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Newsletter December 2009
Friday, 18 December 2009 17:26

Chairman’s Message – Capt. Frank Crescitelli

 

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Holiday’s to all!  Well the year is over and wow what a year it has been!  A new President with a gigantic management plan for the ocean and it’s resources, a new Saltwater fishing license for NY, one on the way for NJ, (although it looks like there will be no fee for now), and lot’s more.

It all got me thinking about the Fishermen’s Conservation Association and how we meet these challenges, as well as how successful or not, we have been this last year.  To do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result is in a way a form of insanity, something we want to avoid!

What is success?  How do we measure it and how do we know when we attain it?  Well, for starters, we need to have goals, not just items on a list, but important goals, life defining goals, goals that when we reach them, we will have accomplished something as a group that something should be part of our vision, what we were founded on.  When we reach those focused goals then we can attain success.  But here is the rub, if those goals are too big and they are too hard to accomplish then you set yourself up for failure, the exact opposite of success.  If they are too small then when accomplished it doesn’t feel like much and then again, you really don’t feel successful.  So what’s the answer?  Well our approach and mine specifically has been to set a mixture of long term, big goals, some giant in fact and then some medium sized ones and finally a whole bunch of smaller, short term, easier to attain goals.  Beach cleanups for instance are smaller short term, easy to measure goals, of which we did many last year.  Some medium sized goals are our “Hooked for a Lifetime” children programs and thanks to a great group of volunteers, led by Bill Paciello, also done successfully this past year.  A good example of one of those “Giant Goals” is Game fish Status for Striped Bass; to that end we have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes, foundation work.  One piece of which I will describe below, in my “How Things Get Done” snapshot.  Another piece of that is to build public support, this is not so easily done, especially when less educated writers, some with narrow vision, trying to write “feel good” articles try to jump on the band wagon and write stories of how great the Striped Bass fishing is in certain areas.  In a way they can’t be blamed but can help create a false sense that all is well.  Thanks to the work of Brendan McCarthy who exposed writer and editor, Sam Sifton, to our work and the fishing here in NYC.  Sam, who is now the NY Times food critic, is a sensible, bright, articulate guy, who has witnessed the decline of the Striped Bass and who also realizes the importance of the Game Fish qualities the Bass holds.  Sam has written about the problems of the Striped Bass, as a food fish and also a great article about another fish that could replace the “food appeal” of the Striper in a recent article called “Something Fishy” about the mighty bluefish explaining that it can be good table fare, opposite of many people’s opinion.  Read the article at this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/magazine/23food-t.html.

These seemingly “small” actions will add up to a major accomplishment, I know someday, one which will lead to the Game Fish Status of the Striped Bass.  If we continue the work we have been doing and join with others and really do accomplish this, then my friends, we will have finally reached that fleeting, sometimes-indefinable thing called SUCCESS!  This single accomplishment as far as I am concerned would be the defining moment in marine conservation and our group.  It is that important and it is needed now.  In my twelve years of guiding, I have never had so much trouble finding and catching Stripers as much as this year and I am not alone.  Many of the “top guides” on the East Coast can and have confirmed the same.  This year I fielded many phone calls from serious full time guides at quite possibly lowest points of their careers when they called to tell to me they “got skunked” and called me in hopes that they weren’t alone and sadly they weren’t!  All will confirm the Striped Bass is on the decline and poaching is at the highest it has ever been.  Just log onto our website at www.joinfca.org and see the recent articles about poachers that have been caught under the “Fisheries” link.  You’ll see quickly how bad it is.  Do yourself another favor and set up a Google alert for Striped Bass and see that out of the five or ten articles that will pop everyday, how many are food reviews and recipes of Stripers.  Until we change the perception that this is a Game Fish and not a food fish, (for many reasons) we will never reach our goal.  If you want to get depressed set up another alert for “illegal fishing” and you’ll see how many pop up everyday!  We need your help now more than ever.  I look forward to your emails, calls and checks J in the coming year.  Have a Happy New Year!

Your tired, but happy volunteer, Capt. Frank

 

How things get done:

One major task we wanted to undertake was to catch a keeper Bass and Bluefish near Breezy Point (not as easy as you would think) a good looking average “keeper” size Striper (this one turned out to be 29 inches) and get it tested for toxicity.  We tried to create the scenario that happens everyday; just a few guy’s that go out fishing, catch a nice looking fish, take it home and share it as a meal with our family.  Something that right now under current NYS guidelines you shouldn’t do, that is if you have children, or you are married to, or you are a woman of child bearing age.  If you are, you shouldn’t eat Striped Bass at all!  If you are not and you wanted to eat this fish, how would you decide if one fish or another was good to eat?  You wouldn’t do as the NYS scientists did, which was to take a bunch of fish from different areas of different sizes and take a piece if each, put it in a blender and then test the average toxicity of those.  You would go out and take home a legal good-looking fish.  To accomplish this task, a seemingly simple one, involved many volunteers and many hours of work as you will see.

We had to:
·    Meet with our board members, discuss the task, vote on the motion, discussion – 1 hour
·    Catch the Striped Bass - Capt. Frank, Nick Manzi, Richie Chan go out on a boat to catch the fish, cut a cross section out, an package it – 6 hours
·    Catch The Bluefish – Capt. Steve Byrne, Steven Jr. go on a his boat, do the same as done for the Striper – 6 hours
·    Find a Laboratory to do test – David Fallon – searching the internet, calling and emailing, get pricing – 12 hours
·    Drop off at the Stevenson Institute – Richie Chan, round trip – 4 hours
·    Further communication with the laboratory and scientists – 3 hours.
·    Total = 32 hours, 5 volunteers, lot’s of resources.

This took weeks of coordination and phone calls and emails back and forth, which I cannot figure out the time for.  Notwithstanding, the focus and energy to do this is in the most economical way possible because we do not waste money, it is too hard to earn, and we don’t have a lot of it!  As you can see things take a while to accomplish and none of us get paid!  Good things are not easy to come by and things that come easy are not usually any good!  We are still waiting for the results.  We will report back!

 

Events – Vice Chairman Bill Paciello

Rolex Watch Raffle

Once again we are proud to announce our 2010 Rolex Watch Raffle for a chance to win a Rolex Yacht-Master Stainless and Platinum watch graciously donated by Leonardo Jewelers of Red Bank and Elizabeth, NJ.  The winner will be drawn at the 2010 Manhattan Cup at 6:00 PM on May 14, 2010.  Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100 each.  You can get your raffle tickets online on the FCA’s website at www.joinfca.org

Holiday Party


Our Holiday Party at the Grand Plaza was a success and the best Holiday Party to date.  I thank all those who came out on a cold night to celebrate the holidays with us.  The food was great and plentiful and everyone had a great time. 

We had a special guest of honor from the Wounded Warrior Project with us to celebrate with us – Julio Gerena of Manhattan, NY.  We also awarded FCA member Luke Spano with an award for his accomplishments in the 2009 Mid Atlantic for winning the Heaviest Blue Marlin division.

We couldn’t have put this party together without the help of the volunteers so my thanks go out to Richie Chan, John Malizia, Victor Popolano, Frank Crescitelli and Ro Paciello.  I also want to thank the volunteers who helped sell raffle tickets – Ro Paciello, Victoria Luchka, Grace Popolano, Fran Ray, Maryanne Bombino, Lucille Malizia, Kim Fisher and Walter Fisher.  A great big thank you goes out to John Luchka of Ameripack, Inc. and Mike Erensen of Vineyard Vines for their gracious donations for the various raffles we offered.

 

Fisheries – Capt. Steve Byrne

Thanks ASMFC


The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board met in November to review the results of the 2009 update stock assessment, and consider Draft Addendum II for final approval. The draft addendum proposed options to allow unused coastal commercial quota to be rolled over to the subsequent year. This addendum was proposed in the interests of commercial anglers who stated that a significant portion of their annual striped bass tag allotment goes unused.

In comments regarding the proposed rollover, FCA Fisheries Chairman Steve Byrne noted, “While the idea of underage rollovers in the commercial striped bass fishery sounds fair on the surface, FCA is strongly opposed to the Addendum. The commercial striped bass fishing sector has a history of large-scale illegal fishing operations. Clearly, Addendum II would encourage under-reporting of striped bass catches – which is already an ongoing problem. In essence, commercial striped bass fishermen would be rewarded for the illegal activity conducted by some of their members. For this reason, the Fishermen’s Conservation Association is opposed to Addendum II and urges ASMFC members to vote against the addendum.”

These comments were typical of the large-scale response from the fishing community. The Management Board voted in favor of status quo management; unused coastal commercial quota cannot be rolled over to the subsequent year. Voting in favor of the addendum were Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, North Carolina, Potomac River Fisheries Commission and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Voting against were Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. US Fisheries & Wildlife abstained.

Going forward, I will follow up on this action by personally thanking those who voted against the addendum. Also, I will begin sending copies of press releases that report enforcement actions regarding illegal striped bass fishing to all members of the ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Board – both electronically and through the US Mail. I don’t ever want to hear another ASMFC Striped Bass Advisory Board member claim to know nothing about the rampant abuse of striped bass in the commercial sector.

Here are two recent examples -

Commercial Fisherman Faces Potential Felony Charge for Striped Bass Violations

On Nov. 5 Region One ECOs Jeremy Eastwood, Tom Gadomski and Lt. Carbone inspected a trawler, Caitlin Mairead, after they observed a large quantity of untagged striped bass being thrown onto the pier at Gosman’s fish dock in Montauk Harbor. The fisherman, Dave Aripotch, was only entitled to catch 21 fish as a bycatch while operating his trawler, but the officers documented 93 untagged striped bass. Aripotch was charged with over limit striped bass and for failing to tag striped bass. The 815 pounds of bass were weighed in at Gosman’s, where a market value was determined to be over $2,000, making this illegal catch a potential felony under the illegal commercial statute of the Environmental Conservation Law. Aripotch faces a potential penalty of $10,000 for the illegal commercialization charge.

DEC Arrests Striped Bass Poachers in Brooklyn

Routine Patrol Nets 2 Men Catching Undersize and Over-limit Fish
State Environmental Conservation Officers recently arrested two fishermen in Brooklyn for catching dozens of striped bass that were undersized and in excess of allowable limits, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced.

While on marine patrol in the Breezy Point area, Environmental Conservation Officers (ECO) Jamie Powers and Kevin Thomas spotted activities on a boat that made them suspect poaching and they tracked the vessel back to its dock in Shell Bank Creek off Seba Avenue. There, the ECOs witnessed John Arena of Parksville, Sullivan County, and Mark Sarubbi of Brooklyn, struggling to drag two totes full of striped bass up to a truck.

The officers then approached the men and began counting the catch. The fishermen, who realized their day of "good" fishing had just met its end, watched as the ECOs counted out 46 striped bass - the legal recreational limit for the trip for both men is only 2. The fish weighed a total of 295 pounds and the vast majority of the fish - 40 - were less than the minimum size requirement of 28 inches.

Arena and Sarubbi were arrested and charged with possession of 40 undersized Striped Bass; possession of 44 Striped Bass over the legal recreational harvest limit; possession of 46 untagged Striped Bass; taking Striped Bass for Commercial Purposes without a permit; and failing to possess a valid food fish license. Additional charges are anticipated.

Their arraignment is scheduled for early December. They are facing thousands of dollars in fines and a possible four years in prison. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office is prosecuting the case. The fish were seized and destroyed because Striped Bass are not permitted to be harvested for commercial sale from waters west of East Rockaway Inlet due to the potential level of contaminants in the fish.

Information on illegal harvest of any species of saltwater fish, shellfish or crabs can be reported to the Marine Enforcement Unit at (631) 444-0460 or by using the toll-free number of 1-877-457-5680.

 

Fisheries – Captain John Malizia

2010 Recreational Fishery Management Measures:

December 15, 2009 The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) met last week and adopted the 2010 recreational fishery management measures for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass.

Once again, things will be tough for recreational fishermen. The recreational harvest limit for summer flounder will be 8.59 million pounds, up from the 2008 limit of 7.38 million pounds.

However, according to MRFSS, New Jersey overfished summer flounder in 2009 and will have make up for it in 2010. So when it comes to setting bag and size limits for fluke early next year, anglers will probably not see much change from this year.

The embattled black sea bass fishery is taking another big hit. As if closing the fishery for six months this past October weren't enough, The Council and ASMFC have taken what was once a year-round fishery and reduced it to two months. The black sea bass season will now run from June 1 to June 30 and Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. The total harvest for black sea bass is 1.14 million pounds.

The Council did vote to convene a joint meeting of the Scientific and Statistical Committee and the Black Sea Bass Monitoring to revisit the black sea bass situation and possibly adjust the quota through emergency action.

As for scup, the total harvest will be 3.01 million pounds and the limits in federal waters are now 10 fish at 11 inches.

Look for more information on the summer flounder, sea bass and scup quotas for 2010 in Friday's Hook, Line and Sinker.

Flexibility:

While we are mentioning Senator Schumer, and we want to fish, he has sponsored a change to add Flexibility to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (S1255 IS). Also, Congressman Frank Pallone of NJ sponsored a similar change.  Below is Senator Schumer’s version.  Please read and send both Schumer and Pallone a letter that you support this change.  PEW, an environmental group, is against this change so we need to act.

111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1255

June 11, 2009
Senator Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Summary:
Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require fishery management plans, amendments, or regulations for overfished fisheries to specify a time period for ending overfishing and rebuilding the fishery that is as short as practicable (under current law, as short as possible). Modifies the exceptions to the requirement that such period not exceed ten years. Requires consideration, in evaluating progress to end overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks, of factors other than commercial and recreational fishing. Requires, when the Secretary of Commerce extends the period under specified provisions, that the maximum rebuilding time not exceed the sum of the initial ten-year period, the expected time to rebuild the stock absent any fishing mortality and under prevailing environmental conditions, and the mean generation time of the stock.

SAVE THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY FUND (SSFFF):

As one of the sponsors of SSFFF we attended an Emergency Meeting and below is the agenda and some points made that night.

SSFFF Meeting Agenda
December 1, 2009
Manasquan Elks Lodge #2534
17 Stockton Lake Blvd, Manasquan, NJ 08736

7:00 Meeting Begins
Welcome
Introductions

1) Update on progress and status of the Summer Flounder Quota from 2008 to 2010
• What progress has been made, what other improvements to Summer Flounder Science have been made? (i.e. Retrospective Bias)
See: http://www.ssfff.net/scienceupdate.html “SAVE THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY FUND HAS POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF SUMMER FLOUNDER!”
• How far we still need to go to be rebuilt by 2013

2) Discuss Recent Projects Regarding Summer Flounder Funded by SSFFF and their importance.
• Dr. Mark Maunder – Mortality Study
• Rutgers University - Sex/Ratio Study
See: http://www.ssfff.net/id92.html “We seek to safeguard and improve fishing access to summer flounder, for those who enjoy it and to ensure the survival of those who depend on it, through scientific and legislative means.”

3) New Projects Funded By SSFFF
• HDR Engineering’s review of 2009 MRFSS Landings Data See:  http://www.ssfff.net/mrfssreview.html “SAVE THE SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERY FUND TO CHALLENGE EXISTING MRFSS RECREATIONAL LANDINGS DATA”.
• (The 2009 MRFSS Landings, 2010 Quota, Coastwide or Conservation Equiv.?)

4) RFA Update on H.R. 1584 and S.1255
Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009
See:  http://www.ssfff.net/hr1584.html Pallone’s Bill
See:  http://www.ssfff.net/s1255.html Schumer’s Bill

5) RFA Update on Black Sea Bass Lawsuit & the potential threat to other fisheries like Summer Flounder See:  http://www.joinrfa.org/Press/SeaBassComplaint_110409.pdf
The official complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief with “expedited consideration” has been filed in U.S. District Court on behalf the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic recreational community. Filed against the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, NOAA and NMFS on behalf of the sea bass closure, the RFA and its allies need your help!

6) Discuss Ramifications of Sea Bass Closure and 2010 Sea Bass Quota and the potential impacts on the 2010 and 2011 Summer Flounder Fisheries
• Why should Summer Flounder Fishermen care about a Sea Bass closure and why is Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund discussing it?

7) Q&A

 

Access – Captain John Malizia

Brooklyn:

There was signage in back of the new IKEA in the Red Hook section in Brooklyn, which limited fishing access and number of fish to be taken.  FCA contacted the NYC Parks Department’s Deputy Commissioner Kevin Jeffrey who emailed me “Our guys went out to the IKEA today and spoke with the manager. I think they got the message but let's give it a moment to work its way up their "food chain". I'll have someone check on it throughout the week. “ 

NYS Saltwater License:

Now that NYS has a Saltwater License, it is being challenged from Senator Schumer, because of the problems in issuing the license, no benefits from having the license and the fact that NJ is thinking of opting for a 'Saltwater Registry' to document who is fishing.  NJ will have no charge, just adding your name to an online database so they can send it to the Feds. CT has issued a Saltwater Fishing License with reciprocity in Long Island Sound.

So the issue of Saltwater Fishing License is to say the least is in some turmoil.  Hopefully the issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Licenses can now be purchased at Michael’s Bait & Tackle and Great Kills Bait & Tackle in Great Kills, Staten Island.


Habitat – Captain John Malizia

LNG:

More vigilance is needed as per E-mail excerpt from David Byer, Water Policy Attorney of Clean Ocean Action:
As previously noted, the U.S. Maritime Administration and Florida Governor Charlie Crist recently approved an LNG proposal off the west coast of Florida.  It turns out, that was only the beginning of the bad news.  Not only did the Obama Administration approve this project, the decision was far more favorable to LNG than anything I’ve seen in the Bush Administration decisions.  Acting Administrator David Matsuda, who made the decision, makes several false statements and illogical conclusions to support his decision and repeatedly calls for more LNG terminals.  The decision is in the pdf you’ll find linked at this page:
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a4d4a4.  I’d recommend looking at pages 27-30 and 54-56, but there are important things to see throughout.  For example, on page 3: “To meet expected demand for LNG imports, several more import facilities or facility expansions will be necessary.”  Later on he calls for more offshore terminals.  There are only 7 proposed or potential offshore proposals under his jurisdiction.  Three are off CA and do not appear too likely.  One is in the Gulf of Mexico.  The other three are from our fight.  Therefore, its clear Matsuda has his sites on NY/NJ for meeting the nonexistent “demand” that he foresees. 

If there are elements of the decision that you’re wondering about, please feel free to contact me as I can point to easy, basic facts that refute many of the falsehoods he tries to spread in this decision.

Below is a press release.  Feel free to spread it or take from it to make your own release (notice that we used this to also focus on locking in Christie’s opposition – a different release with a NY focus might help with papers/radio in different regions up there). 


Other News – Richie Chan

Captain Greg Nunn wins Mercury/American Striper Association Angler of the Year

On Saturday, December 12th, FCA member Captain Greg Nunn won the Mercury/American Striper Association Angler of the Year in the tightest point's race in ASA history.

Winning by a margin of 1.05 pounds, Team Hapi Daze from Hillsborough, New Jersey edged out FCA member Captain Bryan Pieros and his Team Michael's Bait and Tackle. Coming off a very hot fishing streak, Captain Pieros had won the ASA's North Division and three of the last four ASA tournaments and held a 6.05 pound lead heading into the final ASA event of 2009, the Virginia Beach Striped Bass National. This is the 2nd Angler of the Year title for Team Hapi Daze. In 2006 Greg's father Rick won the Angler of the Year title.

The 2009 Lady Angler of the Year title went to FCA member Mary Inman fishing with Team Big Dog. The 2009 Jr. Angler of the Year title will be shared by Ann & Sydney Unsworth and Connor Rowe fishing aboard Team Mod Squad. Additional awards were handed out to Clark and Merritt Sibley fishing with Team Marlin Maniac for the North Division Jr Anglers.

The Virginia Beach Striped Bass National Tournament Champion was FCA member Captain Ken Zwirko on Team Bunker Down. Ken's 41 pound Striper held off Captain Max King's Team Affliction II 40.50 pounder. 3rd place with a 40.05 pound striper was Captain Alden Thornton on Team A Team. Crew member Nick Ambrose won the tournaments Jr. Angler award. With a 39.70 pound Striper, 4th place went to Captain Jamie Judy of Team Amazing Grace. Crew member Ashley Judy won the Lady Angler award as well. And rounding out 5th place the Virginia Beach National was Captain Jake Harris aboard Team Handy Man with a 37.70 total.

Beach Cleanup

On a blustery, cold Saturday, Oct. 17th, 46 people from the FCA along with the NRPA, Where to Turn, Staten Island Sport Divers, Grasmere Civic Association, North Shore Waterfront Conservancy of Staten Island, Wager College, St. Peters HS and IS 49 cleaned up the shoreline along the old Naval Station on Front St.

It was a great effort with over 1,800 lbs of debris removed, weeds were trimmed, hazards were removed, and trash picked up.  There was driftwood, Styrofoam dock pieces, tug boat rope, food packaging, fishing debris, water bottles and beverage containers galore, dilapidated chairs, pieces of boats and refrigerator parts.   I’m sure the soccer ball, baseballs and handball collected will be put to good use.

Thank you to all involved.  The Waterfront is 10 times cleaner, a better place for the Community, and Staten Island as a whole.

Stratford Boardwalk Marina Tournament:

FCA member Captain Bryan Pieros became the Mercury Striper Series North Division Champion with his win at the Stratford Boardwalk Marina tournament on October 11th. The win gives Bryan and his Michael’s Bait and Tackle Team their 3rd tournament win in the North Division’s 4 tournament schedule. With two tournaments left in the season, Pieros also leads the current standings for the prestigious American Striper Association, Angler of the Year which will be awarded in Virginia Beach on December 12th. The Stratford tournament was delayed by one day due to high winds and small craft warnings. Bryan’s winning fish weighed 41.30 pounds. 2nd place was awarded to FCA member Captain Greg Nunn of Team Hapi Daze with a 38 pound striper. FCA member Captain Ken Zwirko’s Team Bunker Down placed 3rd with a weight of 33.45 pounds. Complete tournament, divisional and Angler of the Year standings are available at www.fishasa.com.    

Luke Spano wins Heaviest Blue Marlin Angler Award at the Mid-Atlantic $500,000:

August 24, 2009 FCA member Luke Spano aboard the Cookie II captained by Sonny Falcone wins the Heaviest Blue Marlin Angler Award sponsored by Penn Reels.  His blue marlin weighed 453 lbs and he received a Penn International reel with engraved Mid-Atlantic $500,000 logo

Keytag ID:

Thank you to Richard DeMarte for his October collection of $150.00 with his Keytag ID program.  To date, Richard has collected over $670.00 in donations for the FCA.  Keep up the good work!

Support Local Junior Fishing Pro Richard DeMarte (Riverscape Marina, Cos Cob, CT) in his efforts to raise funds for The Fishermen’s Conservation Association.

WHAT IS A KEYTAG ID???  It's a simple, inexpensive, secure and effective means for you to have a "safety-net" on your key ring.  Simply attach this small 2"x 1" Keytag ID on your key ring,  and if you ever lose your keys, the person who finds them can contact me by email or phone (both on are on the Keytag ID) so I can arrange to have your keys sent to me and I will then get them back to you. I keep your registration information below securely filed (along with your unique Keytag ID#).  The Keytag ID provides a secure means of getting your lost keys back to you without disclosing your name and address to whoever found your keys.  100% of the purchase price is a tax deductible donation which goes to the FCA.

Please go to http://www.nyctfishing.com/ and click on the green box on the right side with the words “Exciting News” to get your registration form.

Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 10, 2010 – Sunday morning fly tying – every Sunday morning through March 28, 2010 location to be announced
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – Staten Island Chapter monthly meeting at the Nature Center, Blue Heron Park, Staten Island, NY
Saturday, February 6, 2010 – Raritan Bay Anglers Flea Market, FCA will have a booth there
Saturday, March 13, 2010 – Jersey Shore Fishing Show, FCA will have a booth there
Friday through Sunday, March 19-21, 2010 – Somerset Saltwater EXPO, FCA will have a booth there

 

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Last Updated on Friday, 18 December 2009 18:21