Visit us at Apr 2nd, 2018, Upcoming Events Include:

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1 UP-COMING EVENTS CALENDAR Visit us at Apr 2nd, 2018, 2003 Next Meeting 6:30pm Monday Apr 2nd Great Bridge Baptist Church 640 S. Battlefield Blvd. Chesapeake, VA GBFA OFFICERS PRESIDENT JOE STEPHENSON VICE PRES. BUTCH PIERCE CHAIRMAN EVENTS CHAIR MEMBER-AT LARGE JERRY HUGHES SECRETARY CLIFF GRAF GBFA s own Capt. John Sawyer from On The Hunt Charters talked about cobia and catfishing at the March meeting. Upcoming Events Include: 4-7 thru 4-15 Freshwater Inhouse Tournament 4-22 Oyster Roast 4-28 Tautog Inhouse Tournament 4-30 Operation 2nd Chance 5-19 Hunt for Hardheads 5-30 Sentara/Hopehouse TREASURER GEORGE REICH TOURNAMENT LORI BOWEN DIRECTOR PRIZE FISH JOHN ERMALINSKI DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP VIKKI MARR CHAIRMAN REFRESHMENT CHAIRMAN DAVE WILLIAMS WAYS-MEANS CHAIRMAN Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn. ~Chuck Clark CLUB DAVE BOLEN LIBRARIAN NEWSLETTER DANIEL KRIPAROS

2 Fish of the Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Catfish Yellow Perch Crappie Tautog Large Mouth Bass Spadefish Flounder Cobia Spot Red Drum Speckled Trout Striped Bass Speaker of the Month Captain Cole Pokorney of the Big Deal Sportfishing. He will be discussing Cobia fishing and the new regulations. This will be a good one. If you want to get a taste of Captain Cole, you can visit his FaceBook page, Big Deal Sportfishing. From the President GBFA has done it again. The ninth and best Fishing Flea Mkt Event ever. This year s turnout for both vendors and customers was in line with last year s event. Friday setup and vendor help went without any mix-ups. The pizzas did not last long. Next year we will have to get more. I think a few good deals were had Friday night. The line prior to opening was out of sight. Entry into the event was flawless. Throughout the day business was great. At the end of the event we had the place cleared in less than an hour. Great Job to all. I want to thank all the GBFA members who have helped thru out the year with the preparation for the event; I want to thank those members who helped at the event, both Friday and Saturday, 70 average at both; and I want to thank Butch especially for the over the top effort he has put forth this year planning and putting this event together and the last eight. Remarks I have received from the vendors at the event are the same as last year; best event in VA, great membership participation at event, if you need help just ask a GBFA member and your problem will be solved, only event where there is help loading and unloading for the vendors and cannot wait till next. The overall reply from customers was WOW.

3 New Members GBFA Please welcome Joseph Kelly, Craig Pierce, Kevin Wright, William Wright and Scot Parish. Tuna Trip Open Spots May 26th memorial weekend need, 1-2 people to fish aboard the Country Girl out of Pirates Cove. So far Ray, George, Scott and Jessie are signed up. Should be a good time. If you are interested, please bring a $100 deposit at meeting.$350 total due by May 26 Memorial Day weekend. Fishing Regulations for Flounder and Cobia Flounder 4 per person 16 1/2 inch minimum No closed season Cobia Recreational Season 1 June to 30 September 40 inch minimum 1 over 50 inches 1 per person 3 per Boat Gaffing allowed! Commercial 37 in minimum 2 per licensee (6 last year) Maximum allowed on Boat is 6. There must be three licenses on Boat to keep 6. No closed season Commercial Capts not happy! For Sale: AQUARIUM ---SUPPORT DEVICES; for keeping live bait. Used and new items Available. $ (+) value. Modified Igloo cooler (plumbed) available. If you want to keep your own (S/W) bait at home, you need this. Asking $50.00 For all. Call Joe Simons at

4 Raffle The GBFA will be raffling off a 6 Waynes Fowlkes Custom Casting rod and a shimano Calcutta 100 reel. Tickets will be $2 each or 3 for $5.

5 From the Tournament Director If you are going to fish in the Nags Head Hatteras Surf Fishing tournaments, then your $200 deposit is due at the April meeting. If you have any questions, please call Lori Bowen Oyster Roast This year s oyster roast will be held at the Izaak Walton League facility which is located in Deep Creek. It is located off Moses Grandy Trail and can be accessed by Shipyard Road. Note that Trailsend Ln. is an unpaved road. XhJaVhDUVNfcWxzS3E0dTBoOHdBBG5fcnNsdAMwBG5fc3VnZwM5BG9yaWdpbgNzZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyA wrwcxn0cmwdmarxc3rybamxngrxdwvyeqnjagvzyxblywtljtiwbwfwbhrfc3rtcamxntiyndk1nzq4?p=chesapeake+map&fr2=s b-top&fr=mcafee&type=c111us739d #

6 Nautical Ned's Belly Bender Corner Short Funnies 1. A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: ''Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!'' The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: ''The driver just insulted me!'' The man says: ''You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you.'' 2. A young blonde woman is distraught because she fears her husband is having an affair, so she goes to a gun shop and buys a handgun. The next day she comes home to find her husband in bed with a beautiful redhead. She grabs the gun and holds it to her own head. The husband jumps out of bed, begging and pleading with her not to shoot herself. Hysterically the blonde responds to the husband, ''Shut up...you're next!'' 3. A couple going on vacation but his wife was on a business trip so he went to the destination first and his wife would meet him the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick . Unfortunately, when typing her address, he mistyped a letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her , she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: Dearest Wife, Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow. P.S. Sure is hot down here.

7 2018 Fishing Flea Market See more pictures at GBFA

8 Place Large Mouth Bass 1 st S. Darrk nd C. Owens 18 3 rd J. Simons Freshwater Species Pickerel Catfish Yellow Perch GAR Crappie Bowfin G. Dennison 22 R. Sherman 36 R. Johnson N. Mann 29 4 th F. Sherman 18 5 th G. Dennison 12 B. Kim 11 R. Sherman 11 R. Johnson 8 B. Seemueller 14 C. Owen 11 F. Sherman 26 E. Stumphauzer 22.5 Saltwater Species Place Sheepshead Speckled Puppy Drum Croaker Sea Bass River Striper Spadefish Trout <=26in 1 st J. Ermalinski 28 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th Place Cobia Red drum >26in Black drum Bluefish Summer Flounder 1 st J. Ermalinski nd Tautog Rockfish E. Santjer 48 3 rd 4 th 5 th Year Long Fishing Contest Standings (largest fish by length, nose to furthest point, honor system) Member can only appear once under each category. 5 points for 1 st place, 4 points for 2 nd and so forth. Ties are determined by date of receipt of entry, then fish weight. Last Updated

9 Chrissy Baker President 1244 Executive Blvd Suite 112B Chesapeake, VA P C Perry Street, Chesapeake, VA

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11 Michael s Where Creativity Happens* 1412 Greenbrier Pkwy Chesapeake, VA Mon-Sat: 9:00am - 9:00pm

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