Member and Family BBQ

[MackPrince]

How does this sound...
All members, their families and friends are welcome to attend. Enjoy the morning fishing, gather for a lunchtime pot luck and socializing, and meet new fishing buddies to swap stories and tips with.

When: August 1st
Where: Lake Merwin, Speelyai Bay Recreation Area (weekend access cost $3)

Lake, lodging and recreation info:www.lewisriver.com

Please post a response or send me a PM if you are planning to attend.

We look forward to seeing you there. -Mack

Stay tuned for updates and details

 

[Kokonuts]

I am marking the calendar for Aug 1st. This will be a great time for all of us to gettogether !!thumbsup...Kokonuts

 

[jzell]

The fish always go off the bite on the first day of the month.

Known fact at Merwin,

jz

 

[DCR]

How far is Lake Merwin from the town of Kalama?

 

[MackPrince]

Merwin is about 20 miles east of Woodland (exit 21) on SR 503.
-8 miles south of Kalama, 14 miles north of Vancouver.

 

[Kokonuts]

The fish always go off the bite on the first day of the month.

Known fact at Merwin,

jz

Why is that?......Kokonuts.....laugh hyst

 

[chuck83]

I will be there.thumbsup

 

[Woodcanoeguy]

If I am in town I will certainly attend.......Terry

 

[MackPrince]

As the BBQ gets closer think about what you might be willing to bring for the pot-luck and please post a response or PM me so we can bring enough burgers and hot dogs.

If you make a weekend trip out of it you can catch kokes at Merwin and Yale (10 minutes down the road). At Merwin they are running around 14-15" and Yale they are about 12" but the limit there is 16 a day. If you are traveling for this some other great places to stop would be Lamiglas and G. Loomis, which are both based in Woodland.

We are looking forward to a great time!
-Mack

 

[MackPrince]

It's getting close

Two weeks until the gathering. I've been in contact with a few KFF sponsors about promos and am hoping to figure out a general number for the food.

I will be bringing a portable BBQ, hot dogs and hamburgers. What can the rest of you bring?

Picnic start time around 12:00ish.

The weather and fishing is great right now and the fish seem to be packing on some pre-spawn weight. There are swimming and picnic areas at the Speelyai rec area so bring the family for an afternoon of fun.


PLEASE POST A REPLY WITH WHAT YOU CAN BRING AND IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.

If my pm's are correct people coming include: Kokonuts, Jzell, Chuck 83 and DCR.

 

[smokin' Kokes]

i and the wife will be there if she can pry the summer steelhead and ocean salmon rods out of my dead hands.

 

[spudbud]

Sounds like the perfect day...
I will wait and see what is needed before I commit to bringing anything specific, food or otherwise.

 

[Kokonuts]

Merwin!!

I was up at the lake this week, (20th) on Mon.,Tue, Wed. fishing mostly on the South Side & near the Dam. Ive seen at lot of fish on the bottom & up at 50 to 60 ft. but most of them seem to have lock jaw. The water level was down last week but is back up to the full level on Wed.

I tried just about everything but the ole standby Wedding Rings did as well or better than anything. Maybe its just me(????) but most people I talked with said they were having a tough time.

Suzi & I will be at the BBQ on Sat. AUG. 1 & We'll be bringing the usual Hot Dogs, Hamburgers & Goodies. Suzi will bring a Big Potato Salad!

We hope to meet everyone there!.....Richard

 

[chuck83]

I will bring beans and a mac salad

 

[MackPrince]

Alright... it's coming together. I've got a few promos to give away as well!
-Mack

 

[Kokonuts]

Mack, How many people are you expecting?

 

[MackPrince]

It sounds like there will be around six members and some spouses.

I plan on getting to the rec area between 10-11 to get a table before the afternoon picnic rush. I tried to reserve the covered area but the place said no-go.

 

[MackPrince]

Tomorrow

We'll see you at the lake tomorrow. My family is headed up in the morning and will try to find a nice area to gather. We'll have a blue canopy set-up with some KFF BBQ signs unless the wind decides to take them away Let's aim for a 12ish gathering time.

Boats may need to beach along the rec area depending on how busy the ramp is.

Mack- Hamburgers. plates, etc.
Kokonuts- Potato Salad
King Koke- Chips and Dessert
Chuck- Beans and MacSalad
Spud Bud- ?

Tentative- Woodcanoeguy, Smoke-n-kokes and Koke-n-a-smile...
The weather should be great!

 

[spudbud]

Kiddin' Me ?

Got to the lake at 10:30, to be greeted by a long line of waiting cars and boats and a grouchy old "guard" with a sign. He had no idea how long we would have to wait, if there were any KFF folks there, or at what time the lot had filled. We decided to go somewhere we knew we could put in and fish instead of waiting some indeterminate amount of time and then finding some or all of you had been shut out, too.
( Note to self...get there early if you want to fish Speelyai on a weekend!) crymeariver
Anyway, sorry to have missed meeting you all...hope it was a great time.

 

[MackPrince]

First annual gathering. Thank you sponsors!

Bummer Spud we would have loved to connect with you.crymeariver I think I was three cars behind you in line... the camp host said the the truck that just left was here for a group picnic. We had to wait until 11:10 for them to let us in. Wow parking for 210 vehicles and it was full at 10:30.

Thank you to all of our site sponsors who sent promos, Sierra, Curly's, Vance and Kokaneemart.com. I know the group will put the lures to the test and display the stickers with pride.

We hope to make this an annual gathering! We'll work on location, timing and events next Spring. Today the fishing was good and it was exciting to get the families together for some person to person time and put faces to the screen names.

Thank you again to everyone who came and who helped with the event!worthy12 I'll post pictures soon.
-Mack