Newsletter Fall 2015 - Victoria Golden Rods and Reels

Victoria Golden Rods & Reels Seniors’ Fishing & Social Club Fall 2015
38 years of fishing and socializing with more planned for this year With a summer of bountiful salmon fishing and numerous social outings now behind us it is time to service our boats and saltwater gear to be ready to target the winter springs. It is a time to limber up the switch rods and tie up some flies for trips to the Sooke River for chum. As the lakes cool off the trout season will again pick up. Fall is one of the best times on the Island to target hungry trout as they feed prior to the winter months. We are pleased to work with Silver Threads to offer a course for seniors on fly-­‐fishing Vancouver Island lakes. Our members have decades of experience fishing the local lakes and are anxious to share this knowledge with seniors looking to learn more about fly-­‐fishing. Our social program is also full during the upcoming months. One of the special aspects of our club is the social interaction of members and their spouses. Nearly fifty people attended our August corn roast and birthday celebration for our over eighty-­‐five year old members. Many no longer fish but continue to attend club events to share time and memories with others. Golden Rods and Reels continues to provide leadership and support of the ongoing work to help bring Elk Lake back to the productive fishing lake it once was. This effort led by Mick Collins has helped foster new partnerships with many organizations. The fall will be a busy time, full of fish, fun and friendship at the Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club. goldenrodsand
reels.com The club meets on Tuesday 9:00-­‐11:00 at Silver Threads, 2340 Richmond Rd., across from Royal Jubilee Hospital, located on the #14 bus route. President
Robert
McConnell
250-385-7917
Membership
Information
Sandy McElroy
250-656-1809
Annual Spooner potluck Introduction to f ly-­‐fishing a great success This fall the club is offering an “Introduction to fly-­‐
fishing on Island lakes” course for seniors. The program is being advertised and co-­‐sponsored by Silver Threads and will be held at the Richmond Road Centre. Topics to be covered include: • Selection of equipment • Fishing techniques for local lakes • Introduction to casting • Basic fly-­‐tying skills • Local fishing hotspots and casting practice The course will begin September 22 and finish on October 27th with an on-­‐lake practice session. Time: Tuesday -­‐11:30 to 1:00 Elk/Beaver Lake “A Tale of Two Lakes” Can aging lakes be rejuvenated? Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, 7 pm – 9 pm Law Lecture Theatre 159, Fraser Building, University of Victoria Roisin Lyder, Environmental Law Centre: Best C ase Practices in Lakes Management Dr. Rick Nordin, BC Lake Stewardship Society: What’s Going On Inside Elk/Beaver Lake? Deb Epps, BC Ministry of Environment: Progress Report on Remediation Options The Elk/Beaver Lake Stewardship Initiative is a multi-­‐
jurisdictional venture involving the Province of BC, Capital Regional District, and District of Saanich, in cooperation with the volunteer sector, to improve water quality for all recreational users. Funding and/or volunteer resources and in-­‐kind contributions provided by: ·∙Canadian Wildlife Federation ·∙BC Wildlife Federation ·∙BC Lake Stewardship Society ·∙Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation ·∙Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC ·∙Peninsula Streams Society & Colquitz Coalition ·∙Victoria Fish & Game Protective Association ·∙Victoria Rowing Society, Rowing Canada, & Victoria City Rowing Club Golden Rods and Reels Fishing and Social Club Annual Corn Roast and 8 5+ Birthday Party Summer gathering at the Castle Fall Schedule of Activities SEPTEMBER 15 Regular & Executive Meeting 22 Ira Pratt “Fishing for Chum on the Sooke River” 29 Roisin Lyder “Best case practices in lakes management” OCTOBER 6 Regular & Executive Meeting 13 Clive Lane & Bob Comerford “Fishing for Winter Springs” 15 Thanksgiving Potluck 20 Lisa Rodgers “Computer modeling of watershed nutrient inputs at Shawnigan, Sooke, Elk and St. Mary lakes” 27 TBA NOVEMBER 3 Regular & Executive Meeting 5 Soup and hot dogs at Goldstream 10 Art Aylesworth “The story of the Peetz reel 1925 to the present” 17 TBA 24 TBA DECEMBER 1 Regular & Executive Meeting 8 TBA 15 Christmas luncheon and gift exchange Club library holds many treasures Want to learn something new about fishing? Perhaps you want to check out a book on fishing hotspots on Vancouver Island for both saltwater and freshwater fish. There are both books and DVD’s that cover a range of topics including introduction to fly-­‐
fishing, catching salmon, fly-­‐tying and how to improve your fly-­‐
casting. Jim Macdonald is the librarian and will be happy to share the list of titles with you. Jack Milner is one of the original group that began the annual trips to Buttle Lake. He was the “official” pancake flipper for many years. Now, without a trailer he says he misses the fishing expeditions to Buttle Lake. We miss your pancakes too Jack.