Bolivar Hilton 
November 5-7, 2010

PACK will be having its SIXTH annual Boliver weekend "camping trip" this year, after a 2 year absence due to Hurricane Ike. This will be a "luxury" trip as we'll be staying at a nice beach house which has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and 12 beds. So the house can comfortably accomodate a maximum of 13 people (if one person doesn't mind sleeping on the sofa or on the balcony.) If others want to stop by dinner, GREAT, but more than 13 fat snoring fishermen under the same roof is TOO cozy. By the way, DON'T FORGET YOUR EARPLUGS!

The beach house, named SOS, is about 1 1/2 miles from Stingeree Marina. We have access to the house at noon on Friday, and must leave it (in a cleaned condition) by 4 PM on Sunday. SHEETS AND TOWELS ARE NOT PROVIDED, SO BRING YOUR OWN.

This is one of the few houses that survived Ike, and has been fully renovated so it'll even be nicer than before! Because of this, and supply/demand the cost of the trip is $55/person. Beds aren't guaranteed til I have your check, so please don't wait til the last minute.

Friday night, Joel will provide a delicious brisket dinner which will be ready when you arrive. I will also make breakfast Saturday morning. Am I a great trip leader or what?

Saturday evening is the famous PACK pot-luck dinner where you will enjoy both Blackened Redfish a la Joel and Ron Romeis Famous Fried Fish . Because this is a group-effort dinner, I will ask everyone to bring something, such as:

1. Vegetable side dish
2. 2nd side dish
3.salad
4.dessert
5.ice chest/ice
6. dips/chips/snacks
7.soda
8.someone to take care of coffee
9. Sunday breakfast stuff

We've never been short of fish before! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WILL BRING. I will take care of plates, cups, plasticware, aluminum foil, trash bags, paper towels etc.

And now the fishing! In the past, most of us launch from the Stingeree Marina and fish within a 1 or 2 mile radius. Just a couple of hundred yards from the marina is a terrific marsh area where I have always managed to find honey holes full of reds. I've always had luck with live bait, which is sold at the marina. (They also have a very good resturant there, if you should want to come in for a good lunch.)

Tides should be excellent all weekend, which is why I chose this particular weekend.

 Joel Berry, click here to email

 November 5-7, 2010

If you want to go, contact the trip leader (or sign up at a monthly meeting) and provide: name, email address and phone number (preferably cell phone). or Register for a PACK login account and then use the Auto Enroll link above to automatically have your name added to the list below.

Directions	Miles
I-45 South to Galveston (becomes Broadway St)	52
Left on Seawall Blvd	0.5
Left onto TX-87 (get into left lane for ferry)	1
Get on Bolivar Ferry (free)
Exit Ferry onto TX-87	14.2
Right at Lafitte's Landing Subdivision (Buccaneer St)
Left onto Prides Way to 2nd house (SOS), which will have PACK Banner hanging on balcony.

See Standard PACK List for items to consider for any PACK outing

Important items:

• VHF Radio for communication and emergency contact
• First Aid Kit 
• Lunch, Water, snacks
• Kayak Drift Sock 

Recommended guidelines for participates:

• Make sure trip leader or an officer has your emergency contact
• Notify the trip leader if you have any potential concerns
• If inexperienced, then buddy up. Make sure the trip leader knows your experience level
• Communicate with the trip leader, if you are unsure of your skill level required
• Member dues are current
• Guests are invited to particpate
• Have performed deep water entries
• Cary a first aid kit
• Have a life jacket
• Have a VHF radio
• Inform the trip leader of your float plan if planning to fish alone or longer then the designated times.
• Sign in and sign out at the launch site. Inform the trip leader if you will be launching in a different place.

Recommended for Trip Leaders:

• Insures proper authorizations
• Secure sites
• Prepare emergency preparedness plan
• Keep abreast of weather conditions that might effect the trip
• Point out any potential area hazards
• Maintain a head count
• Have available a first aid kit
• Have a VHF radio

Expenses/Fees:

The cost for this outing is $39 per person. Make your check out to Joel Berry and send it to P.O. Box 571675, Houston,TX 77257. Or you can bring it to a PACK meeting prior to the event. 

Bolivar offers numerous fishing options. In the past we concentrated on exploring the maze of marsh and back lakes located just a couple hundred yards from the Stingeree Marina where we launched. The flat behind the marsh is shallow and ideal for fly-fishing for reds! 

(We prefer for you to create a login account on this website so that you can have your name added to the auto register list below. If you don't have a registered login account on this website we can list your name here; please contact the trip leader to request your name to manually added. If you have a login account then use the enroll feature at the top of this page to become part of the auto enroll list below)

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