Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club
Meeting Minutes, (10 Dec 2019) – Next Meeting 7 Jan 2020
Food Bank Donation – bring donation to January meeting
Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Chaired By: Sandy McElroy
Secretary: Bill Thomas
Called to Order: 9:30 AM
Members Attending: 30 + 1 guest Okan
Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed
Items Arising from the Minutes: Treasurer: report at AGM
Sunshine: Jeff Mayers – getting better
Social: Thank you to Social Club Duo, Sandy and Solange. A review of GRR successful Social Events
Fresh Water:
- Dave L – winter hatches, Cowachin – Lots of Egg patterns, varied assortment. Nymphs – Midge Hatch in Dec, Moral of Story, take dry flies with you !!
Salt Water:
- Ron – Fraser Island/Whirl Bay – 7 lb fish. 2 fish for the day.
Gillie Club: Dennis – tackle box and lures on Display
Fly Tying: Dave – No Fly Tying by Haig Brown in Dec
ACS:
- Brian – DFO Beacher Bay Chinook
- Salmon Policy with First Nations
- Report on Craigflower/Colquitz
Library: Colin – variety of books available
Website: Membership/Marketing Legacy Fund: Fund Raising & Thrifty's Card: Speakers Program:Hatchery:
- Clipping 23 January 2020
- Bill - North West Fish Culture Conference 3-5 Dec 2019
- Forage Fish Collection - 18 Dec 2:00 pm Esquimalt Lagoon & 29 Dec 12:30 pm Esquimalt Lagoon: Please Contact Bill – 250 508 5702
- 26 Jan 10:30 AM GRR Fin Clipping
Conservation: Mick – PICI – Phase 1 is being wrapped up and has been distributed to GRR
- 10 years plan for Colquitz and Craigflower is in the planning stage
- Stream Keepers Training Available
- Pennipods are threat as is Handy Dart Facility on Craigflower
- PSS – Resthaven & WFT – Lower Craigflower planting this Saturday, 14 Dec
- Todd Creek Watershed – Group forming in January 2020, any volunteers to be members from GRR
- Elk/Beaver Lake – still problems
Dave – Choir – Handels Messiah -
Dave C – pointed out we are known for 2 things: Funding Projects and Volunteer Work
New Business: Meeting Adjournment: 10:24 AM
Speaker: AGM