Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (6 Nov 2018)
Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Robert McConnell
Secretary: Bill Thomas
Called to Order: 9:30 AM
Members Attending: 22 members
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
Items Arising from the Minutes: Microphone is the problem, not speaker. Rob will look into getting a new one.
Treasurer: Treasurers report and budget next week. DUES ARE DUE NOW!
Sunshine:Social: Sandy, Goldstream Soupfest and Hot Dog Thursday Nov. 8 at 12:00, arrive early and help. Bring chairs, crockery, cutlery, sides and desserts, and dress warm. Xmas Lunch Dec 11, closing date for sign up 1 Dec.
Membership:Fresh Water:
- Barry – Durrance, two 8" trout; Jim – Bait fishers catching in Durrance, 13" trout.
- Book from Westcoast Fly Fishers is recommended reading and is on our website.
- Another book from WFF on fishing the Sooke River, again on our website.
- Jim – Fix waders on the inside, it looks better. Jim presented with Fish Hat by Barry. See pics on website.
- 4,000 trout put in Elk Lake this week.
Salt Water: Billings Spit – lots of fish earlier, but after rain, nothing.
ACS:Library: Books are available, fishing and non-fishing.
Newsletter:Legacy Fund:Gillie Club: Nothing
Speakers Program: Nov. 13 – Jim Macdonald on winter maintenance of fishing gear.
Fund Raising:Hatchery/Fence: Goldstream hatchery has collected a good number of fish (coho, chum and chinook). Colquitz fence is decommissioned after unexplained fish deaths.
Environment: Sidney Summit – 10 Nov, 9:00 – 6:30 various speakers. Bill and Sandy to attend on club's behalf.
Peninsula Streams Fund Raiser – 17 Nov.
Website:New Business:Education Co-ordinator John P handed out drafts of new website fishing calendar, to show when fish are biting and where.
Meeting Adjournment: 10:07AM
Speaker: Executive meeting, no speaker.