ON THE WATER FOR MAY (2K10)

ON THE WATER FOR MAY >< 2K10

 

Hello to All of our Fishing Club Members & Friends ……. Let’s See What’s in Our Summer Time Tackle Box this month >> ???

 

1^st Thing Out of the Box is the Ongoing Environmental Tragedy revolving around the Gulf Oil Rig Blow Out << Fiddle Sticks >> This may require Some Divine Intervention !! >< Then there is the Perp, in the Astoria Area, who Shot a Bald Eagle. The Eagle is being nursed back to health & a $25,000 Reward has been posted to help find this Jerk !! >< Bucket Biology has been practiced on Mann Lake, near Burns, this has resulted in ODFW beginning to make plans to Rotenone the lake to kill the Giant Gold Fish, which have completely taken over all of the other fish in the lake >< Looks like the Sea Lions continue to Play Hob with the Salmon at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia >< Closer to Home >> We sadly mention, the Dead Washed-up Waldport Whale > & < I need to Warn You to be On the ALERT for COUGAR’s >> Not the 4 Legged Kind, but the 2 Legged Kind … Just ask any of Your Lady Friends, they will “Splain” this to you !~!~!   

 

YesSireeBob >< We actually have Some Good News >>> US Forest Service dropped its plans to Increase Park Fees for us Old Codgers & Cripples >< The Last Dam on the Rogue River will be gone by the End of Summer. This will open 333 miles of Wild Water for Salmon & Steelhead >< Can you believe it’s been 30 Years since Mt St Helens Erupted at 8:32 AM on 18 May 1980 >< Don’t-Cha-Know .. Newport is the Home of a New VA Primary Health Clinic, which will save our Central Coast Veterans a very long drive to the Portland VAMC > Our Local County Veteran Service Officer, JOHN REED, deserves a BIG ATT’A BOY for having this Dream Come to Fruition >< Watch for this one >> Robie Knievel, Evel’s Son, is making plans (4^th of July, 2011) to try another Snake River Jump !!! >< Another, Next Year Story >> Cabela’s Plan on Opening a New Store, next spring, at the Gateway Mall in Springfield > Somebody Better Take ALL of BIG FISH’s Credit Cards before Spring !~!~! >< We are getting some Good Forecasts on Spring Chinook Fishing, let’s Hope they Hold Up !! >< Did you see the Great PIX of Our Very Own Blues Brothers ???  Yup, the W2’s (Wayne Hill & Wayde Dudley) entered the Recent Loyalty Day Parade, representing the Local Police Force Volunteers & What did they do, but WIN a “Special Recognition Award” for all of their efforts >> They Really Looked COOL Riding in their Black & White !~!~! 

 

Let’s Lurch into a Look at some of our MAY Activities >>>> We had a Great Breakfast Meeting, which was attended by 2 of our ODFW Pals,  Casey Deckard & Derek Wilson >< Derek presented our Trap Road Truckers with some Cool Recognition Gifts for all of their Services Rendered. We also are Pleased to WELCOME our 3 Newest FC Members & they are >> SHARI & DON SARVER & OLIVER JOHNSON >< We also had 2 very successful Mid-Month Events >> The Elk Habitat Enhancement Project on the South Fork of the Yachats River > followed by < The Annual Kids Fishing Derby held at Eckman Lake. I am pleased to note, that both of these events involved LVH FC & CCFF Members Working Cooperatively to Support our ODFW Friends >< Hope you have been following the Fun & “Mostly Accurate” Fishing & Trapping Reports coming in from Brian Hudson, Frank Stout, Phil Reed & All of The Trap Road Truckers >< I am also hearing some Wild “Power Bait Combat” Fishing Stories about some the adventures being experienced by Brothers Stanley & Newbill up on Big Creek !~!~! >< Hope you were able to enjoy our Visit / Tour with Our Friends (Lou & Marcia) at the Yaquina Bay Oyster Farm … As always the Tour was Terrific & the Oysters Outstanding !!! >< How’ bout our recent FC 2^nd Time Around Sale >> What a Success it was > Frank is still doing a Final Talley on the Sales Receipts, but it’s looking like it was our Best Year Ever !!!    We’ll get a BLAST out to you all, when Frank has a Final Report >> We may want to put Some New Batteries in Franks Ankle Tracking Bracelet for this year !~!~!  

 

It’s JUNE & That must mean Summer Begins ?????  As I am writing this > Looking out of my office window > It looks Mighty Wet & Foggy !~!~!  OK >> I believe it’s what’s locally know as “The Coastal Marine Layer” >< That said >< Let’s Marine Layer Ourselves Down the Road into some Summer Stuff >> At 10 AM on the 3rd > We will kick off the month with our FC Breakfast Meeting > Coincidentally < The Port of Newport & NOAA will be holding their Formal Groundbreaking Ceremonies, which will inaugurate the Construction of NOAA”S Pacific Marine Operations Center. Later in the week, specifically > on the 6^th > Beginning at 1 PM & running until 4 PM, there will be a Community Celebration, down at the South Beach NOAA Construction Site, which will involve Live Music, Picnic refreshments & Lot’s Fun your entire family > This will provide a wonderful opportunity for you to Welcome NOAA to our Newport Community >< Rumor has it > That Brother Don Sarver is our Newest Trap Road Trucker > Keep the Shiny Side Up & the Dirty Side Down, Don !~!~! >< On the 17^th at 10 AM > We are Much Obliged, to Dean Fleck & Mike Pettis, who will again act as Hosts & Tour Guides for this years Commercial Fishing Boat Tour down on the Bay Front, at Port Dock 5 >< Come Join us, on the 24^th, for a Fun Beverly Beach Litter Patrol > The Beach Mistress (aka Ellie LeMaster) will Muster us about 9 AM at the LVH Club House, then form Car Pools to get us down to the Beach about 10 AM >< We have 2 events scheduled for the 26^th >> One is at “O-Dark-30” when ATV Dale will lead his Merry Band down to the South Beach Marina to Help Collect Launch Fees from the Opening Day COHO Anglers >>> Later in the Day > (Noon to 3 PM) > We All are invited to Join Phil Reed, in the LVH Club House, to Celebrate his Retirement ALOHA Day > You don’t want to miss this one !!! 

 

Please Hold Close 2 of Our Young FC Pals >> Brandon Hill, who is serving in Afghanistan & Chris Furgason, who is working in Iraq >< Let me also mention, that Brother Bob Abbott (Who contributed greatly to our recent garage sale success.) is about to “Suffer” another Birthday, on the 16^th of June >><< What say We BLAST Him with Some Fun Cards !?!?   His Arizona Address is >> 9185 East Desert Cove Drive #304 / Scottsdale AZ / 85260 

 

In Closing >< I’d like to Wish You All a Very Nice Memorial Day & Leave You with This Thought >< Freedom is Never Free > It has Always Come With a Price, which is Usually Paid by Our Nations Veterans & Their Families > Please Remember < All Paid Some & Some Paid ALL ……..

 

Well, that’s the Top of the News as it Looks from Here >< Hope to see You On The Water >>>>>>>>>  THE HOOK