2011 - GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB YEARS - part 2

     GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB INTO THE 1980'S STARTED TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE OTHER WATERS. IT WAS A TIME OF CHANGE IN THE FISHING METHODS AS THE RIVERS STARTED TO BECOME LESS FISHED AND IT WAS EASIER TO PARK A CAR AT A COMMERCIAL FISHERY AND FISH FOR PLANTED FISH.
     THURLASTON LAKE WAS PURCHASED IN 79-80 I BELIEVE AND THE FARMER HAD PLACED 250 CARP 1-2LB AND 500 ROACH AND RUDD. THE FIRST 2 YEARS THE WATER WAS HEAVILY WEEDED AND CLUB MEMBERS WOULD HELP  CLEAR WEED AND HELPED STOP THE WATER FROM CHOCKING UP .
      EVENTUALLY WITH FURTHER INTRODUCTIONS OF CARP ,CRUCIAN CARP AND SOME TENCH AND KOI'S THE WATER BECAME FREE FROM WEED EXCEPT FOR THE 4 CORNERS OF THE LAKE WHICH BECAME SANCTUARIES FOR SPAWING FISH.

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HERE ARE  A FEW PICTURES OVER THE YEARS :

GARY WOODS - WHAT A NICE MAN , SO INTELLIGENT , HE HAD 2 DEGREES FROM UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATED HIS 3 BOYS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEY ALL GOT TOP MARKS. I HAD THE UPMOST RESPECT FOR THIS MAN WHO WAS A MS SUFFERER. HE DIED ABOUT 2005 AND I WAS SHATTERED AT HIS LOSS AS HE WAS A STALWART OF THE G.A.C. IN THE 90'S ......GOD BLESS GARY.

THE PICTURE OF GARY FISHING THE MOAT WHICH WAS NEXT TO OUR CARP LAKE , IT WAS A MIXED FISHERY CONTAINING ROACH,RUDD,CHUB,BARBEL,CARP,CRUCIANS AND TENCH AND PERCH.

 MY ENGINEERING MATE FROM THE GEC/AEI DAYS IS MICK MEIGH WHO WAS A TOP CANAL ANGLER ON THE OXFORD AND HINKLEY CANALS - HERE HE HAS A SUPERB CATCH OF MIRROR CARP ON THE WAGGLER.

 YOURS TRULY WITH A SUMMER MIRROR CARP -
 - HOW FAT IS THAT ! (AND THE FISH :-)       )

ONE OF MY MATCH WINNING WEIGHTS - HA-HA NOTE THE OLD FIBRE GLASS BOX , ITS ALONG TIME BEFORE THE PRESTON BOXES ARRIVE ON THE SCENE   :-)

JIM WINKLESS WITH A CATCH OF SMALL FISH FROM THE MOAT

MY BEST BUDDY AND BEST MAN AT MY WEDDING : MICK CARR WITH A NICE CATCH OF 'BITS' FROM THE MOAT.

 ONE OF OUR LADY ANGLERS GETTING WEIGHED AT AN EVENING MATCH  (THEY WEIGHED THE FISH ALSO   :-)     )

JOE LOPEZ WITH A SMALL BAG OF FISH OFF THE MOAT IN ITS EARLY DAYS

VAUGHAN REVELL AN EVER PRESENT FOR THE G.A.C. - HE PASSED ON RECENTLY - GOD BLESS YOU VAUGHAN WE HAD MANY GOOD DAYS TOGETHER.

 ALAN SAYERS AND MY 2 GIRLS, HELEN ON THE LEFT AND SARAH ON THE RIGHT - MY ANGELS WHO STARTED TO FISH FROM AN EARLY AGE AND WHEN THEY WERE 10 AND 12 THEY BOTH FINISHED IN THE TOP-12 OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.

 OUR GREAT JUNIOR TEAM THAT FISHED THE UNDER 16'S LEAGUE ON THE RIVER SOAR AND HAD A CREDITABLE 5TH ONE YEAR AGAINST SOME MIGHTY TEAMS
BROTHERS GARY AND PAUL ENVIS  WENT ON TO FISH FOR LEICESTER SENSAS AND THEIR FATHER WAS BRIAN FORMER MEMBER OF THE LEICESTER LIKELY LADS FROM THE MARKS AND MARLOW DAYS.

DOUG HAYES - GREAT BLOKE

TEACHER STEVE WHITELY WITH A NICE BAG FROM THE MOAT

JIM WINKLESS WITH RUDD IN THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD THE THURLASTON LAKE

 MICK MEIGH WINNER OF THE AUTUMN CUP ON THE LAKE

SUMMER TIME AND JIM WINKLESS BAGGING ON THE WAGGLER

 JIM IN RELAXED MOOD AS USUAL

BILLY WEBB WITH A PLEASURE SESSION GOOD CARP OF AT LEAST 10LB !