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Northern Neck Anglers Club: A whopper of a fish tale by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi NNAC 2013 Tournament Schedule 30 When two or more anglers get together, a few fi sh tales are inevitable. So when 30 or so members of the Northern Neck Anglers Club (NNAC) convene for a meeting, the stories are bound to be abundant. “The fi sh that get away are always very big ones. In fact, they Date Tournament Species Sponsor get bigger every time you tell the story,” said Jan Jamrog, NNAC’s 2012 Angler of the Year. Jamrog has only been a member of the club for three years, but for a new member and relatively novice saltwater fi sherman, he’s done pretty well for himself. He earned 31 total points during fi shing tour- May 4–5 Trophy Striper Rockfi sh Ace Hardware May 25–26 Rock-A-Thon Rockfi sh & Croaker RW’s Sport Shop June 22–23 Target Ship Shootout Bluefi sh, Flounder & Croaker Surfside Bait & Tackle July 20–21 Flounder Bash Flounder, Croaker, Speckled Trout & Puppy Drum J&W Seafood Aug. 17–18 Spanish Lessons Spanish Mackerel, Bluefi sh, Spot & Puppy Drum NNAC Sept. 14–15 Fall Grab Bag Speckled Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Spot & Puppy Drum NNAC Oct. 12–13 Striper Challenge Rockfi sh & Bluefi sh Marine Electronics of Hartfi eld Nov. 30–Dec.8 Bonus Rockfi sh Rockfi sh Southeastern Marine Jim Morris shows off his citation rockfish. naments last year to capture the angler of the year award. He read about the club in a newspaper article several years ago and like so many other recreational fi shermen was intrigued. For those who don’t know, NNAC is a group of recreational fi shermen dedicated to educating anglers on saltwater fi shing techniques and sharing the latest fi shing info on everything from tackle and bait selection to the hottest fi shing spots in the bay and rivers. The club currently has over 100 members, according to president Tom Smith of Windmill Point. “And more than half [of the members] are out of the area but fi sh in the Northern Neck region. They either have a boat down here or a weekend house,” said Smith. How it Started Just over a decade ago two boat captains were talking fi shing and the idea for the anglers club was born.
Captain Dave Compton of Mechanicsville, who ran a charter boat for about eight years, was docking his boat at Ingram Bay Marina in Northumberland County when he and Captain Billy Pipkin started talking “about how nice it would be to have an angling club in the area.” Pipkin told Compton, who owns a weekend home at Ingram Bay, that an organizational meeting for such a club had been held and about 100 people attended but “nothing came of it,” said Compton. So Compton went to the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum and asked director Angus Murdoch why the museum didn’t do something for the recreational angler. As luck would have it, Murdoch NNAC 2013 Meeting Schedule ■ Saturday, April 27 7 p.m. at Transportation Building, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. ■ Saturday, June 8 7 p.m. at Lancaster Community Library, 35 School Street, Kilmarnock. ■ Saturday, August 10 7 p.m. at Transportation Building, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. ■ Saturday, October 5 7 p.m. at Lancaster Community Library, 35 School Street, Kilmarnock. Meetings are open to the public. Captain Dave Compton pulls in a fish. told Compton the museum had just received a $600 grant for such a purpose and Compton helped to organize a daylong fishing seminar, complete with guest speakers and door prizes. “We needed about 60 people to break even,” said Compton. “And the day before we only had 39 people signed up. But on that Saturday, in February, right smack in the middle of winter, we opened the doors and people were lined up waiting to get in. It was incredible.” The museum netted about $1,200, he added, “and there was an instant decision to have another one the next year.” Compton helped organize three successful seminars and in August 2003 posted a proposal about forming an anglers club on the website Tidal Fish. Well, he immediately got dozens of responses. “And not just from locals but people from all over seemed interested,” said Compton. One responder even wrote, “Let me know where to send the check. Great idea!” With an overwhelming response, Compton held an organizational meeting in October 2003 with about 35 attendees. By the end of the club’s first year, there were close to 100 members. In 2006, the club had a record 254 members. “We had members from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, all the way out to the Shenandoah continued on page 32 NNAC Weigh-in Stations ■ Lewisetta Marina 369 Church Lane Lottsburg, VA 22511 ■ Smith Point Marina 989 Smith Point Road Reedville, VA 22539 ■ Ingram Bay Marina 545 Harvey’s Neck Road Heathsville, VA 22473 ■ B.E.S.T. Marine 1220 Crafton Quarters Saluda, VA 23149 ■ Norview Marina Rt. 3 East Deltaville, VA 23043 ■ Chesapeake Boat Basin 1686 Waverly Avenue Kilmarnock, VA 22482 ■ Morningstar Marina 249 Mill Point Road Hudgins, VA 23076 ■ R.W’s Sport Shop 249 Mill Point Road Callao, VA 22435 ■ J&W Seafood Rt. 33 Deltaville, VA 23043 ■ Buzzard’s Point Marina 468 Buzzard Point Road Reedville, VA 22539 ■ Northern Neck ACE Hardware 96 School Street Kilmarnock, VA 22482 Emmitt Boyd holds up his catch, caught on the Tangier Sound. 31
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