May 17, 2007

Fellow Trollers,

Our last meeting was held at the Watkins Glen Elks Club on May 9^th, with 10 members in attendance. Our treasurer reported a balance of $7,803.43. We had a very short meeting at which we mostly discussed the National Lake Trout Derby. We are quite a bit behind as we only had a sign up sheet for the weigh in at this meeting. This year you can enter the Seneca Challenge by paying $50 or working a shift at the National Lake Trout Derby. We normally have had plenty of workers for the weigh station but this year we have two slots left open. On Saturday the 26^th we need a crew for the 11:00am – 1:00pm slot and one for 1:00pm – 3:00pm. You fish the Seneca Challenge for free entry and get credit for a club event by signing up. You can call me at 732-7479 to signup for the weigh in. My answering machine will pick it up or I will call you back as soon as I get in. Please consider filling the two empty shifts. I have enclosed the sign up sheet as it stands presently and our Keuka tournament results with this newsletter.

We also discussed the use or I should say non use of bait this year. Walt outlined that there were three kinds of bait. 1) Uncertified, which is caught and used in the same lake as it was caught. This bait may not be transported in a vehicle to the lake. 2) Certified, which comes with a receipt from the bait shop showing where the bait originated from, the date it was paid for, and the quantity of bait purchased. This receipt lasts 7 days from the date of purchase and may be used on any lake during those 7 days. 3) Commercially preserved, which is either pickled, salted, or preserved in some other way. This bait can also be used on any lake. Please make sure your bait complies with these NYSDEC standards. We can be disqualified at weigh in for breaking NYSDEC rules.

Our next tournament is on Owasco on June 10^th and on the 24^th we are on Cayuga. Weigh ins will be at the south end and at Dean’s Cove respectively. Chairmen for Owasco will be Russ MacDowall, Mike Burt, and Dick Allington. Our next meeting will be at the Watkins Glen Elks Club on the 13^th of June at 7:30 pm. See you there or at the Lake Trout Derby!

Sincerely,

Dave

Dave Dimmick

Results Keuka 5/6/07

1. Jerry Perrin 3LT 18-2

2. Walt Smithers 3LT 16-7

3. Russ MacDowall 3LT 15-14 Lunker: LT 8-9

4. Sean Brown 3LT 12-1

5. Brian Ketchum 3LT 12-0

6. Vince Kadlec 3LT 11-4

7. Dave Dimmick 3LT 10-15

8. Joe Matwiejow 3LT,BT 10-6

9. Dave Reeser 3LT 9-11

10. Jim Stewart 3LT 8-4

11. Scott Bodine 3LT 6-5

12. Jim Teribury LT 5-3

Points as of 5/6/07

1. Jerry Perrin 98 (2)

2. Walt Smithers 98 (2)

3. Sean Brown 94 (2)

4. Joe Matwiejow 93 (2)

5. Brian Ketchum 92 (2)

6. Russ MacDowall 92 (2)

7. Vince Kadlec 90 (2)

8. Dave Dimmick 84 (2)

9. Jim Stewart 83 (2)

10. Jim Teribury 82 (2)

11. Scott Bodine 78 (2)

12. Dave Reeser 42 (1)

13. Sean Morris 41 (1)

14. Charlie Zwanka 39 (1)

Large Fish of the Year

Lake Trout 10-8 Vince Kadlec 4/22/07 Canandaigua

Brown Trout 7-10 Jim Stewart 4/22/07 Canandaigua

Rainbow Trout 5-15 Joe Matwiejow 4/22/07 Canandaigua

Landlocked Salmon

Large Catch of the Year

Joe Matwiejow 22-6 4/22/07 Canandaigua

National Lake Trout Derby

FLTA Work Schedule

Saturday May 26^th, 2007

Day Chairman: Russ MacDowall – Mike Burt

7am-9am 1.Dave Dimmick 4.

2.Terry Brown 5.

3.Sean Brown 6.

9am-11am 1.Bob Carney 4.

2.Marty Watson 5.

3.Russ MacDowall 6.

11am-1pm 1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

1pm-3pm 1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

3pm-5pm 1.Jim Stewart 4.Tom Randall

2.Dick Allington 5.

3.Charlie Zwanka 6.

5pm-7pm 1.Sean Morris 4.

2.Jack Hendricks 5.

3.Walt Smithers 6.

Setup & Tear Down: 1.Capt. Harvey O’Harra

2.Joe Matwiejow

3.Rich Matwiejow