The Heat is ON!!! But I don’t mean the fishing. I’ve been out a few times and times are tough. The fish are sparse where they should be. I’ve been around Betty’s and Becky’s and only boated a couple small fish. I mark them but can’t get them to bite. I even tried bait if you can believe that. Kathy F had some good hauls down by the dam but that is about over now. I didn’t run down there yet because of the questionable weather. But I keep trying and that’s a lot of the fun.What is hot is the weather. And that sparks reminders of hot weather safety. You should take the time to get familiar with the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It’s very important to stay hydrated too.
This past month I had the pleasure of presenting a $100 donation, on behalf of the Club, to Bob Phipps from the Friends of the State Park for the Aspiring Anglers Youth Fishing Tournament. Andre' Peery and I also had the chance to participate in a Youth Fishing Workshop hosted by Chris Dunnavant from DGIF and a group of members and their spouses assisted with the Bedford Youth Fishing Clinic. These are all important ways that the Club works to educate and involve our youth in the sport of fishing - and to hopefully instill a long-lived love of the outdoors in these young children.
Finally, I want to close by bringing to your attention the special meeting regarding Membership which will be held at 5pm on Friday, July 11th - before our normal Club meeting at 7pm. This special session is being dedicated to discuss the issue of declining Club membership and to solicit and explore ideas on how we can recruit and encourage new members into the Club, as well as what the existing membership is looking to see from the Club to ensure their on-going and active participation. This is an important discussion regarding the future of the Club and we hope that you can join us.
Until then... See you out on the water!
Joel
This past month I had the pleasure of presenting a $100 donation, on behalf of the Club, to Bob Phipps from the Friends of the State Park for the Aspiring Anglers Youth Fishing Tournament. Andre' Peery and I also had the chance to participate in a Youth Fishing Workshop hosted by Chris Dunnavant from DGIF and a group of members and their spouses assisted with the Bedford Youth Fishing Clinic. These are all important ways that the Club works to educate and involve our youth in the sport of fishing - and to hopefully instill a long-lived love of the outdoors in these young children.
Finally, I want to close by bringing to your attention the special meeting regarding Membership which will be held at 5pm on Friday, July 11th - before our normal Club meeting at 7pm. This special session is being dedicated to discuss the issue of declining Club membership and to solicit and explore ideas on how we can recruit and encourage new members into the Club, as well as what the existing membership is looking to see from the Club to ensure their on-going and active participation. This is an important discussion regarding the future of the Club and we hope that you can join us.
Until then... See you out on the water!
Joel
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