Upcoming Events
May Monthly Meeting: Sanford Slack Surf Perch
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
Our speaker this month will be Sanford Slack. Sanford will be talking about fishing the Washington coast for Surf Perch Fishing. He will be sharing some knowledge on how to be successful fishing for these tasty fish. This can be a fantastic fishery and easy to get the family into. With the season open year-round a generous limit of 12 fi
Our speaker this month will be Sanford Slack. Sanford will be talking about fishing the Washington coast for Surf Perch Fishing. He will be sharing some knowledge on how to be successful fishing for these tasty fish. This can be a fantastic fishery and easy to get the family into. With the season open year-round a generous limit of 12 fish you can have some fun.
The May Meeting will be held on May 21st at the IBEW Local 46 Union Hall.
Everyone is invited and bring a friend!!
The hall is located at 19802 62nd Ave S #105 Kent, WA 98032. Doors open at 6pm and meeting begins at 6:30pm. See you there!
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
For our June meeting, Don Velasquez from WDFW shellfish will be speaking, which lines up in front of the July Dungeness crab opener in July. Don has been working Puget Sound Shellfish management for a long time. As the crab and shrimp resource ebbs and flows over the years, Don has all the data to tell us why things are not so good in s
For our June meeting, Don Velasquez from WDFW shellfish will be speaking, which lines up in front of the July Dungeness crab opener in July. Don has been working Puget Sound Shellfish management for a long time. As the crab and shrimp resource ebbs and flows over the years, Don has all the data to tell us why things are not so good in some places, but also where things are doing well so we know where to prioritize our time.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 18th at the IBEW Local 46 Union Hall.
Everyone is invited and bring a friend!
The hall is located at 19802 62nd Ave S #105 Kent WA 98032. Doors open at 6pm and meeting begins at 6:30pm. See you there!
UPCOMING MEETINGS
June Monthly Meeting: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May: Sanford Slack Surf Perch
June: Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
July: TBD
August: Derby August 2nd
Meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the IBEW Local 46 Union Hall!
Presidents Message
May 2025
Please note that our chapter is back to meeting on the 3rd Weds of the month again. We are back at IBEW Local 46 Union Hall in Kent. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the meeting will start at 6:30 PM.
In March, Captain Sean Finney filled in with a presentation about Puget Sound Blackmouth fishing, mostly about marine area 10, a couple of weeks ahead of the opener on April 1. His presentation was so effective that area 10 was only open four days. I was out of town and missed the season, but I am not bitter at all. (If you are taking this seriously you may need professional help).
In April, Todd Girtz is speaking. Todd is a long time PSA member and supporter and is the owner / operator of Todd's Extreme Fishing. Todd typically fishes out of Neah Bay and you can find him at toddsextremefishing.blogspot.com. He will be giving tips on Halibut, Lingcod and other bottom fish catching on the Northern Washington coast. I will recap his talk in the next Reel News.
In May, we don't yet have a speaker committed for our chapter meeting. We still have plenty of time to figure it out, but not before the Reel News goes to print. So monitor pugetsoundanglers.net or the chapter Facebook for updated info.
Back in the December Reel News it was mentioned that we planned to keep the Des Moines Salmon rearing pen from becoming a thing of the past. I am pleased to say that we are moving forward, and we have key people in key rolls to make that happen. Thanks to Dave Puki for stepping into the coordinator role. If you want to take on any volunteer role with this project, please attend a chapter meeting and get Dave your contact info.
We welcome all members and first time guests to join us once again on the third Wednesday of the month for our general meetings. Membership is only $35.00 dollars for the year and is good for an individual or family. Doors open at 6:00 PM & the meeting starts at 6:30 PM. Every club meeting we run our raffle open to all and we go around the room sharing our recent fishing reports.
Upcoming schedule of events: April: Todd Girtz, May: TBD, June Don Velasquez WDFW Shellfish
Tight Lines,
Captain Sean Finney
South KIng County PSA Board Members
SKC PSA President
Sean Finney
SKC PSA Vice President
Terry Stout
Treasurer/Secretary
Trina Wilson Finney
Board Members
Ron Harrington
Bill Chan
Greg Voss
Brenda Jarrett