Region 13 Devon

New Devon Region 13 of the PAC, are pleased to announce the date for their first meeting on Friday January 29th 2010; to be held at the Barge Inn, High St, Halberton, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7AG.
They are very pleased to announce that they have managed to get Julian Chidgey as their inaugural speaker.
The 27 year old Devon-based Korum consultant, who took a new personal best lure-caught fish of 32lb 14oz back in late October has caught 40 pike over 20lb in his career, 10 of which have been taken this season. So I am sure it will be a very interesting talk.
The meeting starts at 7.30pm with the talk commencing at 8.00, so please dont be late!
There will be a small admission charge of £1.50 for P.A.C. members and £2.50 for non-members.
Please come along and support this new region, and enjoy what should be a great evening.

Region 13 - Devon is reforming

RA13 Devon is is starting up again with joint RO's. Contact details for them are as follows:-

Ian nadin - email devonpiker@yahoo.co.uk
Dominic Garnett = email info@dgfishing.co.uk / Phone 07716 394355

Blog http://devonpac.blogspot.com/

Graham Slater to give talk in Yorkshire

PAC General Secretary Graham Slater is to give a talk and slide-show for the Yorkshire Regions on Friday December 11th. The talk will be held at the Redoubt Rugby Club, Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA. The show starts at 8pm, and there is a charge of £3 per person.
Further information from Pete Green on 01924 782705.

RA 31 - Mark Barrett Talk

Mark Barrett will be the guest speaker at Region 31 Lancashire on Wednesday 2nd December. The venue will be the Caledonian Public House, Bolton Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Near Wigan. Meet in the upstairs function room from 8pm onwards. There is a Free buffet, and a Prize raffle.
Entry is £4 for non Region Members, and £2 for Members. All are welcome to attend.

Chris Liebbrandt Talk

The Thames Gateway Region 19 are pleased to announce that Chris Liebbrandt will be the guest speaker at their meeting on Tuesday 3rd November at the Papermakers, with the usual buffet and raffle...7 oclock onwards with an 8pm start for the talk.
Entry costs - Members £3.00 / Non members £4.00

His talk will take us from his early days in the Darenth valley to his fishing today, centered around the River Severn near his new home in Tewkesbury. Along the way Chris has been Marketing Director in charge of Product Development for some of the major tackle companies including Masterline and Ryobi, and will be explaining his involvement in the development of some of the items and lures that we take for granted as pikers today....all in all I think will be a very interesting talk and a bit of a blast from the past for some of the older region members

Full details from the Region 19 Blogsite at http://thamesgatewaypac.blogspot.com/

Mark Ackerley Talk

Darlington / Teeside & Durham Region of the PAC present an evening with Mark Ackerley on Tuesday 3rd November. The venue will be the Coxhoe Workingmen's Club, High Street, Coxhoe, Co. Durham. This all starts from 8pm with Bar & Refreshments available plus a raffle.
Tickets cost £2 for PAC members, Non PAC members £3 and Juniors FREE. Further details available from Shane Patterson on 0191 3869078.

Scott Davidson Talk - Ayrshire Piking

RA21/89 - Teesside & Darlington Region are to present an evening with Scott Davidson on Tuesday - 6th October 2009 in what is sure to be a fascinating in-sight into Scott's pike fishing. The venue will be the Coxhoe Working Mens Club, 3 Blackgate East, Coxhoe,
Co Durham, DH6 4AA.

Just off the A1. Map available on RA21/89 link.

Doors open at 1900hrs for a 19:30 Start. PAC Members £2, Non-Members £3.

There is also a Mega Raffle an Eddie Turner Tackle stand plus more.....

For more info contact assistant RO Phil Dale 07747607578 or RO Shane Patterson on 0191 3869078

Mick Brown Charity Talk

Legendary Brummie Mick Brown is to give a talk on Friday October 2nd at the Yardley Ex Servicemens Club, South Yardley, Birmingham, B25 5TL.
The show is raising money for the Sands Charity which offers support to parents and families who lose a child during birth or shortly afterwards.
Full details from the RA 20 - Shakespeare Region Blog.
Please come along and give your support.

Region 45 - Peterborough

New Region 45 - Peterborough, are pleased to announce that Eddie Turner will be their first Guest Speaker on Tuesday 10th November at the Blue Bell Pub, 6 The Green, Werrington, PE4 6RU. 7pm onwards.
Entry for all interested pike anglers is £4 (Non PAC members are especially welcomed) with raffle tickets included within the entry fee.

This will be Eddie's first talk of the new fishing year, and should prove a highly entertaining one. Please come along and support the region and this event.

The region have a new Blogspot available here

Region 70 - East Sussex

PAC Region 70 are pleased to announce that Mark Barrett and Denis Moules will be presenting thier new talk and slide show at the Thoroughbred Pub, 6 Grand Parade in Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 5HG Tonight! Tuesday 8th Sept starting at 8pm.

The talk will be focusing on the piking history of 'The Fens', and the anglers fishing for Fenlands Pike.

Copies of their new book Fenland Pike will be available on the night too!

Entry is £3.00 for non-Pac members; and just £2.50 for PAC members.

I've attached a map for the new venue, which should be a little close for those further West.

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=557761&y=104688&z=0&ar=Y

By all means phone me on 07717 005 480 for further details.

Jon Cook

RA 21/89 Darlington & Teeside

Present an evening with Mark Green - this coming Tuesday 1st September 2009, from 8pm.
The Coxhoe Working Men's Clun, High Street, Coxhoe, Co. Durham
Bar, raffle & tackle sales.
PAC members £2 - non members £3 on the door. Juniors FREE.

Full details from Shane Patterson on 0191 3869078.

PAC Convention

Just a month away now, this years Convention takes place at Stoneleigh Park. Click on the images to expand to enable easier reading. You can also then print the page for ease of use. The pages are also available within the latest issue of Pikelines.

Thames Gateway - Region 19

The Winter Pike fishing season is nearly upon us, and we kick off our winter meetings with speakers in September through to April. Ive managed to procure the services of some very interesting and diverse speakers this winter, so there should be something to appease all tastes.
Tuesday 1st September : Mark Salt of the National Angulla Club. Mark will be imparting his knowledge of the enigma that is anguilla anguilla
Tuesday 6th October : John "Watto" Watson. One of the all time great pike anglers, and author of the iconic tome " A Pikers Progress"
Tuesday 3rd November : Chris Leibbrandt. Chris has held the highest office in the PAC and the LAS, was the original RO of the Old Dartford PAC region, and can only be described as the Chris Yates of the Piking World
Tuesday 1st December : Mike Green Mike is a highly successful fly angler, catching a large amount of big pike on the fly, the most recent being the amazing 40lb 8oz fish from Chew
Tuesday 5th January : TBC
Tuesday 2nd February : Eric Edwards : Eric is a very successful and innovative all round angler, and the captor of the biggest brace of pike ever taken by a UK angler
Tuesday 2nd March : Mark Phillips. Mark is an avid lure angler specializing in Zander and Pike
Tuesday 6th April : Dave Horton : Dave Horton.....need I say more!

All meetings held at the Papermaker's Arms. More info from http://thamesgatewaypac.blogspot.com/

Marie Curie Predator Cup 2009

The Cambridge Region of the PAC, are pleased to confirm that the 8th Marie Curie Predator Cup will take place on Sunday 29th November 2009. The venue remains unchanged - being the Ely Beet section of the river Great Ouse near Ely. The usual rules apply with dead-baiting and lure fishing only, and with a maximum of 2 rods in use at any time. The likely cost will also remain unchanged at £15.00 per person and with an optional pool of £5.00 per angler.

The fishing will be from 9am until 3pm, with the draw taking place at the Ely Beet Sports and Social Club from 7am onwards. There will of course be a raffle on the day and anglers will have the opportunity to buy raffle tickets on the bank from the Marie Curie team.

It is likely that the number of anglers taking part will be restricted to no more than 120 so early booking is advised to avoid disappointment. For more information please contact Nicky Hastler of Marie Curie Cancer Care by e mail at nicola.hastler@mariecurie.org.uk or by telephone on 01920 468956. The address of their office is:- Marie Curie Cancer Care, 9 Mobbs Miller House, Ardington Road, Northampton NN1 5LP. Registrations will be dealt with by Margot Clements at this office. You can also contact the organsizer, Dick Culpin, on 01279 813588 after 7pm if you need any further information.

Over the last 7 years the efforts of the anglers taking part have made a real difference to those whose lives are affected by cancer. In that time over £15,000 has been raised to help people who are less fortunate than us and we aim to continue that good work at this years event. Your efforts are really appreciated and I look forward to seeing old friends and new acquaintances alike in November.

RA26 - Nottingham

RA26 - Nottingham PAC are pleased to announce that Neville Fickling will be the Guest Speaker at their meeting on Tuesday 8th September. Venue details are shown below.

Members Meeting venue

All members meetings will take place at the following venue, meeting in the bar area from 7:00pm, with doors opening to the function room at 8:00 pm:

Venue: Function Room, The White Post (Public House), Mansfield Road, Farnsfield, Newark. Notts. NG22 8HN.

On the Mansfield road / A614 crossroads. Follow signs for White Post farm from the A614, pub is opposite side of the road to the farm.

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Members meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month from September to April.

All members and visitors welcome, Junior members must be accompanied by an adult.

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Admission & Charges

Members Meetings: Members £2.00, Non-members £3.00, Juniors Free (unlimited tea and coffee available at £1.00 per person)

Fish-ins (matches): Members £10.00, Non-members £10.00, Juniors £5.00 - with optional pools £5.00 (adults only)

The Regional Association is non-profit making. All profits will go directly back to the region to cover the cost of club activities. Any profits from charity events will go directly to the designated charity. Financial updates will be given at every members meeting and accounts may be viewed on demand by any member.

More information on the activities of RA26 may be found at our website here, including contacts.