2021-03-16: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

GOLDEN RODS AND REELS - WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES

March 16, 2021

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.

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.