Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (5 June 2018)
Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Robert McConnell
Secretary: Sandy Raven
Called to Order: 9:35 a.m.
Members Attending: 14 members
Minutes of Last Meeting: Not distributed.
Items Arising from the Minutes: John – 12 June: Bring a Friend Open House, Fishing Gear Garage Sale, Bring what you want to donate. Fly Tying Demo.
Treasurer: Financial report: John Francis distributed copies to members and went over details YTD as compared to budget. May shows a small deficit due to payment of rent. $17,382 balance in the bank including, legacy funds, Elk Lake & GIC
Sunshine: Ray, Shirley and Jack all doing fine, Art will check on Pat and Helen.
Social: Next outing 41st Anniversary Celebration June 28th, 11:30 at Ken & Wendy Evans. Expect an email reminder with details. We would like help setting up and cleaning up.
Membership: Fresh Water:
- Barry hasn't been out, busy with domestic duties. Many members are away.
- Mick and Rob were invited to go fishing on a small private lake on the Tod Creek watershed, Maltby Lake. Small, deep and very clean with a population of wild cutthroat. Mick was most successful with 3.
- Dave was in Edmonton and attended a meeting with his old fly fishing club, and ended up helping teaching Scouts how to tie flies.
Salt Water:
- According to fishing guide reports they are doing quite well.
- Rob is in constant contact with Ryan and reports he hasn't been doing well off the waterfront. Only a few medium sized fish are being caught.
ACS: Library: Colin has delegated John Francis to design a cart and Dennis will build it (in the winter). Rob suggested checking the provincial surplus warehouse.
Newsletter:Legacy Fund:Gillie Club:Speakers Program: June 12 – Open house, no speaker. It was agreed to do a fly tying demo (Dave) instead of teaching, plus show materials and equipment (Jim). Please be sure to bring a friend.
Fund Raising:Hatchery:Environment: Bridge Light update, Dave/Mick were able to obtain a preliminary consultant's report to the city regarding the decorative lighting on the Johnson Street Bridge. The issue is the bluelights on the underside of the bridge. Detailed comments and further recommendations have been submitted to the consultant, before the report goes to council, by a stakeholder group that includes Golden Rods & Reels, the World Fisheries Trust and the Gorge Waterway Initiative.
Conservation:
- Mick has learned of a new grant program from the Freshwater Fisheries Society. They are prepared to give up to $5,000 if groups will match it in kind or cash, for native trout species research. Mick has contacted a couple of groups to partner and lead the program, he also shared his ideas for the project and sent copies to other possible partners. We would potentially put in $1,000 from the Carnes family legacy account (with approval).
- Elk/Beaver Lake– CRD staff are giving a progress report to the CRD parks committee later this month.
Website:New Business: Rack Cards, possibly wait until fall to properly organize and formulate a plan for card distribution to various locations.
Meeting Adjournment: 10:27
Speaker: Executive meeting, no speaker.