Woodland Creek Community Center 6729 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA 98503
Twin Harbors Clam Dig/Surf Perch fishing location Directions -
Grayland Beach Oba State Park - We usually turn left and go about a mile south to a small stream where we fish and clam. Look for our banner. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grayland+Beach+Oba+State+Park/@46.8097048,-124.0997893,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x549251c8c43eb3e9:0xd21e215145a9f116!2sGrayland+Beach+Rd,+Grayland,+WA+98547!3b1!8m2!3d46.8097011!4d-124.0976006!3m4!1s0x549251c8f2100001:0x61a4cdbf53e5a873!8m2!3d46.8091896!4d-124.0985323
Events and Calendar
General Club Meetings are on the first Thursday of each month (unless preempted by a holiday)
Social time begins at 6:30 PM with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM. Fun raffle opportunities are found at most meetings. Bring some pocket cash!
Lacey Community Park / Woodland Creek Community Center
6729 Pacific Avenue, SE Lacey, WA 98503
2025
*Stay Tuned*
Old Calendar Items Below
January 2024
Thursday Jan 4 - General Club Meeting will be at Cabela's, meeting starting at 6:30 PM. We MUST to be out of the room by 8:30 PM.
Address:
Cabela's (second floor above the entrance)
1600 Gateway Boulevard Northeast Lacey, WA 98516
Wednesday Jan 17 - Board Meeting
FEBRUARY 2024
Thursday Feb 1 – General Membership Meeting
Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park,
6729 Pacific Ave SE,
Lacey, WA 98503
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Wednesday Feb 21- Board Meeting
March 2024
Thursday Mar 7 - General Membership Meeting
Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park,
6729 Pacific Ave SE,
Lacey, WA 98503
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Saturday Mar (9 or 16) - Black Mouth fishing
Wednesday Mar 20 - Board Meeting (need location)
Saturday & Sunday Mar 23 & 24 - Cabela's fish pond @ Cabela's 9 AM - 3 PM both days - Volunteers needed to help kids fish in the Cabela pond (set up at front entrance)
April 2024
Thursday Apr 2 - General Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Saturday Apr 13 - Tenino Fishing Clinic at the Tenino Elementary, 301 Old Hwy 99 SE, Tenino, WA 98589, USA 9:30 - 2, no pond, just instruction/demonstrations
Monday Apr 15 - Kids Fish In Poles set up in the White House at Long's Pond - 5 PM to 9 PM Volunteers needed
Wednesday Apr 17 - Board Meeting
Friday Apr 19 - Kid's Fish In Net Set & Fish plant Volunteers needed
Saturday Apr 20 - Kids Fish In at Long's Pond 7AM to 3 PM - Volunteers needed
MAY 2024
Thursday May 2 - General Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Saturday May 11 - Columbus Park Kid Fishing - Volunteers needed to set up pond and man the pond and docks
Wednesday 5/15 - Board Meeting
Saturday May 18 - Riffe Lake or Mayfield Lake Trout fishing
June 2024
Thursday June 6 - General Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Wednesday June 19 - Board Meeting
July 2024
Thursday July 4? - General Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Wednesday July 17 - Board Meeting
August 2024
Thursday August 1 - General Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503, USA Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Wednesday August 14 - Board Meeting
JANUARY 2023
Thursday 1/5 - General Meeting TO BE HELD AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH,
940 ISRAEL RD. SW,
TUMWATER, WA
98501, ROOM 418.
Martin Chen will share his knowledge of how, where and when to fish for flat fish in Puget Sound.
Saturday 1/14 – Surf Perch Outing to Grayland. The tentative plan is to fish the incoming
afternoon tide and have a wienie roast. The tides that day are low at 11:51 ABM and high at
5:51 PM. Departure time from Olympia will be determined later.
Wednesday 1/18 - Board Meeting
FEBRUARY
Thursday 2/2 -
General Meeting at Lacey Community Center. Tentatively the speaker will be
from the NW Straits Foundation on the topic of derelict /ghost nets program in Puget Sound.
Saturday 2/11 - possible surf perch outing to Grayland Beach. Will fish the incoming tide
Saturday 2/11 - Marine Area 2 Opens for bottom fish
Wednesday 2/15 - Board Meeting
MARCH
Thursday 3/2 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker is Art Tachell – Gig Harbor Chapter President - about area 11 and northern area 13 fishing
Saturday 3/4 - Nisqually reach flat fish outing. Plan is to launch around 9 AM from Luhr's Landing Access Area, 4949 D Milluhr Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98516, USA
Wednesday 3/15 - Board Meeting
Saturday and Sunday 3/17 - 3/18 - Cabela's pond need volunteers. Refreshments
Saturday 3/25 – Annual Club Member Boat Show and Coast Guard Safety inspection at Swan Town Marina. Will have an inspector there. Great opportunity to get your safety sticker!
Sunday 3/26 - The prospects for a successful combination clam dig and surf perch outing look very favorable today. The current weather report is for very light wind and moderate surf. Hopefully, it will hold long enough for us to finally be able to dig some clams, to try to catch the elusive surf perch and to have a wienie roast on the beach.
The predicted tide is a +.2 feet at 10:44. The plan is to leave the Mud Bay Park and Ride at 7:30 AM and car pool or caravan to Grayland. If you want to meet us on the beach we will be going to a new spot on the beach. To get there turn right on Grayland Beach Road as you enter Grayland. The road is between the Ocean Spring Resort and the Pomegranate Gifts Store (a red building). The street address is 1757 SR 105 S, Grayland if you want to put it in your GPS. When you get to the beach turn right and go the first creek. We should be around 100 yards north of the creek. Look for a gray Toyota Tacoma pickup with our banner. If you plan to be there please let Mike Silvers know at 360 951 5160 or setthehook55@gmail.com or me know at 360 8660189 or ramorrow@pacifier.com know by Saturday afternoon so we can make sure we have enough wieners and fixings for everyone. Mike and I will have extra clam guns if you don’t have any and want to join us.
I am looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday for our annual club boat show and again on Sunday for this outing.
Allen Morrow
Wednesday 3/29 -
- MARCH 29
North of Falcon No. 2: Statewide fishery proposals
WDFW fishery managers will present information and analysis of preliminary fishery proposals. With public participation, staff will discuss preferred options for Puget Sound sport and commercial fisheries. This meeting will have both in-person and online attendance options.
Join a public meeting:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join Zoom webinar
Attend in person:
Lynnwood Embassy Suites
20610 44th Ave W.
All,
For those who are planning to attend, I thought that this meeting was at the Lynnwood Convention Center. It's actually at the Lynnwood Embassy Suites.
APRIL
Thursday 4/6 – General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker is to be WDFW Crab Biologist(s)
Monday 4/10 – Rod assembly for Kids Fish-in Lacey Parks White House 4:00 PM
Friday 4/14 – Place net in Longs Pond for Kids Fish-in time to be determined
Saturday 4/15 – Kids Fish-in Longs Pond 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday 4/19 - Board Meeting
Thursday & Friday 20, 21
t’s that time of year again!
Let’s stock some trout into Grays Harbor and Mason County Lakes for the annual lake opener.
Date(s): April 20, April 21
Place: Satsop Springs Hatchery (2090 W Beerbower Rd, Elma. WA 98541)
Time: 8:30am (we will finished up around early afternoon)
Tasks: Trout Stocking @ Aberdeen Lk, Failor Lk, Nahwatzel, Lost, Vance Creek Pond 1, Vance Creek Pond 2, Sylvia, Duck
Necessary Gear: Dress for the weather! Bring waders and/or rain gear.
Snacks, bottled water and coffee will be provided.
Hope to see you here and looking forward to another successful season.
Thank you!
Steve Franks
Satsop Springs
360-482-3364
Saturday 4/22 – Low land Lake season opening
Friday 4/28 – Assemble fish pond at Columbus Park time to be determined
Saturday 4/29 – Kids Fish-in at Columbus Park -
We have another fishing event this coming Saturday at Columbus Park. We will be using our portable pond at this event and fish kids 8 yrs old and younger.
We need some Volunteers for pond set up at 8:15-8:30 AM on Friday April 28th. 4,500 gallons of water is coming at 10:00 and fish will be delivered early afternoon.
We need volunteers to help the kids fish on Saturday April 29th and should arrive by 8:30 AM
Columbus Park
5700 Black Lake Blvd SW
Olympia WA 98512
Kid's fish free so if you know of any kids that might be interested, please pass this brochure along.
Hope to see you there
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Mike Silvers
Puget Sound Anglers South Sound Chapter
setthehook55@gmail.com
cell/text (360)951-5160
MAY
2023 Recreational HALIBUT Season
• Thursday, May 4th Sunday, May 7th Tuesday, May 9th
• Thursday, May 11th Sunday, May 14th Tuesday, May 16th
• Thursday, May 18th Sunday, May 21st Tuesday, May 23rd
• Thursday, May 25th Tuesday, May 30th
Thursday 5/4 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker to be announced
Saturday 5/6 - Hope Island Clam dig - details to follow, or, get them at a meeting
Wednesday 5/17 - Board Meeting
JUNE
Thursday 6/1 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker to be announced
Friday June 16 – Assemble fish pond at Fairgrounds for Rods and Reels event time to be determined
.June 17 & 18 - Fish Expo at Thurston County Fairgrounds - volunteers needed for trout pond - times to be determined
Wednesday 6/21 - Board Meeting
JULY
Thursday 7/6 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker to be Jeromy Jording from NOAA
Wednesday 7/19 - Board Meeting
Friday 7/14 – Set up for Garage Sale Time to be announced.
Saturday 7/15 – Garage Sale 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
AUGUST
Thursday 8/3 - Annual Seafood Banquet Lacey Community Center - provided we can find someone to volunteer to coordinate the event. If you are interested please let any board member know as soon as possible
Friday 8/11 and Saturday 8/12 - Westport Tuna Classic Trout Pond
Hello
We're gonna need a lot of help with this one. We are going to help Mission Outdoors with their Tuna Classic in Westport. Last year we fished 600 kids in 6 hours.
We will set up the pond on Friday August 11th. We should start at about 9:00AM. Water is scheduled for 1:00 and WDFW is bringing 600 trout shortly after that.
Saturday August 12th we will have our fish pond on Main Street in Westport and help kids catch trout. The pond will be open 10:00-4:00 for kids to catch and release trout. Volunteers should arrive by 9:00AM. The earlier the better because parking spaces are going to be hard to find.
Mission Outdoors is furnishing lunch for the volunteers and will furnish Dinner tickets if they want to stay for the banquet festivities.
If you want to carpool down, I plan on leaving Mud Bay Park & Ride at 6:30 AM Friday and Saturday with a couple of empty seats.
Let me know if you can give us a hand. The more volunteers that show up, the easier it is on everybody. Even if you can only help for a couple of hours it makes a difference. Numerous vendors will be on site Saturday so there will be a lot to see and do.
For additional information on the Tuna Classic missionoutdoors.org/programs/wtc
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Mike Silvers
Puget Sound Anglers South Sound Chapter
setthehook55@gmail.com
cell/text (360)951-5160
Derby rules:
Everybody in boat must have a ticket
At least 1 club member must be on boat
Tickets must be purchased prior to August 19th
Any legal salmon species caught in area 13 from Midnight to 3:00 PM on Saturday, August 19, 2023
Weigh-in station open from 10:00-3:00 at top of Boston Harbor Marina dock
Fish will be weighed whole in the round, in event of a tie 1st fish weighed wins the tie
Weigh-in Judge Ruling is final
Boat must be in line NLT 3:00 PM to get fish weighed
Prizes awarded at September General Meeting, only 1 prize per winner
On water communication will be on VHF channel 68
1st place prize $500
2nd place prize $300
3rd place prize $200
Plus Drawings
cost $30/ticket (with $5 going to Terry for Pancreatic Cancer Research}
Tickets available at the Kid's Fish Pond in Westport on Friday-Saturday 8/11 and 8/12 or
Mike Silvers
360-951-5160
4554 14th AVE SE
Lacey, WA 98503
Dee Glenn
360-790-3354
4608 17th AVE SE
Lacey, WA 98503
Hope to see you out there and Good Luck
Mike Silvers
Puget Sound Anglers South Sound Chapter
setthehook55@gmail.com
cell/text (360)951-5160
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Wednesday 8/16 - Board Meeting
Saturday 8/19 – Annual Club Member and Guest Fishing Derby.
SEPTEMBER
Thursday 9/7 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker to be announced
Wednesday 9/20 - Board Meeting
OCTOBER
Thursday 10/5 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center. Speaker will be Justin Wong, Cut Plug Charters. He will talk about light tackle fishing techniques for salmon, ling cod and other bottom fish in Puget Sound.
Wednesday 10/18 – Board Meeting
Saturday 10/28 – Greetings all. Our first fall outing is a razor clam at Twin Harbors. Meet at the mud bay park and ride 12 noon and carpool. Please respond if you are coming and how many so I know how many hot dogs to bring. I will bring 2 extra clam tubes. Remember your license! Low tide 7:18 PM -1.2. feet sunset 6:07 PM.
We should be able to finish digging before dark.
Questions? Contact me or Allen Morrow.
Martin Chen 360-490-3383
NOVEMBER
Thursday 11/2 - General Meeting at Lacey Community Center Speaker to be announced
Saturday 11/4– Chum Salmon catch and release outing to Hammersley Inlet. Tide high 12:48 PM +14.0 feet, Low 4:49 PM + 1.2 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 11/11– Chum Salmon catch and release outing to Hammersley Inlet. Tide low 10:19 AM +5.7 feet, high 3:43 PM +14.2 feet. More details will be sent later
Wednesday 11/15 – Board Meeting
Saturday 11/18 – Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide low 10:05 AM +4.5 feet, high 3:43 PM +9.0 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 11/25 – Possible Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide high 10:15 AM +4.5 feet, low 4:10 PM -0.08 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 11/25 – Possible clam dig at Grayland. Low tide 5:05 PM -0.7 feet
Sunday 11/26 – Possible clam dig at Grayland. Low tide 5:49 PM -1.2 feet
DECEMBER
Thursday 12/7 – Christmas Banquet at Lacey Community Center. This will be a pot luck with the club furnishing turkey and ham and the rest of the meal by the attendees. We will need volunteers for various duties. There will be a sign-up list at the October and November meetings.
Saturday 12/2 - Possible Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide low 10:01 AM +4.6 feet, high 3:35 PM +8.4 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 12/9 – Possible Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide high 9:55 AM +9.4 feet, low 4:54 PM +0.08 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 12/16 – Crab outing to Tokeland. Tide low 9:05 AM +4.1 feet, high 2:46 PM +9.2 feet.
Weather forecast still holding very good, 7 mph from the east, should flatten out any swell, might have a little chop going against the incoming tide.
So, my plan is for Steve to go on Bob Boes' boat and bring two of his pots with him, making 4 pots total.
Eric and Kevin on Allen's boat. Not sure how many crab pots he has.
Darwin and Corrie on my boat, Corrie please bring your pot with a 50 ft rope and marked buoy. Can everyone bring enough bait for 2 pots.
Meet at Mud Bay Park and Ride 6 am.
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Remember your license! No Puget sound crab card needed.
Can everyone text me at 360-490-3383 and confirm you got this.
Martin
Wednesday 12/20 - Board Meeting
Saturday 12/23 – Possible Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide high 9:40 AM +10.3 feet, low 4:49 PM -0.01 feet. More details will be sent later
Saturday 12/30 – Possible Crab outing to Tokeland dependent on soft shell situation. Tide low 8:54 AM +4.2 feet, high 2:33 PM +9.1 feet. More details will be sent later
2024
January
Thursday 1/4 - General Club Meeting will be at Cabela's, meeting starting at 6:30 PM. We MUST to be out of the room by 8:30 PM for the cleanup crew to be able to do their thing.
To attend the address is:
Cabela's (second floor above the entrance)
1600 Gateway Boulevard NortheastLacey, WA 98516
Wednesday 1/17 - Board Meeting
FEBRUARY 2024
Thursday 2/1 – Membership meeting at Lacey Community Center. Meeting starting at 7:00 ending at 9:00
Wednesday 2/21- Board Meeting
2022
January 6 - General Chapter meeting at Lacey Community Center @ 7 PM, everyone is welcome - members and non-members!
Happy New Year!
Just a reminder that we will be meeting on Thursday January 6 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be at the Lacey Community Center which requires that all attendees wear a mask while inside the building. The speaker will be Clay Anderson who will talk about bass fishing in local lakes and the pot holes in eastern Washington.
We are still planning on a clam dig on Saturday, January 15. The specifics of this outing are being decided as I write this. More information will be available at the meeting on Thursday and will be sent out by email later.
See you all on Thursday.
Allen Morrow, President
South Sound Chapter Puget Sound Anglers