2019-12-10: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

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