Derek Gibson
Well-known member
Like many of a certain age, I'm given to reflections. Not that I don't look forward to future outings, but given the many ''negative'' aspects today affecting the sport I love, I often find myself reflecting on happier days of great humour, old friends and remarkable catches, and the venues from where they were taken. As is the way of things, I would doubt that today many would be but a shadow of what they once were.
So, where would I go if I had the luxury of a time machine to revisit in the company of my old mates, in the years 1959 to 1988.
1- River Swale, for Chub and Barbel.
2- River Great Ouse, particularly the Relief Channel, for Pike and Zander.
3- River Witham, Pike, not many lumps but loads of action.
4- Dam Flask, back in the day one of the finest Pike waters it has been my pleasure to fish. With some incredible fish, our catches were mind blowing. Prompting the late Barrie Rickards to say, ''Were the results you were achieving known it would set the Pike world on its collective head''. Huge Perch there too.
So, as the title suggests, given a time machine, where would you go.
So, where would I go if I had the luxury of a time machine to revisit in the company of my old mates, in the years 1959 to 1988.
1- River Swale, for Chub and Barbel.
2- River Great Ouse, particularly the Relief Channel, for Pike and Zander.
3- River Witham, Pike, not many lumps but loads of action.
4- Dam Flask, back in the day one of the finest Pike waters it has been my pleasure to fish. With some incredible fish, our catches were mind blowing. Prompting the late Barrie Rickards to say, ''Were the results you were achieving known it would set the Pike world on its collective head''. Huge Perch there too.
So, as the title suggests, given a time machine, where would you go.