Matthews Troop 46 - Deep Sea Fishing Trip Update

Attention Fishing Trip Participants. Please take care of the required waiver before the trip. Follow this link and register as an unlisted guest.
Link to Required Fishing Waiver

Departure: Friday at 6pm: Please try your best to arrive at the church by 6pm on Friday. We are driving a little further than normal.
Campsite: We will be camping at Future Farmers of America Campground. It is pretty vast. There will be two other Boy Scout Troops at the camp. We will get to make some new friends.
Scouts: The scouts will be camping as patrols using troop tents. Parents and siblings will need to provide their own tent or reach out to us if you need to borrow one from the troop. We have plenty.
Food: Scouts will be providing and preparing their own breakfasts and lunch. Parents and siblings are welcome to eat with the Old Goats patrol for breakfasts and lunch. Saturday night's dinner will be a family style fish fry. The old goats will cook for all attendees. If you have special dietary needs, please come prepared.
Fishing: We will get up about 7:30am, depart for the Marina to arrive by 8am. The adventure starts at 8:30 and lasts until 1:30pm. Please bring drinks and snacks on the boat. They have a snack bar if you have money to spend. Upon return, the crew will clean and bag our catch for a fee. If you would like to pitch in on the crew tip, please see me.
Weather: It is likely there will be rain with a chance of thunderstorms all day Saturday. Please bring the appropriate rain gear. If the weather is severe, the fishing could be cancelled. In that case, we have at least two alternative venues prepared. The fishing outfitter will allow a refund if we cannot reschedule the trip.
Swimming: While we have discussed heading to a public beach to catch some waves, unless the weather forecast changes, we may not be able to do this. But, please pack a swimsuit and beach towel just in case.
Sunday Departure: We plan to leave the camp about 8:30am to arrive at the church by 12:30pm.

Reminder, please complete the waiver at the link above. Bring a chair for the campsite. We will have access to bathrooms in Barracks #5. Thank you for being a part of this trip. We will have a memorable time.
In scouting,
Brad McLelland
Committee Chair
Matthews Troop 46
704-488-4701