2025 January MVSA Newsletter

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2025 and the start of a new season! Spring is right around the corner…OK…it is like 8 weeks…but it will be here before you know it. Start getting motivated by reading this newsletter which is filled with all kinds of great information. There is updates on the February banquet (February 1st), updated Club Meeting notes, current status of TTOR and Cape Pogue (Thanks Peter!), calendar events and more.

There is also a special section by Patrick Paquette (former president of both the Massachusetts Striped Bass Association and the
Massachusetts Beach Buggy Association) on the latest status of Striped Bass. Lots of details, data and graphs about the current health of Stripers. Definitely a must read for all anglers.

The entire newsletter is linked below:

2025 January MVSA Newsletter V2

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Tribute to Janet Messineo

Martha’s Vineyard Times

Eddie Doherty

2/26/24

Last year ended with sad news for the fishing community — we lost Frank Daignault — and now another acclaimed angler is gone.

I was part of a group introduced to Janet Messineo on Martha’s Vineyard when we all fished part of a tide with her on Chappaquiddick, where seven-foot swells were crashing up and down the sloped beach on a windy night. Janet, who succumbed to ALS at the age of 76 in December, was a very nice lady, and an expert surfcaster who was a genuine legend on the Island, so it was an honor to be able to wet a line with her. Born in Lawrence and raised in Salem, N.H., Janet took in her last breath of salt air in the Vineyard Haven home she shared with her husband Tristan Israel. In addition to being an iconic angler, Janet was an accomplished taxidermist, and became a powerful writer.

See the full story link below…

A tribute to Janet Messineo – The Martha’s Vineyard Times

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2024 December MVSA Newsletter

Happy New Year to everyone and welcome to the last newsletter of 2024! We have an other great season coming up and all kinds of events already scheduled. Check out the latest Newsletter with updates on the upcoming Banquet, MVSA meetings, used tackle sale and so much more. Also don’t miss the pictures of Santa as he visited the December MVSA Christmas party. Another great addition to the newsletter this month is the MVSA Members Past Derby Accomplishments. This is at the end of the newsletter and was put together again this year by Ron Domurat (Thanks Ron!)

There is also some great information from Bob Tankard on the Veterans Outreach Program. Please give this a read to stay up to date on current programs.

The entire newsletter is included here so please check it out and get ready for the 2025 season.

Tight Lines!

2025 January MVSA Newsletter

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