Post by Paul Paulin on Apr 8, 2016 12:07:36 GMT -5
St. Catharines Game & Fish Association
General/Executive Meeting Minutes
Mar. 28, 2016
Present: Mark P., Dave Martin, Darryl D., Dave Morrison, Paul P., Mike S., Mary S., Steve J., Mike D., Ken Y., Janet M., Bill B., Jerry M.
1. President: Mark P.
- introduction of new executive and Board of Directors, with a special thank-you to Dagmar & Bruce Miller and Tom Copeland for their contributions over the last many years
- a thank-you to Gilbert and Rankin for their contribution with putting the docks back in the water
- a thank-you to the dedicated teams that put the docks in, the pens & pen docks in and the property clean-up crew
- the ramps will be maned shortly and we are still looking for a couple of individuals to help
- the 3x3 derby will be held again this year over the May long weekend, info sheets are available tonight
- there is a Lake ON Symposium on Sat., Apr. 2 in Port Credit
- the St. Catharines Game & Fish Association is open to promoting hunting activities, Lake Erie bass fishing or other fishing in Niagara; if anyone has ideas for any fishing or hunting activities that we are not promoting now, they should contact any of the executive.
- Ivan Charrois (Get It Wet Sportfishing) collected $570 for SCG&F at his Great Lakes Trolling University and Tackle Marketplace
2. Kids Day Derby: Janet M.
- gave a summary of all the participants who will be coming to our Kids Day Derby
- we have a few new sponsors
- we have received a cash donation from Steve and the 1-day shore derbies
- the city of St. Catharines will be putting our Kids Day Derby on their website
- we need help for setup on the Friday before, approx.. 9am-12pm
- Cliff Plummer runs a Niagara fishing website; he has donated a rod & reel as a prize for Kids Day Derby
3.1st VP: Darryl D.
- introduced the derby committee: himself, Steve Jablonski, Mark Penner, Dave Morrison, Mike Duncan
- discussed the spring derby, including the draw at the end of the night for a downrigger for those that have bought a ticket already
- discussed the sponsors for the derby with special emphasis on Peter’s Tackle and Grimsby Tackle
4. Pen Project/ Tackle Share/ Zone 20: Jerry M.
- Port Dalhousie Chinook stocking allocation is 133,000. 83,000 direct stocked fry, 60,000 of which will be put in the Niagara River by NYDEC to cover the Ontario shortfall and 50,000 pen stocked fry
- the stocking of brown trout has been redistributed with more going to brown trout destination fishery locations, meaning Port Dalhousie will get more than previous years (43,000 this year)
- on Apr. 21 there will be a MNR + NY management meeting on L. ON; they will discuss the collapse of salmon fishing on L. Huron & Georgian Bay and its relevance to L. ON; Shane Thombs is our spokesperson on Zone 20 council.
-chinook eggs were collected from salmon in the Ganaraska river, which have been staging earlier than the salmon in the Credit river; these fish have been fin clipped in order to identify them and now will be monitored to watch their migration and staging location
-the pen project needs a volunteer or 2 for weekend mornings to feed the fry and clean the pens
- Lincoln Fabrics has been sold and now the building is up for sale; Rankin is interested in the building; we may not have access to our pen site depending on who buys the property and what the intended use will be; we believe we have the best pen site on the lake
- money was raised for Tackle Share at the Niagara Outdoor show from donations of unwanted tackle; new life jackets have been bought to loan out with the kids fishing equipment; any unwanted tackle can be donated at Peter’s, Grimsby, or the ramp where it will be turned into cash to continue to upgrade the equipment
5. Panel Discussion led by Mark P.
- Mark led a Lake Ontario Salmon Fishing discussion panel. This special guest panel consisted of four very successful anglers: Karl Chmilinitzky (Two Fish), David Morrison (Reel Therapy), Jerry Felluca (Running Rebel), and Richard Hajecki (Yankee Troller). These gentlemen have all achieved various forms of success fishing out of all the most popular Ports around both sides of Lake Ontario. It was a great opportunity for us to discuss various trends, techniques and theories with four different opinions and viewpoints. Mark introduced the topics, some of which were: favourite port, least favourite port, spring fishing in shallow, early May off the bar, active temperature for kings, deepest fish caught, summer fishing for kings, UV colours, lead length and colours of flies, staging kings, biggest fish stories, advice on getting into tournaments.
6. Next meeting: June 27, 2016
7. Draw winner of the Scotty downrigger: Bruce Thompson
General/Executive Meeting Minutes
Mar. 28, 2016
Present: Mark P., Dave Martin, Darryl D., Dave Morrison, Paul P., Mike S., Mary S., Steve J., Mike D., Ken Y., Janet M., Bill B., Jerry M.
1. President: Mark P.
- introduction of new executive and Board of Directors, with a special thank-you to Dagmar & Bruce Miller and Tom Copeland for their contributions over the last many years
- a thank-you to Gilbert and Rankin for their contribution with putting the docks back in the water
- a thank-you to the dedicated teams that put the docks in, the pens & pen docks in and the property clean-up crew
- the ramps will be maned shortly and we are still looking for a couple of individuals to help
- the 3x3 derby will be held again this year over the May long weekend, info sheets are available tonight
- there is a Lake ON Symposium on Sat., Apr. 2 in Port Credit
- the St. Catharines Game & Fish Association is open to promoting hunting activities, Lake Erie bass fishing or other fishing in Niagara; if anyone has ideas for any fishing or hunting activities that we are not promoting now, they should contact any of the executive.
- Ivan Charrois (Get It Wet Sportfishing) collected $570 for SCG&F at his Great Lakes Trolling University and Tackle Marketplace
2. Kids Day Derby: Janet M.
- gave a summary of all the participants who will be coming to our Kids Day Derby
- we have a few new sponsors
- we have received a cash donation from Steve and the 1-day shore derbies
- the city of St. Catharines will be putting our Kids Day Derby on their website
- we need help for setup on the Friday before, approx.. 9am-12pm
- Cliff Plummer runs a Niagara fishing website; he has donated a rod & reel as a prize for Kids Day Derby
3.1st VP: Darryl D.
- introduced the derby committee: himself, Steve Jablonski, Mark Penner, Dave Morrison, Mike Duncan
- discussed the spring derby, including the draw at the end of the night for a downrigger for those that have bought a ticket already
- discussed the sponsors for the derby with special emphasis on Peter’s Tackle and Grimsby Tackle
4. Pen Project/ Tackle Share/ Zone 20: Jerry M.
- Port Dalhousie Chinook stocking allocation is 133,000. 83,000 direct stocked fry, 60,000 of which will be put in the Niagara River by NYDEC to cover the Ontario shortfall and 50,000 pen stocked fry
- the stocking of brown trout has been redistributed with more going to brown trout destination fishery locations, meaning Port Dalhousie will get more than previous years (43,000 this year)
- on Apr. 21 there will be a MNR + NY management meeting on L. ON; they will discuss the collapse of salmon fishing on L. Huron & Georgian Bay and its relevance to L. ON; Shane Thombs is our spokesperson on Zone 20 council.
-chinook eggs were collected from salmon in the Ganaraska river, which have been staging earlier than the salmon in the Credit river; these fish have been fin clipped in order to identify them and now will be monitored to watch their migration and staging location
-the pen project needs a volunteer or 2 for weekend mornings to feed the fry and clean the pens
- Lincoln Fabrics has been sold and now the building is up for sale; Rankin is interested in the building; we may not have access to our pen site depending on who buys the property and what the intended use will be; we believe we have the best pen site on the lake
- money was raised for Tackle Share at the Niagara Outdoor show from donations of unwanted tackle; new life jackets have been bought to loan out with the kids fishing equipment; any unwanted tackle can be donated at Peter’s, Grimsby, or the ramp where it will be turned into cash to continue to upgrade the equipment
5. Panel Discussion led by Mark P.
- Mark led a Lake Ontario Salmon Fishing discussion panel. This special guest panel consisted of four very successful anglers: Karl Chmilinitzky (Two Fish), David Morrison (Reel Therapy), Jerry Felluca (Running Rebel), and Richard Hajecki (Yankee Troller). These gentlemen have all achieved various forms of success fishing out of all the most popular Ports around both sides of Lake Ontario. It was a great opportunity for us to discuss various trends, techniques and theories with four different opinions and viewpoints. Mark introduced the topics, some of which were: favourite port, least favourite port, spring fishing in shallow, early May off the bar, active temperature for kings, deepest fish caught, summer fishing for kings, UV colours, lead length and colours of flies, staging kings, biggest fish stories, advice on getting into tournaments.
6. Next meeting: June 27, 2016
7. Draw winner of the Scotty downrigger: Bruce Thompson
