February 2015 Chapter Meeting Notes

Chapter Meeting Agenda

February 5, 2015

WWCC - Room 1333 - 7:00pm

 

-          Welcome and Introductions

·         15 people in attendance

-          Changes/additions to the Agenda (no)

 

-          Take a vet fishing - Healing Waters Fly Fishing Project – April 21 and 22

·         Update

§  Several people signed up

·         Cody, Tom, Robb, Nick, Robb, etc.

o   Will work out the details at a later date

§  8 Vets, and support staff will stay at Seedskadee.

·         Social (maybe) April 21 (Bring Your Own Beverage)

·         BBQ – April 22

§  TU Chapter will host, with the help of others

-          Future Seedskadee meetings

·         Seedskadee TU Board meeting – 2nd Tuesday of the month – 5:00 pm @ the Log Inn Restaurant

§  March’s meeting will be Tuesday March 10th

·         Seedskadee TU Public meeting – 2nd Tuesday of the month – 6:30 pm @ the Log Inn Restaurant

§  March’s meeting will be Tuesday 10th

-          Program

·         Travis Neebling (WGFD Fisheries Biologist) – Flaming Gorge is surveyed annually with hydroacoustic to estimate the population of kokanee.  Much like an anglers fish finders, hydroacoustic surveys use under water sound waves to detect and document fish targets.  Travis’s presentation will touch on how hydroacoustic surveys work and how he is using mid-water gill nets to determine the species composition of the fish targets detected during the hydroacoustic surveys.

-          10 Minute Intermission prior to proceeding with business portion the meeting

-          Membership participation prize!

·         Pat is building a Fly Rod for the prize

·         Your name will be entered into the drawing each time you attend an event.

-          Minutes from Last Meeting – January – Review and Approve

·         Norm Motion

·         Calvin 2nd

·         All in favor

-          Treasurer Report – Review and Accept

·         $11,648.07

·         $140 Hats sold

·         - $531.98 Yeti coolers

·         Insurance -$110.00

·         Ending balance $11,147.22

·         Calvin motions to approve the Treasurer Report

·         Pete 2nd

·         All in favor

-          Correspondence / Quick Notes / Reminders

·         Upper Bear River Chapter TU – this year’s banquet will be May 9th

§  Really great show

§  Rob won a boat last time

·         Commissioner’s License – Will Sell at MFF Banquet on March 7th – Thanks Commissioner Anselmi!

§  Will be in their live auction

·         Lying and Tying February 12th – 6:30 pm in room 206 at the Green River Campus of WWCC

§  New Materials

·         Fly Fishing Film Tour, will be in Rock Springs late March, early April

·         Membership Attendance Raffle – win a custom fly rod

§  Feb 2015 thru Jan 2016

§  Active Members qualify - excluding board members

-          On Going Chapter Business

·         Update - TU Yeti Raffle (Adopt-a-Trout)

§  Burbot Bash - cancelled

§  Burbot Classic – withdrew Yeti because of attendance concerns

§  Looking at other options to raffle the coolers

·         Fly Fishing Film Tour

·         Flaming Gorge Derby

o   Nearly 1000 people

-          Conservation – Helping the Fisheries

·         Cottonwood poll cutting in the near future on Seedskadee

-          New Business

·         Project Managers

§  Challenge membership to be “Project Manager” for one project throughout the coming year.

·         Next we will be talking and asking chapter members to step up and be project managers for ongoing or new projects.

-          Have identified a number of programs for the upcoming year.

·         March – WWCC student about Trout Creek invertebrates

·         April – Healing Waters Fly Fishing Project

-          Iron Fly!

·         April 24th at the Fish Bowl

·         6:00pm - close

-          Wyo TU council meeting

·         April 17-19

-          Western Regional Meeting

·         May 1-3

-          Next meeting March 10th, 6:30pm @ Log Inn Restaurant

-          Adjourn Until Next Time – Get Out and Make Some Memories!  <*))))><

·         Norm make a motion to Adjourn

·         Cody 2nds, no objections.