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2010 HOSSFLY Founder's Award Rules
Feb 08, 2010 at 10:27 AM
From Tom Herrington
There will be a significant
change in how the Founder's Award will be earned for 2010. The award will be
presented to the first HOSSFly member to set the Mississippi record for
Tarpon caught on flyfishing tackle in the year 2010 with the following
additional stipulations:
The person must be a current
HOSSFly member and as such for at least 28 days prior to landing and setting the
record
To qualify for the award the
tarpon must weigh at least 20 pounds when officially weighed.
The catch and equipment must
be in accordance with IGFA rules for setting world record flyfishing line class
records.
The catch must be certified
official as the Mississippi flyfishing record for Tarpon (Megalops
atlanticus) by the Mississippi State Department of Marine
Resources.
The catch and records and
aforementioned conditions shall be reviewed and approved by the HOSSFly
On-The-Water group (Jim Magee, Rod Fields, Don Abrams) before final approval by
the Founder. Photographs and witness(es) may be necessary. (Note: The reel must
still be in the possession of the Tom Herrington prior to the awarded catch. In
other words if he doesn't have it for some reason then it cannot be
awarded)
If all the above conditions
are met the Founder's Award for 2010 will be a new Deep Blue Super 12 Abel
Flyfishing Reel , retail value of $835, engraved with the HOSSFLY logo as shown
below.
Abel Super 12 Deep Blue engraved HOSSFly
Serial #7324 Retail value $835
Congratulations to Anita Arguelles, HOSSFLY's 2009 Angler of the Year. The following press release from Melanie Allen tells the story.
Press
Release for Immediate Publication
(For
more information please contact Melanie
Allen 872.0846 or 251.648.5195)
The
Historic Ocean Springs Saltwater Fly Fishing Club (HOSSFLY) held its
annual banquet Saturday night, January 30 at the Rose Farm Manor,
including the announcement of the organization’s annual awards. For
the first time in the Club’s history a woman, Anita Arquelles, was
honored with the top award, the prestigious “HOSSFLY Angler of the
Year” trophy.
In
presenting this honor, HOSSFLY Leader Syd Smith said, "It
is my great pleasure to present the HOSSFLY annual award of “Angler
of the Year” to the HOSSFLY member who best exemplifies the
attributes we all find admirable in a fly fisher. This year's award
goes to an individual who has been a leader for HOSSFLY for years
during the hard times after Katrina and through the good times
including guiding us through our event last April during which we
doubled our membership. This individual is an avid and accomplished
fly fisher and strong supporter of all activities of HOSSFLY as well
as being active in the Gulf Coast Council of the Federation. It is my
great pleasure to present this award to its most deserving recipient,
Anita Arguelles."
Upon
receiving the Club’s top honor, the shocked Arguelles said,
“Eighteen years ago I
started fly fishing in cold water streams and tail waters. In the
shift of taking the knowledge obtained from fishing coldwater streams
to the vast salt waters, I have been very fortunate to have received
education along with support and encouragement from my HOSSFly
fly fishing family of friends and mentors, male and female
alike. Without them, I would still be whipping the
saltwater, hoping for a bite. I owe them a debt of gratitude.”
Among Arquelles accomplishments on the water this last year was the
landing of a 30-pound drum on a fly rod out on one of the local
barrier islands.
Mike & Anita with her 30.5-lb black drum
Anita
Arguelles is the recently named Director of the IP/Viking Culinary
Arts Café at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs.
She is married to marine contractor Mike Arguelles, and has a
daughter Madison, an architecture student at Mississippi State.
The
Historic Ocean Springs Saltwater Fly Fishing Club is dedicated to
enjoying and promoting fly fishing on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Monthly HOSSFLY meetings are dedicated to camaraderie, learning and
improving skills. The group organizes local and national fishing
trips, classes for fly tying, casting clinics, and a variety of other
activities. Annual dues are only $15.00 for an individual or family.
Guests are always welcome at the regular monthly meetings on the
second Wednesday of each month at the Ocean Springs Yacht Club on
Front Beach near the bay bridge in Ocean Springs. There's an informal
happy hour that begins at about 5:00 pm and the meeting kicks off at
6:00.
The
2010 HOSSFLY Officers, introduced at the banquet, are President Mike
Sharpe, Vice President Keith Thompson, Secretary Spence Boyd and
Treasurer Dennis Craig. Don Abrams serves as Conservation and
Science Officer, with input from Tom Herrington, and Duke Sutherland
edits the monthly newsletter, the
Tippet.
Other honors presented at the banquet were the “Founder’s
Award” to Ellen Miller, the “Leader’s Gratitude Award” to
Helen & Bob Effinger, and a special “Appreciation Award” to
Helen Effinger. For more information on HOSSFLY, access the Club’s
web-site at www.hossfly.org.
Leader's Corner - HOSSFLY In 2009!
Jan 09, 2010 at 07:36 PM
What a year 2009 was! It’s in the
books now, but it’s worth a look back at all we were involved in as
a club.
After literally several months of
planning, the club held and April 18th event at the Gulf
Coast Research Lab aimed at expanding our club and offering the
public a chance to try fly fishing HOSSFLY style. Just about
everybody in the club was involved in putting this on and worked
tirelessly and with great enthusiasm to bring it off. As always
General Arguelles and the Ladyfish had the timeline and job
descriptions finely tuned, but we couldn’t have done it without the
invaluable help of Dr. Bill Hawkins and his staff at GCRL who adapted
to a nearly overwhelming response on extremely short notice.
But bring it off we did, with the
addition of eventually over 100 new members to HOSSFLY. Throughout
the spring and summer the folk involved in the “Mentoring Program”
worked to teach our new members the basic nuts and bolts of fly
fishing teaching fly casting, fly tying and on the water techniques.
Reed and I with the help of Bob, Keith, Mike and Jim worked on
casting and Mike and Bob held the tiller in tying while Jim, Rod,
Don, Tom and Curtis leant their expertise on the water. Bob Effinger
lined up multiple on the water programs nearly every week or so for
all our members to ply their developing skills.
We learned about lines and leaders and
tied some mono leaders as well as some furled leaders with Mike.
Curtis continued to teach us how to tie knots (he’s still working
on Rod), and we were graced with wonderful speakers from outside our
membership to spice up our meetings. We (Bob Effinger, et. al.) held
a fish fry to help the Ocean Springs Yacht Club meet its obligations
and hopefully continue to host HOSSFLY.
In June, Don Gaddy offered HOSSFLY the
use of his wonderful camp on Cat Island (the “Cat House”). We
had a fine turnout and a fantastic time was had by all, fishing,
eating, with a lot of “etc.” HOSSFLY style. Our continuing
thanks to Don G.
The Ladyfish held their annual event,
this time in Arkansas, and it was another great success. I missed a
chance to go and cook the only thing I can cook, steaks – won’t
let that happen again.
Something we had not tried in the past
also came about. With the tireless work of Don Abrams, we managed to
gussie up our web site into a functioning facility. We still have a
ways to go, but its utility is obvious and if we keep after it we
should be able to continue to communicate with each other most
effectively from now on. Let’s remember to use our web site. Lots
of good stuff there now, and there will continue to be valuable
additions.
For years, and continuing, we have
published the Tippet each month. I say “we” although it is Duke
who makes it all happen. We have had some great issues this year largely the work of Don Abrams and Tom
Herrington who regularly offered us their expertise and perspective.
We need to remember that there is not a single HOSSFLY member who does not have something
valuable to contribute, so let’s keep it going in 2010!
So there it is, 2009 over and done. It
has been my great honor to be your Leader for 2009. I know I have
learned a lot from all of you. This is a club of almost unlimited
talent and opportunity – I can’t think of anything HOSSFLY
couldn’t tackle successfully.
My thanks to you ALL.
Syd Smith, Leader HOSSFLY 2009
Buoy 42007 Out of Service
Dec 12, 2009 at 08:51 AM
The data collection and reporting functions for Buoy 42007 , a.k.a. the Southeast Biloxi, are out of service. As of 12/12/09 NOAA's National Data Buoy Center reports that the buoy is not yet in the maintenance schedule, so it may be a while before service is restored. The maintenance schedule is posted here: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ops.shtml
42007 is located a few miles NE of the northern end of the Chandeleur Islands. The next closest station is GPOM6 on a range mark near the west end of West Ship Island. Unlike 42007, GPOM6 does not provide wave data.
Leader's Corner - 10/6/09
Oct 10, 2009 at 05:47 PM
FELLOW
HOSSFLYERS
We have a very
active month coming up in HOSSFLY. Although I have sent you an email I want
you to have additional reference for our activities. Here they
are:
1. October 8,
2009. Casting Mentoring Program at Hiller Park, 5:30 PM. We will concentrate
on the single an double haul as well as casts in the wind from all directions
and the "Salt Water Quick Cast" and Belgian Casts. Hope you and any HOSSFLY
members who would like, will attend.
2. October 10,
2009: We will have a Fish Fry at the OSYC. The OSYC is gracious enough to
allow us to hold our meetings at their facility and we are doing this to help
them. Turn about is fair play. Please bring fish fillets, appetizers and
deserts - OSYC will furnish the rest of the meal. Bob will need cooks and
servers and would like you to be there at 2:30 PM. Please
help.
3. October 14,
2009: HOSSFLY Club Meeting at OSYC.
4. October 17,
2009: Beach Cleanup. Bob would like members who have boats to be at the OS
Small Craft Harbor at 7:30 AM that day. Those who may not have a boat can hitch
a ride, just inform Bob and he will help you find a ride. Don't forget to bring
beach chairs as we will have chicken and beverages available. Also don't forget
your fishing tackle. The Cleanup usually doesn't take over an
hour.
5. Fly Tying:
Mike Sharpe will hold another class in fly tying at the OSYC at 6 PM on October
22nd. Don't miss it. There will be more information about this
later.
Syd Smith, Leader,
HOSSFLY
Bulletin Board Registration
Oct 05, 2009 at 09:39 AM
Because of the number of spammers posting junk on the bulletin board (forum) system, I've had to remove the open registration system. New users can no longer set up their own accounts. Please send an email request to
if you want an account.
Remember that the bulletin board requires a separate account from the HOSSFLY web site member's account. Read more about the bulletin board system in earlier postings here.
October 5, 2009 - I'll be away fishing until late on October 10. I'll respond to new account requests promptly when I return.
Don Abrams
Leader's Corner, 9/6/09
Sep 07, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Fellow HOSSFLYers:
For those who attended the HOSSFLY Poisson Gras tournament persevered through
difficult weather to a very nice conclusion. Not unexpectedly, Rod Fields won
the tournament due to his persistence in tough conditions. That's precisely
what makes great fisherman! Although we will certainly recognize Rod's
accomplishment at our meeting, the presentation of the Poisson Gras award will
occur at our January 2010 banquet.
Bob Effinger and
friends did a fine job of feeding us at the celebration at OSYC, at the
conclusion of the tournament. All of us owe Bob a debt of gratitude - the
things he does behind the scenes to make our outings successful are
enormous.
I have posted
another resource article on the web with Don's Help: "Mechanics of the Cast -
2009 Version". Believe it or not, how the FFF Casting Board of Governors view
these mechanics, changes or evolves over time. This discussion explains most of
the nuances, though you may have questions - please ask - there is always
more.
I am going to give
the talk at our meeting again this time (my last) on the Mechanics of the
Cast. Some of you may wonder why this didn't occur early on. Well, it did, in
the form useful for that period. As instructors we have learned that the "why"
of the cast is not as initially useful as the "how". We have spent the spring
and summer working on the "how" it feels to load the rod and make a good cast.
I'm sure, if you're like me, there have been frustrations in the learning curve
and times when you have run up against a plateau in your learning, from which it
can be a bit of a trick to get past. Only when you've had difficulties which
you have a problem analyzing and correcting, can further explanation of the cast
really help you. So, next Wednesday please have read the article on the web,
and be ready with any questions you may have. As last time the talk will not be
as detailed as the article.
We have a lot coming
up, so go to the calendar posted on the web to make sure you don't miss some
fine stuff!
Syd Smith, Leader
HOSSFLY
Agenda for September 9, 2009 Meeting
Sep 07, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Approval of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report – Helen
Effinger
Talk – Syd Smith: “Mechanics of
the Cast – 2009 Version with Practical Application”
Old Business
Update on Project Healing
Waters - Syd
Update HOSSFLY logo fly boxes
with excellent selection of flies. Bob/Helen Effinger/Rod Fields
HOSSFLY Poisson Gras Tournament
– Bob Effinger
HOSSFLY bulletin board/forum system - Don Abrams
New Business
CMP Next Scheduled Casting:
Sept. 17, 2009
Fly Tying Next Scheduled
Program: Mike Sharpe
On the Water Next Scheduled
Program: Rod Fields/Jim Magee
Arkansas Trip – Anita
Arguelles
Other upcoming events: Bob
Effinger
Conservation
Don Abrams: Richton SPR,Things to watch for on the water
F.J. Eicke – Triple Tail
initiative
Knot of the Month: Mike Sharpe, the
Furled Leader Demo
Fish Story: Rod Fields, Winner of
HOSSFLY Poisson Gras Tournament