GOLDEN RODS AND REELS - WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES
CHAIRED BY: DavidC.
SECRETARY (Vacant): JohnP, Acting.
LOCATION: Zoom Videoconference.
ATTENDANCE: 23 Members, 0 Guest.
CONVENED: 9:29 am.
MINUTES: Adopted from Mar 9, 2020.
ITEMS ARISING FROM MINUTES: None.
MEMBERSHIP (JohnF): No report.
SUNSHINE REPORT (WendyG & PatP): Discussion.
TREASURER'S REPORT (JohnF): Walked meeting through Feb Report.
FUND RAISING: No events.
SOCIAL (BobC & BillT): St Patricks Day Zoom Happy Hour on Wednesday Mar 17th @ 4pm using standard link, music included.
FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTS (RonD):
1) SandyM: Monday on Durrance Lake on Float Tube, froze knees, caught one trout, several fisherman on lake.
2) MikeC: Friend RBest fishing tributaries in N Island and getting Cutthroart
3) Dale: On Prospect lake last Thursday, fish rising, no strikes until red bunny leech, then several landed.
SALTWATER FISHING REPORTS:
1) PeterL & BobC: Offshore at Constance Bank and landed 2 salmon with skinny G's.
2) BobC & RonD: Offshore yesterday at Beecher Bay, landed 3.
3) JohnP: Last Wed went clamming with IraP at MacKenzie Bight, only few small clams.
4) RonE: Offshore in Schwartz Bay 3 days last week, several salmon on plugs.
AMALGAMATED CONSERVATION SOCIETY (BillT): No update.
FLY TYING MEETING (DaveR): Next Saturday DaveR will demo Chironomids.
GILLIE REPORT (DennisG):
1) Several Members have booked Provincial Campground dammed Buttle Lake - Ralph River starting Mar 8 for up to 2 weeks. Also contacted Govt, expect water level to be very low and boat launching from ramp will require 4x4. Booking campsites by river this year for easier access.
LIBRARY REPORT (ColinC): Books available.
LEGACY FUND (BarryF): No new/outstanding applications..
SPEAKER PROGRAM (BobC): See website Calendar for events, Mar 16 is Promoting Positive During Climate Crisis, put in request to UVic for more speakers.
WEBSITE (JohnP): Uploaded last Saturday's Fly Tying video to our GRR YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjxJAQqRC841Pm5tnc-2Pw).
NEW BUSINESS:
1) JohnF: GRR Logo stickers on order, ~$113, Fly Boxes for $176 on order from China.
2) JohnF: Received thank you note and receipt from donation to Alexander Morton for donation.
VOLUNTEERING (BillT):
1) BillT: Hatchery, feeding fish and clipping.
2) BillT: PSS auction completed, believe raised over $30k.
3) BillT: Peninsula Streams has a bottle drive at Glanford Depot Mar 27-28 Sat Sun.
CONSERVATION (MickC):
1) Peninsula Streams and World Fisheries Trust (MickC): Joint Portage Inlet Cutthroat Initiative has received $20k fee for service over last 2 year from BC Freshwater Fisheries, this has been leveraged to over $400k.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday March 23, 2021 via Zoom.
ADJOURNED: 10:10 am.