2018-04-10: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club

Meeting Minutes, (10 April 2018)

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

Chaired By: Robert McConnell

Secretary: Bill Thomas

Called to Order: 9:30 AM

Members Attending: 25 + 1 Bob Briggs

Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed

Items Arising from the Minutes: Executive Meeting – Register under Societies Act, still under discussion.

Treasurer: Thrifty and Fairway Cards are available.

Sunshine: Barry ill with cold.

Social:

• A an updated calendar of GRR social events for 2018 was distributed by Solange.
• Next Up: Chili tasting and fish-out, Apr 26, Elk Lake; Chili at 11:30, fish-out before hand (and later for the enthusiasts).
• Corn roast date has been changed to 16 August.

Membership: Membership drive is ongoing. Carry Rack Cards when you go fishing and hand them out.

Fresh Water:

• Elk Lake, fishing not good this past week.
• Durrance Lake, Sandy falling in, some tires caught, fly used, March Brown. Bite started at 1 pm. Shore fishers with Power Bait were catching fish.
• Langford Lake, no fish.

Salt Water:

• Ryan, out on Constance Bank, no halibut. Two salmon, 3 and 10 lbs, off Trial Island on the way back.
• Peter, fishing trip to Tahsis booked for 2-5 Jun 2018, now full.

ACS: Brian reported on ACS. Most member clubs are registered under the Societies Act.

Library:

Newsletter:

Legacy Fund:

Gillie Club:

• Dennis: Cluxewe and Buttle Lake sign-up sheets are available.
• Cowichan River fly fishing trip: April 24/25 2018 are the available dates. Two cabins, each sleeps 4 people. Kitchenette in one cabin, BBQ available. They provide 2 boats, 4 guided trips a day, two people per trip. $150 per day for accommodations, $500 for each boat trip ($250 per person). Rough cost: $330.00 each for 8 people. Dennis will canvass members for interest on those dates.

Haig Brown fly tying: 18 April at CPO mess, English soft hackles.

Speakers Program: Feb 17 UVic speaker Desiree Bulger on "Fish Communities on BC's Artificial Reefs"

Fund Raising:

Hatchery:

Environment:

• Dave sent letter to Chris Coleman on lighting of Johnson Street Bridge and potential harm to migrating salmon and trout.
• BCWF appreciates our fly box and fly donations.
• Creatures of Habitat – Peninsula Streams is looking for volunteers for this youth education program.
• BCWF – Magazine with skinned bear picture was not in good taste. Some articles are suspect.

Website:

New Business: Please mention, when in Robinsons and Island Outfitters, our thanks for their donations of fly boxes.

Meeting Adjournment: 10:12 AM

Speaker: Meaghan McDonald, Yogi Carolsfeld and Bob Briggs described the World Fisheries Trust's "Urban Herring Project", with a focus on the Gorge and Portage Inlet herring run. Many more questions than answers when it comes to figuring out the fate of our herring.