GOLDEN RODS AND REELS - WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES
CHAIRED BY: DavidC.
SECRETARY (Vacant): JohnP, Acting.
LOCATION: Zoom Videoconference.
ATTENDANCE: 19 Members, 0 Guest.
CONVENED: 9:35 am.
MINUTES: Adopted from Dec 15, 2020.
ITEMS ARISING FROM MINUTES: None.
MEMBERSHIP (JohnF): All paid dues except 1 previous Member, one new Member.
SUNSHINE REPORT (Wendy Gedney & Pat Psaila): No report.
TREASURER'S REPORT (JohnF): No update.
FUND RAISING:
1) Auction (BarryF): Received material for next auction until end January. Discussion on advertising outside GRR with other clubs.
2) Elk Lake Fishing Dock (MickC): Fund raising ongoing.
SOCIAL (BobC & BillT):
1) February 2021: Tour of Millstream Salmon bypass by Ian Bruce Ian Bruce + coffee and donuts, will check max number and schedule. agreed Wed morning.
FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTS (RonD):
1) BarryF: Fished lake, no strikes.
2) DaleS: On Durrance Lake yesterday, one trout on slow 1 mph trolled wet Tom Thumb, some on Bunny Leeches, using 4 rods with different sinking line, 2 in water and changing 2 flies on rods in boat. At 1 mph full sink line all out is down about 10ft. When see trout surface, zig zag through that area.
3) DaleS: Prospect Lake last Friday, no strikes. Water at 42F.
SALTWATER FISHING REPORTS:
RonE: Schwartz bay on boat trolling at 75ft, 2 salmon, lots of shaker salmon. Saw several bait balls. Also dropped 2 crab traps at Fulford Harbour, did well.
IraP: Neighbour offshore in front of MacCauley, couple small springs per day.
AMALGAMATED CONSERVATION SOCIETY (BillT): No meeting this month.
VOLUNTEERING (BillT):
1) BillT: Hatchery stable, work on lower tank farm proceeding, clipping fish, about 100k Coho, 130k Chum, took eggs to Saturna Island's Salmon Hatchery yesterday.
2) BillT: Hoping that Colwood will post signs supporting forage fish eggs on beach at Esquimalt Lagoon.
3) BillT: Collecting flies for Peninsula Streams' auction.
FLY TYING MEETING (DaveR): Next Saturday, dry Irresistible Fly (great for Cowichan River).
CONSERVATION REPORT (MickC): Gorge Waterway Initiative meeting tomorrow, update from EasyDart Transit on yard, water report on Colquitz. Refinishing of Saanich's Cuthbert Holmes Park including trails.
LIBRARY REPORT (ColinC): JohnF delivered past GRR Member RobertM's books, culled 9 to go to auction, added 8 to Library.
GILLIE REPORT (DennisG):
1) DennisG: Buttle Lake's Ralph River Campsite reservations via Discovery Camping closed, phoned +1-800-689-9025 (open at 7am), probably start taking reservations 2 months before, ie Mar 7 for May 7 GRR FishOut.
2) RonD: BC Interior's Peter Hope Lake, will send out plans.
3) DavidC: BC Interior's Roche Lake Resort responded yesterday, will revert.
4) WynnP: Vancouver Island's Poet Nook Aug 28 - Sep.
SPEAKER PROGRAM (BobC): Jan 26: Protecting Mother Ocean (Dwight Owens), Feb 9: Conspiracy Thinking (Dr Simon Several), Feb 16: Boosting & Maintaining Brain Power As Grow Older (Dr David ??), Feb 23: Quadra Island Lone Wolf, others in work. Will add more.
LEGACY FUND (BarryF): Nothing new to report.
WEBSITE (JohnP): Nothing to Report
NEW BUSINESS:
1) DavidC: Agreed, not to send jokes, contact joke senders to be added to their distribution list.
2) JohnF: Has advert on UsedVictoria for GRR, BillT will look at similar for Kijiji.com.
3) DaveC: Club improvement ideas welcome.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday January 26, 2021 via Zoom.
ADJOURNED: 10:45 am.