9th february meeting

hi guy's just a reminder for our meeting with budgie burgess our speaker

thamesgateway region 19

We are back in business on the 12th January 2016.

The meetings will be held at the Priory Club, Belvedere,DA17 5QL

This meeting will be a bring and buy[so bring all those items that fill those cupboards]

We will also have a raffle and the following news.and of course chat


* A fish-in on a water that has produced a thirty!! recently

* Our  guest speaker Mr Budgie Burgess will be with us on the 9th feb.
    with news of a great raffle prize.

* 8th of march see's our last meeting of the spring Mike Green t.b.c.



see you at 7.30 for 8.00pm non members £5.00 members £4.00

























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In March we will welcome James Gardner and Andy Lush, who are going to give a joint talk. They will talk about Pike, Zander, and Perch from large waters. If you want to know more about Rutland and Grafham reservoirs, lure fishing, how and when to get started, or simply you want to have a pint with fellow pikers then this evening is for you!

We will enjoy this talk on 24th, February, 7:30PM in The Olympic, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent BR8 8DR (map). All anglers welcome!

Coaching youngsters 2014 needs your help!

Hello,
Some of you might be aware of the caching youngsters event happening soon, but for the event to happen more coaches are needed! Please take a look at the poster, and register as a coach if you can!

New talk from Ian Hewett

In February we will welcome Ian Hewett, a lone piker, who decided to give something back to the community. He will talk about Piking, Pike Tackle and other Angling. The talk will cover Fens, Norfolk, Kent, Essex, Oxford and Irish Piking. Then Ian will give a practical demonstration of various rod and reel set ups and terminal tackle, trace spinning, depending on the experience of the Anglers. The last part will be slides from all the other fishing: Sea, Coarse, Blue Water etc.

We will enjoy his talk on Monday 17th, February, 7:30PM (assuming no laptop problems again!) in The Olympic, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent BR8 8DR (map). All anglers welcome!

First talk: mission complete!

Our first event after reactivation was a great success despite small technical problems;] Thanks for a great, enjoyable talk Nathan!

Details of the next event will be published in a few days - hope to see you all again!

Promo poster!

Hello everybody, I have prepared a quick poster to announce region being back. Please share it and ask your local tackle store to display it if they haven't yet!

Thames Gateway region is BACK!

Finally Thames Gateway region is BACK! Maybe a little bit late but with number of great talks scheduled. First we will welcome Nathan Edgell - a recent star of pike angling, featured on the cover of the Pikelines, captor of some BIG pike on lures, dead, and live baits. We will enjoy his talk, great photography, and refreshing attitude on Monday 6th, January, 7:30PM in The Olympic, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent BR8 8DR (map). This fantastic angler will get you eager to go out fishing!

Free food and piker's raffle. All anglers welcome, entry £4 PAC members, £5 for non-members.

Finally for those who have not yet had a chance of meeting the new region RO, from left to right: Michal Dziemianko, Sean Ellis, and Nick Watkins just before last Essex kid's pike fishing course!

Organisational meeting

The region has a new RO: Michal Dziemianko, who takes over after Steve. Thank you Steve for all the work you have done!

An organisational meeting in The Flying Boat (Dartford, DA1 2DT, map) on Wednesday, Nov 20th 2013 at 19:30. We will try to get an understanding of what the region anglers expect, and plan activities accordingly. All pike anglers welcome!

MARCH MEETING : STUART GILLHAM

 

Stu Gilham is known for being the first UK angler to have caught Pike and Carp in excess of 40lb in weight. Well known throughout the UK specimen hunting scene, Stuart has now turned his sights abroad, and has set up proberbly the most impressive fishing venue in the world. Stuarts' venue in Thailand has enormous fish of all species close to world record size.
 As Stuart has to return to Thailand on the 5th March, he has agreed to come and give us a talk on the Tuesday before he goes home, so the march meeting will actually be on
                        
                                           TUESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY

at the Papermakers Arms as usual, with buffet and raffle.
PAC Members £4 / Non Members £5

FEBRUARY MEETING : NICK PEAT

For our first speaker meet of the new year, we welcome Nick Peat to the Thames Gateway region.
For the majority of pike anglers, Nick needs no introduction, being one of the most prolific catchers of big pike in the UK.
 Nick will be giving us an insight into his unique and single minded pursuit of the UK's favourite piscine predator.
 Meeting will be on Tuesday 5th Feb at The Papermakers Arms in Hawley Road, nr Dartford. meet from 7.30 omwards with Nick starting around 8pm
PAC members £4-Non members £5 inc sumptious buffet. Raffle too!

MARCH MEETING : JULIAN CHIDGEY

29 year old Julian spent much of his early angling career in search of pike across the UK and beyond. In more recent years he has developed his skills to become one of the countries leading all round big fish anglers with an enviable list of personal bests. The high light of Julian's angling career is undoubtedly winning the coveted Drennan Cup in the 2009/10 season.

 

  Julian works for Fox international as a predator and specialist tackle consultant. Has a busy angling guiding operation, and is also backed by Richworth. He has a monthly series in 'Improve Your Coarse Fishing', the UK's top selling monthly angling title and has recently been trying his hand at presenting as part of the 'Extreme Carp' series on Sky Sports.
However, even now its pike and predator fishing that makes Jules tick, and he will be giving us an insight into his approach during his talk

Tuesday 6th March at the Papermakers Arms as usual : 7pm for an 8pm start
Buffet and raffle

Members £4/Non members £5

FEBRUARY MEETING : EDDIE TURNER

This month we welcome to the region probably the most prolific and successful pike angler in the country, Mr Eddie Turner. The author of two excellent pike books, captor of more 30lb pike than even Bill Palmer, including two 40lb'ers, and innovative pike tackle designer.
 The meeting is at the Papermakers Arms on the 7th Feb and we'll be meeting around 7 for an 8 o'clock start.
Raffle and buffet as usual. Members £4:Non members £5

JANUARY MEETING: ROB MILFORD;DIARY OF A SUN TRAMP.

Januarys meeting see's the return of another of the Dartford region "old guard" in the shape of Rob "sun tramp" Milford........John's twin brother Rob has left his "native!!" Ireland for the sunnier climes of the Ebro Valley in Spain, and taken up residence as one of the valleys fishing guides.......here Rob will recount his first year's escapades whilst living the dream....
 An evening not to be missed as Rob is putting up a spectacular raffle prize.....3 days guided fishing for 2 on the Ebro including airport pick up and accomodation, all the lucky winners have to do is buy a flight..
 Tuesday 3rd Jan is the date, usual venue of the Papermakers Arms : 7.30 for 8.00pm start  for a night of hilarity and tall tales.....see you there........

Members £4/Non members £5

DECEMBER MEETING : STEVE ROWLEY

Fresh from his Inaugural talk at Lincoln PAC on Monday, Steve "Esoxworld" Rowley will be winging his way to deepest darkest Kent to entertain the Thames Gateway faithful... Tales of huge pike, esox related web magazines and being Nevs (better catching!) boat partner will abound

Tuesday the 6th December at the Papermakers as usual (DA2 7RB) from 7.30 onwards

Members £4 / Non members £5....includes sumptious xmas buffet and don't forget the now famous xmas raffle!!

It's Going Home, It's Going Home............

After a hard fought battle, the Canterbury region lads manage to wrestle the quiz trophy away from its rightful home in the Thames gateways trophy cabinet........

OCT 4TH : MICK BROWN : PROFESSIONAL PIKE ANGLER

After years of asking, I have finally managed to get Mick "The Duke" Brown down to Kent to visit the region. Mick is probably the most recognisable pike angler in the country after his many TV appearances with cohort Matt Hayes, and has done more to bring Pike Angling  awareness to the mainstream and general public than any angler around, as well as being a prolific catcher of huge pike.

Mick will be recounting his life in pike fishing, and will also have copies of his new book Professional Pike Angler for sale.

The meeting will start at 7pm with Mick starting his talk at 8pm

Members £4/ Non members £5...............buffet inc.

WINTER MEETING SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 5TH : SOCIAL MEETING

The first meeting of the season will just be a social,to give everyone the chance to catch up, talk about the upcoming pike season, drink beer, eat sausages, tell everyone about the mudpigs you've been catching all summer etc......

OCTOBER 4TH : MICK BROWN (from off the telly!!!)

The piker who needs no introduction, Mick "The Duke" Brown will be the speaker to set our season off with a bang.

NOVEMBER 1ST : QUIZ NIGHT

Novembers meeting will be the big inter region quiz between the Thames Gateway and the Canterbury region 30/60 for the trophy put up by the Canterbury region last winter, and won by our region at the end of last season.

DECEMBER 6TH : STEVE ROWLEY

December brings Steve Rowley to the region to talk pike, and the trials and tribulations of being Nev's boat partner! Also jumbo Xmas raffle!

JANUARY 3RD : ROB MILFORD

The diary of a sun tramp: John Milford's twin brother Rob will open the New Year with his talk about the ups and downs of his first year as a guide on Spains River Ebro.

FEBRUARY 7TH : EDDIE TURNER

The Mega Pike catching machine comes to the Gateway this February

MARCH 6TH : JULIAN CHIDGEY

All round specimen hunter, pike ace, and Drennan Cup winner Julian Chidgey is our speaker for March

APRIL 3rd : END OF SEASON SOCIAL/ AGM





PAC Conference : Piking 2011

April Meeting : Graham Booth

This month visiting the region will be the thinking mans pike angler, Mr Graham Booth

 The talk will be
wide-ranging, and include pike behaviour, the sporting approach and a little bit
of history, as well as an account of his own pike fishing odyssey. If you have read any of Grahams articles in P&P then you know you are going to be in for a thoughtful and insightful look into the world of ol' esox..........talk starts around 8, meet from 7 onwards for a beer and chinwag.....