A Note from Your President!.
Hello to Everyone,
It’s hard to believe we’re already into February of the new year. We are looking ahead to fun times and fishing with the Senior Anglers of Escondido. February is the month for remembering your friends, family and significant others on Valentine’s Day. I was fortunate to get the best present 34 years ago on Valentine’s Day, my daughter Allison. She was born on the same day as my Mom and Grandma. It has always been a special day to me because of this.
I recently attended a fish challenge at Lake Wohlford with club members. We had about 8 of us along the Senior Shoreline with about 16 Poles in the water. It was a lot of fishing but not catching that day. I heard, before I arrived, that Brian Schultz had a nice one on the line but lost it on its way in to shore. Unfortunately, that’s fish-ing sometimes!
My next outing was with the Surf Fishing group at Tamarack Beach in Carlsbad. Some were fishing between the jetties at the inlet to the lagoon. I fished on the surf side. Again, there were 8 of us and just before we were ready to call it quits, I caught one, a whopping .26 lb perch. I was almost embarrassed to collect the jackpot win-nings, but I took the money and ran! A big thank you goes out to Jerry Watanabe for making us delicious hamburgers. We also had homemade potato salad and brown-ies too. Yummy!! Come join us sometime. If we don’t catch fish, at least we eat well!
My most recent outing was on Friday, January 23rd. I visited the group camping at Yucaipa. It was about an hour and a half drive but well worth it. The rain had finally stopped and it was an absolutely beautiful day. I didn’t catch a fish but witnessed several caught by club members. At the time I left, Tony Smock was in first place with the biggest. After fishing, I joined the club at camp and played card games until heading home. It was fun to join everyone and I encourage you, even if you are not camping, to join the group at an outing sometime. We have two campouts coming up. Lake Morena is this month and Santee Lakes is in March.
I had a recent discussion with Daryl Evans. He mentioned he’d like to donate some fish for one of our picnics. The suggestion was that instead of a fish fry, the fish would be barbecued and we could make it into fish tacos. His comment was, “I make a mean taco!” I would need someone to help organize the event and coordinate with him. This could possibly be our Spring Fling? A thought was that this time, we could buy refried beans and rice and salsa from a local market or restaurant. We would need the fixings that go with it such as chips, tortillas, cabbage, special sauce, etc. I know there are some who don’t particularly like fish, so maybe we could do a small batch of shredded chicken in a crockpot. Of course, desserts by our club members would round off the food. Let me know if you are interested in helping and I will put you and Daryl in touch with each other.
If you haven’t signed up for Youth Day yet, please see Jim Mac Isaac at our next meeting. There are many openings to fill for this event. He will also be taking sign-ups for the Kiwanis Trout Derby in April at Lake Dixon.
Again, I’m looking forward to a fun year of fishing and camaraderie. See you at our next event!
Cheryl Brandstrom - President