Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (16 Oct 2018)
Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Ron Duncan
Secretary: Bill Thomas
Called to Order: 9:30 AM
Members Attending: 15 members
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
Items Arising from the Minutes: Changes to Minutes, Note no money for Hatchery on Sooke, Spey and Single-Handed Casting, Elk Lake Beach on 22 Oct at 10:30 AM Spey and 12:30 Single
Treasurer:Sunshine:Social: 8 Nov Soup and Hot Dogs at Goldstream
Membership:Fresh Water:
- Barry playing Hooky. Went fishing!!
- Dave on Cowichan River, brown and rainbow trout on nymphs. It is a Pretty River, Fall Caddis is rusty colour, Early Caddis green, Summer Tan.
- Prospect Lake with Woolly Bugger and downrigger, fish on each.
- Cecil, fishing Sooke River, 8 fish and broke his rod. Brian and Bill in Sooke, lots of fish. Dennis got 6, lost 3.
Salt Water: Ryan, 11 lb Coho at Otter Point at Sooke. Winter Springs are being caught. Halibut are showing up too.
ACS:Library: 3 New Books donated.
Newsletter:Legacy Fund:Gillie Club:Speakers Program: Speakers booked until into the new year
Fund Raising:Hatchery/Fence: Hatchery 10 Fish for Spawning, no fish at fence. New Fishing Minister is from BC.
Colquitz Fence: No fish yet.
Environment:
- Mick - Elk Lake fishery
- Dec 2 BCWF – Nanoose Library, Bill to attend.
- Some Blue Lights are being turned off on Johnson St Bridge, which is progress.
- Region 1: Hatchery at Port Alberni, running short of feed, don't send money yet.
- CRD – Lunch and Learn Series 7 Nov
Website: New Business:We need to appoint an Education Officer for Fishing Topics.
There is an excellent Write up on our Website on Fishing from a Float Tube.
Haig Brown Fly Tying – 18 Oct, 7:00 pm, CPO Mess, CFB Esquimalt (Chum Flies for Sooke River)
Meeting Adjournment: 10:05
Speaker: Speaker was from Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Gave us an overview of what the Society does. It is a Charity that advocates for wild Salmon and the waters they swim in.