Fishing Activities Committee
July 1998

Dear Member:

I would like to announce the creation of a new committee to represent the interests of members who like to fish, and plan for a wide variety of fishing related opportunities for those who enjoy fishing as well as those who desire to learn. Some of the activities that we hope to initiate or bring back include:

	Fishing contests, both on and off our fishing pier.
	Organize fishing trips on local "head boats" and "six pack" charters.
	Set up fishing expeditions to remote locations, such as Cape May, the North Carolina Outer Banks and the Florida Keys.
	Conduct seminars at the Club on fishing topics such as knot tying, bait rigging, etc.
	Establish a list of members with boats who are interested in offering fishing trips to members without boats (expenses to be shared), and set up a clearinghouse to expand opportunities to "fill the boat" with fishermen.
	Solicit donations of fishing gear and tackle, and maintain same in the baithouse so that members who want to fish, but do not have their own equipment with them, can do so. We will also stock some bait, such as squid and frozen spearing for members' use.

There are many other activities to plan for, but we need your help. As the committee is new, we need the support of all fishing enthusiasts to help in setting up a charter for the committee, serve on the committee and attend a start up meeting to get to know each other and share ideas. I propose to have the meeting at 6:00pm on Wednesday, August 12, 1998 at the BFC. I hope to see you there, but welcome your ideas in any event.

Bill Owens
Chairman, Fishing Activities Committee
Member, Board of Governors

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