Novembers Meeting - Pete Climo

"Lure Fishing for Big Pike" by Pete Climo
Friday November 26th at The Barge Inn, 93 High St, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7AG
We are very lucky to have Pete Climo as our guest speaker for November
Petes Background: Caught first pike in 1962 as a school boy. Personal Best 42.5 from Llandegfedd in 1988 on a spinner. The biggest pike to be caught on a lure at the time. Best pike on a bait 34.14, best pike on fly 32.8 from Chew. President of PAC from 1994 to 1997. Brought Llandegfedd to the attention of Pike anglers through an article in Coarse Fisherman in 1985 as part of a 13 year long campaign to open the Reservoir for Pike fishing. Reservoir finally opened in 1988 for 2 weeks – 4 forty pounders and 15 thirties were caught. In 1989 awarded PAC ‘Pike Angler of the Year’ award jointly with Bob Jones for work on Llandegfedd. In March 1990 invited by Welsh Water, together with Bob Jones, to lead an attempt on the British Pike Record at Llandegfedd. One of the Welsh Water guests Gareth Edwards, secured the record with a pike of 45.6. Beat the British Eel record in 1969 with a fish of 7.15. An original member of Jack Hilton’s Redmire Pool Syndicate between 1968-1974.

Doors open at 7.30, Talk starts at 8, there is a charge on the door of £2 for PAC members and £3 for non-members. We will also be holding our raffle with some great prizes including a signed copy of Neville Ficklings book Big Water Pike Fishing.

Please note that all pike or predator anglers in the area are welcome to come along to Devon PAC meetings whether PAC members or not. Our aim is to make the Devon PAC a friendly group that exists to support pike, pikers and pike fishing, get our views/aims across widely, and provide a way for pike/predator anglers to meet each other socially (and then go fishing).