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AUGUST 2010

Ocean Obsession II Are you tired of cleaning your boat and tackle after a long hot day of fishing? Wouldn’t it be nice to let someone else fuel up the boat, get it ready and do all the cleaning when you’re done? Well, we here at Sunrise Marina have the answer for you. Take a ride on the Ocean Obsession II. I can tell you from experience, a ride on the party boat is a relaxing fun day. Between the mates and the other passengers there is always entertainment to keep you smiling and you can catch fish too. The OOII does full day fishing trips, leaving the dock at 8 am and returning at 5 pm. You can purchase a meal ticket for a full breakfast and lunch or bring your own cooler. Take advantage of our summer special for school kids and teenagers. Day trip $45 (7 years to 18 years old) Includes Rod Rental, Bait and Meal ticket. We also offer night time shark trips on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Boat leaves at 7 pm and returns at 11 pm. Looking for something to do with the kids before they go back to school? This is the trip and they will love the T- Shirt. FISHING FORECAST For the divers: Mini Lobster Season July 28th and 29th. Regular Lobster season opens August 6th. (Need Gauge, Nets, Gloves or Catch Bag Sunrise Marina has them) SMOKERS ARE HERE!! Smoker Kings: August is prime-time for these large, hungry, aerobatic kings. Great time to find Tarpon , Kings, and Big Jacks beyond the breakers off the beach. Trolling offshore can be very sporadic with a mixture of Sail, Dolphin and Wahoo still possible. Bottom fishing will range from good to terrible depending on the bottom water temperature which can plummet to the 40's for a brief time. Inshore, tripletail, snook and flounder will continue to be good. Last but not least, the favorite of all the fishermen, there are still a few cobia hanging around. Grills Seafood Deck and Grills Riverside The turnout at Grills Riverside has been amazing. We just want to say thank you for all of your support over the years and in our new venture on the Indian River! If you haven’t been to Grills Riverside, come on down and check us out by land or by boat. Robin and all of The Crew

FSFA 42nd Annual Offshore Slam

Fish Slam Winner: Nancy Jane II 1st Place Dolphin: 29.50#, Rigatoni 2nd Place Dolphin: 27.40#, Dirty Hooker 3rd Place Dolphin: 26.75#, Sea Hopper NO WAHOO Weighed in 1st Place Kingfish: 44.40#, Grinder 2nd Place Kingfish: 32.05#, Reel Spirits 3rd Place Kingfish: 28.25#, Anyar 1st Place Grouper: 33.35#, Cool Beans 2nd Place Grouper: 25.90#, Relentless 3rd Place Grouper: 18.90#, Angler Management 1st Place Junior: 28.60#, Kingfish, The Hooker, Jacob Krell 2nd Place Junior: 21.65#, Kingfish, High Tailin, Dylan Fey 3rdPlace Junior: 21.10#, Dolphin, Alligator Charters, Lee Redick 1st Place Ladies: 24.50#, Dolphin, Company Biz 2, Leanne Abood 2nd Place Ladies: 22.25#, King, High Tailin, Kaylee Fey 3rd Place Ladies: 21.65#, Dolphin, Universal Team, Diane Strickland

SNAPPER CLOSURE EXTENDED

The extension to the interim rule which published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2010, will be effective on June 3, 2010, through December 5, 2010. The extension to the interim rule will continue the current prohibition on recreational and commercial harvest of red snapper for 186 days off Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. However, provisions specified in the interim rule would also apply to a person on board a vessel for which a federal commercial or charter/headboat permit for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery has been issued, regardless of whether the fish are harvested or possessed in state or federal waters.

JUNE 2010

TOURNAMENT TIME 42nd FSFA Offshore Classic June 5th Captains Meeting: June 4th, Kiwanis Island Weigh In: Sunrise Marina Sunrise Marinas Month of July Kingfish Sign up before June 30th, 2010 for the Month Long King Fish Tournament. CLOSURE TO END OVERFISHING COUNCIL TO VOTE IN JUNE The current proposed area closure includes an area off the coasts of Georgia and Northeast Florida. The proposed area will prohibit all hook and line bottom fishing in 98 feet to 240 feet of water . Under the latest plan, Florida will get the restriction (if approved by NMFS). The council has proposed to allow spear fishing to continue in the Florida no hook-and-line zone. Clarification on the Snapper Grouper Regulations Shallow-Water Grouper: Opened May 1st 2010 (Includes gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, rock hind, red hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper and tiger grouper.) Aggregate Bag Limit: 3 grouper per person/day (Includes: black, gag, misty, red, scamp, snowy, speckled hind, tiger, warsaw, yellowedge, yellowfin, yellowmouth grouper, and also includes, blueline tilefish, golden tilefish, sand tilefish, coney, graysby, red and rock hind) NOTES • No more than 1 may be a gag or black grouper (each 24” TL) • Speckled hind and warsaw – 1 per vessel per trip. May not be sold or traded; no transfer at sea • No more than 1 fish may be snowy grouper • No more than 1 fish may be golden tilefish Goliath grouper and Nassau grouper – Closed to harvest or possession Wreckfish – Only ITQ shareholders or their designees may harvest or possess wreckfish. Snapper: • Vermillion Snapper opened April 1st, 2010 • Aggregate bag limit of 10 snapper per person/day (excluding vermilion snapper) • In addition to the aggregate bag limit, 5 vermillion snapper per person/day (except during the recreational closure) – 12” TL NOTES • Beginning January 4th, 2010 the red snapper fishery is closed for a period of 180 days with a possible extension of 186 days (Interim Rule). • Maximum of 2 cubera snapper per person (not to exceed 2 per vessel) for fish 30” TL or larger off Florida. These are not included in the 10 snapper bag limit. Cubera less than 30” TL are included in the 10 fish bag limit. Fishermen May Also Retain • 1 greater amberjack per person/day (in April, for hire/charter vessels limited to 1 per person/day or 1 per person/trip) • Limit of 15 black sea bass per person/day – 12” TL • 5 hogfish per person/day, off east coast of Florida – 12” TL • 3 red porgy per person/day or 3 per person/trip, whichever is more restrictive – 14”TL OTHER REGULATIONS • Dehooking tools are required for both commercial and recreational fishermen to use when necessary while fishing for snapper grouper species. • Venting tools are required in The Gulf of Mexico for all persons aboard a vessel harvesting reef fish. FISHING FORECAST Offshore…….If you’ve ever dreamt of catching a sailfish, June is one of the better months to make that dream a reality. Along with those sailfish, other trolling species can fill your fish box, such as wahoo and dolphin, although the dolphin fishing can tend to slow up a little bit. Bottom fishing can be good; however, it all depends on the water temperature. As for inshore fishing, Triple tail can still be spotted around buoys and soon, tarpon should surface just off the beaches. GRILLS RIVERSIDE NOW OPEN Located north of the Pineda Causeway on the Indian River. Riverside is just like Grills at the Port. You will see a lot of familiar faces and you can get the excellent food you have come to expect from Grills. Come by boat or by car. We have 23 open slips, 454’ of alongside dockage in a protected basin and 320’ of alongside floating docks for easy access. Just south of ICW channel marker 94. SEE YOU ON THE DOCKS Robin and the crew

May 2010

F.Y.I. TOURNAMENT TIME AGAIN……. And it looks like the first tournament of the season is the “WHTQ Saltwater Classic” May 8th. May 8th (Also) Ladies Day Tournament May 15th Coconuts Wahoo & Dolphin Shootout May 22nd: CFOA Memorial Day For a complete listing and information on Captain’s parties and Weigh In locations, please check our website. www.sunrisemarina.com and click on the Tournament link. SUNRISE MAY DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT I hope you registered Registration ends April 30th, 2009 1st Place: $1000 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $100 Remember…………..any Dolphin over 50# receives a Grills $50 Gift Certificate. Come on down and join the fun. Watch the Leader Board at the front of the tackle store. If you didn’t get to register for the Dolphin Tournament, don’t miss out on the Kingfish Tournament in July. Register before June 30th! MARINA The Tackle Store is loaded with Great Ballyhoo. What’s your choice……? Small, Medium, Select, Horse and Prerigged, ready for the season. If you have a specific tackle that you use on a regular basis, let the tackle store know and we will stock it for you. We also take special orders for items that we do not carry in the store. See Bonnie or Jake. FISHING FORECAST Mother Nature put a spin on our Cobia Fishing this year. There are still a few hanging out. But it’s time to think about the next big catch. Dolphin, Dolphin, Dolphin. If you’re an offshore troller you can’t help but lose sleep over the potential May has for some unbelievable Dolphin fishing. These colorful, aggressive game fish are some of the most sought after fish on the East coast. Boats trolling ballyhoo along color changes and weed lines are most likely to score with these spectacular fish. Wahoo and Sails are also a strong bet. Inshore, snook fishing will be superb as the water temperatures continue to warm. Bluefish, flounder and tripletail will still be a good bet. HAPPY ENDINGS If you want a break from catching your own fish, let Grills do the work for you!! Fresh fish daily, just like you like it! See you on the docks, Robin and the rest of the Sunrise Crew

First Annual Mike Kane Cobia Tournament

The winners are: 1st Place: Barry Schiedel on "Good Vibrations": 80.1 # (What a Stud!) 2nd Place: Tony Giambanco on "Out of Hand"(Better known as "OOH"): 60.35# 3rd Place: Dusty Rapp on "Tightwork": 44.1# Other Weigh Ins: Stan Mikle on "Sea Leveler I" 23.55# and 22"# Stan was the first on the board March 1st and held 1st and 2nd place until March 20th Mark Whitmire on "Grinder" 31.8# Eric Faddis on "Over the Edge" 42.3# Russell Sinclair on "Big Game" 42.25# Don't forget to register for the May Dolphin Tournament. You must register before April 30th, 2010!

MARCH 2010

F.Y.I. It is that time of the year when we have a lot of tourists and locals hanging out around our fish cleaning table and on the decks in the evening. We hope to make it a good experience for everyone so that they will remember us and want to come back either for a charter, to eat at Grills or just to bring out of town guests to see the fish. This is great advertisement for all of us. However, it could quickly turn to bad advertisement if problem situations are not handled correctly. Please keep this in mind. If you have any problems at the fish cleaning table, please notify the marina. FISH SCALE The fish scale has been recertified and ready to go. ON THE DOCKS To help maintain some security. Please let the marina know if you have a charter that wants to catch baitfish the night before or a friend who is fishing with you on the docks. Anyone who may be down there fishing that does not have permission, will be asked to leave. This includes people that “hang out” around here all the time. FISHING FORECAST Spring is here and it is “TIME TO GO FISHING!” The Cobia are coming. Look for 68 – 70 degree water temperatures. These incredible fish can be found free swimming, circling large bait pods or following manta rays. Black drum can be found around deepwater bridges. Bottom fishing has been incredible. If you are up for a some catch and release the red snapper and grouper bite on the Ocean Obsession has been great. Trigger fish have been abundant. Don’t be fooled by their comical looks; these are fun fish to catch and great to eat. Triggerfish have sharp teeth and powerful jaws that are used to crush the hard shells of crabs and mollusks. As usual, in springtime Kingfish, tarpon and tripletail can be found close to shore and at the buoy line. GRILLS RIVERSIDE (Check out the Sunrise Photo Gallery for the latest Aerial Shot) Expected opening time is now April 2010. We have received our permit to install floating docks for those of you who want to come by boat. Hopefully the docks will be ready when Grills Riverside opens! Keep your fingers crossed. HAPPY FISHING Thank you again for your patronage. I know you are as ready for warm weather, fishing and some good times on the deck as we are. See you soon. Robin and the rest of the crew

FIGHT FISHERIES CLOSURES

Federal fisheries managers are currently considering options to close the entire South Atlantic to all bottom fishing from 95' on out for up to 35 years. A group of fisherman are going to Washington D.C. on Feb 24 to ask for more flexible wording on the Magnusen Stevens Act. Several from Sunrise Marina are flying to Washington and back on the same day. The Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act of 2007 requires that fisheries managers enact management plans to end overfishing by 2010. It also instructed them to improve the quality and accuracy of the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Surveys (MRFSS) by Jan. 1 2009. Fisheries managers have failed to meet the Congressional mandate to improve the fatally flawed MRFSS system, but have decided to enact unnecessary closures based on fatally flawed science. For more information: http://safmc.deep-blue-sea.org

HATLEY'S ELECTRONICS LIQUIDATION

FEBRUARY 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH We recently lost a dear friend to cancer. Don Hatley ran Hatley's Marine and Electronics on SR 520 in Cocoa for decades. The family will be holding an estate sale at the store on February 4th, 5th, and 6th. There are tons of new electronics, older electronics, and antique electronics, antique radios, large and small tools, generators, welders, milling machine, lathe, marine hardware, fishing equipment and thousands of things that Don and his dad had collected for years. The displays, shelving, furniture and the building itself are also for sale. The building is currently listed on MLS at a very reasonable price. The store is located 1 block west of US 1 on the north side of State Rd. 520 in Cocoa.

Summary of Snapper Grouper Closures

South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper: Important Rules to Know! Amendment 15 B NOAA Fisheries Service published the final rule for Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic region on November 16, 2009. This final rule will: • Prohibit the sale of snapper-grouper harvested under the bag limits unless the vessel owner has been issued a Federal Commercial Snapper-Grouper Permit • Implement a bycatch monitoring program, which requires any vessel (commercial or recreational) that fishes for snapper-grouper in the exclusive economic zone, if selected by NOAA Fisheries Service, to carry an observer and install an electronic logbook and/or video monitoring system. Amendment 16 NOAA Fisheries Service published a final rule implementing Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. The final rule: • Establishes a January-April prohibition on recreational and commercial harvest of shallow water grouper species including gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, rock hind, red hind, coney, graysby, yellowfin grouper, yellowmouth grouper, and tiger grouper. • Establishes a November-March prohibition on recreational harvest of vermilion snapper. • Establishes reductions in recreational bag limits for vermilion snapper, gag, black grouper, and the grouper aggregate. • Implements a requirement for the commercial and recreational sectors to use dehooking tools when necessary. For a person on board a vessel for which a federal commercial or for-hire (charter vessel / headboat) permit for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery has been issued, the provisions of the closures for shallow water grouper species will apply regardless of whether the fish are harvested in state or federal waters. Captain and crew on for-hire vessels would be prohibited from retaining vermilion snapper or any species in the grouper aggregate. Interim Rule on Red Snapper NOAA Fisheries Service published a final rule implementing interim measures to reduce overfishing of red snapper in the South Atlantic. The final rule published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2009, and becomes effective January 4, 2010 (74 FR 63673). The interim rule will be effective until June 2, 2010, and could be extended for another 186-day period. The final rule establishes a prohibition on recreational and commercial harvest of red snapper for 180 days in federal waters off Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. However, provisions specified in the interim rule would also apply to a person on board a vessel for which a federal commercial or charter/headboat permit for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery has been issued, regardless of whether the fish are harvested or possessed in state or federal waters. What to look forward to in late 2010 Amendment 17B Nine of the 10 species currently listed as undergoing overfishing in the South Atlantic will be addressed through management measures outlined in Amendment 17B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Among the measures is a deepwater closure to help protect warsaw grouper and speckled hind, two deepwater species extremely vulnerable to overfishing. The closure will also help protect other deepwater species where release mortality is estimated at 100% for the multi-species fishery. If approved, the closure will affect federal waters in the South Atlantic region from approximately 240 feet deep seaward and prohibit fishing for or possession of speckled hind, and warsaw grouper, as well as snowy grouper, blueline tilefish. The amendment (17B) will be forwarded to NOAA Fisheries Service for review and approval by the Secretary of Commerce. If approved, regulations may be implemented by late 2010. Amendment 17A Amendment 17A includes a provision to extend the red snapper closure plus alternatives for large closed areas where fishing for all snapper grouper species would be prohibited to address the high mortality associated with discards. The Council chose a preferred alternative for a closure encompassing a depth of 98 feet to 300 feet beginning just north of Charleston, SC and extending slightly southward of Melbourne, FL. The Council has requested that an updated assessment for the South Atlantic red snapper stock be available for review by its Scientific and Statistical Committee in late 2010, before management measures proposed in Amendment 17A would be implemented. The next meeting of the Council is scheduled for March 1-5, 2010 in Jekyll Island, GA. For additional information regarding Council meetings, including briefing book materials and summary motions, visit www.safmc.net or contact the Council office. If you do not like what is happening to our fisheries, please contact your Congressional leaders and voice your concerns.

DECEMBER 2009

December 2009 Grills Riverside Coming Soon Grills Riverside is currently under construction at 6075 N. US Hwy 1 in Melbourne, located north of the Pineda Causeway on the Indian River. Grills Riverside will have the same great atmosphere and food that you have come to expect from Grills Seafood Deck in Port Canaveral. We will have floating docks specifically for those who want to come by boat for Lunch or Dinner. Drive by and check out the activity. We are all very excited. You can check out the photos of the construction on “Facebook”….Become a fan of Grills Seafood Deck and Tiki Bar. ATTN: ALL CUSTOMERS Used oil and filters need to be sorted and placed in the proper drums. Please follow directions on the signs. It’s becoming more difficult and expensive, to handle these materials. Rags, plastics and other trash mixed in with oil filters will not be accepted. Oil only may be dumped in the oil tank. If water or other contaminants are mixed in, they will not accept it. Please help us keep this area clean. Please turn the water off when you are finished each day. Leaving the water on will cause the hoses to bust and leak. Thank you. HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS Sunrise carries the popular polarized Costa Del Mar and Oakley sunglasses, the perfect gift for any fisherman. We are happy to special order any item that is not on our shelves including the Costa Del Mar’s and Oakley’s. For the shopping impaired Grills, Obsession and Sunrise Marina all offer Gift Cards. Let the Ocean Obsession II take you out fishing for the day. Ocean Obsession Gift Cards are great for the fishing enthusiast that would like a little more relaxing day. All you have to bring is sunscreen, sunglasses and the desire to catch fish. Port Canaveral Holiday Boat Parade Time: December 5, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm Location: Port Canaveral Organized By: Port Canaveral Yacht Club The boats will leave Port Canaveral Yacht Club follow a Cruise Ship out to Jetty Park, turn around and return before Gambling Ship departs. If you are interested in joining the parade, contact Fran Baker at 321-593-2934 or Bob Behm 321-507-3232 If you’re not interested in joining the parade, just come by Sunrise Marina and Grills, eat dinner, relax and watch the parade! It will be a great time, no matter if you’re on the dock at Sunrise and Grills or on a boat. Come join the fun! FISHING FORECAST King Fish are starting to show up. King Mackerel on Pelican flats and 8-A can be superb in December for the diehard troller. Harbor fishing can be excellent for bluefish, but Snook fishing starts to taper off as the water cools. Remember Snook season closes December 15th. HAPPY ENDINGS We hope the holiday season brings good things to all. Make it a safe one. Thanks for your support this year! Robin and the rest of the Sunrise Crew! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

AUGUST 2009

Ocean Obsession II Are you tired of cleaning your boat and tackle after a long hot day of fishing? Wouldn’t it be nice to let someone else fuel up the boat, get it ready and do all the cleaning when you’re done? Well, we here at Sunrise Marina have the answer for you. Take a ride on the Ocean Obsession II. I can tell you from experience, a ride on the party boat is a relaxing fun day. Between the mates and the other passengers there is always entertainment to keep you smiling and you can catch fish too. The OOII does full day fishing trips, leaving the dock at 8 am and returning at 5 pm. You can purchase a meal ticket for a full breakfast and lunch or bring your own cooler. We also offer night time shark trips on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Boat leaves at 7 pm and returns at 11 pm. Looking for something to do with the kids before they go back to school? This is the trip and they will love the T- Shirt. GRILLS RIVERSIDE Construction has begun on the “Grills Riverside” project. For those of you who have not heard. We are opening a new restaurant on US1 north of the Pinenda Causeway. We are hoping to be ready by December. Check www.grillstiki.com for updates and aerial photos of the project. FISHING FORECAST For the divers, Lobster season starts August 6th. SMOKERS ARE HERE!! August is prime-time for these large, hungry, aerobatic kings.. Trolling offshore can be very sporadic with a mixture of sail, dolphin and wahoo still possible. Bottom fishing will range from good to terrible depending on the bottom water temperature which can plummet to the 40's for a brief time. Inshore, tripletail, tarpon, snook and flounder will continue to be good. Last but not least, the favorite of all the fishermen, there are still a few cobia hanging around. Grills on Live with Regis and Kelly Thank You Everyone! It all happened so fast, It is still hard to believe we were on the Regis and Kelly show! So many friends, family and customers mobilized through e-mail, text and by whatever means, to give us the votes needed to appear on the show. We know voting was not easy and that adds to the huge amount of gratitude. There is a final “Grill Off” Competition between two restaurants. We will need your votes again on August 15th. The two restaurants with the most votes at the end will get be on Live with Regis and Kelly for a final competition. As we get more information, we will keep you posted. We just want to say thank you all so much for taking the time .....for all of the encouragement...... and for all of the support over the years. Robin and all of The Crew

MIKE KANE

Please come celebrate the life of Mike Kane with us on July 23rd at 7 pm. We are going to do a memorial service in the bay at Sunrise Marina for all of Mike's friends and family. Please come join us in this celebration. Any stories or sentiments from his family and friends will be welcome!

JULY 2009

REMINDERS We’d like to remind you of our store hours: Monday thru Friday 6 am to 9 pm Saturday and Sunday 5 am to 9 pm Forklift hours: 6 am – 7 pm Mon-Fri, 5 am – 7 pm Sat & Sun. This means the boats must be at the dock no later than the time specified. If you are having boat trouble or are running late for some other reason, please be courteous to call, let us know ahead of time, radio or send word with someone else. Tournament Info The Sunrise Fleet cleaned house on the Snapper for the FSFA 41st Annual Offshore Classic. 1st Place Snapper: Cool Beans 2nd Place Snapper: Point Blank 3rd Place Snapper: Headhunter 2nd Place Wahoo: Team Donzi 2nd Place Grouper: Water Walker 3rd Place Grouper: Relentless 2 1st Place Juniors: Water Walker 3rd Place Ladies: Ocean Potion GREAT JOB CAPTAINS! For all results, check out the FSFA website at www.fsfaclub.org All of us at Sunrise Marina, Grills and Obsession Charters would like to Thank all of the volunteers with FSFA who made this tournament such a great success. FSFA does all the work for this tournament, and they do a great job! Still to come is the “Canaveral Mac Attack”. Saturday, August 22nd, Weigh in at Fish Lips. July is Sunrise Marina’s month long King Fish Tournament. Keep an eye on the Leader Board at the front of the tackle store to see who is in the lead. FISHING FORECAST With a windy May behind us, June has been a great month of fishing. The Sunrise Fleet, amateurs and pros have all been bringing in the fish. You name the species we have seen them in June! JULY IS KING! King mackerel, for those using live menhaden (pogies), can be spectacular. These 15 - 40 lb. toothed rockets can be found everywhere including inside Port Canaveral, the beaches, 8A reef and Pelican flats. Offshore trolling action for dolphin and wahoo can be hot, or not, on any given day. Bottom fishing can be great in the 240 ft. area if the current and the bottom water temperature cooperate. The flounder bite has been incredible. The tackle store is keeping a good supply of mud minnows (flounder candy). We also have small pin fish and large pin fish. HAPPY ENDINGS Grills and Sunrise Marina have a great selection of T-shirts and Tank tops. Check them out when you are cooling off with a refreshing drink after a hot day of fishing. IT ALL GOOD AT GRILLS and IT ALL HAPPENS AT SUNRISE MARINA! So don’t miss the action! Thanks again Robin and the rest of the Sunrise crew

Captain Found

New Part Time Captain on the Ocean Obsession will be our own Matt Cronin. Matt has been a mate on the Ocean Obsession since March of 2008. He now has his 100 Ton License and will be running the Shark Trips. Shark Trips will be running Friday, Saturday and Sunday nite this memorial day weekend, May 22nd, 23rd & 24th. After that we will run on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nites 7 pm to 11 pm. Weather permitting of course. Come join the fun!

PART TIME CHARTER CAPTAIN

We are looking for a part time captain to run Nite Shark Trips on the Ocean Obsession. Serious inquires please call 321-453-(Fish)3474.

MAY 2009

F.Y.I. TOURNAMENT TIME AGAIN……. And it looks like the first tournament of the season “Coconuts Dolphin Wahoo” is being postponed as I write this. SUNRISE MAY DOLPHIN TOURNAMENT I hope you registered Registration ends April 30th, 2009 1st Place: $1000 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $100 Remember…………..any Dolphin over 50# receives a Grills $50 Gift Certificate. Come on down and join the fun. Watch the Leader Board at the front of the tackle store. For a complete listing and information on Captain’s parties and Weigh In locations, please check our website. www.sunrisemarina.com MARINA The Tackle Store is loaded with Great Ballyhoo. What’s your choice……? Small, Medium, Select, Horse and Prerigged, ready for the season. If you have a specific tackle that you use on a regular basis, let the tackle store know and we will stock it for you. We also take special orders for items that we do not carry in the store. See Bonnie or Jake. FISHING FORECAST Mother nature put an abrupt halt to our Cobia Fishing. But it’s time to think about the next big catch. Dolphin, Dolphin, Dolphin. If you’re an offshore troller you can’t help but lose sleep over the potential May has for some unbelievable Dolphin fishing. These colorful, aggressive game fish are some of the most sought after fish on the East coast. Boats trolling ballyhoo along color changes and weed lines are most likely to score with these spectacular fish. Wahoo and Sails are also a strong bet. Inshore, snook fishing will be superb as the water temperatures continue to warm. Bluefish, flounder and tripletail will still be a good bet. HAPPY ENDINGS If you want a break from catching your own fish, let Grills do the work for you!! Fresh fish daily, just like you like it! See you on the docks, Robin and the rest of the Sunrise Crew

APRIL 2009

IMPORTANT: RED SNAPPER CLOSURE Some of you have heard or read about the Snapper Closure. The week of March 2nd, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted 7 to 6 to pass an interim rule to close the Red Snapper fishery in federal waters for 180 days to both recreational and commercial fishermen with a possible 186 day extension. We feel the implementation of this “temporary” closure is un-warranted and does not reflect the healthy and plentiful abundance of these fish. The council has admitted that their data is insufficient. This comes at a time when we are already in a severe and worsening economic crisis. The ramifications are far reaching; hotels, restaurants, general retail and convenience, just to name a few. If you would like your voice to be heard concerning this issue our only hope is to impress upon our Senators, Bill Nelson(Dem) (Fax:407-872-7165) and Mel Martinez(Rep) (Fax: 407-423-0941) what an economic impact this will be. RACK STORAGE CUSTOMERS It’s that time of year again! When loading and unloading please be aware of the forklift movement. Do not block the driveways. If you park in the storage bay or are in the back yard, you must stay with your vehicle. Do not park your vehicle and leave it! When working in the back yard. Please read the rules. If you are working on your boat in the back yard, it is your responsibility to make sure that only your vehicle is in that yard and anyone else who is helping parks their vehicle in the designated parking areas. SUNRISE MONTH LONG TOURNAMENTS Are you watching the leader board? We have had a lot of Fun with the Cobia Madness Tournament. It’s not over yet! Dophin In May, Register by April 30TH Kingfish In July, Register by June 30TH Don’t let everyone else have all the fun. Registration is only $25. All monies given over the total payout will be donated to charity. Let us put your name on the leader board! FISHING FORECAST Although sometimes plagued by strong winds, April should begin our calm weather and great trolling months. Triple tail will be moving in on the buoys. Some of the biggest kingfish of the year are caught in waters outside Port Canaveral in the spring. Live baiting for king fish on pelican flats and 8A should start to pick up. Trolling for dolphin, wahoo and sails will start to take off, while bottom fishing may slow some, but can still be excellent. Snook, bluefish, flounder and pompano can be excellent in the port and nearby beaches. HAPPY ENDINGS What more can we say? We all have Spring Fever and its worse than the Flu going around. Can you feel it? Grills and Sunrise can provide you with a great vaccination for that fever! Good friends and plenty of fishing stories to go around. Don’t forget, we have live entertainment at the Tiki Bar every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! See you on the docks! Don’t forget to check out the catch of the day at www.sunrisemarina.com!!!! You can also find out who the bands are for the weekend at www.grillstiki.com Robin and the rest of the Sunrise Crew!

March 2009

F.Y.I. FISH CLEANING TABLE: If you are having problems with people who are asking you for fish carcasses, please notify the marina. Last year we tried to prevent people from taking the fish carcasses completely, but a lot of you like to give them away. This is fine as long as they are not creating a problem. It would be preferable if you would ask them to bring garbage bags to put them in and take them home to clean. I know that giving the carcasses away, helps us out with the trash in the water, but if it is causing problems with other customers who are here, we need to know. Let the marina handle it so that we do not have any embarrassing or harmful situations on the deck. This includes people taking up the fish cleaning space to clean the carcasses while captains are waiting for available space to clean their fish. It is that time of the year when we have a lot of tourists and locals hanging out around our fish cleaning table and on the decks in the evening. We hope to make it a good experience for everyone so that they will remember us and want to come back either for a charter, to eat at Grills or just to bring out of town guests to see the fish. This is great advertisement for all of us. However, it could quickly turn to bad advertisement if problem situations are not handled correctly. Please keep this in mind. FISH SCALE We partnered with the FSFA to maintain the digital scale and become an Official IGFA Weigh Station. The IGFA World Record Game Fishes Book available for anyone who is interested. If the scale is not hanging, all you need to do is ask. ON THE DOCKS The Port Authority are enforcing the security rules on the docks. Remember that these rules come down from FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement). If you are on the docks at night without a security badge you will be ask to leave by the Port Security. FISHING FORECAST Spring is here and it is “TIME TO GO FISHING!” COBIA MADNESS: Sunrise Marina is sponsoring a Cobia Tournament for the Month of March. Come by the Marina to see the Leader Board. Cobia are coming. We have seen a few on the fish hang board in February. The month of March off Port Canaveral can be your Cobia Heaven. Look for surface temperature of 69 to 70 degrees. These incredible fish can be found free swimming or circling large bait pods between Canaveral and Patrick AFB. Sunrise Marina has EELS (Cobia Candy) in stock now. Get them while their hot! Bottom fishing has been outstanding recently and should continue through March. The 27 fathom reefs and deeper can see large congregations of grey grouper and red snapper. GRILLS The season is upon us! We are gearing up for the beautiful weather, great food, good music and lots of fun! HAPPY ENDINGS Thank you again for your patronage. Good fishing! Robin and the rest of the crew

COBIA MADNESS TOURNAMENT

COBIA MADNESS TOURNAMENT MARCH 1 THRU MARCH 31 2009 REGISTER AT SUNRISE MARINA BEFORE MARCH 1ST, 2009 FIRST PLACE: $1000 CASH SECOND PLACE: $250 CASH THIRD PLACE: $100 CASH ANY COBIA WEIGHED OVER 50 POUNDS WILL RECEIVE A $50 GRILLS GIFT CERTIFICATE REGISTRATION AT SUNRISE MARINA $25 REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION IS BY BOAT ONLY ROD/REEL CATCH ONLY MUST BE WEIGHED AT SUNRISE MARINA, MUST BE BROUGHT IN BY THE REGISTERED BOAT BY WATER OR ON TRAILER. WEIGHT MUST BE VERIFIED BY SUNRISE STAFF ALL BOATS MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE MARCH 1, 2009 ALL CASH COLLECTED OVER THE TOTAL PAY OUT WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY CONTACT SUNRISE MARINA 321-783-9535

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