Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (17 April 2017)
Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Robert McConnell
Secretary: Bill Thomas
Called to Order: 9:33 AM
Members Attending: 25
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
Items Arising from the Minutes: Treasurer: Sunshine: Frank is not doing well.
Social: Chili cookout, Thursday, 26 April 2018. Fish-out before, chili served at 11:30 AM. Remember to vote for your favourite. Each coin is worth a vote, a Toonie is one vote, 8 quarters are 8 votes. Dimes and nickels are donations, not votes.
Membership: Membership Drive continues. Dave dropped Rack Cards at Learn to Fly Fish Seminar.
Fresh Water:
- Ryan and Rob in Elk Lake for the Island Outfitters derby. Hooked about 15 fish on gang troll, 1 lb to 1.5, with a couple of bigger ones that got away. Derby-winning trout was 3.1.
- Dennis got a plaintive phone call that morning from his son Darcy, who had just lost a very large trout. Lots of boats on the lake.
- Fly Tying at CPO Mess this Wednesday, 18 April at 7:00 PM.
Salt Water: Bill fished Sooke Basin on Sunday for cutthroat trout, no fish caught.
ACS:
- Pacific Salmon Foundation meeting. Various reports.
- Water Shed Watch Salmon Society Campaign - Move salmon farming onto land. Asking that Ocean Farm Leases not be renewed. An email will be sent by Ron to members detailing this campaign.
- ACS minutes were reviewed. It was noted that: "Chinook predation by marine mammals has increased three-fold since the mid 1970s."
Library: Newsletter:Legacy Fund: Gillie Club: Dennis – Salmon Point and Buttle Lake displays. Water levels at Buttle starting to rise.
Speakers Program: April 24 UVic speaker Emma Pascoe - ``Changes in the condition of herring in BC.``
Fund Raising:Hatchery: Environment: Mick – reported on speaker program.
Website: John Pierce – Website's forum is not working well as a messaging system for members as not they are not using. John will create an email address that all members can use for announcements, minutes, fish outs, etc. Ensure you direct any replies only to the individual sending out the message, not to all.
New Business: Astronomy Day Saturday, April 21, with free demos and presentations at the museum from 10-4, and at the observatory 8-11 pm. Clive celebration of life on Saturday, 28 April, 1:30 PM at the Chief Petty Officers Mess.
Meeting Adjournment: 10:14 Am
Speaker: UVic researcher Desiree Bulger on how fish communities develop on different kinds of artificial and natural reefs.