2019-10-22: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club

Meeting Minutes, (22 Oct 2019)

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

Chaired By:  Dave Cooke

Secretary:  Bill Thomas

Called to Order:  9:30 AM

Members Attending:
26 members

Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed,
Correction - Membership dues are due by end of November not December

Items Arising from the Minutes:

Treasurer:

Sunshine: Art – John is on Dialysis 3 x a week, we will a send Card

Social:

• Thanksgiving Dinner –great dinner with  lots of Cranberry Sauce!!
• 14 Nov – Gold stream Park - Soup and Hot Dogs 11:00 AM
• Xmas Lunch – 3 Dec, Cedar Hills Golf Course

Membership:

Fresh Water:

• Fish – some fish in Sooke River
• Muir Creek – no fish there yet

Salt Water:

Fly Tying: Dave – Haig Brown - Commonwealth Pool Wednesday, 23 Oct at  10:00 AM

ACS:

• Ryan Chamberlain – submission to Government by Sport Fishing Advisory Board for catch limits
• DNA of Cowachin and Frasier salmon are close
• Impact of Fishing Closures – large on Guides and Fishing Communities
• Many comments on First Nation Fishery
• John F – Ban Herring Fishery

Library: New Books available

Legacy Fund:
 
Gillie Club:

Speakers Program: Speaker Program is excellent
Bob – Mike Correy
Roger – fishing for Salmon in Great Lakes
For the Love of Africa-next week 29 Oct 19 (invite wives and friends)
D.C. Reed – Nov 12/2019
Sea of Plastic – 19 Nov
Exciting line up coming up
Jim – talk about Switch and Spey Rods

Fund Raising:

Hatchery/Fence:

• Goldstream Hatchery – over 60,000 Coho fry clipped, GRR clipped 4123 last Wednesday, GRR has clipped over 10% of that number,
  
• Over 130 Coho handled at Goldstream Fence, over 50 kept for brood stock, no Chum Yet. Colquitz – this Thursday, 9:30 AM, check, handle fish, coffee. Bill moved, seconded by Jim Macdonald, donate $200.00 to Colquitz Fence from Legacy Fund.

Environment:
Mick – Herring Fishery Shut Down - $2000 committed to WFT. Mick will talk to Yogi re: Shut Down
Robinson's – Artifishal – a movie on Thursday 24 Oct and : Fly Tying in Nov
Swim Fest – better access to Swimming in the Gorge Waterway
PSS – to establish a Forage Fish beach on Gorge Waterway
Tues 29 Oct – Saanich Council Meeting – Environmental plans
-       Draft terms of reference – Natural Saanich technical committee
-       Natural Saanich proposed interim measures
-       Natural Saanich environmental policy framework
Royal Oak Golf Course – it is now a dead issue at this time
Elk/Beaver Lake – things are progressing
PICI – going well, clearing of blockages, water quality checks, funders are happy with progress of this project.
Ian and Yogi met to improve flow, water quality etc. for Colquitz and Craigflower

Website:

New Business:
GRR AGM – in Nov to be discussed
Executive – Dave encouraged member to become part of Executive
Ron – items on display are from estate of Rob for sale
Jim – explain difference between Spey, Switch and Fly Rod and showed different reels for each
-       Fishing Sooke, 8 wt, 9'6" single handed rod
-       Switch Rod – 7 wt,  11' can use either 1 hand or two
-       Spey Rod – 9 wt, 15', heavier rod, roll casting,
Weber BBQ – need to store on behalf of Club

Meeting Adjournment: 9:32 AM

Speaker: