FFA In Person and Zoom Meetings

Speaker: The May 3, 2022 meeting our guest speaker will be Crista Bank

Background:  Crista Bank, Fisheries Liaison for Vineyard Wind. Crista earned a bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and a Master’s degree in Fisheries Oceanography from U Mass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology. She will update us on any changes and give us results from the most recent surveys, underwater cable placement, etc.  

List of 2022 Previous Speakers at FFA:

March - The March guest speaker was Seth Rolbein, the Director of the Cape Cod Fisheries Trust.    Seth began his career as a journalist in the mid-Cape in the 1970s. He then joined WGBH-TV in Boston as a writer, reporter and documentary filmmaker, also writing for many regional and national publications, including The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. 

February - Matt Zimmerman,  is an experienced fisherman who began working as a guide in the Salem Sound. Matt is a successful charter captain with extensive experience in fly rod fishing for striped bass and Albies. 

January - Our January speak was Lance Scarborough of the Kennebec Lure Company of Maine. Lance shared his knowledge with the club. Lance has fished for over 50 years.

List of 2021 Previous Speakers at FFA:

December - FFA Christmas Party

November - Ray Jarvis, captain out of Westport, MA, discussed light tackle and fly fishing for striped bass, blue fish, false albacore and bonito.

October - Captain Brian Coombs, the owner and operator of Get Tight Sport Fishing, discussed Striper Migration and Planning a Fishing Calendar discussing Striper Migration and Planning a Fishing Calendar

September - Nick Wildman and Georgeann Kerr - MA Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), discussed projects that restore our rivers, streams, wetlands, and watersheds

August - Biologist John Boardman - South Shore Recreational Fisheries Division of the MA Division of Marine Fisheries, role of his division, various striped bass facts, department initiatives, fishing regulations and division activities

July - No meeting

June - Kristen Kibblehouse - Atlantic Great White Shark Conservancy, roles sharks play in marine ecosystem, shark resarch, affect of sharks on Cape Cod region

May - Member Doctor Rich Rubin - Tick and Lyme disease prevention

April - Members Captain Kevin Downs and Bill Prodouz - How Moons, Tides and Currents Impact Boat, Surf and Canal Fishing, or Fish whenever you can but here are tips on how to improve your odds of success

March - Ryan Collins - Fishing the Cape for stripers (and other species) from the beach, boat and kayak

February - Chris Parisi - How to tie flies for catching bass

January - East End Eddie Doherty - Cape Cod Canal surfcasting seminar