July 2023 Newsletter Hello my fellow FCM’s (Fishing Club Members), as well as guests reading this. It’s officially Summer and we’ve had some interesting weather patterns, making fishing certain areas a hit or miss. Some days the tuna are hot, and then other days it’s a total miss. Yet, we have also seen some record breaking catches; from the 70+ lb. Yellowtail on a multi-day trip, to a record breaking White Sea Bass in the Channel Islands. Speaking of Yellowtail, the bite at the various islands have been on and off as well, just like it was for our Yellowtail tournament. On Saturday, June 24th, not one boat caught a Yellowtail, then two days later, the Grande scored 17!! Be sure to come to the meeting on July 6th to hear all about my large Halibut catch! My personal best, and how I caught it is for the record books, too!! Of course, I catch it when our side-pot is Not for Halibut! LOL We had a very informative and interesting meeting last month with our guest Butch Paddock, from Lake Cuyamaca. I was very impressed with their successful breeding program - I had no idea they were self-stocking trout! I was shocked to hear that from egg to release only takes one year! There’s also more water in that lake than I have ever seen before, due to all the rain and melting snow. It’s incredible and I encourage you to take a short drive up there to check it out. Even better, stay in one of their cabins or condos, you will not be disappointed! Our next meeting is July 6th at the VFW Hall in Pacific Beach, 853 Turquoise St, San Diego, CA 92019. Our speaker will be Fred Huber of The Daily Double and he is going to have even more great information for us. He also helped us with the “We Take Kids Fishing” trip on June 4th. This trip was a Complete Success, taking a bunch of kids from the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Diego. The majority of these kids had never fished before. They didn’t know how to hold a rod, let alone bait a hook, but they were masters in the end! We limited out on Vermillion rock fish, plus we had an assortment of other rock fish, Sand Bass, two large Ling Cods, and a large Sheephead. I’ll tell you more at the meeting! The Big Focus right now is our Big Fish Tournament! This tournament is Open To The Public!! You do not have to be on a member’s boat, or have a member on your boat. This is our biggest fundraiser for our club, supporting our cause of “We Take Kids Fishing!” So, tell everyone you know who owns a boat to sign up at our Big Fish Seminar. Luc from Angler’s Choice will be our guest speaker on August 3rd at the Big Fish Seminar. We need a larger venue for this event, where we will have vendor booths and a much larger raffle! The location will be the place we met several times last year, as hosted by Sharon Chelette. It’s at 2684 Community Ln, San Diego, CA 92108, the community center of a condo complex in Mission Valley.