LOCAL RIVERS 1) Chilliwack/Vedder: conditions are as they were in August, low and clear! Open for hatchery Coho 4/day; Chum 1/day; hatchery Rainbow Trout 4/day. No Pink or Sockeye retention. 2) Fraser: is closed to salmon fishing until further notice! Open for Sturgeon and hatchery Cutthroat Trout! Fred Helmer and the Salmon Society have organized a protest for [...]
First, a big “THANKS”, to all the volunteers that came out for the open house; I hear it was a great show, and well run, as usual..! The down side... Please be advised, due to work commitments on both Joe’s and my part, this months ATS slotted for 27 Aug, is cancelled. Work load [...]
Another group of five for the IPSC TC held over two consecutive Tuesdays. This is a new format and seems to have a use for those who can’t quite find a weekend to take the course. See the club and/or my class schedule to find one that may work best for you. They are limited [...]
A number of our IPSC Sub-Club members participated in the 2017 National Championship for IPSC Canada and they represented us very well. In Classic Division, top Abby finishers were Brian McCoy in 11th with 83.951% and Brennan Sheremeto in 12th with 83.611%. In Production Division, top Abby finishers were Mike McClelland in 18th place [...]
The August 6 Championship Match, unfortunately had only a few shooters. At least 10 of the shooters were at the World Police and Fire Games in San Francisco and yours truly, in bed with the flu. Everyone shooting had a great day. On the bright side, both Russell Sorsdahl and myself made the Governor's [...]
Had 14 shooters out. Next shoot August 20. Handicap Trophies. 50. 24 yard. 25 individual. Interclub held at Mission: Mission: 118, Ridgedale: 117, Abbotsford: 98 Abby Team: Greg Wesselius 24, Ed Parsons 20, Nathan Gole 17, Lawrence Waardenburg 20, Ron Edward 17 As we host this shoot next year and it's very difficult to [...]
LOCAL RIVERS Chilliwack/Vedder: conditions are low and clear! There are still a few Chinook around; mostly being caught up top as most of the fish are in the hatchery. Summer run Steelhead have not shown up yet, but there are winter run still being hooked below the crossing! The Sockeye have been trickling in steadily. There is no [...]
Over the summer, numbers have dropped for the Monday night drop in, but we regularly have a few members show up. Our 6 weekly class series in Rifle Shooting for new shooters aged 10-17 (ish) has been quite successful. We had 2 Shooters win 6 medals at the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto [...]
Attn Members: Due to the August Long Weekend, The .22 Club is cancelled Monday August 7. Thanks! Curt Smecher
All, a reminder for this months ATS shoot, 23 July. 250 rounds for each platform; pistol / carbine / shotgun. 0930hrs range brief and set up, 1000hrs rounds down range. $10 drop-in fee. Range 3. Mag carrying gear (5 mags min, per platform, plus ‘something’ to carry your shot shells in; tac vest, [...]
Attn Members: Due to the Canadian IPSC Nationals, Steel Challenge Tuesday night practices will be cancelled for the next upcoming three weeks. This includes July 18, 25 and August 1. Thanks for your understanding.
The IPSC Sub-Club was focused on arranging practice nights for the 2017 IPSCBC Provincial Championships held June 30 to July 2. All said and done Abbotsford was well represented in all the divisions. On a special note Abbotsford team members Mike McClelland, Curtis Young, and Emmanuel Dikeako took the top three spots for next year’s [...]