Hutt Valley Anglers Club - New Zealand Federation of Freshwater ...

President’s PieceAnother year draws to a close and a goodtime to thank everyone for theirparticipation in our club and associatedevents this year. We trust you have awonderful Christmas and enjoy somesuccessful angling over the holiday break.Talking about getting out and doing some fishing, it may be thechoice of some, but fishing alone is something I think is betterdone occasionally. Out there trying to get it right takes a lotlonger when we don’t have some help in understanding thecomplexities of fly fishing. A key motivation for having a club isto encourage fishing together and sharing knowledge and alittle bit of wisdom as we do. It therefore comes as no surprisethat most of our activities are centred around helping oneanother become more successful in our fishing and providing ahealthy level of camaraderie.We were treated to the wisdom and experience of three veryexperienced anglers at last month’s club meeting and manythanks to Tony Houpt, Dan Thomas and St John Wakefield. Agreat night that was very informative and entertaining as wediscovered many things that will no doubt assist our nextexcursion to the river or lake of our choice.When preparing for that next outing there are some things thatyou could consider that will not only help develop your anglingskill but help you get to know other club members. How wellwe get to know other club members is limited on a club nightbut going fishing with someone will help you and them nomatter your experience level. We provide many ways of doingthis as a club. Our website and newsletter cover everything andif you have not spent much time reading through it is worth itto discover what aspects of the clubs activities appeal to you.Maybe get involved in an activity you have not done beforesuch as the club competitions or a club trip/excursion.We recently began a Facebook Group with the idea of having amember’s only facility to let people know when you are goingHutt Valley Angling Club Incorporated—December 2013 3