Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (23 April 2019)
Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Dave Cooke
Secretary: Bill Thomas
Called to Order: 9:30 AM
Members Attending: 25
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
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tems Arising from the Minutes: Add: GRR does not support Hand Guns or Assault Rifles.
Treasurer:Sunshine: Lucy Stickman passed away. Minute of Silence.
Social: Thursday, 11:30 Set up, 12:30 eating. Voting by quarters.
Membership: Fresh Water: Bill and son – Prospect – 6 Rb, 2 on Boobie, 4 on Beaded Leech, Barry – 15 RB, Pumpkin Heads, Robs Fly, off bottom, Dale – Pumpkin Head, 52 Buick, Boobie. Bob – sinking line, RB.
Don't eat big Bass over 4 lbs, Mercury Level High out of Elk Lake.
Dennis – Elk Lake – plugs, trolling 23' down, 4 RB, off Hwy by Handrail.
Ron and Sandy - Cowachin – 23"RB, on Prince Nymph
Salt Water:Ryan - Chinook is closed. Protest is being organized.
Ron – divers saw Ling Cod off Breakwater 40-60'
Fly Tying:WFA – meeting last Wednesday, tied nymph pattern with Elk hair
Fishouts: Cowachin, Apr 28, 8 AM Tims on Millstream by Best Buy, May 16, 7 pm Meeting at Esquimalt Anglers, Fishout, Jun 20, 6 pm, Sooke River Campground
ACS: Library: new book – Mammoth Encyclopedia
Legacy Fund:Gillie Club:Speakers Program: Bob – Richard Best – Elk Lake this week
Jill Robinson – next Week, Elk Lake
Hatchery/Fence: Ponding Fish – 200,000 Chum, Chum will be released soon. 100,000 Coho
Environment:Mick – 6-9 PM meeting at Bear Lake Resort with DFO
Peter Law – adviser for O'Donnell Creek work done by GRR. PICI project is emerging well, going after Government money with WFT(World Fishery Trust). $50,000 is now growing.
Fri, May 10, Thetis and Beaver Lake Dams flows, meeting Elk Lake co-ordinator - Jill Robinson.
Website:[bNew Business:[/b] discussion on GRR Website, no password needed.
Meeting Adjournment: Ron: Storage area is organized, Thank you.
Art: NO Ears
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