2018-10-16: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club

Meeting Minutes, (16 Oct 2018)

Place: Silver Threads Centre, 2340 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC

Chaired By: Ron Duncan

Secretary: Bill Thomas

Called to Order: 9:30 AM

Members Attending: 15 members

Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed

Items Arising from the Minutes: Changes to Minutes, Note no money for Hatchery on Sooke, Spey and Single-Handed Casting, Elk Lake Beach on 22 Oct at 10:30 AM Spey and 12:30 Single

Treasurer:

Sunshine:

Social: 8 Nov Soup and Hot Dogs at Goldstream

Membership:

Fresh Water:

• Barry playing Hooky. Went fishing!!
• Dave on Cowichan River, brown and rainbow trout on nymphs. It is a Pretty River, Fall Caddis is rusty colour, Early Caddis green, Summer Tan.
• Prospect Lake with Woolly Bugger and downrigger, fish on each.
• Cecil, fishing Sooke River, 8 fish and broke his rod. Brian and Bill in Sooke, lots of fish. Dennis got 6, lost 3.

Salt Water: Ryan, 11 lb Coho at Otter Point at Sooke. Winter Springs are being caught. Halibut are showing up too.

ACS:

Library: 3 New Books donated.

Newsletter:

Legacy Fund:

Gillie Club:

Speakers Program: Speakers booked until into the new year

Fund Raising:

Hatchery/Fence: Hatchery 10 Fish for Spawning, no fish at fence. New Fishing Minister is from BC.

Colquitz Fence: No fish yet.

Environment:

• Mick -  Elk Lake fishery
• Dec 2 BCWF – Nanoose Library, Bill to attend.
• Some Blue Lights are being turned off on Johnson St Bridge, which is progress.
• Region 1: Hatchery at Port Alberni, running short of feed, don't send money yet.
• CRD – Lunch and Learn Series 7 Nov

Website:

New Business:
We need to appoint an Education Officer for Fishing Topics.

There is an excellent Write up on our Website on Fishing from a Float Tube.

Haig Brown Fly Tying – 18 Oct, 7:00 pm,  CPO Mess, CFB Esquimalt (Chum Flies for Sooke River)

Meeting Adjournment: 10:05

Speaker: Speaker was from Watershed Watch Salmon Society. Gave us an overview of what the Society does. It is a Charity that advocates for wild Salmon and the waters they swim in.