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