Golden Rods & Reels Society
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
February 8-2022
Dave Cooke opened the meeting at 9:30am
The minutes were accepted as read.
Membership:
Treasurer: Bank balances
Chequing $11,682
Elk Lake $1622
Legacy Fund: $5757
Sunshine: No news
Social: 10 people attended the Chinese Dim Sum Luncheon. It was a very successful event. St Patrick's day celebration to be announced
Fresh Water: Tony fished Durrance, lots of ice and no hits
Some fisherman was seen on Admirals bridge fishing for herring.
Saltwater: Sandy fished near Lasqueeti Island for prawns and crabs with no luck. He reported that near French Creek salmon fishing was good.
Clover Point has been fishing well with some nice size winter springs being caught.
Cannon balls are available see Bob Comerford for details
Speaker Program:
Feb. 15. John Hart Dam Seismic Upgrade. Presenter Steven Watson
Feb 22 : Fighting Fire with Fire: Controlled Burning in the American West
Presenter Ms. Lauren Barton
March 15: Know Your Faults: Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards of coastal B.C.
Presenter Dr. Edwin Nissan.
April 12: Irving Well Until You Die:
Presenter Dr. Kelli Stajduhar
April 19: An Intervention Strategy for Coral Survival in a Warming Ocean, Presenter Ms Moronke Harris
Fly tying: This week it will be a bucktail fly demonstrated, Dave C will demonstrate. A request was made that when demonstrating the fly to describe the target species. It was pointed out that Dave R does this during his demonstration
Legacy: Executive at their meting will discuss use of funds.
Ghillie: Dennis recommended that Long Beach Casting Club is an informative website
Bob Marriot Fly fishing store in Long Beach California is a great website, one can purchase supplies from this site.
If salmon in the river are fresh from the sea they will respond to a blue fly because their eyes have not transitioned to seeing predominantly reds and yellows.
Fund Raising:
Hatchery: No much happening, There was a drop off in Mary Lake on Mill Stream of 5000 Coho. Lots of clean up going on at the hatchery, 3000 chum eggs were placed in Bowker Creek
Sea lance eggs were found on Esquimalt Beach
Prior Lake near Thetis Lake had a stocking of coho??
A volunteer will conduct research on the effect of introducing a predator into the rearing tanks using cutthroat or to see how fish in the tank react. The goal is to assist smolts to become aware of predators and thus to improve their survival rate when introduced to the ocean. Qualicum hatchery did a successful program a few years ago.
Environment: Nick Away so no report
ACS/BCWF
New Business: Calendar is wrong about start time for meeting, John will be asked to correct the inform to reflect when meeting social 9 am