VFFA 2023 meetings & other activities
(... all events subject to Covid restrictions)

January 2023

• 31 Tuesday First Council Meeting for 2023 - 7:00 pm, Zoom meeting

February 2023

• 4 Sat-11 Sat  Tasmanian trip to Hayes on Brumby's.
  Event Co-ordinator - Chris Gray (chris@graysmail.com.au)
• 16 Thursday  General Meeting - 6:30pm at the Kelvin Club
  "Liars' Night" - reports from members on their summer fishing.
• 18 Sat - 19 Sun  Ultimate Fishing Expo
  Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre
• 20 Mon - 22 Wed  World Recreational Fishing Conference
  Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre

March 2023

• 8 Wednesday VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes
  Event Co-ordinator - Lyndon Webb (0488 555 724)
• 11 Sat - Sat 18  VFFA trip to Currawong Lakes
  Event Co-ordinator - Hugh Maltby
• 23 Thursday General Meeting - 6:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker - Dr Jarod Lyon, Principal Research scientist at Arthur Rylah Institute .  Dr Lyon's topic: "A midge over troubled waters: Co-managing trout fisheries and threatened species in a changing world."
• 29 Wednesday Council Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club
• 31 Mar - 2 April  Big River Trip
  Event Co-ordinator - John Pilkington

April 2023

• 7 Fri -9 Sun  Easter 2023
• 20 Thursday  General Meeting - 6:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker: Mark Turner, Manager of River and Wetland Health Program for the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority.
  Mark will talk about the management of waterways in the Goulburn Broken region - Forests, Flow and Fish.
• 21-23 Donger Weekend - See details and Notice of Event on pages 36 and 37.
• 26 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 7:00 pm, Zoom meeting.
• 27-29 Australian Trout Foundation Trees for Trout planting on the Upper Wonnangatta River.

May 2023

• 18 Thursday  General Meeting - 6:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker: James Norney - with topic: "Taking advantage of ALL of our State's North-East")
• 31 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club

June 2023

• 1 Thursday  Fly Tying at the Botanical Art School of Melbourne - 7:00 pm
• 7 Wednesday Winter trip to Millbrook Lakes
• 9 Friday  The trout fishing season in Victorian rivers officially closes at midnight on Friday June 9 this year
• 15 Thursday  Lunchtime General Meeting - 12 noon at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker - Marian Miller, member of the Australian Women's Commonwealth Championship Team
• 18 Sunday  Casting at the Red Tag Casting Pool, commencing at 10:30 am
• 28 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 7:00pm, Zoom meeting

July 2023

• 6 Thursday  Fly Tying at the Botanical Art School of Melbourne - 7:00 pm
• 20 Thursday  Lunchtime General Meeting - 12 noon at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker: Bill Jeans: "A Flyfisher's Trip to Cuba"
• 23 Sunday Casting at the Red Tag Casting Pool, commencing at 10:30 am
  (Certified Casting Instructors will be present)
• 26 Wednesday Council Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club

August 2023

• 3 Thursday  Fly Tying at the Botanical Art School of Melbourne - 7:00pm
• 18 Friday Annual Dinner - 6:30 for 7:00 pm at the Kelvin Club
  (Guest Speaker - Chris Bassano from IFS Tasmania.  Christopher will speak about the management of the Tasmanian trout fishery, including stocking policies and the management tools used on various lakes.)
• 20 Sunday  President's Casting Day at the Red Tag Casting Pool, commencing at 10:30 am
  (Certified Casting Instructors will be present)
• 30 Wednesday  Council Meeting- 7:00 pm on Zoom

September 2023

• 2 Saturday  Trout season opens again for Victorian rivers
• 2 Saturday Warrnambool Fly Fishers' Annual dinner
• 14 Thursday  Last Fly Tying session at the Botanical Art School of Melbourne - 7:00 pm
• 21 Thursday 2023 Annual General Meeting - 8:00 pm, and again a Zoom meeting
• 27 Wednesday VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes for some early Spring fishing, 10:00 am till dusk
• 27 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club

October 2023

• 8 Sunday  Annual trip to Thorpdale to fish with the Latrobe Valley Club's stocked dams as guests of the Latrobe Valley members
• 19 Thursday  General Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Annual Auction of equipment and books
  (Meal at 6:00 pm and auction commencing at 7:00 pm)
• 25 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 7:00 pm on Zoom

November 2023

• 10 Fri - 12 Sun  Annual trip to Warrnambool
• 16 Thursday  General Meeting - 7:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker: Dr John Morrongiello (Topic: "Big fish, small fish, shy fish, bold fish")
• 29 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 6:00pm at the Kelvin Club

December 2023

• 15 Friday  Christmas Dinner at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker: Tom Jarman (Topic: "A Year of Fly Fishing in Victoria")

January 2024

• 10 Wednesday  VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes, provided summer temperatures are not too high
  Event Co-ordinator - Lyndon Webb (0488 555 724)
• 31 Wednesday   First Council Meeting for 2024 - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club

February 2024

• 3 Sat - 11 Sun   Tasmanian trip to Hayes on Brumby's
  Event Co-ordinator Chris Gray (chris@graysmail.com.au)
• 22 Thursday General Meeting - 7:30pm at the Kelvin Club
  "Liars Night" - reports from members on their summer fishing.
• 28 Wednesday Council Meeting 7:00 pm on Zoom.

March 2024

• 3 - 10  VFFA Trip to Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand
  Event Co-ordinator - John Spragg (John@bellingham-marine.com.au)
• 21 Thursday  General Meeting - 7:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  Speaker - Sam Fawke, Senior Technical Officer - Conservation Hatchery, Victorian Fisheries Authority
• 27 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 6:00 pm at the Kelvin Club
• 29 Friday  Easter-Good Friday
• 31 Sunday  Easter Sunday

April 2024

• 18 Thursday  General Meeting - 7:30 pm at the Kelvin Club
  (Speaker - TBC)
• 24 Wednesday  Council Meeting - 7:00 pm  Zoom Meeting