Congratulations to the below winners of the Kelly Stafford Memorial:

SHAD - POINTS

• 1st - Buddy Noland        2 lb. –   0 oz.  2# Spin   227 Points
• 2nd - Parks Rountrey     1 lb. – 13 oz.  2# Spin   205 Points
• 3rd - Bob Brown             1 lb. -  12 oz.  2# Spin   198 Points

SHAD – WEIGHT

• 1st - Glenn Carter           2 lb. –  8 oz.
• 2nd - Stuart Lee                2 lb. –  6 oz.
• 3rd - Robbie Robinson   1 lb. - 13 oz.

PERCH – POINTS

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Captain Gary Dubiel lives in Oriental, NC and operates the Spec Fever Guide Service, a year round light tackle and fly fishing guide service out of Oriental, New Bern and the Crystal Coast.  He will speak in April on how to fish for red drum with light tackle.  Complete information on his guide service is found in the March issue of The Angler.

The results of the Yellow Perch Tournament are as follows:

Weight

• 1st.  Robbie Robinson - 7 oz.
• 2nd, Gary Breen - 6 oz.
• 3rd,  Mike Cline - 5 oz.

Points

• 1st. Mike Cline (only points entry)  9 oz. on 2# plug - 148 points.

The task of tracking, collecting and submitting catch data qualifying a Member for Division Experts, Angler Ratings, and all Angler Of The Year Awards is the individual responsibility of each Member of the VAC.   The Angling Rules Committee does not perform this function.   The annual weight and points Species awards are based on cards submitted as are the Division and President Awards and the Angling Rules Committee takes care of awarding these awards.

When you have caught all of the fish necessary to qualify for and wish to be recognized for the above underlined awards, please enter the qualifying catch data on the form titled “Angler Entry Sheet” printable from the Angling Rules Section of the VAC Web Site.   Be sure to indicate for which award that catch data is submitted.  Submit the completed form to the Angling Rules Committee, Stuart Lee Chairman.

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A smaller-than-usual group of Members of the VAC and their guest met at Sam Miller’s Restaurant in the Shockoe Bottom on Saturday evening, January 25th.  Thanks to the organizational skills of first time Banquet Chairman Gary Green, the banquet went off without a hitch, in spite of the fact that Gary and wife Karen were unexpectedly summoned to North Carolina and could not attend the Banquet.  

The Luck of the Irish must have been with Bob and Leah O’Shepherd who, between them, won BOTH the Bill Gallasch and the Capt. Ronnie Sides shadow boxes.  As far as can be determined, this was the first time in memory that both boxes went to the same family.  Lame Duck President Glenn Carter took home the coveted Gyotaku framed print of a red drum created by Rob Choi.  Fred Murray was the final winner taking the rod and reel combo generously donated by Green Top.  The Raffle returned $314 to the VAC General Fund.  Thanks to all who par... (Read More)

Scale certification will be offered for the first time at the February 25th VAC Membership Meeting, the first Membership Meeting of 2014.  Please check out the following hints to make the Weigh Masters’ job as easy as it can be.

Remember the following scale preparation pointers:

• Be sure your scales are operating freely and free of rust.
• Clean the outside of the barrel so certification stickers will adhere
• Gather your scales together in one or two Zip Lock type bags.
• Write your name on the outside of the bag.
• Leave your bagged scales on the certification team’s table.  

Andy Campbell swept all the awards in the VAC Striper VA-NC Tournament held Dec. 14-31, 2013. His 34 lb. - 6 oz. striper on 20 lb. fly caught on December 19, 2013 took first place. Andy's catch was the only fish entered in the tournament.

By Lee Rothgeb

• Virginia / North Carolina Striped Bass: Dec.14- Dec. 31 2013 (no blow date)
• Virginia Yellow Perch: March 8-9 (blow date following weekend)
• Kelly Stafford Memorial Hickory Shad and White Perch: April 5-6 (James River) (blow date following weekend)  
• Bernie Skydanek Memorial Eastern Shore VA Surf - Red & Black Drum May 10-11  
• Virginia/Carolina Flounder: July 19-20 (blow date following weekend)
• Catfish Tournament (Replaces Small Mouth Tourney.  Flatheads and Blues with 4 prizes total (2 Flatties/2 Blues)    James River Sep 6-7
• Virginia / North Carolina Speckled Trout: October 25-26 (blow date following weekend; Note: No fishing inside private hot ditch on Elizabeth River.
• James River VA (Chippokes Creek) Gar: November 22-23 (no blow date)

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