Flyfishing Symposium II
Searun Cutthroat Symposium, November 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2010 at the University of Victoria Commons Block.
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Mission Statement
The purpose of the Haig-Brown Fly Fishing Association is to promote the sport of fly fishing and the conservation of fish through a membership which abides by Provincial and Federal Laws and Regulations and all fair and ethical rules of fishing. Members are expected to demonstrate sportsmanship and respect for their fellow fishers and the environment.
Members Message
by James Tepoorten
Why do people join fly fishing clubs? Thinking back to when I first joined the Haig Brown Fly Fishing Association, my primary motivation was education. I had come to fly fishing rather late in life, and was unprepared for how quickly fly fishing became a passion, which consumed not only vast amounts of my disposable income, but all of my waking attention. I was desperate for knowledge from people who not only knew the art of casting, but also the craft of fly tying. People who knew local rivers, lakes, and beaches and how to fish them; who knew the flies to use, who understood the rods, reels, and lines that best handled the situations encountered, who could rig leaders and knots that worked, who wore clothing one needed to be comfortable, and all of the stuff one has to know – simply to catch a fish.
Happily, I found this knowledge in this wonderful club. And I found more. I found club members eager to share their experience. I learned to live vicariously through others as they delivered their presentations of bonefishing in Christmas Island, landed trophy Steelhead in Morice and the Dean, explored New Zealand with a fly rod – trips that captured my imagination; one day I’ll go too. I came to respect their incredible talents, not only in fly fishing; many members had other passions just as interesting, and in which they were equally talented: dogs, birds, woodworking, music, computers, art of many forms. Their workday occupations, their lives, all became a part of my interest. As my participation in the club grew, so did my concern over their health and illnesses, and their lives. In short, they became friends.
And through it all, the club expanded. The membership grew. New events were tried: fly tying contests, fly casting competitions, annual auctions were enhanced, new locations for club fishouts were attempted. I became aware of our conservation work done by club members and some truly impressive work done on Sandhill Creek.