Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (21 May 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: 17
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
Items Arising from the Minutes:
Ron and others – work on guidelines for Legacy Fund
Treasurer:
John F – handout of Summary of Legacy Fund was available. Presented an overview
Names of Donors of Monies and Equipment will be included (Traux Family was mentioned)
Sunshine:
Social: 20 Jun, Anniversary Party, details TBA
Membership:
Fresh Water:
Colin – Durrance – 12 fish, lots of hits, on fly with Gold bead, UV Dubbing and black tail (not Maribu)
Mike – Large and Small Mouth Bass have higher Mercury Levels, Still looking for Mercury Levels in Carp in Elk Lake
Bob – 2 RB, 1 Coho, in Prospect, watch for Eagles, they go after your catch
Salt Water:
Ryan – Fishing Ling Cod, Rock Cod -
Mike mentioned Sand Lance spawning in the area
10 Jun – Halibut and Salmon fishing - $200 per person, for 8 hours, 2 spaces still available
Art – Run of Sockeye starting now, last 2 weeks of Jun – 10 Jul, Campbell River.
Fly Tying:
ACS:
Library:
Coin - Book returned
Legacy Fund:
Gillie Club:
Speakers Program:
Fund Raising:
Hatchery/Fence:
Environment:
Mick – GWI – 2 items, report from DFO on European Green Crab and overview of Mackenzie Construction Riparian Zone clean up.
- Bruce Bevan wants to put pipes in Beaver Dam on Prior Lake
- Wood debris removal on Colquitz by Peninsula Streams
- Meeting with CRD on water quality for Portage Inlet, Friday 24 May
- description of Herring Project we donated to is on GRR Chat
Bill - Clean, Drain, Dry Program - reminder for GRR - Ivodine is good disinfectant
Website:
New Business:
Meeting Adjournment: 10:14 AM
Speaker:
A very interesting presentation on 17-18th Spanish endeavours in Nootka Sound area as gleaned from Manuscripts written by the Captain and a Franciscan Priest at the time.