27th September
Lakeside Fly Fishing Club
The President John Tywford has received the following invitation from David Screen President of Lake Side Fly Fishing Club
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Dear John,

I hope you are all well.  We would like to invite your club to our next Club meeting where our guest speaker for the night will be Jeff Brown.  Jeff is a well known local fly fishing guide and photographer who is based in the Penrith area.  Jeff has offered to give us an overview of the fishing prospects in the Western Region (Lakes Lyell, Wallace and Thompson's Ck, plus the local rivers) at the open of season in October.  Jeff is a great public speaker and his talks are always very interesting and informative.  Our next Club meeting will be at 7.30pm, Wednesday 3rd of October.  Our Club meets at the Lakemba Memorial Services Club in the Dinning Room, 26 Quigg Street, Lakemba.

Kind regards,

DAVID SCREEN
This is a recommended event for any member to attend. Jeff is a great speaker and Lakeside is a very hospitable club. Dinner is available at a good price and I am sure any SFR member will have a great night out. JEG.

24th September
Committee Meeting
The meeting scheduled for 1st Oct has been rescheduled to Tuesday 2nd Oct. Members are invited to attend as observers. The meeting is held at Sydney Rowers Club Great North Road Abbotsford at 7pm. Light meals are available.

10th September  Long Plan Trout Trip Rescheduled
The Snowy Mountains Trout Festival is being held during the week from the 3rd so John has moved the trip from that week to avoid the crowds to the following week.
The event will now be held from the 10th till the 17th.

7th September  Committee Meeting
A committee meeting was held Monday night.
It was decide that rather than a door prize at the monthly social meeting the club would hold a members badge draw. The 1st draw would be for $100 jackpotting by $50 per meeting till it is claimed.
A delegation of the salt water members attended the meeting and arrangements for some more local saltwater events have commenced. Anyone interested in assisting should contact the secretary John Vernon.
 

3rd September  Carp Bash
Bob Stevenson has up dated the details for the Carp Bash including details of how to get there and what to take. If you are going don't for get to make your payment.

2nd September  Club Meeting
scheduled for the 10th September has been postponed till 17th September, due to APEC.

Fly Tying
scheduled for 17th September will be held as part of the Monthly Social meeting held at the Cammeray Golf Club.

25th August     New Fishing Bag Limits

Although there are not many changes we still need to be careful and responsible. The limits are designed to assist with sustainability.

25th August      Electronic Payments

The first stage of the implementation of electronic payments has been introduced. At stage payments can only be made by direct debit to the clubs account. In a week or so we will be able to accept credit card payments.

This service is now available for the convenience of the members for payments of the entry fee for the Singleton Carp Bash.

In the next few days payment of annual fees will be available.

21st August

The Peter Hayes Casting Clinic at Centennial Park for club members is nearly fully booked. Register now to be part of this day by contacting Jim Gilchrist.

18th August

Council of Freshwater Anglers (CFA)

The highlights of the meeting are below and we suggest anyone interested in more detail visit the CFA site a shown below,

Radge Diakiw was elected Secretary,

• Access to National Parks is still a problem (fishing control by stealth) and this is effecting both salt and fresh water.

• The stocking of native fish across the State continues.

• The Conservation Foundation made a presentation and suggested more consultation between the CFA and themselves on matters of common interest.

•  The rules on carry and the use of Gaffs may be under review. In particular for the catching and landing of Carp and other noxious species.

• Discussion re the cost to clubs of membership.

• Access to private properties

17th August

Council of Freshwater Anglers (CFA)

Radge Diakiw will lead a delegation of club members including Peter Kelly and Jim Gilchrist to the AGM and quarterly meeting of the ACF.

The Council plays an important part in the development of freshwater fishing in NSW and is the contact point for us with the other peak bodies and the Department of Primary Industries. For more information of the CFA's activities please visit

http://www.freshwateranglers.com.au/

17th August

The club's AGM was held at the meeting on the 13th August.

The President Reg Grove retired from the committee after many years of service and was thanked by the members for all his efforts and we wish him well with his fishing.

The club also thanked the other retiring members of the committee for their service.

The election of the new committee (Click here for the details) took place without further ado.

Following the AGM, Peter Hayes addressed the meeting. Peter's talk focused on casting techniques including his famous Bow Cast. It is always a pleasure to hear Peter speak, he is a fountain of knowledge and a great teacher. Members are reminded that Peter Hayes is conducting a Training and tuition day for the Club at Centennial Park on Sunday 23rd September. Numbers are limited so for those who have not registered they should do so ASAP by contacting the Secretary John Vernon at John.Vernon@oft.commerce.nsw.gov. Complete details of the day will be posted here over the weekend. 

For members interested in the tuition they should visit Peter's web site for details of the training he conducts;

 http://www.flyfishtasmania.com.au

9th August

19th, 20th & 21st October

This is a great event. The Singleton Club run this event as a fund raiser for  the stocking of St Clair with natives. Several hundred thousand fish have been added to St Clair in recent years as a result of this and other similar events. It is unlikely any members will have the chance to catch as many fish in any weekend as they will at this outing. Last year Reg Grove caught more than 70 fish and others did even better.

The company is as great as the food and fun and the fishing, we are looking forward to seeing you there.    

9th August

Radge has advised the details for the Bass Fishing Event at Penrith. This is a Saturday morning event followed by Brunch. The best chance to catch Bass for those members who have not experienced  the way a big Bass can fight.