Calendar of events

The New South Wales Rod Fishers' Society

Thursday 6th August 2009	Guest Speaker - Chris Fehon
Thursday  3rd September 2009	TBA
Thursday  1st October 2009	Guest Speaker - Meg Stewart
Thursday  5th November 2009	TBA
Thursday  3rd December 2009	TBA

Usually each year a lunch is also organised in Newcastle on the 2nd Tuesday in January-details TBA

*Special note on Monthly Luncheons
Bookings for lunches should be made 3 days prior.
Telephone 02 9233-3899 or Email info@nswsportsclub.com.au

Doors for luncheons will be closed until 12.30 p.m. Members arriving early can meet in the downstairs bar where drinks may be purchased. Cancellations should be received at least twenty-four hours prior to lunch if unable to attend, otherwise the Member will be charged for lunch. 

Monthly Council Meeting
Board Room, NSW Sports Club (Take lift to level 2)
10-14  Hunter St, Sydney
Date: First Tuesday of every month
Time: 6.00 pm

Tuesday 7th July 2009
Tuesday 4th August 2009
Tuesday 1st September 2009
Tuesday 6th October 2009
Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Tuesday 1st December 2009

Field Trips and Social Events

Streamside Stays & Field Program
OBERON
The Society has secured rights for the exclusive use of a cottage in the Oberon area on a stream and also having access to a stocked farm dam for a weekend each month of the season.  The dates of these weekends are:

Anyone interested in joining other Club members and guests for a "weekend away " is invited to call Greg Prowse  0414712501.

SOCIAL EVENTS

• Fly Tying and Auction Night- Friday 19 June 2009 at 6.30pm. at the NSW Sports Club, 4th Floor 10-14 Hunter St. Sydney. Bookings call Greg Prowse 0414712501

• Annual Dinner - Friday 14 August 2009 at the Waterfront Restaurant, Circular Quay, Sydney - The founder of the Compleat Angler, Jim Allen will be our guest speaker.  Bookings essential - contact Greg Prowse 0414712501
• AGM  and Casting Day Sunday 19 September 2009 at Manly Dam at 11am.
• Cooma Landowners Dinner Saturday 14 November 2009 at Cooma RSL at 7pm.

The New South Wales Rod Fishers' Society operates a full schedule of events for members throughout the year.

 Look Above for the latest calendar of events with dates and booking details.

Council Meetings
Council meetings are held at 6.00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

Field program
The major aim of the Society's Field Program is to provide participants with access to decent fishing water. The outings are therefore ideal for new Society members, or more generally, members who wish to expand their knowledge of local trout streams and lakes. At each outing, participants can expect the presence of two or three competent members with local knowledge and/or a wealth of expertise in casting, entomology, streamcraft, fish‑spotting, or telling of fishy stories. These 'legends' are only too happy to share their wisdom with the other participants, and to provide tips and guidance in all piscatorial matters, both practical and theoretical.

A number of venues for these outings have been found particularly suitable because they meet certain 'convenience' criteria:

• No more than five hours' drive from the Sydney CBD

• Accessibility by normal car

• Close proximity to fishing water

• Reasonable standard and cost of accommodation

• Conditions in the State's trout waters can vary significantly throughout the season. The advantage of using several different venues for the Society outings is that events can be scheduled where and when fishing conditions are considered most promising.

Gerhard Benz, organiser of our Field Program, with a nice brownie from the Central Tablelands

Luncheons
Monthly luncheons, frequently with guest speakers, are held on the first Thursday of every month (except January) at the NSW Sports Club, 10-14 Hunter Street Sydney. They provide an opportunity for members to meet in the city and talk fishing and enjoy an excellent meal. Guests of members and prospective new members are always welcome.

Bookings for lunches should be made as early as possible, but at least three days prior (but in emergencies the club will accept late bookings up to 10AM on the day of the lunch). Telephone 02 9233 3899 or email the NSW Sports Club directly to confirm your booking by clicking info@nswsportsclub.com.au

Cost of $48 includes two-course meal with wine, and coffee.

Members arriving early meet in the downstairs bar where drinks may be purchased.  Cancellations must be received at least twenty-four hours prior to lunch if unable to attend, otherwise the Member will be charged for lunch.

Landowners'  Dinners
The Society hosts two landowners' dinners annually, the Oberon Landowners' Dinner and the Cooma Landowners' Dinner.

These regional functions serve as an expression of appreciation by the Society and members to the landowners of the locality who, over the years, have kindly granted members access to the rivers and streams on their properties. The dinners provide an excellent opportunity for members and partners to socialise and make or renew the acquaintance of landowners. Of these two important fishing regions there can surely be no richer gathering of local knowledge than that to be enjoyed at a landowners' dinner.

Generally the Society will arrange a field trip in the district to correspond with the landowners' dinner. Refer to the list of Field Trips and Social Events (above) for further details.

Fly Tying and Auction Night
This is a once a year event held around July‑August. Supper and drinks are served. It  is a friendly, casual affair where members are free to wander about the four or five fly tiers at their desks and ask questions or just observe. The Auction part of the evening is always entertaining and some very interesting fly fishing equipment changes hands, sometimes at bargain prices.

Annual General Meeting and Casting Day
Some time ago we decided that instead of holding the AGM in an air-conditioned club room, we should instead fill our lungs with fresh air, bring our families, picnic goodies and fly rods to a lake somewhere. After the business of the AGM was over we would have a nice barbecue, talk, tell tall tales and drink refreshing fluid from tall bottles while holding a friendly casting competition. New members can also receive casting instructions from the more advanced casters if they so wish.

 A Casting Day at Manly Dam 

Last Modified: Sunday, 15 March 2009