 4.33 lbs. Harry Combs (also Largest Sea Bass of The Year for 2017).

Monthly Contest Forms are within this month's Newsletter & at the March Club Meeting.

FISH BITES: Monthly Contests & Tournament Days START in APRIL, submit your forms as soon as possible after the Fisheries Regulations are available. Our first Tournament Day of the Year is Saturday April 28th

REGULATIONS: We at this time do not have any firm information on Sea Bass & Fluke. We should have some information by mid March. Let's hope that New Jersey is considered it's own Region, separating us from New York & states to the North. New Jersey needs a break especially for our Sea Bass fishery, which has been particularly unfair under Regionalization. Winter flounder & Striped Bass Season OPENS March 1st.!

PARAPROSDOKIANS: Is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is

unexpected and often times humorous. "I WAS GOING TO WEAR MY CAMOUFLAGE SHIRT TODAY BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT"

"BE SAFE OUT THERE" "THE HAWK"

TRADERS CORNER:

Notice: All ads that have run for three (3) months will be deleted for next month’s issue unless you renew them. To place a new ad or renewal of an existing ad, please call Bruce Creighton @ 609-971-3282 or send an Email to bacreighton@gmail.com.

FOR SALE: Heavy-duty electric winch. Mounted on dock $200. Used and you come get it. Call Paul -609-440-0907 (4/2017) FOR SALE: 5ft stainless steel deck ladders. Easy to mount on your dock etc. $50/each. Call Paul - 609-440-0907 (03/2017) FOR SALE: PORKERT Meat Grinder #10 Includes 1 never used spare cutting blade and assorted never used accessories. Was $128 new. Asking $50. Contact Gene 973 886 9682 FOR SALE: PENN REEL- Fathom Master 600 with ball weights. Call Ray Bragg at 732-244-7583