PAC Region 31 Archive

Change of venue

2009-02-07T04:31:00.006-08:00

tomorrow instead of the planned venue which has froze.
instead head to coniston usual points and times apply

2009-01-28T23:13:00.006-08:00

A change of speaker for February

For the meeting in Feb the esteemed and highly entertaining Gary Knowles will be with us, for any of you who witnessed last years show you will be aware of the quality of his presentation.
It will be a different show to las year so please come along again

MArtin Salisbury

2009-01-08T02:11:00.006-08:00

Last night one of our region members stepped up to the plate at short notice a the speaker we had arranged was unfortunatly unable to make it, then the replacement was unable to make it.
Anyway back to the point Martin gave us an account of his experiences fishing since he was a wee nipper with a kagoul.
He covered his early exploits of catching perch and the odd pike and the scary sound pike make as they chomp a metal disgorger.
this progressed onto him playing around in boats in the lakes via a carpy spell
and from there where to go, well ask his wife if you want to catch bigger fish but there were rudd, tench (well pike as well when he was tench fishing), spanish cats, striped bass, all manner of odd looking things from australia.
all in all a good night with plenty of emphasis on the fun side of things like getting up five hours before your fishing partner to try and get a fish.

Cheers Martin had a good few chuckles and not all at your expense so thank you from us all at region 31 more so considering the exceptional circumstances you performed under.

Steve Ormrod

2008-12-08T06:53:00.012-08:00

Well at the last meeting Steve Ormrod gave the region a talk based around the canal feeder and water treatment reservoirs we have in the northwest.
He mainly focused on one of these of which he was a member of the syndicate, focussing on basics like location and understanding what is in front of you under the surface.
A top night and fairly thought provoking dor those both who have fished some of these venues and those who have not venttured up into the bleak moorlands surrounding us

Steve Ormrod

2008-11-27T04:58:00.006-08:00

Next wednesday see's Steve Ormrod visiting our headquarters this gentleman is a stalwart of pike fishing and the PAC so hope you can all make it.

Oh and if thats not enough its the Christmas do as well

Mad Mick Bowen

2008-11-06T05:52:00.006-08:00

Cheers for last night very alternative tallk compared to what we have seen so far. Going tinkering in the shed to make a boilie hopper as we speak sorry i missed the last bit but needed to be home by 11 last night, and for all the stayaways out there with it being bonfire night and all you missed probably the most down to earth and humorous speaker we have seen so far hope the fires were worth it.

2008-10-30T10:35:00.006-07:00

Well its almost time for the next meeting which will feature a bit of a show by Mick Bowen.

this gentleman is known for his river piking exploits, should be a good night they usually are anyway see you all next wednesday

Woody' and his eels

2008-10-02T01:33:00.006-07:00

Well last night we kicked off our second season with a show from a local angler with a penchant for local fishing.

I have to confess i missed the early part of his show and talk which from what i did see revolved around carp on some of the waters he grew up on.

Damian then moved onto what fo0r a considerable part of is life has been his major love the much maligned eel, he proceded to give us his thoughts on using rig mechanics to do away with the potential deep hooking problems for more info go to http://eelfishing.co.uk/art.htm.

He then went into his other exploits for the local perch, and accidental (nuisance) captures of pike

all in all a good allround gab with lots of thought provoking ideas that was well presented

Region fish in

2008-09-17T05:05:00.006-07:00

hello once again the 1st of this seasons meets will be this saterday on Pennington flash.

Meet up around 4 pm and fish from 5-9 with bits of over priced wood and plastic, so its a lure fishing event then. for those amongst you who havnt tried your hand at this then id pop along and have a nosey, or conversely bring baits and have a wobble.

the evening will be rounded of with a bbq so come along and enjoy

coaching event

2008-08-31T16:46:00.006-07:00

hello again on the 21st of september we will once again be doing the coaching event for all the budding pikers out there

the event will be taking place at Carr Mill Dam between 10 am to 2 pm on the dam wall end near the waterside pub so for all the sat nav users the post code is at the bottom for the other mere map reading mortals here is the full address

Anyone wishing to partake needs to be there for 9:30 am to register themselves for the day

The Waterside Premier lodge
Garswood old road
St Helens
Wa11 9ab

pussy galore

2008-06-02T13:32:00.006-07:00

for those of you with an interest inthe title sorry no james bond thinigs going on (ahem)any way on the saterday of 26th july there will be a region fish in for catfish in the manchester area details from me or Jon Neafcy the cost of the fishing is 10£its a well known cat venue with fish to 30lb reported in recent seasons

Eel Night

2008-05-29T08:07:00.006-07:00

Well we have something to do through the summer now rather than chase carp

We are holding a joint Eel fishing overnighter with the National Anguila Club (NAC), the event is to be held on the Leeds Liverpool Canal around the Red Rock Area (Wigan) on Saturday 21ST June 2008, the event is being organised by myself & Peter Waterfield (NAC), Peter will be aranging info on rigs & Eel welfare for those who attend. It is envisaged that fishing will be from around 8pm to 6am, we are hoping to pair up into teams of two one PAC & one NAC

if anyone is interested please mail Jon If you have his email, failing that mail the address on here and i will pass the info over to him.

please include an email address that we may reach you on.

Scott Davidson

2008-03-10T13:29:00.006-07:00

Well last wednesday we had Scott Davidson giving us at region 31 his slideshow now as someone whos only venture north of the border was to Gretna Green (not for fishing purposes) Scotland remains a bit of a mystery.
Much of Scotts fishing looks to have been on largish venues chasing wild pike
The talk touched on how his fishing has progressed over severall years and loughs to his current achievments on menteith
While the talk seemed to be more of a my way type of set up as opposed to some of the technical ones we have had the content and atmosphere related by this for me at least was possibly one of the most entertaining types of show so far
All in all a great night and im glad i dont have to fish alongside Scott looking at the amount of fish he puts on the bank.

Jon Neafcy

2008-02-09T08:11:00.006-08:00

On wednesday we were treated to Jon's slide show and talk. the title of which hinted at his youthfull age, also showing his piking as a youngster with a little thrown in from the last few years (ever the optomist or should that be youthfull?)
Jon showed us how he started his pike fishing exploits in the early days in the lake district with the typical kit of the day. In doing this it shows how far we have progressed in a relativly short space of time, as the kit we now take for granted is so far beyond what we once used, not to mention dress sense mind you it hasnt changed all that much.
The 1st fish Jon showed was quite memorable and te tale that went with it will leave many laughing about there early days
Jon also threw in some of his other fish that he has targeted over the years, eels, cats, carp to name a few.
As ever rather than go into too much detail and run the risk of Jon's show being spoiled for others yet to see it ill leave it at that suffice to say its a show that left me (at least) looking inward at how my fishing has progressed rather than the more usual shows that tend to give rise to quite a few questions

Eric Edwards

2008-01-02T15:36:00.006-08:00

Well tonight we were treated to a talk and slideshow by Eric Edwards (who coincidentaly is fan of the daily telegraph).
Eric showed slide of some pike that were on the largish side hes caught and talked his way round some big(ish) lakes.
Eric gave us some of his insights into the theory and practice of fishing some of these waters, a lot of his thoughts were quite interesting to say the least for those of us who fish these kind of places. The points he raised on themoclines (Eric used far more technical terms acompanied by lovely coloured diagrams) shouold give rise to thought for any angler who fishes waters large enough to develop them, following this he produced a partial map of a lake and pointed out a favoured area, then opened it up to the floor to see what other features would be picked out by those of us willing to have a go (Jon was busy with the camera at this point taking pictures and as one wag pointed out it was only for the map and the spots Eric would pick).
All in all quite a thought provoking evening.
So from me thank you Eric

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T09:17:00.006-08:00

Wishing you all a Happy new year
im of fishing now for a couple of days so I ll see you all when i get back

oh and dont forget on wednesday Eric Edwards will be giving us a talk so for my money thats one not to miss

best of luck to you all if your out

Gary Knowles

2007-12-06T17:54:00.006-08:00

Well on wednesday we were treated to one of the areas most recocnisable anglers (AT regular)
Gary Knowles who gave a talk about his fishing which included some quality pike, bream, perch, rudd need I go on?
Throw his record of catching wonderful fish in with some of the tales Gavin Mck..... and the trials and tribulations of having lures measured on certain waters, amongst many others. I dont really want to go into too much detail as he does do talks in other areas and I dont want to take anything from the amusing and enlightening evenings entertainment.
Anyway thank you to all who attended members visitors from far and wide (well cheshire manchester and yorkshire) and entered the raffle to raise funds etc for the region.
All in all a top night with food thrown in to boot

2007-12-03T12:48:00.006-08:00

Well Ive finally made it to a fish in, what a weekend it turned out to be though
1st between us all we managed the grand total of zero pike now i could reel a load of excuses off about the weather and lack of choice of swims (high water levels), but i wont as there are things more important than that.

Well on a personal note it was a small disaster which started with turning up late, at which point I realised I had no traces made up so started to make a few in the car and the 1st one well a size four going under your fingernail to the bend hurts some (at least it stayed warm all weekend)
Through the night the water and wind conspired to wreck Karl and Shauns fishing the going got so bad they packed up through the night and left for home which is another tale in itself involving the AA.
Come Saturday morning I get up get out of the car to um strecth (several cups of tea too many the evening before) and proceed to lock the keys inside after much swearing and use of a screwdriver pretending to be a car theif i gave up and a kind Gentleman lent me his car to go into the village and phone the RAC (ive forgotten your name Ian Mark or Alan(did say I was terrible with names but thank you very much) who duly turned up and much mirth was made including photos (thank you Andy) and a thank you to the tourist info office for theier help with the phone.
well finally I got to have a fish of I wandered to the right hand side of the area we were and just after getting my sticks i my wader proceded to fall apart so i was reduced to wellies and nowhere to fish until the wind and drifting weed got the better of one of the group up there I quickly accepted the invite to poach his swim but when 3.25 rods act like a quiver tip due to the weed you know its going to be hard work so after snagging two rods on one snag and losing one rig it was time to call it a day (no use leaving loads of rigs braid etc in the water)

Anyway I would like to thank all of you for the innumerable cups of tea offers of food (those who remembered to bring some other than cupa soups you know who you are)
I couldnt have hoped to spend such a fun weekend where the fishing was truly horrible with a nicer set of anglers and to each and every one of you thank you and with any luck your next visit to the lakes wont put so many obsticles in your way as you all faced and apart from the lack of pike you all seemed to thouroghly enjoy yourselves

somewhere to talk

2007-11-16T10:34:00.006-08:00

Well after quite a bit of tinkering with different sites, blogs etc I have found a way where anyone can chat quite easily. Its all thanks to Mr Holgate and his myfishspace site anyone who wants to ask a question of other members etc can log into my fish space and sign up to the group, so far there is only one person on there from our region (me) but hopefully a few ore will join in.
There should be a link on the right hand side of the page for those who want a nosey

Posting

2007-10-13T08:59:00.006-07:00

Right I've played with the settings and now anyone can post a comment at least thats the idea.
If any of you would like too be able to post on the region 31 blog, either pop a comment in below, or email me at pacregion31@gmail.com or noodle996@hotmail.co.uk
Should anyone want to post, their own tales, pictures etc Ill set a sister site up thats linked to this one and leave the post's open to all (well at least members of the region/ PAC in general)

Hello and welcome

2007-10-04T15:19:00.006-07:00

Ok this is a first for me and to start with im just going to list some dates regarding meetings fish ins etc.
When Jon gets back in touch, hopefully more will be going on here.
If any of you have pictures you would be willing to share let me know and ill get a photo section up (mine belong on this thing called 35mm film)