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We will be holding the first OKFC Merritt Island refuge Clean-up on Saturday, April 10th. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is proud to announce this new program to help reduce and control litter. Individuals, families, civic groups, clubs, school groups and businesses have been invited to participate. The program is patterned after the National Adopt a Road program. Participating members of the program will commit to three litter clean ups per year in their adopted area

In this light, our club will be sponsoring the Haulover Canal area on the NW side, the area where people can fish off the bank right across from the Bairs Cove Ramp. This area is about the worst place in the lagoon with few exceptions and it pities us to see such a precious place left that way. We can make a difference and get exposure for the club and with each growing member we can help educate others on how to treat our fishery and each other on the water. After our first clean up we will get a plaque with our club name and logo posted on the location.

Christof Blydik from the Buca Di Beppo at the Florida Mall has been gracious enough to prepare food for all the volonteers. We will be setting up a fantastic buffet at Boyscouts camp just a short distance to the cleanup effort.

Please be sure to bring your kayaks and friends for a meet 'n greet afterward and a chance to experience the lagoon the way we know it, out of beautiful Dummit's cove. More details, maps and details will be posted in the near future, just check back next week.

We start at 10 am sharp, cleanup will last about 2 hours, then we proceed to boyscout camp for lunch. Kayaking and fishing on Dummit's cove follows Our current volonteers are:

Current Volunteers

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Picture from last year's Swan Round-up at lake Eola

We are also preparing for this springs Kayak swap.  Last fall many members got together to exchange kayaks on Mills lake it was a great opportunity to come together at a picnic and try everyone's rides.  If you are interested in doing this when the weather warms up let us know.  No date or location is planned yet. 

Those interested please drop a quick line to Kirk so we can plan.

Tuesday, April 6th - Gander Mountain

All meeting dates & Maps to locations

Our last meeting was in the 2nd building for Mosquito Creek outfitters which is actually located at South Washington Avenue and West 1st Street. This was across the street from the main storefront, Rory and Paul kept the store open extended hours to accommodate us and hosted our club after their normal store hours.

The topic for the first hour of our meeting was about shad fishing.  The staff of Mosquito Creek including our own Captain Tom Van Horn shared with us how to fish for shad as well as what type of tackle to use, and we discussed the latest shad fishing reports and locations.  He also rolled the details of the shad derby.

I’ve noticed the recent peak in new club members who are also new to kayak fishing, so from 8:00 pm to 8:30 yours truly conducted a special session on kayak fishing 101 for beginners.  I covered the basics including what items you must have (required by law) equipment you should consider including kayak selection, and techniques to cut the learning curve and help maximize your effectiveness on the water.  We conducted this as a separate session and afterwards everyone socialized with the veterans of the club or simply shopped for some new toys.

Send your e-mail address to me at kirk@orlandokayakfishingclub.com and I'll be sure to add you to our e-mail list.  This list is for club updates only, I don't share them with 3rd parties.  I also only send about 2 e-mails per month (one for meeting reminders and another for meeting summaries) so you won't be inundated with tons of e-mails.

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