July Newsletter - 2025

Vol 47 Issue 7

JULY MEETING

We hope you’ll join us for our next club meeting on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 PM, held at Laurel Hills Community Center in Raleigh.

Our speaker for July is Ben Ricks.  Rather than speak on a specific topic, Ben will answer questions from club members on a broad range of current issues important to us.  

Ben Ricks, co-host of the Two Bald Biologists podcast is our featured speaker. Ben brings a wealth of experience and insight into North Carolina’s fisheries, so it promises to be a great session!

To make the most of our time with Ben, we kindly ask that you submit any questions in advance to Walter Weeks at wtweeks@yahoo.com.  

During the meeting, we’ll also be raffling off an inshore/nearsore fishing charter—a fantastic opportunity for a great day on the water!

Board member nominations are this month.  Please be prepared to nominate the people you want to lead the club next year. 

In memory of longtime member Paul Tew, his wife is offering some of his fishing gear for sale exclusively to club members. If you’d like to check it out, see Chris at the meeting.

Instead of a group outing this July, we encourage everyone to fish with someone new from the club. It’s a great way to learn from one another and strengthen our community.

And finally, good luck to all anglers participating in the Spanish

Mackerel outing on the 15th,

Emerald Isle Fishing Tournament – September 27, 2025 Several members have expressed interest in participating. Divisions include:

  King Mackerel     Spanish Mackerel    Surf Fishing

For full details, visit: https://eifishing.com

Interested in forming a team or coordinating efforts? Let us know—we're happy to help connect members.

RESPONSE NEEDED ASAP 

SURF ANGLERS NEEDED FOR CHAC  TOURNAMENT!

The Hatteras Invitational Surf Tournament surf tournament is coming up on 11-5-25) and we do not have any of our regular team members able to fish, me included. Are any interested club members that want to fish this major even?  

Call, text or email John Bryant if you are interested. At this point,  John has not sent in the registration fee as He is unsure if we can field a team. If we don’t field a team, the Club gets dropped and goes back on the waiting list and it could take years to get back on. 

The club surf fishing team is short on members to fish the tourney. The dates for the tournament are November 6 and 7 with registration on the 5th. It has always been a great time to fish Hatteras and we do not want to give up our spot since there is a long waiting list to fish the tournament. The entry fee is $90 and sometimes we rent a house for the week and do a lot of fun fishing before the tournament. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. We always have a great time and learn a lot about surf fishing from other members.  If you are interested in fishing this tournament, please call, text or email me and I will fill you in with the details. Thanks, John Bryant  919-624-0676

SPANISH MACKEREL OUTING PICTURES

JUNE MEETING PICTURES

HOW TO SUBMIT AUTOMATED FISHING REPORTS 

Dates, locations (general), tackle, bait and tips are greatly appreciated. You can easily utilize the new reporting tool on the Club’s website.  Fish Card: https://www.rswsc.org/ fish-cards 

Tripp made updates to the website for members to submit Fish Cards. The application for submitting information is through Google Forms and has been embedded into the website. When submitting a responses, members will have the ability to view other submissions.

“Google does require a Gmail account be used, if a picture was uploaded in the questionnaire. To make things easier, pictures will be emailed separately. We believe the ease of submitting responses and the ability to view all member results will outweigh having to submit a pictures separately.”

You can also use the form on the following page if desired and not computer savvy.  

Please send in your fishing reports, Fish Cards and photos to share with members in 2022. The newsletters are much better with fishing reports and photos. 

Stay Connected and Up to Date:

The Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club (RSWSC) offers several ways for members to stay informed about our latest meetings, outings, and to connect with other members. Here’s how you can stay connected:

¨      Website:  Visit www.RSWSC.org for:

¨      Event Calendars

¨      Current and Past Newsletters

¨      Members-Only Forum (requires creating a login)

¨      Digital Fish Card

¨      Outings and Meetings

For the most up-to-date calendar, refer to the Upcoming Events page on our website. Many outings and social events require signing up via SignUpGenius. Links are sent directly from SignUpGenius and are also included in general update emails and newsletters.

Newsletters:  Club newsletters are a staple for members. Newsletters from the past five years are available on the website, with a more extensive library available upon request.

Forum:  Our forum is a message board for members to communicate, share ideas and advice, post items for sale, and more. It’s an excellent way to stay connected and engaged with the club community.

Social Media:  Stay updated with our social media platforms:

Facebook:  The Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club (Public): Open to members and non-members. This page features the latest updates and public announcements.

The Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club (Private): Requires approval to join and is geared towards active members sharing their catches and communicating with each other.

Instagram and Twitter: Follow us for updates and club-related content. Facebook sees the most activity among club members, so be sure to stay active there.