2019-06-11: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club

Meeting Minutes, (11 June 2019)

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

Chaired By: Rob

Secretary: Bill Thomas

Called to Order: 9:30 AM

Members Attending: 17 members

Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed

Items Arising from the Minutes:

Treasurer:

Sunshine:

Social:

• 20 Jun 2019
• A Fishing Event for September was suggested, possibly Durrance Lake. Prospect Lake at Golf Course, Jim to investigate.

Membership:

Fresh Water:

• Bill – fishing at Tunkwa was not good, food, ambiance was great. Met Mo Bradley, bought his book.
• St Mary's Lake – lots of fish yesterday(Monday 10 Jun 2019), some problems of water quality, aeration equipment is there, but not being used.
• Bob – Cowachin River on Friday, 2 Brown Trout. Just south Lake, downstream of Spring Pool, on a Hares Ear
• Jim – Langford Lake - Belly boat on water at 6:30 AM, deep 6 Line and 3 ips. 20" RB, then 14" RB, fishing beside aerator, fishing deep, right down to backing.
• Dale – Fairy Lake – 2 Cut Throats.

Salt Water:
Chris – Good Time Dave – Halibut Day – 1 Strike, 1 Halibut. 45 lbs. Highly recommended.

Fly Tying:

ACS:

Library:

Legacy Fund:

Gillie Club:

Speakers Program: Bob – 18 Jun – Mexico Day of the Dead, 25 Jun – Portage Inlet talk

Fund Raising:

Hatchery/Fence: Clipping 22 Jun – 10:00 AM for four hours
 
Environment:
Mick – CRD Board Room – Eco Concrete – Environmentally Friendly Concrete. Nanaimo DFO Conference – elections coming, a Plan for 2018-2022, redo Fisheries Act. 143 M trying to spend. Increasing emphasis on Watershed Data, renewed interest in Data Bases. D. C. Read – restoration of watersheds and Salmon Farming. Net-working was beneficial. PICI project is ongoing, various reports on Swan Creek, Mackenzie Interchange is in Field Work stage, Habitat restoration on Craigflower is ongoing.
Bill – Peninsula Stream – Mary Haig-Brown is new Chair of PS, Release Data of Fry in Todd Creek, interesting, Fund Raiser 9 Nov. GRR 1 Table and donate Fly Box and Flies. If you catch a Salmon out of Prospect Lake, please keep and give to PS (Ian Bruce) or contact me. Freeze salmon whole wrapped in plastic wrap.
Rob – couple of small clam beaches on Saanich Inlet, Oyster are very prevalent. Lots of oysters on Salt Spring Island. Good things do happen.
Jim – question "How do we distinguish Trout from Coho". If one is not familiar with Coho in fresh water, is there definitive way to distinguish??

Website:

New Business:

Meeting Adjournment: 10:25AM

Speaker: No Speaker today