Fly Line By Line - Yarra Valley Fly Fishers

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Fly
Line
By
Line
VOLUME 44 NUMBER 8
September 2016
OFFICIAL MONTHLY PUBLICATION BY
YARRA VALLEY FLY FISHERS INC.
Lillydale Lake Reserve
YVFF Fly Line By Line : September 2016 WWW.yvff.com.au
P.O. Box 266 Lilydale 3140
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YVFF COMMITTEE
President
Vice President
Doug Braham
Ray Buckland
Trevor Jacobson
Lynton Reid
Treasurer
Secretary
Stream Craft
Trips
Casting Co-ordinator
9736 1489
9736 1819
9841 8683
Forward Planning
[email protected]
[email protected]
9841 959
[email protected]
Nick Calder
Vacant
Geoff Hatfield
9876 3591
0434 731 956
Marshall Munneke
Ian Richards
Ross Macher
Librarian
Merchandising
Trips
Owen Lloyd
9723 6246
0490 132 792
Library Assistant
Yarra Valley Fly Fishers Inc.
Editor
Casting Assistants
Webmaster
Clubrooms
Mark Hoffman
John Motyka
Mark Hoffman
Alex Precht
[email protected]
0404 398427
[email protected]
0416 131647
0419 358 415
Rod Shannon
0419 358415
9737 0191
Lillydale lake Reserve
P.O. Box 266 Lilydale 3140
Club Room Phone 9739 5728
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Fly Line By Line
Committee
2
Upcoming Dates
4
Presidents Message
5
Library News
7
What’s On
8
Fly Tying
12
Fishing Trips
13
Remember When
22
Club Merchandise
23
Members Pictures
25
General Meeting Minutes
30
The official newsletter of the
Yarra Valley Fly Fishers Inc.
September 2016
Editor Enjoying Lunch in CXI
Just another day in ……...
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Front Page Photograph:- Editor in CXI
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Club Trips 2016
Upcoming Dates 2016
February
September
19th—21st Ovens/Bright
March
11th—14th Mitta/Dartmouth
April
15th—17th Blue Rock/Tanjil
May
20th –22nd Howqua
June
11th—13th Toolondo/Grampians
July
15th—17th Hepburn/Newlands
29th—31st Salt—Barwon or Inverloch
August
Club Tri Challenge
Details to be Announced
Salt—Barwon or Inverloch
September
2nd—3rd Eildon Trout Opening
Saturday 3rd Fisheries Eildon Kids Day at Pondage
Trout Season Opens
Sunday 11th
Marysville Golf and Fly Day
Friday
16th
Kids Scope Day – Lilydale Lake
Saturday 17th
Kids Come and Try Day – Lilydale Lake
Sunday 18th
Pack up, clean up, casting.
Lilydale Lake
Friday
23rd
Goulburn/ Rubicon Day
(AFL Grand Final Holiday)
Friday
30th
Flowerdale Dusk till Dawn
11th Marysville Day Trip
16th—17th Scope/Kids Try Fishing Days
October
7th—9th Fly In
14th—16th Wastell
28th—1st Nov Omeo/Mitta
November
19th Goulburn/Rubicon Day Trip
December
4th Dave Jenkins Day
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President’s Message September 2016
Trevor Jacobson
It’s that time of year where everything seems to happen at once, the birds are more
vocal at dusk, trees have fresh buds and blooms and spring is in the air. The rivers
will be open and a flood of fly, lure and bait fishers will embark on their quest to
search out Trout.
It’s such a wonder that one fish is regarded higher than most but let’s not jump to
the conclusion that they are everyone’s number one target for in our midst is a man
who’s number one species is the iconic Murray Cod. This caped crusader is Lance
Beriman he is passionate about cod and will be teaching others how to tie native
flies in September. He has a vast knowledge of different fly tying material why and
how you tie it plus how to fish these flies. He also spreads his time with saltwater
species and flies and will be venturing north in the coming months, his only weakness unfortunately is he barracks for the Tigers ah! There will be a yellow and black
fly tied somewhere.
The 4x4 fishing boating show has come to town and as always Yarra Valley had a
presence with a stand and running the casting lane assisting as many children as
they could to pick up a fly rod. Doug and Geoff organised troops and ran a casting
competition for juniors and ladies. Our newest lady member Kristina Royter worked
hard inviting all the ladies and kids to have a cast. No one could resist her bubbly
personality and her passion to share fly fishing with everybody a shining light and
breathe of fresh air in our corner of the stand. As well as this Kristina offered an introduction to fly fishing for ladies to be run at Tranquil waters Flowerdale and had a
few ladies sign up before the show. For all those involved from fisheries, the show
organisers, the different clubs and our team a great example of team work and
spreading the word about fly fishing, and the best result YVFF has ever had.
Lynton and Ross have been working hard on a “Come and Try Flyfishing” and it will
also be held at Tranquil waters Flowerdale, this is open to anybody and is a great
opportunity to bring a friend along and get them involved in the greatest pastime
known.
In September we have our largest event the “Kids Come’n Try Fishing day at Lilydale
Lake. This is run on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th it is a great opportunity to get involved with your club become more familiar with other members and get in touch
with the community. For the newer members the set up starts on Thursday, we
erect some temporary fencing around our area run our net out in the water in preparation for stocking that afternoon of about 800 rainbow trout. We will also have
some Marques delivered with tables and chairs. On Friday our bbq is fired up our
rods are checked and we assist people with disabilities to have a fish.
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President’s message September 2016
Trevor Jacobson
The main thing here is the interaction a quiet chat a laugh and a fish. Spending
time is actually more important than the fishing. Then on Saturday we have moments of organised chaos as the area is descended upon with about 400 anxious
children their parents, grandparents and extended families. The area will be besieged for a while with kids squeals of joy and smiling parents. As you can imagine
there will be lots to do some of the jobs we require assistance with is obviously helping kids fish and explaining what we are doing, this is a clinic fishing especially
catch and release. We need a team retying hooks and fixing tangles, signing in participants for their time slots, catering drinks and bbq, manning gates etc . After all
this and the day comes to an end we knock it down and clean it all up on Saturday
from about 4.30 to dark. Lots to do there is no shortage of opportunities to help
where you can I would appreciate good support with this event there is a sign-up
sheet in the clubrooms.
On the horizon is the Annual dinner to be held at the Chirnside club again. A great
social evening with plenty of room fine food and drinks. Throw in a raffle with prizes
from all of our sponsors and your evening could be a whole lot better. There are polarised fishing glasses, a fly rod, reel, lines, clothing, fly tying material, wine, chocolates and some undergarments.
Also coming up is the AGM with elections, all positions will be cleared at the end of
the monthly meeting which will be followed by the annual general meeting. This is
your chance to help and guide your club into the future. All candidates must be
nominated prior to the meeting and it would be great to see some people offer to take
a position or be involved in a role early. There are many positions which only require
you to assist and take up little time. This would mean we all have more time for fishing cheers TJ.
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YVFF Library News
August 2016
The Club has a range of Books and DVD’s for Members to enjoy.
Marshall Munneke is now overseeing the Library with Owen’s assistance,
Marshall is available to assist you with any items you would like to borrow.
Library Recommendation
The Last Wild Trout By Greg French.
Trout are found in some of the most wild, romantic and scenically diverse habitats on Earth, and fly fishers the world over
share a unique camaraderie, something universally profound
and sincere. In The Last Wild Trout, Greg French explores the
last truly great and most coveted trout fisheries left on the
planet. Roaming the final frontiers of trout fishing, Greg visits
twenty locations including Tasmania, New Zealand, Iceland,
the British Isles, Mongolia, Slovenia, British Columbia, Wyoming, California, Nevada and Hokkaido. Each chapter deals
with a unique species or subspecies of wild trout, and tells a compelling human narrative set against a backdrop of conservation. Photo sections and taxonomy notes
complete the picture in this fascinating book. Reflecting on the complexity of humanity’s interactions with pristine natural environments and threatened fisheries, The
Last Wild Trout is a reminder from one of the world’s best fishing writers of the beauty and importance of nature in all of our lives.
*Editorial stolen from FlyLife Magazine Web Site. (with Apologies).
www.flyfinz.com
Extensive range of quality Fresh & Salt water fly fishing equipment, fly tying
materials and accessories
“We also offer trips to New Zealand’s North Island”
4 Trade Place Lilydale
Contact Jim 0410 423 430 or [email protected]
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In The News
What’s happening around the club
Don’t Forget
Fishing Gear Sale Day’s
Last Sunday of each Month
Come along and bring you’re
Surplus gear to sell or pick up a
bargain
Clubrooms 10.00 am—12.00 pm
General Meeting
September 8th, 2016
8.00 pm Lillydale Lake Clubrooms
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In The News
To all members,
We have new members attending Fly Tying on Wednesday evenings and
need an instructors to teach the basic techniques and teach how to tie
flies for the first few weeks of the fly tying course.
This is an opportunity for experienced members to share skills and
knowledge with our newer members.
If you have not been attending fly tying or other regular club activity for
a while, this is an excellent reason to re-establish contacts and get to
know new members.
If you can commit to being available each Wednesday from 8:00 pm
sharp, to around 10:00pm please contact
Trevor Jacobson
[email protected]
Paul Pavone
[email protected]
or come along to Fly Tying on Wednesday.
Membership Fees
Are Now Due
Please visit Website for Details
www.yvff.com.au
Or in person at the Club
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In The News
Toolondo Needs Your Help
A couple of years ago, Toolondo Reservoir in North-West Victoria, was in desperate
need of water to ensure it did not dry up, causing an environmental and ecological
disaster for the local flora and fauna. Thanks to the Andrews Government, VR Fish,
Iluka and the passion of locals and lovers of the lake, 5000mL of life saving water
was given to Toolondo on 17th January, 2015.
Unfortunately the lack of significant autumn rains coupled with a long, hot summer
in the subsequent 12 months after meant that Toolondo desperately needs water
once more. Sadly this time there is no water available to be gifted to this worthy
cause. It needs to be purchased and it has a hefty price tag.
We are asking once more for all supporters of Toolondo, of The Wimmera, of fishing,
of the environment and of natural beauty that takes your breath away to help us. We
will leave no stone unturned to save Toolondo Reservoir but we cannot do it alone.
We need you and any amount you donate is one step closer to keeping this beautiful
place alive.
Please go to these sites for more details
https://www.facebook.com/groups/107505375985544/
permalink/1045904348812304/
https://www.change.org/p/daniel-andrews-protect-lake-toolondo
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Sponsors Page:
Members Please support our Sponsors
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Fly Tying
September 2016
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Fishing Trips—August-November
Ross Machar
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Fishing Trips—September Report
Ross Machar
Inverloch Trip: 29- 31st July, 2016
By Ross Machar
How good is that? Finally the Club got a good crew of members to travel the 2 hours
to Inverloch to hunt down the elusive Australian salmon in Andersons Inlet. There
are always salmon in Anderson Inlet, but at this time of the year big schools move in
and out, and it’s pot luck whether you are there when they are in or not.
So off we went, and booked in to two cabins at the Inverloch Big 4 Holiday Park.
Great idea, except Park Management only allows 1 vehicle per cabin inside the park
boundary at any one time. With 4 cars (2 at each cabin), it meant that you had to go
in through a coded boom gate, empty your gear into your cabin, then go and park
outside the park through another coded boom gate, so that the next car could get in.
Worse than that, you needed a key to the pedestrian gate to walk back from your car
to your cabin. It is like living in a prison, and with about 6 of the 40 cabins occupied, it is totally inhospitable in what is supposed to be called a hospitality industry.
Good luck Big 4, but for me it is Big 4 - no more! We were locked in, locked out, and
lied to; but the cabins and BBQ facilities were spotless and first rate. Now we know
why. Nobody stays there!
Eleven members with 4 boats came to fish at Inverloch, but there were some problems to overcome. Firstly, heavy rain for 2 days before our arrival saw the Tarwin
River in flood; muddy and fast flowing into the eastern end of Andersons Inlet. So
much so that the second half of the ebb tide saw visibility up our end drop from 3-4
metres down to 10cm, and I’ll tell you one thing – salmon don’t like dirty water. Result: very few ‘resident’ salmon in the estuary, and no big schools moving in. The
fishing was hard, very hard. Nonetheless we had some fun and some laughs.
Firstly, the weather, though cold, was dry and we even got a little bit of sunshine. Of
the 4 boats, 2 had faulty tell-tale streams on their outboards, and as such, were out
of action. The other 2 boats searched and searched for salmon, and then it happened! Andy and I had taken onboard (literally) young Raphael, and after about 20
minutes, his trolled fly got hit and he pulled in a 20cm salmon. We tried to find out
how he did it, but he wouldn’t tell us, so it was about 6 hours later before Andy
hooked a nice 2lb salmon, and we thought that we might have found a small school,
because we also saw at least 2 salmon landed by beach fishermen nearby. Alas, they
were the only fish we caught for the weekend.
But wait, there is more! Did you hear about the salmon that Peter Thackary caught?
No, and you probably won’t, because the hunter became the hunted, and a salmon
grabbed Peter’s rod and reel and was last seen swimming towards the entrance with
his rod and reel being dragged behind the fish. Peter still claims that he caught the
biggest salmon for the weekend, but REELLY!!
In his defence, he did fish off the
boat ramp jetty and he caught 2 trevally, 1 flathead, something else, and some sand
crabs. Asians beside him, with crab pots, were catching lots of sand crabs using a
chicken carcase as bait, and even caught a flathead in one of the crab pots.
All in all, we all had some fun, but next time I’d make sure that the Tarwin River isn’t
polluting the inlet before I leave home to stay at the RACV Holiday Resort at Inverloch.
Ross Machar
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Ross Machar
Come and Try Fishing at Tranquil Waters
Well Done To All Involved
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Ross Machar
Come and Try Fishing
Tranquil Rises Flowerdale
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Millbrook Lakes
Marshall Munneke
Millbrook 22nd to 24th July 2016
22nd July
I did not get to Millbrook until Saturday. Tuckyin and Paul were greeted by Mark at
about 4:00pm on Friday, but generally they were left to their own devices, with some
Red Wine and Scotch.
23rd July
I arrived about 8:00am Saturday. Tuckyin and Paul had had a good night. The fire
in the cabin was very warm. We waited for our first guide Philip Weigall. While we
waited we noticed it was snowing.
After Philip arrived he introduced himself and then got a bit of background on each
participant. Philip then gave a short talk on fly fishing tactics. The main message on
fly selection was, if you are waiting on emergings and hatchings to select your fly you
will be wasting a lot of time. Emergings are of short duration and spasmodic, particularly in Australia where we do not have severe winters. It is better to spend time experimenting or getting some local knowledge.
Philip then discussed the trout’s vision – both binocular and scanning vision. The
normal mode of vision for the trout is scanning with each eye swivelling in different
directions. When feeding the trout uses binocular mode with both eyes looking forward. This limited the trout’s vision to a small cone in front of its snout. This is particularly important when sight fishing, when the trout is feeding, as the fly must be
cast in this small cone.
Philip then showed us a selection of his top 10 lake flies and a selection of stream
flies.
We broke for lunch (Pizza), and after lunch we discussed knots. He concentrated on
tying flies to the leader and the blood knot for connecting tippet to the leader. There
were discussions on nail knots and other knots, but he emphasised the use of the
two main knots in setting up for fishing.
After the talk on knots, we went outside and Philip set us all up with a selection of
flies (caddis, midges and nymphs – one each) under an indicator. We practised casting (under Philip’s guidance) and retrieving. We fished most of Cabin Lake and Philip
showed us fly fishing techniques for each location. We fished until it was quite dark.
We all had strikes but did not have much success. Towards the end Paul caught a
small brown
Oh, by the way, it snowed, sleeted and rained, and sometimes the sun came out.
Note: Under these conditions you need: Beanies, fingerless gloves, good socks and
thermals, added to this a good warm coat and a waterproof jacket.
24th July
Jim arrived at 8:00am and we had some casting lessons in the cabin. We then had
some casting lessons outside.
Jim’s 5 Essentials of Casting:
Rod tip in a straight line;
No slack line;
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Millbrook Lakes
Marshall Munneke
There must be a smooth transfer of power ( like a metronome)
The longer cast, the longer the back cast pause; and
The longer the cast, the longer casting arc ( short 11 – 1, longer 10 – 2).
We then decided, on the basis of the weather forecast, to fish in the morning. Jim
mentioned to us that Philip had said that yesterday was some of the worst weather
conditions he had fished the Cabin Lake. The week before it had snowed at Cabin
Lake. There was lots of casting and retrieval practice, few strikes and no fish.
We had lunch, hamburgers and chips, and then started fly tying. The fly we tied was
a popular one at Cabin Lake, the Stick Caddis. The pattern was basically a small
piece of micro chenille, scintilla dubbing and a long shank no. 12 hook. The chenille
was scorched at one end (cigarette lighter) and laid on the hook and tightly cinched
to the hook shank. The scintilla dubbing was then applied to the length of the chenille leaving a short 2-3 mm head. Avoiding the head the scintilla was scorched to
produce a dark tight case.
Jim concentrated on tying on, applying dubbing and the correct use of the Materelli
whip finisher. Tuckyin, Paul and myself all made at least 2 flies, Paul 4 to 5 flies,
Jim supervised the making of each.
The day finished with some fishing in Cabin Lake.
Generally, the accommodation was very good, the guides were very knowledgeable
and patient. I feel that the number of participants may have restricted some of the
activities. For example we may have fished other locations
Marshall
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Millbrook Lakes
Marshall Munneke
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Millbrook Lakes
Marshall Munneke
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Sponsors Page:
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Remember When
Articles and Items from previous Flyline Byline’s: FLBL July 2006
“THE PRACTICE ROUTINE”
By: Stan Steele
What kind of practice routine should I adopt? If you haven’t thought about it very much,
you might want to give it some consideration. I believe there are many of you that don’t
have any particular practice plan. In other words, when you practice, there aren’t any specific objectives. You just get out onto some water or grass and start casting away. Some of
you may have some problems with your casting and aren’t sure how to go about solving
them. I offer the following possibilities.
First of all, you have to identify the trouble areas; tailing loops, wide loops, line piling up
at the end of the cast, and so on. Once you’ve identified them and decided which problem
you want to tackle first, you’ll then need to adopt some sort of practice strategy. For example, in the case of wide loops, you may want to shorten your casting arc, gather in some
line. You may look at other possible causes. There are a lot of subtle things that need to
happen in the casting stroke to make everything work correctly. They are the fundamentals (essentials) and bear repeating:
There must be a pause at the end of each casting stroke and it should increase as the line
past the rod tip increases;
Slack must be kept to a minimum;
Power must be applied at the proper time in the casting stroke;
The casting arc must increase as the line past the rod tip increases;
The rod tip must follow a straight path. I believe the way to work through all of this is to
remember the fundamentals and adopt a specific, well-defined practice regimen.
If you are relatively new to the sport (beginner or intermediate) or haven’t been casting that
much, you might want to consider this. Until you’re able to cast well formed loops in both
directions, with 30 feet of line (That’s about 37 to 40’ to the fly.), without the assist of the
line hand, you won’t be able to improve very much. (Be sure to measure the fly line from
the rod hand to the end of the line.) The result of the cast, itself, is seen in the shape of the
loop. Good, well-formed, narrow loops where the top and bottom strands are parallel are
essential to FLY CASTING. They aren’t a luxury they are a NECESSITY! As soon as the energy stored in the rod is transferred to the line gravity takes over. You must have sufficient
line speed to help offset the effect of gravity to keep the line above the water or ground.
Whatever casting problem or problems you may have, they can be solved. Don’t be afraid
to get back to the basics. Somewhere along the way you may have picked up some bad
habits and starting from the beginning just might be the best approach. The amount of
time required to fix a problem will depend on your experience and skill level. Since we are
all different, what might work for one, might not work for another. As a rule of thumb, it
takes a couple of weeks to develop muscle memory. You don’t have to cast till you drop;
about 10 to 15 minutes, 3 or 4 times a week should do the trick.
So, decide on a practice routine and stick with it until you’ve worked through the problem.
Don’t give up and start doing something different like distance casting and the like. If you
can’t cast 30 feet with good loops you won’t be able to get much distance anyway. If you
apply yourself and stay the course, you will reap the rewards. There is nothing better than
finding the solution on your own. Other than the casting lesson or lessons you might have
taken, you’ll spend most of the time teaching yourself. Remember the fundamentals, those
“Fab-Five” that make the cast work. Tight well-formed loops, front and back, are what it’s
all about.
Reproduced from: http://www.flyfishusa.com/newsletter/current/
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Club Merchandise
Contact Ian Richards: 9723 6246
Club Beanie
Club Skip Hat
Keep your head and ears
warm day or night
Good quality outdoor
skip hat to keep the
sun out of your eyes
$10.00
$20.00
Stalker Fishing Shirt
Essential fly fishing shirt with fast
drying microfibre material total of 7
pockets with 2 zippered
Car Stickers
$5.00
Stubby Holders
$5.00
Colour : Fossil
Sizes: L,XL,2X,3X,
$55.00
Polo Short Sleeve Shirt
Great looking cotton shirt
complete with club logo
will have you looking like
a Winner
$20.00
Polarfleece Jumper
Sleeveless Waterproof Jacket
Keep the body warm, comes Keep the body warm and the arms
with embroidered club logo free for casting with this waterproof
jacket with internal pockets and emColour: Green
broidered club logo
Sizes: L,2X,3X
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Members Picture
Editor in CXI
First GT
Now that's a GT
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Members Pictures
Editor In CXI
CXI International Airport
Another Bonefish
Mullet in Caloundra
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Members Pictures
Editor In CXI
Fishing Paris CXI
Another Bonefish
Walking the Korean Wreck CXI
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Members Pictures
4x4 Show
Where it all begins
Kids ha
told yo
Happy Customers
Kristina Royter
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Members Pictures
One from the President
Kristina Royter
Kids ha
told yo
And the Winner is ……..
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August 2016
YVFF Inc. August General Meeting. 11 - 8 - 2016.
Meeting opened: 8.10 pm.
Apologies:
Guests:
J Baumgurtel, O Lloyd
None.
Confirmation of last meeting’s minutes:
Moved:
G Hatfield
Seconded:
J Motyka
Carried.
Business arising from previous month’s minutes.
Nil
Correspondence:
Newsletters:
For August: Greenwells FFC ,Red Tag .
Accounts In: Telstra [landline],
Publications: Fishing and Boating Monthy – August.
Communications In:
Email - CVFFC – Doug Braham – Doug secured $2000 grant to secure membership.
Email - James – Interest in joining club and activities.
Email - Peter Giles – Are we interested in Hardy rods?
Email – Marshall Munneke – Milbrook fishing report.
Email – ATF - Colin Mc Millan - ATF July General Meeting minutes.
Emails [2] – Alyse Parker – Dept EDJT & R – Goulburn Fishing Festival 3rd Sept.
Email - Yarra Ranges Council Spot Club – Network for resourcing , training etc.
Email – Jim Baumgurtel – His 4 X 4 Show display and features.
Email – VRFish – Dallas D’Silva – Thanking the Govt for the grants program.
Email – Email – David Miles – Mt Lilydale Mercy College – Seeks help with a Fly
Fishing Program.
Email – Fisheries Victoria – Port Phillip Region – Stocking details – 15th September.
Communications Out:
Discussion – Andy Elam – Could he please give the committee a breakdown of the ‘Meet Up’
group and the benefits of joining.
Email - Yarra Ranges Council – We joined the YRC Spot Club.
Letter - Marianne Wallace – Application to join YVFF Inc response from committee.
Email – James – Welcome to join in activities and join the club.
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August 2016
Business arising from correspondence:
Nil.
Financial Report.
Income: Subscriptions $130.00
Interest
Expenditure: Flyline Byline
$1069.44
Other
Phone
150.00
Fridge stock
Other
Total Income
$1249.44
Total Expenditure
$260.00
Balance Sheet for the month of July is about the same as for the last four months.
New members:
Ross Hancock, Ralph Norman, Greg Manning, Clyde Hulme
All Officially welcomed 11th August.
Confirmation of Financial Report.
Moved:
G Hatfield
Seconded:
R Hancock
General Reports:
Membership: Lynton Reid
The ‘Come Try Fly Fishing Day’ – 5 Applications, one of these has joined.
Andy Elam was our speaker and his topic was :
Using Meet Up.com and Facebook to Increase Membership.
Here are the points he covered:
MeetUp.com is a worldwide networking group. Andy suggests we tap into Australian/Victorian/
Local flyfishermen to sell our messages and advertise our activities. This site has no cost and we
shall use it to recruit members.
We use Facebook to advertise trips, trip details, and activities to spruik potential members.
There is a website named ‘Fly Chuckers’ which is obviously fly fishing specific. This has a cost but
could also be a recruiting and information dissemination tool. He suggests you have a look at
these sites. Andy has volunteered to administer these sites. Thank you Andy for your suggestions
and work.
Marketing:
Doug Braham.
4 x 4 Fishing and Boating Show – 19th to 21st Aug. We have a stall; please help, see Doug.
Doug has landed a $2000 grant for prizes at the 4 x 4 Show for ladies and kids competitions.
The competitions have a $530 prize. Great work Doug & Geoff!
Kristina Royter and Jo Howard assisting us on the stall.
Editor:
Mark Hoffman.
Mark needs your contributions for both these sites. We need to update our photo bank also.
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August 2016
Web Master: Mark Hoffman.
Clubrooms:
Alex Precht.
Activities:
Fly Tying:
P Pavone.
Numbers are growing, new members are keen and Lance Berriman is to begin his tying of flies for
native species. Please indicate your intentions to participate ASAP.
If you are a competent at fly tying we would love your help to assist mentoring our beginners.
Please help ASAP!
Casting: Doug Braham.
New courses begin for Advanced, Intermediate and Beginners on Sunday 28th August
Streamcraft:
Trevor Jacobson.
Will begin when the rivers open
Library:
Owen Lloyd/ Marshall Munneki.
We also have a new title; Greg French’s “Last Wild Trout.’ Look it up.
Social:
Our Annual Presentation Dinner will be on Saturday 5th November at Chirnside Country Club. Details regarding costs and dinner variations will be available soon. Lock this date in and indicate
your intentions to participate.
Trips:
R Machar.
The Inverloch salmon trip was tough with the water dirty after the rains. Three fish caught.
Last Wednesday at Flowerdale, 5 people fished and caught 5 fish.
Fly In - 6th to 9th October.
Indicate your interest
Wastel – 14th to 16th October.
ASAP.
‘Golf and Fly’ – Marysville Sunday 11th Sept.
Omeo and Mitta trip – 28th Oct to 1st Nov.
Guest Speakers:
August – Andy Elam – Meet Up and Facebook recruiting methods.
September – Possibly Doug Fisher - Tonic - Appropriate Glassware when Fishing.
Merchandising:
Ian Richards.
Seek out the clothing, caps etc at club meetings and tuition occasions.
CVFFC, VR Fish, VIFA and ATF.
& State and National C’ships.
Doug Braham.
No Report.
Confirmation of Reports:
Moved:
R Buckland
Seconded:
C Hulme
Carried.
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August 2016
Motions on Notice [if any].
Nil.
General Business:
Andy’s project covered in marketing.
Fishing Reports.
Andy Elam [1 trout] and Daniel Ringer [2 trout] fished Wendouree.
George Zanin fished the Kimberleys for barramundi and other species: many caught,
Interesting Data; the barramundi in Hazlewood are huge and may be fished in October.
Fisheries are thinking about a ballot system. Wholesale slaughter is not being considered.
Trout up to 9 pound being caught in Purrumbete.
Actions from this meeting:
All club officials – The AGM is on Thursday 13th October. Start thinking about 2016 – 17 and your
reports for the AGM.
Meeting Closed:
9.25pm.
Fishing the Korean Wreck CXI
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