Hey Clubbers! One word before the next Fish-In.......NEW. As in New Fishing License....They expire on Monday the 31st so do'nt forget it or ....you can forget it! Hope to see Ya'll at Denny's for b-fast and then at Coulon.

Hey thanks Larry for covering my 6, that was on my list.
  Once again the fish-in will bee at Gene Coulon boat launch at 7;30. We will also be meeting at Denny's off of 405 exit 7 at 6am if you want to get togather for breakfast or a cup of joe. launch at 7;30 fish till lunch at 12:30, we will meet at Ivars or kid valley...(kid valley has never supported any of the events that c.a.s.t or fishing kids has held there) If it's nice we will eat outside, if it's not will eat in Ivars. you can go home than or go back out after lunch.
   One thing to remember,our fish-ins are usually held the first Sat of the month, except June 7th and Sept. 6th. These months the fish-ins will be the second weekend of the month, Because fishin kids and c.a.s.t.
will be held those weekends. If you must choose between those events and the fish-ins please pick those events, your heart will be much more rewarded for it. Gatta go will write more later. V-Dub-ya

I like it! jot that down, At this point lets make it the 2nd weekend for now and talk about it later.
vw

Hmmm.... quite a long drive for us northern guys.  I'll pack a suitcase!   

Just pointing out that all but 2 fish-ins were held south of I-90 last year, but I kept my mouth shut.  I'm quite certain had it been the other way around y'all wouldn't say anything either, right? 

Chris, this is the first time I've mentioned it.  I don't think it's right for a board member to come back with such a remark.

I'm not saying y'all should change things around to suit us northern folk.   Just keep it within reason.  Trips to Roy, Port Orchard and Tacoma are a bit much, that's all.

???Thanks Cris, Thats all I'm trying to do!

Hey now, I'm not looking to dictate to the club where the Fish-Ins should be held.  That's Virgil's job.  

However, when I originally designed the Ambassador program, I stated that the fish-ins should be held within an hour's drive of Seattle, and to balance the north & south.  Otherwise you begin to alienate those that live on either side when you place too many on one side of the "equator", especially if they're quit a distance from that central location.

I totally understand the compromise issue, and not making everyone happy.  That's why I'm willing to make so many treks down south.  If I had my druthers, we'd be having all the fish-ins on Goodwin, Stevens, Big Lake, and Cassidy.     But since that isn't fair to others, I think the equitable compromise is to keep the driving distances reasonable.  That's all I'm asking.


BTW, I'm not going to make it to the fish-in tomorrow.  Not because of the drive (lk. Washington isn't an issue), but because I need to get some work done on the boat prior to our tournament and this weekend is the only one I have available before then.  Have fun!

Well.........Was that challenging or not?
For those who were not there Mother Nature decided to come to the Fish-In (uninvited of course!) on Lake Washington with white caps 2-3 ft. rollers and horizontal rain pushed by 15-25 MPH winds.
But the Western Bass Club did not back down!.....At least not till noon!
No fish were caught..at least not Bass as I got three nice perch in 30+ ft of water and it was almost unannymous for all anglers except Smitty who was pre-fishing for the ABA tourney next week having gotten one fish and for some anglers from Long Lake Bass Club who had a tourney on the lake.
Still a good time had by all and with 7-8  boats and 9 or 10 people we told stories at Ivars while enjoying hot Chowder and Coffee to finish things up.
Oh a Happy Birthday to Pat Sutherlund as he turns another page in his adventure.
I hope the anglers who went Pre-Fishing at Silver and Potholes had better weather (And luck!) as when it stormy here it is usually More stormy where they were.