SENPAC - FUND RAISING COMMENCES FOR CHILDRENS CANCER NORTH.

 After many years of fundraising between 1997 - 2012 and raising in excess of £16,000 for Macmillan Cancer, North East Cancer Research, The Great North Air Ambulance, the Jack Charlton Disabled Anglers Trust and other causes SENPAC are pleased to announce that once again we are raising funds for a very worthy charity. It was decided by the members that for the next year we will be supporting Childrens Cancer North. We are pleased to say that we have already had a good response and we would like to thank those who have already donated some amazing prizes. Follow our monthly blog and we will update you on how much is being raised. 

MARCH - A GOOD END TO THE SEASON.

 

Pictured above Jon's only Pike of the day caught on the final leg of the region's Winter Pike matches but the three points he gained for its capture enabled him to win the championship outright. It was a very close run affair with Bruce Turnbull and Dave Greally finishing tied in second place only one point behind. Jon has had a tremendous first year lifting four trophies those being the Summer league championship, the Winter Pike championship,the biggest Pike on a club trip and to finish off this week being awarded the prestigious Pike Angler of the year award which is voted by the region's membership. Andy Eland took the biggest Pike of the year award and Mike Bell was awarded the SENPAC cup. Moving back to the recent trips and the PAC Menteith events which were attended by some of the lads proved hard going with no large fish being caught and everyone had to settle for some jacks and a few trout. The popular Jolly Boys outing was well attended but again we had to be content with smaller fish and the overall consensus was that the milder weather had sparked the Pike into spawning mode. Some nice fish caught though last month by the lads some of which are pictured below.

So that is another Pike season over and the region will now look forward to its Summer matches in a couple of months time. Plenty other plans in the pipeline which we will report on in the future blog reports.

FEBRUARY - A QUIETER MONTH.

 February proved to be a much quieter month for most of the region's members but one exception is pictured above. Jon joined the region a year ago not having caught a Pike before. Those who read our regular monthly blog will have noticed him in our April 2021 report with his first double figure Pike. Since then Jon has gone on to win the region's Summer league championship. He has basically struggled this Pike season that was until he latched on to this 22lb predator on round five of our Winter Pike championship. Only one more round of the championship to go and Jon finds himself  in a very good position on the leader board. Next month's blog will reveal the 2021/22 winner. Lots going on in March with a good number of the members taking part in the PAC Lake Of Menteith events. The following weekend the lads are away on our twice yearly Jolly Boys outing and the final weekend of the month will see a good turnout for the end of season fishing/social. End of March sees the end of our trophy year and still a lot to play for with plenty silverware up for grabs.

                              New member Luke With A Nice Stripey

JANUARY - BRIGHT START TO THE NEW YEAR.

New Member Scott With A Cracking 20lb Plus River Pike.      

More 20lb Fish From January.

              

A fantastic start to the year with some lovely fish caught by the members. A few smaller Pike caught along the way as well by the lads.

Chris also caught what has probably been the smallest SENPAC Pike ever caught.

A QUIET END TO THE YEAR.

 Despite members being out on the bank during December we have not much to report for last month. A few small Pike caught but no larger fish appeared. So we move on to the New Year and hopefully some bigger fish will turn up.

Our youngest member Harry tried a bit of Christmas Piking on one of our local waters .

Thank you to all our followers wherever you are. We take this opportunity in wishing you all the best  for 2022 and hopefully many tight lines.

NOVEMBER - ANOTHER QUIET MONTH

  Pictured above four very wet and cold SENPAC members after a day out on the Lake of Menteith. Unfortunately only small Pike caught on the session. Dave Gardner pictured left caught an estimated 18lb fish that escaped being photographed as the mesh in the net had deteriorated and the inevitable happened.

                                

                         

       

Bruce Turnbull had a return visit to the highlands of Scotland during November and found that some water levels were rather low. He also came to the rescue of a little jack Pike that had been trapped in  a very small puddle. The fish was rescued and released into a larger area of water.

The trip proved worthwhile.

and for the wildlife as well.

This month we will save the best to the last. Pictured below a very happy Jason who captured this stunning Stripey whilst fishing in Spain. Weighing in at 5lbs 2 ozs and 50cm in length its a real belter.

Hopefully some more large fish to report next month as we head into the new year. In the meantime we wish all our readers and their families around the world a very Merry Christmas from all at SENPAC.

OCTOBER - A QUIET START FOR SOME.

 It has been a quiet start to the season for most of our members but pictured above a happy Paul Proctor with his new 23lb PB captured during the region's Jolly Boys outing. Paul also captured a smaller  double figure fish along with Dave Greally but for everyone else it was a case of small jacks. The weather did not help as torrential rain and wind hindered the fishing. As usual the trip was hailed a success with everyone attending enjoying the company of fellow members and the usual banter.