IN 1975 THE GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB WAS FORMED BY SEVERAL ANGLERS AND IN 1976 I JOINED THE CLUB AND ONTO THE COMMITTEE IN 1977. THE CLUB STARTED OF WITH ABOUT 23 ANGLERS ON ITS CONCEPTION AND THAT GREW TO SOME 340 , I BELIEVE AT THE START OF THE 90'S !.
THE CLUB STARTED OF RENTING THE RIVER SOAR AT ROTHLEY AND THE CLUB WOULD ENJOY SOME 10 MATCHES A YEAR ON IT.LATER ON THE CLUB ACQUIRED OTHER STRETCHES OF RIVERS AND RENTED A FEW LAKES WHEN THE POPULARITY OF CARP STARTED IN THE LATES 70'S.
I SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE FOR SOME 18 YEARS TAKING UP POSITION AS SECRETARY ,MATCH SECRETARY AND ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEMBER PLUS ALSO RUNNING THE JUNIOR CLUB FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVING 64 JUNIORS UNDER MY CONTROL AND HAVING SELL-OUT JUNIOR MATCHES OF 21 PEGS A TIME OVER 6 MATCHES !
THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE A RECORD OF SOME MATCHES HELD AT THE RIVER SOAR AT ROTHLEY , THURLASTON LAKE AND DAYS ON THE TRENT BY SEVERAL GAC ANGLERS.
GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB ARE ON FACEBOOK
RIVER SOAR DAYS :
TONY POTTER - CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB FOR MANY YEARS AND A GREAT ANGLER
BROTHERS GREG AND WAYNE GAMMAGE - THE BEST MATCH SECRETARIES WE HAD
EVER PRESENT GREG AND WAYNE
BILLY WEBB ALWAYS WITH US
MY BEST MATE SINCE WE WERE 11 YEARS OLD .....MICK CARR
DAVE SHIPTON GETTING WEIGHED IN BY GREGG
GREG
ME WITH A GOOD WINNING WEIGHT
GREAT CATCH OF SOAR ROACH ON THE CASTER
CLUB PHOTO TIME
SECTION WIN I THINK
ANOTHER MONEY POSITION
LOOK AT THEM FIBRE GLASS BOXES !
SUMMER TIME LEAGUE - WE WALK 300 METRES JUST TO FISH THESE MATCHES - NOW WE EXPECT TO PUT THE CAR BEHING THE PEG ON THESE CARP WATERS - NOTICE WE ALL LOOKED QUITE SLIM AND FIT - NO PIZZA HOUSE - NO MCDONALDS - NO FAST FOOD EXCEPT FOR THE LOCAL CHIPPY !! :-)
ROTHLEY RIVER TOWARDS THE ISLAND - BEAUTIFUL PICTURE IN THE MARCH
GOOD DAY FOR ME ON PEG 1 WITH BREAM TO TAKE 2ND IN MATCH
TONY POTTER DOING WELL
DAVE SHIPTON
GRAHAM WALIS MR.TARE-MAN
PETER TOWLE WITH A NICE CHUBB FROM THE ISLAND LENGTH
THOSE WERE MY LONG HAIR DAYS
PEG 1 WINNER
A WINNER OF PEG 1 AGAIN !!
FIRST CHUB CATCH AT ROTHLEY
MY FIRST DACE AT ROTHLEY
WAYNE WITH A BRACE
TONY METCALFE WITH A FEW
THE DAYS MATCH COMPLETE AND ITS TIME TO WALK HOME - NOTE THE WICKER BASKETS - NO RIVE IN THOSE DAYS !!
JIM WINKLESS
JOE GREEN DAREN BOTTERILL WAYNE JIM GREG
DAREN BOTTERILL
DAVE SHIPTON WITH A NICE BREAM
BILL WEBB .......GO BACK A LITTLE BILL ....ARRRRR !....WENT INTO THE RIVER :-)
FORMER FOUNDER OF THE CLUB DICK AUSTIN
SHIPPO
GREG AND WAYNE
PHIL'S DAD ....JOE
PHIL GREEN
TONY POTTER
GRAY WALIS WITH A SINGLE ON A COLD DAY
GREGGER
GRAY WALI WITH SOME PLUMP ROACH
MARTIN GARROD WITH A WINNING CATCH
PETE TOWLE WITH A FEW
SHIPPO INTO FISH
BRR..........ITS COLD
MATCH DAY PHOTO
BEST MATE MICK CARR WITH A HANDSOME CHUB
WINDY DAY
NOTE THE GEAR - NO SPONSORSHIP - JUST CLUB BADGES
NICE ROACH CATCH
THINK I GOT A PLACE THAT DAY WITH A SMALL CATCH
LOOK AT THOSE SPONSORED BUCKETS :-)
PETER TOWLE WITH A NICE CHUB
GET AN HAIR CUT !
WAYNE TONY DICK
ALAN SAYERS AND MICK MEIGH AT THE TOP CAR PARK AT 6 IN THE MORNING TO GO FISHING .....THAT WAS NORMAL FOR ALL OUR MATCHES - FISHING FROM 8 TILL 1 THEN HOME !!
TONY WITH A NICE ROACH
PHIL GREEN READY TO PULL OUT ....A RABBIT :-)
SUMMER LEAGUE MATCH
EVERY CHRISTMAS TIME WE RAN OUR 'FUR AND FEATHER' MATCH AND AS PER USUAL WE ALL GOT DRESSED UP !
GARY ENVIS WITH THE RIVER RECORD OF 37LB'S
MY CATCH THAT DAY WAS 12LB
HIS BOTHER PAUL WITH 16LB
BRIAN ENVIS (FATHER) WITH 10LB
DRESS UP TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
JOE -JIM-MICK-TONY-ROY-LOU-BOB
MICK AND TONY
PRIZEWINNER FOR ME
AGM AND PRESENTATIONS TIME
BOB WICKHAM WITH A FEW TROPHIES
TONY - GREG - ROY
MICK STRETTON AND VAUGHAN REVELL
VAUGHAN PRESENTED WITH HIS TROPHY BY SPONSORER MR.FOX.
ANOTHER PRESENTATIONS EVENING AT A HOTEL
TONY - PETER - ME - WAYNE - GREG -PHIL GREEN
YOUNG JUNIOR PAUL ENVIS ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER GARY REPRESENTED LEICESTER JUNIORS.
THE EVER PRESENT SECRETARY : ROY HARRIS ALWAYS CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR
GREG
BRIAN ENVIS FORMER LEICESTER LIKELY LAD
MATCHMAN OF THE YEAR : MICK STRETTON - GREAT POLICEMEN AND FRIEND
5 comments:
my first reaktion is...everybody is havin a laugh. Mvh. Tikkanen
Those were good days mate and not a pole in sight ! - Wwe would set up maybe just 2 rods only !!Later in the years poles were started to be used.
I remember who my face fell the first time I saw a 9 whip,when purchasing a 7 whip I was in heaven about 10 years old.
The first matchrod (Daiwa) with about 400 rings was even over my bed with a ABU 506 or 505 reel.
Mvh Tikkanen
GOOD OLD DAYS....
NICE MEMORIES!
Wow some old faces here. I remember Mick Stretton used to come round to our house & mum had to e plain why a pnda car kept on appearing outside our house. Thinking about stating fishing again after 34 years away, looking at videos on YouTube things have changed A LOT these days it's a different language, can't work out what they are saying half the time. How do I join club now.
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