2010 Schedule
All monthly club meetings are held at the Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill. Meetings typically get underway around 6:30PM. Unless otherwise noted, a $10 admission fee is required for non-members. However, this fee can later be applied towards the annual club dues at that meeting.
January 12, 2010 - Cape Cod Bay: The Baits that Drive them Crazy!
Captain Mike Mathews with lead a discussion on the changing baits in Cape Cod Bay April to November. From sand eels to half beaks and everything in between, their abundance has strengthened both the Striper and Tuna fisheries. When, Where & What does this bait mean to you?February 9, 2010 - Chart Night, Fund Raiser & Silent Auction
Chart night continues to be one of the most popular meetings each year. This is a great opportunity to come and pick the brains of club members on the what, where and how of their secret spots. Local experts will be on hand with charts laid out for different areas from Southern NH to Boston. We also hold our annual “bucket” raffle fund raiser with an expansive list of fly fishing and fly tying items for the taking. It is a very fun night and our major source of generating the funds needed to run the club. This meeting is open to the public free of charge.
March 9, 2010 – New England’s World Class Fishery
Capt. Reilly McCue chases striped bass and bluefish in the Merrimack River and surrounding areas from his camouflaged duck boats. His presentation will include slides and video and cover tackle, techniques, feeding habits and fishing locations around the Merrimack River estuary.
April 13, 2010 - Sight Fishing for Striped Bass
Alan Caolo will present a comprehensive slide show seminar that details every aspect of the exciting pursuit of stripers on clear, shallow flats. Fishing strategies, important prey, fly patterns ideal for this fishing, techniques for spotting the fish, presentations, tides, habitat, tackle and equipment, and a bit of history are all topics discussed in detail.
May 11, 2010 - Salt Water Fly Fishing – Lessons Learned
Rick Little will discuss how converting from fresh to salt water fly fishing can be intimidating. Rick’s presentation looks at ways in which he applied his understanding of fishing streams and rivers to the challenges of saltwater. He will discuss flies, equipment and approaches that a freshwater fisherman can use while fishing coastal estuaries.
June through September - Club Trips
Club meetings throughout the fishing season are held on the water. Club members will organize a series of boat and shore trips throughout the season that are open to all club members. For boat trips, club members without boats will be teamed up with boat owners. Both shore and boat trips are a great way to meet fellow club members and learn new fishing grounds.
October 12, 2010 - Pizza Night & Slideshow
We return from a summer and early fall of fishing to the start of our fall and winter program schedule. Pizza will be supplied by the club and a series of slides summarizing the season’s activities will be shown.
November 9, 2010 - Fly Tier's Night
Featured fly tiers to be announced.
December 14, 2010 - Five Essentials on the Fly
Dave Skok will cover a variety of seasonal occurrences from the spring bluefish and squid runs, sight casting to picky stripers, cliff fishing, through targeting some of the summer “oddball” species. Prior to the program he will tie some of his favorite patterns.