2019-10-29: GRR Weekly Meeting, Minutes

[John Pierce]

Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club

Meeting Minutes, (29 Oct 2019)

(Note - AGM – 12 Dec 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: 25 plus 2 guests

Minutes of Last Meeting: Adopted as distributed

Items Arising from the Minutes: Card passed at meeting

Treasurer:

Sunshine:

Social:
Goldstream Park Hot Dogs and Soup – Thursday, 14 Nov at 11:00 AM, Soup provided, pot luck otherwise. Bring your own Crockery and Cutlery
Xmas Lunch – 3 Dec  - Cedar Hill Golf Course – details to follow

Membership: 1 new member last week

Fresh Water:
Ryan – Cowachin Lake – 2 Cut Throat, Prospect – 7 fish Sunday
Jim M – fishing hats available.  Sooke River – 7:30 AM no fish, showed fly he uses, hook breaks easily, Chum are released, no problem.  A good day, when you say " next Fish I go home".
Sooke River – lower part, fresh fish – on Sunday

Salt Water:
Really slow these days

Fly Tying:
Dave – Commonwealth Pool, tomorrow, Wednesday 10:00 AM, Fly Tying with Haig Brown.

ACS:

Library:
Colin – books going in and out

Legacy Fund:

Gillie Club:
Dennis – Reel sold, $100.00 for Legacy Fund. Donate lead please. Reel made from Bakelite available. If you find a lure you like, Dennis will put hook on it. Any information, Dennis is always available after meeting.

Speakers Program:
Bob – Edith and Erich Schultz For the Love of Africa

Fund Raising:

Hatchery/Fence:
Over 250 Coho handled at fence as of Friday. Half our Coho Brood Stock taken. Chum started to come into Goldsteam last Thursday, we took some ripe females on Friday and did an egg take. We already have all the eggs needed for the 105 Schools who hatch fry.
We introduced 17 Teachers from District 61 to the Hatchery on Friday. They remarked it was a great PD day for them.
Colquitz Fence – we wll be starting GRR Fence counting this Thursday, 9:30 am.

Environment:
Bill - CRD Presentation - Shoreline Restoration – U of W Professor Jason Tofts – Restoring shoreline and beaches for Juvenile Salmon, 5-7 years before significant improvements.
Removal of Armoured Shoreline – in Puget Sound, this has increased in the last 5 years.
Driving down Gorge today, noticed how much of Gorge Shoreline is Armoured as is Victoria Harbour.

Ban Herring Fishery – Club should back Organizations that support this plan, To be discussed

Dave – Artfishal – presentation on Fish Farming,  Justin Trudeau stated "Shut Down Open Fish Farming"
Mick – felt it was a balanced presentation. Reduce wild stock genetics.
A young crowd attended movie.

Mick – Talk with Jill Robinson – New Data Logger – better water quality data on Colquitz system
CRD – more exploration on Beaver Lake,  closer on Aeration
Beaver Dam on Thetis Lake – dam needs leveller, talked with Jill
PICI – 80% of work is completed. WFT is applying for $50,000.00 Grant
Herring Ban – lots of money and effort has been applied

Website:

New Business:
12 Dec – GRR AGM
Dave R – 9 Nov – Concert at Farquar Hall at U V at 8:00 PM – Tickets available at Box Offices

Meeting Adjournment: 10:08 AM

Speaker: