JULY - A VERY GOOD MONTH.

 A very good month for some of the members with some lovely fish being caught. Scott pictured above decided to go jigging for Perch on one of his local waters but as you can see something much larger turned up to take his small lure in the shape of this marvellous 26lb Pike. Our Summer league started with round one taking place on one of our more picturesque local waters. After winning the annual Golden Maggot trophy Peter Jones showed us all once again how to catch a decent bag of fish which included some lovely Tench and Crucians. Chris Graham took second place and Jon Tweddle 3rd. Round two will be following shortly with everything still to play for. A very good month for those who chose to track down some Tench with a new PB for Mike. Also a new PB common Carp for Billy.

Scott's son - Not as big as my dad's but one of these days.

JUNE - A RATHER QUIET MONTH.

 June turned out to be a rather quiet month for the region's members. For some a long awaited holiday stopped the fishing and for those who did manage to get out on the bank catching decent fish proved to be difficult at times. The annual Golden Maggot match was reasonably well attended and on a nice warm and sunny day those attending had a great day. Victory on the day went to Peter Jones who ended up with a nice mixed bag and some lovely Crucian Carp. Dave Greally finished second with Peter Armstrong third. One of the highlights on the day was young Harry Owen who finished fifth showing some of the more experienced anglers how to catch fish.

Billy has been down in Yorkshire and catching some lovely Carp.

MAY - ANOTHER REWARDING MONTH.

 

Dave pictured above has been on the trail for some decent Perch.

Whilst the other Dave has been concentrating on the Tench.

                                     

                                 

                                  

                                  

Pictured above some more Tincas caught by the members during the month.

                                 

                                              

Andy has been out and about over the border and as usual has come up with the goods.

And a spot of Trout fishing for Jon.

As mentioned in last months blog the region has once again started fundraising for a worthy cause. The chosen charity is Childrens Cancer North. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the last few weeks for giving us a tremendous start to our campaign. 

APRIL - ANOTHER GOOD MONTH.

 

A really good month with most of the lads out and about catching some decent fish. Highlight of the month was Dave Greally's 30lb 4oz personal best Pike pictured above. This was the first 30lb plus Pike caught by a SENPAC  member since 2007 when Lyn Baker stunned the Piking world with her 39lb 8oz Pike from the Lake of Menteith. Just to rub it in even more Dave caught a 25lb PB Mirror Carp which is pictured below.

Other highlights of the month Steve Sandiford went on a Bream haul on one of the local waters catching in one session over 50 fish in the 6lb to 9lb bracket.

                              Scott With A Lovely Yorkshire Pike.    

                     And Even Catching Them On A Night Session.

Some Nice Tench On The Bank.

                                         Ben's Catching As Well.

 

                                    

                                                       And Chris.

                      SUPPORTING CHILDRENS CANCER NORTH.

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