September 14-16, 2007

Waterskiing and Fishing

Cost: $20.00 per scout/$10.00 per adult

Register for the Campout

Click here or go to the troop website (www.bsatroop412.com) to register each person going on the campout.

We need the count of attendees ASAP. Please read the registration form when you fill it in, and remember to only enter driver info for adults.

We especially need adult volunteers to help with water safety and the service project. Please register and at least come up for the day on Saturday.

Where We Are Going

We are going to Hidden Cove Park, on the east side of Lake Lewisville in Frisco. It is only about 25 miles away – NO LONG CAR RIDES!!!! http://www.hiddencovepark.com/Hidden_Cove_Park.html

Our campsite will be the “south peninsula camping area” which is just above shelter sites 62, 63, 64 etc. on the campsite map http://www.marinequest.net/PDF/HiddenCove-Camping-Map.pdf

We have the entire peninsula and the pavilion for the entire weekend. There is parking nearby; there are also bathrooms nearby.

What we are doing

There are two major activities/merit badge opportunities planned:

  • Waterskiing: we will have a couple of ski boats available, and the kids will have a chance to learn to ski. Thanks to Janine Amy, who will be Merit Badge counselor for this – and whose family is providing one of the ski boats. We hope to have time for every boy who wants to try to ski to get a chance.
  • Fishing: a Lake Lewisville fishing guide (Bill Llewellyn) has volunteered to take boys out on a pontoon boat in the morning. Bill is an expert on Lewisville and will teach the kids to fish – and to clean what they catch. He will also provide fish for the Fish Fry Saturday night (more on that below). Bill will provide rods/reels/artificial lures. But anyone wanting to fish from the peninsula bank should bring his own rod/reel and bait. (The Troop will provide a few extra rods and bait just in case.). Kurt Harms will be the Merit Badge counselor for fishing.

 

We also are doing a service project at the Park – cleaning up debris and trash on the hiking trails (which was washed up during the June/July flooding, when Lake Lewisville was 12 feet high. Note: this will require work gloves – and long pants/blue jeans are highly recommended.

 

When and Where to Meet (****NOTE: this is different this time****)

There are TWO OPTIONS. Since the location is so close – and because Frisco traffic is so horrendous on Friday nights, we are going to make Friday night camping “optional”, i.e. those people that want to get two nights in can come up on Friday night and fight the traffic, but anyone else can just get there by 7:30 am on Saturday (it’s just a 40 minute drive at most) – and still participate in all the activities. So CHOOSE ONE:

 

1) Meet at the Scout Hut on Killion (across from Walnut Elementary) at 5:00pm. We will leave at 5:30. The trip is only about 25 miles from St. Monica, but traffic up the Tollway and west through Frisco is murderous on Friday nights, so if you’d like a relaxing Friday and still be able to enjoy a full day of water sports, you can take advantage of Option 2:

 

OR

 

2) Drive up on your own (or arrange a Car Pool) to Hidden Cove Park EARLY on Saturday morning. If you want to be on a boat in the morning when skiing and fishing are best, you should be at the campsite by no later than 7:30 am. That means you should leave your home no later than 6:45 am.

 

What to Bring

 

Meals

  • Friday evening: Each Scouts provides his own sack meal (if coming on Friday)
  • Saturday breakfast: Each Scout provides his own non-cooked breakfast (if he camped Friday night)
  • Saturday lunch and snacks*: Each Patrol provides its own lunch and snacks/drinks
  • Saturday dinner*: The Troop provides the “Fish, Foil and Fire” (on the pavilion grill), each patrol provides their own side dishes, drinks, etc.
  • Sunday breakfast: Each Scout provides his own non-cooked breakfast

*each patrol needs to appoint a grubmaster at Monday’s meeting and plan the meals

 

Other Stuff

  • Water bottle(s).
  • Sunscreen/Bug Spray
  • Fishing rod/reel and bait
  • Sturdy water shoes. Old tennis shoes or school shoes will work. Flip flops and sandals are not acceptable.
  • A hat, preferably wide brimmed.
  • Swim suit/towel
  • Class B Troop T-Shirt
  • Towel
  • Blue jeans/long pants + work gloves for Saturday service project
  • Change of clothing for Saturday night
  • Tent (buddy up to be sure you have one)
  • Sleeping Bag/Pad/Pillow
  • Flash light, lantern, etc.

Adult Leader Help Needed

We need adult volunteers to help with water safety and the service project.