Nashua FlyCasters

October 10, 2013 Meeting Minutes

Walter Marcella called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM. There were 20 members and 4 guests in attendance: Bob Broadhurst, Dave Braica, Ron Corsetti, Bob Cox, Dick Farr, Seth Harris, Ralph Orlando,Chuck Jaglinski, Alan &Muriel Sherburne, Bob Cox, Matt Laliberte,Steve Burke, Bill Lucey, Jay Lustig, Jim Lynch, Walter Marcella, Roselle Neely, Ken Swanson, Lyn Vignola, and guests, Wade Morgan, Ed Saltalamacchia, Chris Swanson along with our program speaker, Mark Foley.

NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY, November 14, 2013

PLACE AND TIME: NASHUA COUNTRY CLUB 6:00 PM

Program: TBA

Prospective member Ed Saltalamacchia will provide the dessert for the October meeting. Alan Sherburne won the dinner raffle.

Four guests were introduced: Wade Morgan, Ed Saltalamacchia, Chris Swanson, and our program speaker, Mark Foley.

Minutes from the September meeting were accepted as submitted. The Treasurer’s report shows that the club has approximately $2217 on account, after paying for fall stocking and monthly expenses. The report was accepted as presented. There are currently 52 paid members in the club.

Walter Marcella reported that the fall stocking went well with approximately 100 rainbows and 75 browns, 12 to 15” put in.

Port O Potty @ the Pond will be removed on Nov. 5th.

Walter Marcella discussed several key topics that the advisory committee will be discussing in the near future to improve and maintain the viability of NFCA. New members are always welcomed, so let him know if you would like to recommend any new/existing member to take an active role on the advisory committee. Walter also stressed the need for more members to take an active role in club business and activities.

•Speakers and presenters needed for future meetings: Nov. 2013, March, April, May,June 2014. Please let Walter know if you have any ideas.

Fund Raising - options for fall or spring. Looking for someone who is willing tospearheadthis topic?-Guest speaker, Mark Foley shared some fundraising ideas that have worked for him recently:

-Ask Nashua Parks & Recreation department to become involved in fundraising efforts/raffles

-Think outside the box! Use modern advertising methods (Facebook, Twitter, pay per click advertising)

Seek sources outside of membership by having each member sell 10 raffle tickets (thesewouldhave to be pre-printed with prizesindicated)

Seek donation of time and prizes from membership and outside vendors, utilize membership contacts.

  • Members donate time
  • Member donation use of personal vacation property for weekend
  • Sports Tickets (Pats, Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics) other non-major sports events.
  • Local sports teams tickets
  • Offer free membership to NFCA (1 Year)
  • One month fishing at the pond
  • Free Dinner at NCC monthly meeting
  • Invitation to opening day
  • Fly Casting Lessons (need member to donate time)
  • Seek donation of Fly Rod & Reel
  • Fly Tying Lessons from club
  • Two hours of fly fishing at local stream with member
  • Additional ideas welcomed, please send them to W. Marcella

Evaluateways to reduce the level of algae in the pond. Will an Aerator help byincreasingthe level of oxygen in the water?Comments from Ben Nugent, NHF&G Biologist. presents a strong case for aeration. -The club asked if anyone would like to research aeration methods including their cost and effectiveness. Seth mentioned that we used to have an aerator but some members thought it warmed up the pond too much. There should still be power available near the pond to hook up a new aerator. We discussed running the aerator at night or perhaps underwater to prevent the pond from heating up.

• Identify upcoming expenses andresources
• Develop an annual budget: Matt/officers
• Pond Security and dealing with Church members and non-church outsiders

For those of you with videos of personal fishing experiences on tape or professional CDs, please let Wally Marcella know as we are always looking for presentation ideas.

Fly tying sessions are being planned again for this year on the 3rd week in Nov. So get your equipment out and think about patterns you want to learn.

The business meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM, followed by the presentation. Mark Foley of First Cast Fly Fishing presented a 60 minutes slide show about D.I.Y. (Do it Yourself) Fly-Fishing Alaska and British Columbia. At age 29, Mark left the corporate world and spent one year hiking and fishing the Andes Mountain Range. He is a former Argentina fly-fishing lodge manager and a NH licensed fly-fishing guide. During his presentation, he took us on a fly-fishing journey from New Hampshire to the Alaskan Arctic Ocean. We saw spectacular pictures of the mountains, wildlife, and of course, lots of photos of wild trout, salmon and steelhead. Lastly, Mark shared a few secrets on how to travel on a dime, yet travel in comfort.

Respectfully submitted,

Walter Marcella, President

There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home. ~Roderick Haig-Brown, Fisherman's Spring, 1951