Its time to raise some money fro the Charters Creek Centre and get the inside displays completed so we can move on to new projects. The Juan De Fuca Salmon Restoration Society has just finished the side channel project which looks awesome and should greatly increase the streams output.
I'm thinking of an all day event with various topics up for discussion and presented by experts in those fields. We would post the times the various talks would be held and you pick and choose the ones you want to attend. This seminar would be a balance of helping anglers have better catch success and also helping them reduce their impact on non-target species.
Topics I've thought about so far include: Mature Springs - all things related to better results (more details to come) next summer will be the cycle year of the record Sockeye returns....so Sockeye Tips/secrets for better catches, Salmon Species recognition tips..hopefully helping you reduce moralities or fish you must release, General fishing tips...fishing in a crowd/avoiding getting your fish cut off, tips for playing doubles on your own....fishing etiquette, The rewards of getting Involved as a stream keeper volunteer, Engine and boat annual maintenance you can do yourself...keep your boat on the water and avoid expensive breakdowns, halibut and tuna tips.
Just starting to think about this so lots of planning to do. Thinking of doing this over a weekend (day and a half) in late fall or early spring. Maybe set it up at a downtown hotel with large enough conference space and get the hotel to give us preferred overnight rates so we can enjoy a meal and some pops after day one without worrying about driving.
What does everyone think?
I'm thinking of an all day event with various topics up for discussion and presented by experts in those fields. We would post the times the various talks would be held and you pick and choose the ones you want to attend. This seminar would be a balance of helping anglers have better catch success and also helping them reduce their impact on non-target species.
Topics I've thought about so far include: Mature Springs - all things related to better results (more details to come) next summer will be the cycle year of the record Sockeye returns....so Sockeye Tips/secrets for better catches, Salmon Species recognition tips..hopefully helping you reduce moralities or fish you must release, General fishing tips...fishing in a crowd/avoiding getting your fish cut off, tips for playing doubles on your own....fishing etiquette, The rewards of getting Involved as a stream keeper volunteer, Engine and boat annual maintenance you can do yourself...keep your boat on the water and avoid expensive breakdowns, halibut and tuna tips.
Just starting to think about this so lots of planning to do. Thinking of doing this over a weekend (day and a half) in late fall or early spring. Maybe set it up at a downtown hotel with large enough conference space and get the hotel to give us preferred overnight rates so we can enjoy a meal and some pops after day one without worrying about driving.
What does everyone think?
