BROADMOOR PARK,
ROTONDA COMMUNITY CENTER
646 ROTONDA CIRCLE
ROTONDA WEST, FLORIDA
Englewood Fishing Club (EFC) September Newsletter
June was the official start of hurricane season, but September sees the most hurricanes making landfall in Florida. Florida usually receives these storms from Hurricane Alley.
September 10 th is the overall peak day for storms. Miami is the city that gets hit by
hurricanes the most in Florida; hurricanes can occur anywhere in Florida. Babcock
Ranch is designed to withstand hurricanes.
The Gulf Loop Current can influence hurricane intensity. Hurricanes can ride a warm and strong Loop Current all the way to land. An example is hurricane Camille in 1969 that made landfall as a Cat.5 with 190-mph sustained wind speed. The forecast for 2025 indicates the Loop Current pushing cooling water close to the western coast of Florida, robbing fuel for hurricane intensification. If the Loop Current does not cool the warm water shelf of Florida, rapid intensification can occur. An example is Hurricane Ian in 2022, that Charlotte County documented at 176-mph sustained wind speed at Placida, Florida.
Hurricanes often cause tornados after landfall. Hurricanes that make landfall along the Gulf Coast create tornadoes over 80% of the time. Tornados and thunder storms produce lightning.
Lightning Facts
A “bolt from the blue “ is a dangerous lightning strike that can occur from a storm that is many miles away even when the sky is clear. Bolts from the blue are positive lightning strikes, (ground to cloud), and can produce peak currents up to 400,000 amps. (Recently occurred to a man while on honeymoon on a beach in Florida). Negative lightning strikes, (cloud to ground), only create an average electric current of 30,000 amps
The longest lightning bolt ever recorded was a 515-mile horizontal megaflash that
stretched across the central US from eastern Texas to near Kansas City, Missouri on
October 22, 2017.
The place on Earth where lightning occurs most often is Lake Maracaibo and produces 250 bolts of lightning a day on average 297 days a year.
The University of Florida found that natural lightning makes X-rays in large quantities during the propagation of stepped bolts. Other observations revealed even higher energy gamma ray burst emissions and scientists still do not know why for sure.
September Meeting
The Englewood Fishing Club meets 6:30 pm Thursday, September 11th at the Rotonda Community Center, (646 Rotonda Circle, Rotonda West). The speaker for the September meeting is John Steadham from Johnny Jigs and the topic of his talk is "Introduction to jigging, jig selection, rigging and equipment”. A big Thank You to Dan McClain for recruiting this speaker. Visitors are welcome. Attendees are asked to bring an item of non-perishable food that will be shared with local food pantries. For additional information about Englewood Fishing Club, visit EnglewoodFishingClub.net or visit our Englewood Fishing Club (EFC) Facebook Group.
Fishing Tournaments and Future Events
September is another open tournament; send a photo of your fish, or you with your fish to Steve Daniel retiredsteve@gmail.com for entry. Any fish from the EFC “Eligible Species List” qualifies for this tournament. Just one entry gives a chance to win a gift certificate.
Pioneer Days Cardboard Boat Races are scheduled for August 30 th at Indian Mounds Park starting at 10:00am. Dick Kern is our master ship builder and has a brand-new cardboard boat that the club will race. Dan McClain has two young paddlers recruited; if you know of any other youth that want to crew a race, contact Dan before the race. Dick said no more big adults in the boat this year.
The annual Pioneer Days Parade is scheduled for September 1 st starting at 9:00am. The Parade will run from Obee’s Parking lot down W Cowels Street, and will travel to McCall Road to Dearborn Street and finish at Veterans Memorial Pavilion. Volunteers are needed to walk the parade and represent the club.
An Englewood Fishing Club BBQ is scheduled for October 18 th . More details later. The menu is chicken quarters and hot dogs. Bring a side dish to share.
This year’s annual Christmas Party is scheduled for December 8 th . The activities
committee has been working to make this year’s party even better than last years.
There are still a few $5 “members only” tickets left for a cash drawing. You do not need to be present to win. There will be one $1000 winner and one $500 winner.
Notes from the T-shirt table:
Christmas is coming soon! T-shirts or hats make a great gift for the last person on your list. So please come to the meeting and sign up for your shirts.
Ken will place one more order guaranteed for Christmas delivery.
Activities
Dan McClain is now our Charter Captain Coordinator. Dan may also help coordinate rides with other club members on their boat. Contact Dan for details at
danielrmcclain@gmail.com or see him at the meeting.
The Programs Committee is asking for your input. Which speakers or topics would you like to see at our meetings? Fifteen Survey Cards were returned at the August
meetimng. Many requested the return speaker Captain Josh Olive and as a result Josh has accepted the challenge to speak at our December 11 meeting. If you would like to be involved with the programs committee or would like to recruit a special speaker, see Rick Rogoski at the September Meeting.
Volunteers Needed If you are a club member and willing to volunteer, contact either
Jim Thompson at Englewood.fishingclub@gmail.com (941-456-3684), or Debbie Jones at packd315@yahoo.com (937-307-7639) for additional information.
Part Time and Immediate Openings
Englewood Fishing Club Committee Openings: Support your Club and give back.
Contact Jim Thompson
In my opinion, each club member should volunteer to help in at least one activity each year.
RR
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