MEETINGS AND DEADLINES

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Next General Meeting – September 3, 7:00 PM at Richland Public Library

Next Board Meeting- July 16, 7:00 PM at Griggs Pasco Hunter Ed room

August Newsletter Contribution Deadline is July 22.   

Email:  admin@richlandrodandgun.org

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No General Meetings in July and August

We don’t meet during the summer to encourage members to enjoy vacations, barbeques, and time with family and friends but please plan to attend our annual picnic on August 6.  Our next general membership meeting will be on September 3.  The Board of Directors does continue to meet every month throughout the year.  We hope to see everyone at the picnic.  (See details below.)

Annual Picnic and Liars Contest – Save the Date

The annual RRGC potluck picnic will be August 6 at Leslie Groves Park Gazebo #1 in Richland.  Dinner will be at 5:00pm.  Cost is $3.00 per person.  The club will provide barbequed chicken and salmon, plates, cutlery, napkins, and drinks (bottled water and various canned soda).  Please bring a side or salad if your last name begins with A through L, or a dessert if it starts with M through Z. The Liars Contest will follow dinner with prizes awarded for first, second, and third place.  Bring your lawn chair and a good lie and join us for a fun relaxing evening in the park.  Even when it is hot there is usually a nice breeze by the river.  Take Davison or Harris Avenues to Park Street.  Turn east towards the river and continue into the parking area.  Gazebo #1 is just north of the swimming beach.  We hope to see you there!   

Moonlight Catfish Challenge Results – Richard Sharp

For those of you following the Catfish Challenge but did not participate, you truly missed another fun event!  The challenge began Friday, June 21 at 6:00pm. 13 participants signed up and headed out under a beautiful full moon and calm night which is perfect for catfishing! Many tactics were applied as some of the successes were due to a recent club general meeting featuring two of the best local catfish guides; Mark Hall of Afloat and Afield Adventures and Mike Posey of Ache'n Arms Guide Services who shared their insight on the best tactics for catching catfish. The following day, June 22, club members set up the weigh- in area and prepared the facilities (Gazebo #4 at Columbia Point Marina Park) for the catfish fry and potluck and waited for the fish to arrive. Only 8 participants brought fish to the scale by the 4:00pm weigh-in deadline.  The first to arrive were Tylor Davis, Levi Davis, Robert Davis, and OJ Davis with several ice chests of fish, followed by Evan Kirkpatrick, Micah Little, Brayden Wodtli and Richard Sharp. First place for most weight was Tylor Davis at 90.3 lbs., 2nd Place- Levi Davis at 65.4 lbs., 3rd Place- Robert Davis with 46.8 lbs., 4th place- Evan Kirkpatrick with 41.8 lbs., 5th place- OJ Davis with 35.3 lbs., 6th place- Richard Sharp 21.5 lbs., 7th place- Micah Little 2.4 lbs. and 8th place- Brayden Wodtli 2.2 lbs. Other returning participants who had the skunk on their back wished not to be named at this time. LOL!  Big fish honors went to Evan Kirkpatrick with an 11.1 lb. fat catfish!  The total weight brought to scale was 305.7 lbs. of fresh catfish.  Next was the fish preparation and fish fry. The Davis boys and a past club member stepped up and did the cleaning chores as others prepared their potluck dishes to be served.  Richard Sharp got the frying oil heated up and the fish fry began! Many dishes were brought to the potluck and all the “fixins” were available.  Nobody went home hungry!  All in all, it was a great event! No prizes or money were awarded as it was simply a gathering of likeminded individuals enjoying nature's bounty and comradery of our fellow man. Special thanks to Pete Workman for staying to the last and helping me load the truck after cleaning up! And great work from the Davis group plus one who did a fantastic job cleaning the fish!  Thank you to all that assisted and participated and made this event possible!