Match Fishing in Europe

Monday, 8 August 2011

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.

GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB ARE ON FACEBOOK

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 !

Sunday, 7 August 2011

2011 - GREENHILL ANGLING CLUB YEARS - part 1

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 !!