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.

A NEW PIKING SEASON BEGINS.

                                   

 A very good start to the season with two lovely fish caught from over the border. Pictured above a 22lb 12oz caught by Dave Greally and below a 16lb caught by Bruce Turnbull, So its full steam ahead at the start of this new season. The members are looking forward to getting their baits in the water and hopefully some special fish will be caught in the next few months. Moving back in time the region's Summer league had one of the closest finishes in years. Only a few pounds seperated those at the top of the table and the venue that was being fished in the last leg was well stocked with decent sized Carp. Jon Tweddle started the match in top spot and high weights had been expected but unfortunately due to conditions and a large amount of anglers fishing the venue for 48 hours beforehand the fish basically did not turn up. An eight pound Carp took Mike Bell into second place but that was not enough to overhaul Jon who took first place without catching a fish. Bruce Turnbull finished in third spot.

                                  Smiles All Round As Jon Lifts The Cup. 

                                               Runner Up Mike.

Some other nice fish caught last month by the members.

SUMMER DAYS COMING TO A CLOSE.

 The Summer is now starting to fade away but the members have still been out catching some nice fish. Pictured above Wayne Gardner with a nice locally caught Tench. Our new junior member Harry has been enjoying his days out on the bank as well getting a new PB Bream weighing in at 6lbs pictured below.

Steve Sandiford has also been down on the river catching this very dark Bream.

The region's Summer league is building up to being one of the tightest finishes for many years  with three of the members topping the league table as we move into the fourth and final match. The other members involved are not out of it and they could get in the frame with a good final round. In first place at the moment is Jon Tweddle but hot on his heels are Bruce Turnbull and Chris Graham. The final match is on a venue which holds some decent fish so it looks as though this year's winner will have to work hard to lift the trophy.

Jon. Top Of The Summer League But Will He Lift The Cup.

We are now looking forward to the 1st October and the start of the new Pike fishing season. All the lads are looking forward to making a start and busy sorting all the gear out.

Finally Paul Proctor who has been winning some silverware.

Paul is a well known SENPAC member who has won many of the region's  trophies over the years but this season his fishing has been on hold due to his bowling exploits. He will soon be back on the Piking trail but in the meantime he is happy picking up other big trophies. A man of many talents.