13 Nov – Claude has received confirmation from Nathan that he will talk at the next meeting on his recent trip to Christmas Island. Moreover, it will be at Boss Outdoors rather than the Raiders, and Nathan will put on a sausage sizzle. Folk should arrive at 6:45-7:00 to participate. If interstate members would like to Zoom in, this might be possible but they need to contact us. Otherwise, I’ll be looking to record the talk via video for later access.
Next Activities
15-18 Nov Tuross with Ryan. Remember that this event decides our Saltwater Trophy.
27 Nov Fly tying via Zoom 7:30 – Wulff variations led by BJ. Materials list will appear elsewhere in news in due course.
CAA normally doesn’t provide advertisements (except for recognising our tackle shop supporters, especially when we get mate’s rates for raffle prize acquisition) but this post is mainly an announcement rather than advertisement. There was some sad news when we heard Tumut River Brewing Company was going out of business. It has often been a Saturday evening option in our annual Tumut event; next year 16-18 May (thanks Stefan).
The saltwater trip to Tuross went off well – thanks Ryan for another well organised event. Reports and lots of photos here.
The Fly Tying on Wed 27th had some technical issues and ended up using WhatsApp video rather than Zoom. Video quality was not up to Zoom standards, but the outcomes still looked pretty good.
Greg S has submitted some gems from the Internet, plus some helpful words from Claude on releasing fish in good condition. I’ve added some stuff on Alan’s favourite Penny Knot and a simplifying graphic on angler rights in respect to the edge of streams (remember that this regulation has never been tested in court, and we should maintain good relations with landowners, it is basically the same as our backyard regardless of the technicalities of the law). All of which prompts me that I really need to get up to date with our Tips collection.
Finally, three CAA members who are also members of the Queanbeyan branch of MAS successfully stocked some streams south of Captain’s Flat. Here’s hoping they do all right.
If you are submitting an article, it would make it a little easier for me if you use the template – but no real worries if you don’t.
It is always wonderful to see someone catch their first trout on fly. New member James gets to be our cover this month. Unfortunately on what looked like a flashback nymph rather than one of the marvellous flies tied by his partner Xenii (also a new member).
Trout stream opening has come with some having success, in spite of the big winds that came on the weekend. Seems the ‘usual suspects’ will be contending for the trophies again this year.
Some excellent fish caught on Paul’s Mayfly Madness trip – unfortunately not by me (or Peter). Maybe next time. Report here from Paul with the appropriate number of fish photos. That weekend also saw a number of us participate in the Gaden Hatchery open day.
Lyle Knowles proved to be a hard day, with Owen the only success reported.
Fly tying was conducted by me – not up to the standards being displayed by Claude and Ryan but I hope attendees found it useful. Remember, this is via Zoom so you can relax at home with your choice of beverage. No need to actually tie as the social interaction is most enjoyable even if you don’t have a flytying bobbin in your hand.
The redfin which have seemed to be absent recently may be back on – see Peter’s catch.
Greg S has regaled us again with some unusual material from social media plus some other interesting stuff sent to me from outside CAA.
Finally, I’ve been inspired to write up an article on fish barriers/fish ladders.
If you are submitting an article, it would make it a little easier for me if you use the template – no real worries if you don’t.
Our email server has been blacklisted by hotmail.com, live.com and outlook.com ie the Microsoft services.
Anyone with an email address on those servers will likely not receive emails from anyone with an address that ends “@canberra-anglers.asn.au”.
We are working to restore services but are not confident. At this point other services like gmail, yahoo and internet providers don’t seem to be effected.
Owen showed me this the other day. It is three pages of images of flies (don’t believe the prices as the material is quite old) and we thought a useful resource for newcomers.
I’ll also provide a link to this in our ‘useful links‘ page
Cover photo shows Jayden’s son Harrison showing off his catch at the recent Gaden Hatchery kid’s workshop – more on this later.
Many thanks to Owen who sent me his photo during his trip to Sri Lanka – I couldn’t figure out which one was him. Also, thanks to Randy for his report from the US.
Our premier public event with off without a hitch, though a little less wind would have been handy. Some new members have signed up and look keen. Also had a number of non-financial members rejoin the fold. If you haven’t paid up your subscriptions for 2024-25, remember that you aren’t covered by our public liability insurance – please progress payments.
Greg S has been busy trawling the web for interesting fishy stuff and quite a large offering this month – thanks.
If you are submitting an article, it would make it a little easier for me if you use the template – no real worries if you don’t.
Jayden told me yesterday about a kid’s workshop at Gaden this Sunday. I wondered whether he was referring to the Go Fishing/Open Day on Sun 12 Oct, but no …
