1st Qtr 2010 – Club Results
ByWe had a setback for the January through March quarter of 2010 (our second setback in a row). Our attendance was 75 people, which was our 10th best for this quarter, and was far behind last year’s attendance of 140 for this quarter. However, we still beat what was our average for this quarter (68.67).
We had 11 events, which was our third best for this quarter. Great Hills Baptist Church has yet to set a date for this year’s catfish fry (it might not happen), so we postponed the event. We also canceled two hog hunts due to a lack of game and postponed a non-chartered white bass fishing trip and a non-chartered coastal fishing trip (but added a sporting clays shoot) or we would have had 15 events this past quarter.
Our average number of attendees per event was down from 8.75 in 2009 to 6.82 in 2010.
We had one man join the Club, 18 members renew their memberships, and six first time guests.
We had no supporting members votes, officers votes or polls during this quarter.
Yearly Attendance Grid
| Year | January – March | April – June | July – September | October – December | Total | Quarter Average | Attendees per event |
| 2010 | 75 | 75 | 6.82 | ||||
| 2009 | 140 * | 80 | 124 | 105 | 449 | 112 | 8.80 |
| 2008 | 129 | 145 * | 184 *# | 160 | 618 *# | 155 *# | 8.47 # |
| 2007 | 117 # | 117 | 138 # | 156 # | 528 # | 132 # | 9.10 # |
| 2006 | 81 | 111 | 155 # | 167 *# | 514 # | 129 # | 9.18 # |
| 2005 | 79 | 80 | 137 # | 111 | 407 # | 102 # | 9.93 # |
| 2004 | 86 | 74 | 118 # | 83 | 361 # | 90 # | 13.37 # |
| 2003 | 45 | 16 | 117 # | 113 | 291 # | 73 # | 13.86 # |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | 81 | 50 | 191 | 48 | 12.73 |
| 2001 | 34 | 13 | 59 | 40 | 146 | 37 | 9.13 |
| 2000 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 52 | 123 | 31 | 8.79 |
| 1999 | 27 | 48 | 95 | 31 | 201 | 50 | 9.57 |
| 1998 | 73 | 29 | 70 | 9 | 181 | 45 | 12.07 |
| 1997 | 43 | 53 | 130 | 54 | 280 | 70 | 13.33 |
| 1996 | 96 | 111 | 135 | 53 | 395 | 99 | 14.63 |
| 1995 | 96 | 59 | 104 | 20 | 279 | 70 | 15.50 * |
| 1994 | 113 | 62 | 56 | 39 | 270 | 67 | 11.74 |
| 1993 | 74 | 45 | 41 | 69 | 229 | 57 | 12.72 |
| 1992 | 76 | 59 | 75 | 23 | 233 | 56 | 13.71 |
| 1991 | 54 | 21 | 42 | 27 | 144 | 36 | 13.09 |
| 1990 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 7.20 |
| 1988 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| Total | 1517 | 1194 | 1907 | 1384 | 6002 | ||
| Averages | 68.95 | 56.86 | 90.81 | 62.91 | 279.53 | 69.88 | 10.57 |
Yearly Events Grid
| Year | January – March | April – June | July – September | October – December | Total | Quarter Average |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 2009 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 13 |
| 2008 | 18 * | 22 * | 19 *# | 14 | 73 *# | 18 *# |
| 2007 | 10 # | 14 | 16 # | 18 *# | 58 # | 15 # |
| 2006 | 10 | 13 | 15 # | 18 *# | 56 # | 14 # |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 | 13 # | 14 | 41 # | 10 # |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 6 # | 9 | 27 # | 7 # |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 | 7 # | 8 | 21 # | 5 # |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 5 |
| 1996 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 7 |
| 1995 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| 1994 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 6 |
| 1993 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 5 |
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4 |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| Total | 140 | 135 | 150 | 143 | 568 | |
| Averages | 6.36 | 6.43 | 7.14 | 6.50 | 26.43 | 6.61 |
* = Record
# = Includes Drott and/or Sullivan season dove lease hunts
The next quarter promises to be an exciting one for FCS members and guests. We have 12 events planned, including:
- Saturday, 4/3/10 – Non-Chartered White Bass Fishing Trip at Colorado Bend State Park.
- Monday, 4/5/10, 7:00 – 9:30 PM – Club Meeting at Living Waters Fly Fishing Shop (2111 Sam Bass Rd. #B2000a, Round Rock, 512-828-3474).
- Saturday, 4/17/10, 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM – Concealed Handgun License (CHL) Class/CHL Refresher Class at the Eagle Peak Shooting Range near Jonestown.
- Saturday, 4/24/10, 9:00 – 11:45 AM – “April Showers of Broken Clay Targets” Sporting Clays and Skeet Shoot at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane, Austin, 512-272-4707).
- Friday, 4/30/10 through Sunday, 5/2/10 (the event is tentative) – Non-Guided Hog Hunt at a location to be announced.
- Monday, 5/3/10 (tentative) – Chartered Hybrid Bass Fishing Trip with Jay Garrett on Lake Belton.
- Saturday, 5/8/10, 9:00 – 3:00 PM – The FCS Open (Two Rounds of Sporting Clays and a Luncheon) at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane, Austin, 512-272-4707; lunch will be at the 290 Café in Manor).
- Thursday, 6/3/10, 7:00 – 9:30 PM – Club Meeting at Larry Dowden’s home (905 Cashew Lane, Cedar Park, 512-259-2490 – Home, 512-248-8233 – Work, 512-507-5894 – Cell).
- Friday, 6/4/10 through Sunday, 6/6/10 (tentative) – Non-Chartered Coastal Fishing Trip near Port Aransas/Aransas Pass.
- Saturday, 6/12/10 (tentative), 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Ducks Unlimited Fun Shoot (Sporting Clays) at the Texas Disposal Systems Ranch near Buda.
- Saturday, 6/19/10, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Father/Child Five Stand and Skeet Shoot with the Men’s Ministry of Great Hills Baptist Church at the Capitol City Trap & Skeet Club (8707 Lindell Lane, Austin, 512-272-4707).
- Thursday, 6/24/10 through Friday, 6/25/10 (tentative) – Chartered Bay Fishing Trip near Corpus Christi.
I hope to see you at an FCS event soon.
Following His trail,
Randy Rowley
FCS President
