Evesham 3-Day Angling Festival, this weekend 24th-26th Aug

[markv]

Anyone going ? Come on you river anglers of today or yesterday, have a day out

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Evesham Angling Festival

Weathers looking good

 

[108831]

I've been many times,with my family,I found it's such a massive event,with a large spectator base that isn't reciprocal to good results,that said the tackle village is normally worth a look(without the missus).

 

[JONM14]

I may have a drive down Monday, wife is at work but will have a stroppy 2 year old in tow.

 

[108831]

Excuse me,but where is Gomal???

 

[sam vimes]

Excuse me,but where is Gomal???

Should have gone to Specsavers! It's Gornal (Dudley, West Midlands).

 

[108831]

Ha ha,wouldn't have made much difference,still never heard of it mate,the best of it is I had a close look at my tablet too,lol.

 

[peter crabtree]

Have your eyes gornal funny Alan.

 

[108831]

To be honest when packing to come home Friday I picked up the boys mouthwash and some splashed into my right eye,I rinsed it out immediatly,but it's been a little sore and blurry at times...

 

[Mark Wintle]

I don't think I've watched the Evesham festival for close on 15 years, though I attended from the mid 80s through till about 2004. The days of big crowds are long gone and the fishing is dire. It was hard enough back in the early 90s when I had a go at qualifying - team and individual - I can remember coming 10th with 3-15 out of 120 and the following week 4th with 6-4 out of 80 - the prolific days were gone by then.

I have fond memories of watching Steve Canty framing one year and winning the next and plenty of double-figure weights. The crowds have been far less than those claimed for many years - I can remember it being 4 deep all along the full length and you'd struggle to even see someone like Ivan Marks such was the crowd behind him - not many years ago it was claimed 25,000 still watched but a look at the video showed one or two spectators per angler so, even adding in those in the angling village, less than 1,000.

 

[bracket]

Nice to hear my good friend Wayne and a proper Nottingham accent again. Top Man. Pete.