2009/2010 Events and Dates

Sunday 15th November - Boddington reservoir


We will be holding a bank fishing day at Boddington reservoir. This lake in unequalled locally in the numbers and size of large pike that it has been throwing up including one of the first none trout water 40 pounders for many years.

We will fish along the West bank of the reservoir which is the bank just up from the car park. Fishing can take place between dawn and dusk so turn up when you wish and no doubt we'll have acheeky one after packing up ;-).

26th November - ET Talk and Slide show for the Birmingham Region




Avon Regatta 18th October

Everything has now been organised for next Sunday’s Avon Regatta, I just need one of you to book the weather and we’re all sorted. Last years event saw almost everyone catch including a spectacular 11lb Zander for Brian Harrison and a monster Zed that I saw just before it spat the hook at my landing net (DOH!)


Bank Anglers
This year we are able to offer bank fishing of a stretch know as the ‘Fox Waters’. It’s downstream of where the boats are launched and is a stretch very familiar with a few of us. It holds good pike and Zander, the access is good and so are the swims. Take the Birlingham road off the Defford road from Pershore and then after half a mile turn left onto Shorthill Road. Follow this road past the farm until you come to a sharp right hand bend with a farm track that continues straight on. Take the farm track and turn Left after 100 yards and driver towards the Floodbank in the distance. Park where suitable and walk the flood bank until you find a suitable swim.







Day tickets are £5 each. I’d appreciate it if someone could collect all the money and take a list of names then I will be down in my boat later to collect this for the Bailiff.

The river here is very deep (13 – 22ft) and slow and has fish along the full stretch. It has done 20lb pike and Double figure Zander in the past. The stretch starts at a single willow tree next to a fence at the top end to a fence down the bottom end marking the start of the Smiths waters.

Boat Anglers
Same launch site as before. For newcomers this is off the Defford Road from Pershore where the river meets the road about a mile out of the town. I’ve spoke to Derek at Kingfisher Marine and he is happy to accommodate us again. Please ensure that everyone launching a boat pays a launch fee of £6. This is to be placed in an envelope and posted through the letterbox on the garage door before launching.

Look Forward to seeing you all next Sunday.

Meeting Dates and Reports for 2008/9 season

Below are the provisional dates for the 2008/9 season. All venues are subject to river and weather conditions and may change closer to the dates. Book early for a boat at Blenheim to guarantee a place and call Steve Bown for Regatta date if you fancy hoping on a boat with someone as I'll be sorting out a rota of those with and those without.

19th October - Avon Regatta (Pershore)

An 8am start became a 7am start as all everyone was keen to get out on the River which for once this season was in fine fettle. A few jacks showed early on and by mid morning I'd had a 15.08 and a few jacks and young Francis sharing my boat with his Dad Ted had his first lure caught pike of which he was delighted.

Richard in the meantime was emptying a swim further up river with 13 fish to the boat but mainly small. As the day wore on the mobiles we're buzzing about what had been caught and where and everyone seemed to be getting in amongst them apart from the one vessel which remained fish less.

I got a call off Brian who'd had his first Zander and at a whopping 11lb 2oz is a fish that he's going to struggle to beat but will no doubt be trying his hardest. Rumours came that a 13lb Zander had been caught to break the duck on the fish less boat but this turned out to be the Villa fans lying, err I mean winding us up again.

At the end of the day virtually everyone caught and for many it was the first experience of boat fishing and talk of boats being bought in future months confirmed everyone's enjoyment.

Thanks to all those who dragged their boats down too give others a go at it. I'm sure it was appreciated by your boat partners.

16th November - Blenheim Bonanza

Things we're that quiet on our boat that we started to make up Nursery Rhymes to sing to the kids when we got home.......

"Row row row your boat gently round the lake
and when the reel begins to scream
it signifies a take"

"Row row row you boat gently round the lake
the rod bends over, fish bolts off
your knees begin to shake"

However elsewhere on the lake our prophecy was coming true.......

A Big Big well done to Chris Morris on a new pB, a fine angler and our newest PAC member. The Coventry lads seem to get the bigguns and so I guess that following on from the Avon Reggatta it's BIRMINGHAM 0 - COVENTRY 2.

For the rest of us Blenheim was quiet with very little caught and once again we failed in our quest to land a 20 on a region outing. A few doubles and a couple of jacks showed but I believe everyone really enjoyed the day out.



14th December - EARLSWOOD - CHANGE OF VENUE

Gents,

Having driven back from a rapidly rising River Wye this morning I checked on all the local rivers and they’re all at the top of the banks.

As a result we will be changing venues and fishing an old haunt, the Windmill Pool at Earlswood. Hope to see you there.

Steve

Meetings will resume in September 2009

Contact Details

Regional Organiser & Midlands Liason Officer
Steve Bown
tel: 07703 123888
email: ra20shakespeare@btinternet.com


Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain
http://www.pacgb.com/

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