Speaker for October 22, 2013 Meeting Brett Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer of the Snook & Gamefish Foundation

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1 Inshore / Offshore Family Oriented Fishing Club General Meetings are 4 th Tues each 7:30 PM at the Boynton Inlet Ramp Park (Coast Guard Aux. Bldg.) Approximately ¼ Mile South of Gateway s between NE 20 th St. & Oak Street, Boynton Beach, FL October 17, 2013 Speaker for October 22, 2013 Meeting Brett Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer of the Snook & Gamefish Foundation Brett served as Chairman from , and as Regional Director (SouthEast) for three years prior. He is a contributing editor to Florida Sportsman Magazine, and a special education instructor at in the Palm Beach County school system for 12 years where he promoted an academic curriculum through environmentalism and resource conservation. Brett served in the United States Army in both Intelligence and as a Paratrooper with Special Forces Operations. He attended University of South Florida and holds a Bachelor's and a Masters degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders. He is an expert guitar player, fly tyer, photographer and fisherman. Brett was chosen as Snook and Gamefish Foundation's 2009 Person on the Year for his accomplishments on behalf of inshore fishing, and in that year he also completed the book, Sportsman's Best: Snook. What is the Snook and Gamefish Foundation? The Snook and Gamefish Foundation is a not for profit 501 c 3 Corporation organized by William R Mote, in 1998, as a platform for anglers and conservationists to preserve, protect and enhance gamefish populations. Mote believed that a brighter future for all fisheries is in the hands of informed anglers. Mote is also the founder of Mote Marine Laboratories - known around the world. What does the Snook and Gamefish Foundation do? The Snook and Gamefish Foundation focuses on Research, Education and Conservation projects. The Angler Action Program, is an excellent example of connecting anglers with researchers for fishery management and stock assessment. The Angler Alert E- Newsletter, currently sent to 120,000 subscribers two times a month, is an example of outreach education,

2 along with the SmartAngler Challenge online quiz. Members across the state are involved in habitat protection and research projects specific for inshore gamefish. He'll give us an update on what's being done to improve Snook habitat & fishing. Website: Come Early Seating Is Limited Raffle drawing will be held. Support your club and buy some tickets for your chance to win FISHING REPORT The cooler weather and ground swells have helped turn the corner for anglers this autumn. Off shore, anglers should expect to see more Spanish mackerel, sailfish and the dreaded bluefish. In the Intracoastal, pompano, Spanish mackerel and jacks will and have started biting in good numbers. Other great news is the size and number of mullet schools moving in close to shore daily. Spanish mackerel have been running the inlets from Brevard County south to St. Lucie County. If we do get the next cold front down this far Spanish mackerel may start running the Jupiter to Lake Worth Inlets. The fish move southward pushed by the north swells of the cold front and as they follow the annual October mullet run. If there is more north swells this weekend fishing from the Lake Worth Pier may be the best place to be for Spanish mackerel in central and southern Palm Beach County. From about three quarters of the way out to all the way to the end of the pier the water depth is deep enough to host the mullet as they move along the beach and it is at a depth where anglers can easily bounce live shrimp along the bottom. It all depends on the tide, how clear the water is and if the mullet make it this far south by the weekend. Kingfish action could be better, but for this time of year, it isn t that bad. Fish in water 125 to 150 feet deep with cut mullet, whole sardines or bonito belly baits and you should catch a kingfish or two. Dolphin catches have slowed way down and we may not have a lot to talk about for the next few weeks as the annual mullet run passes our way. Sailfish however are getting very active, north of the Jupiter Inlet. The weekend cool snap turned these fish on. If you want to catch a trophy sailfish, now is the time to call and charter a boat that specializes in catching sailfish. If you wait too long you may not get the date you want.

3 Calendar of Events October 22, 2013 Tuesday Brett Fitzgerald November 26, 2913 Tuesday Social Meeting December 11, 2013 Wednesday Holiday Party January 28, 2014 Tuesday Carmen Vare Upcoming Speakers October 22, Brett Fitzgerald (Snook Foundation) November 26, Social Event (Food & Beverages) January 28, Carmen Vare HOLIDAY PARTY Our annual Holiday Party will be on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 6:00 10:00 p.m. We will once again be having our party at Ellie s Diner. The cost is $30.00 per person. This will include appetizers, buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and tea. Please mark your calendar s for this event. We will also start collecting money at the next meeting. As always there will be a raffle prize for the people that pay early and we will also have a wide variety of raffle prizes..

4 We would like to express our deepest sympathies to Vice President, Fred Richardt and his family. Fred s father passed away earlier this month. Come meet your Fellow Members Our meeting on Tuesday, November 26 th will be a social meeting. We will be serving food and beverages. Will will also have some awesome raffle prizes and club merchandise will be for sale.. If anyone has a recipe that they would like to share, please it to me so we can have a recipe to feature in our newsletter. The club has a page on Facebook. Please go to Search for Boynton Beach Fishing Club and like our page and join as a member. You can post your fishing pictures and comments for all of us to see. Just a reminder to those of you who actually get to go out fishing. Please fill out your weigh slips and turn them in at the meeting. We are keeping track of all fish caught for our fisherman of the year award You never know you might just be in the running.

5 We would like to have ideas from the members of the club as to what activities you would like to see the club do. If you have any ideas please share them with any of the Board Members so that we can put them on our Agenda for discussion. We would like to have some activities that everyone would like to participate in. ` CLUB ITEMS FOR SALE We have lots of new club items for sale. The following items are now available: We are going to be getting some new club polo shirts. We will have some on sale but you can always order what you would like. T-Shirts ($12.00), Eye Glass Straps ($5.00), Hats ($15.00) DIRECTORS & OFFICERS 2013 Ken Sorensen President Ken_Sorensen@msn.com Fred Richardt Vice President FKMMR@bellsouth.net Carol Moran Secretary cr5mor@aol.com Joe Deithorn Treasurer bigjoe5@comcast.net

6 BOARD MEMBERS 2013 Ray Base Sharon Krampetz (honorary member) Jack Williams Peter Lomuto Pete Bilardello Please Support our Local Corporate Members and Sponsors who support our Club. Company Address Phone Boynton Fisherman Supply 618 N. Fed. Hwy. Boynton Beach FL Connley Fishing ConnleyFishing.com Reel Services Boynton Beach Fishing Club Member Business Owner/Managers Business Type DIRECTORY Business Name Business Owner/Mgr Bus Phone Address 1 Title Insurance Agency Delray Title Agency Art Algonas Author@Delraytitle.com 2 Res./Com Mortgage Broker. Cape Ann Group LLC Tom Cullen cull30@gmail.com 3 Tax Accounting Fred H Cohen Tax Accountant Fred Cohen FredCohenTaxes@aol.com 4 Personalized Shirts, Hats DJ Embroidery and and More Design Debbie Base DJEmb@bellsouth.net 5 Auto Lockouts B & C Auto Lockout Bob & Carol Moran Cr5mor@aol.com 6 Marble Restoration Marble Plus Mike Davis daci6537@comcast.net Fin-Alley Fishing Capt. Pete CaptainPete@Fin- 7 Fishing Charter Service Charters Bilardello AlleyFishingCharters.com CaptJaime@ReelFantaSea 8 Fishing Charter Service Reel FantaSeas Capt Jaime Lomeli s.com 9 Reel Repair 4 Reel Services Capt Pete Bilardello If I have forgotten your Business Please Send See Below BoyntonBchFishClub@ your info to Ken Sorensen Att.Net captpeteb@gmail.com

7 If any members have been out fishing, please send Carol or Ken your fishing report so that I can put it in the newsletter. It s nice to know what everyone is catching! FISHING RULE#1 The least experienced fisherman always catches the biggest fish. FISHING RULE #2 The worse your line is tangled; the better is the fishing around you. HAPPY FISHING NEWSLETTER This is your newsletter. Make it the best. If you have any articles, recipes, or any fishing stories you would like to share, please them to me at cr5mor@aol.com The Boynton Beach Fishing Club is open to anyone with $35.00 per year and a good attitude. (There is a $15.00 initiation fee) You are welcome to visit us at any of our General Meetings. A Fishing Club for Fishing Families You don t need a boat, but must love to fish. We meet at Boynton Beach Boat Ramp Park Club House. Located on US 1, ¼ Mile South of Gateway Blvd. in Boynton Beach. For further information contact Ken Sorensen, or Carol Moran, VISIT OUR WEB SITE