Images from 2017/18 Season

It’s all about having fun – Mick Facey and Gary How enjoy a laugh at lunchtime on one of our monthly Carr Cup trips.

Husband and wife team Neil and Sue Potts enjoying our Ravensthorpe trip.

Team : Chris McLeod, Tony Smith, Mark Searle and David Moore. Tony was also Individual Top Rod.

Some Cracking Fish!

2017 Grafham Evening League winner, Keith Gilchrist

A splendid Brown of 7lbs for Peter Brewer. The fish was weighed and witnessed. A definite contender for best Brown of the season.

Mark Haycock with what may be the best Brown caught by a member this year. The fish taken at Grafham is around 8lb but not weighed, not surprising that Mark looks so happy.

Mark Searle avoiding insects or fashion accessory?

Joan Russell caught in the act with one of Draycote’s famous cream buns!

Gary How, Mark Searle, David Moore and Graham Bodsworth at Blagdon

Lunch at the President’s cup match. What would we do without our wonderful team of ladies led by Jane How.

Spring Casting Clinics

: Members setting up on week 1

: Listen to the master!

: …and then put it into practice

: …not too far back.

: …and a nice straight line will follow.

: Joan Russell -even very experience anglers benefit from the occasional lesson.

: Robert Granicz – first ever attempt and not too bad either.

: Trevor tries to gets to grips with hauling.

: Peter Brewer practicing in a sitting position – a skill needed for boat fishing.

: New member Alan Murren gets some advice from Peter Hartley.

: Alan Briggs, another very experience angler who wanted to get a few tips from Peter.

: Another new member, Colin Stearn – experienced at sea fishing but keen to master the fly rod.

: …and yet another new member at clinic 3. Ian Day.

: Steve Harding attended all three clinics – he should be good!

Invicta Annual Dinner, February 2017

: Table 1

: Table 2

: Table 3

: Table 4

: Table 5

: Andy tries to control President Bob Ayres

: Mark Searle – President’s cup.

: Mark Searle – Arthur Sexton Trophy (Fur and Feather winner)

: Mark Searle – Carl Hunter Bowl.

: Gary How – Carr Cup.

: Paul Heavens – Invicta Trophy, awarded at the committee’s discretion.

: Keith Gilchrist – Evening League Trophy

: Andy Newman -Beecroft Shield for the heaviest Rainbow.

: Members of the Invicta A team with the AMFC Group 2 winners trophy.

: Our three lady anglers -Sue Potts, Lisa Monks and Joan Russell.

Images from 2016/17 Season

Fur and Feather Bank Fishing Day November 2016

: A quick check of the fly before Mark recasts on his way to 14 fish.

: Gary How, the only time you will see him near a washing-up bowl!

: Lisa Monks 100% focused.

: Paul Stevens into a good one.

: 5 fish for Jeff Price

: Winner Mark Searle giving it full concentration.

: I’ve just lost one shouts Alan Prevost.

: Neil Potts takes time to pose

: Dave and Lisa Monks enjoy a pint after the fishing

: A fine rainbow for Paul Heavens

: John Brown fishing off Pensioner’s Point to take 7 fish for joint second – need I say more!

River Test Trip 26th October 2016

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We are the Champions!

Peter Oldham and Joan Russell attending the ‘Fishing for Forces’ Luncheon at the House Of Lords

Breakfast before a Carr Cup day

< Breakfast Before the Carr Cup day at Grafham

David Moore and Mark Searle

David Moore and Mark Searle – Top Boat at the 2016 Pilgrimage. >

Duke at Grafham

Anglers meeting the Duke of Edinburgh at Grafham. Peter Hartley on the phone to Her Majesty …perhaps trying to arrange a Knighthood for Peter Waterhouse!

Duke looking at flies

The Duke of Edinburgh presented with a box of flies on his visit to Grafham Water to mark its 50th anniversary. He was a bit disappointed as he had been told he would get to see some boobies at Grafham!

Mark Searle -Cod

Mark Searle showing that he is a master of the sea as well as the fly rod with a fine cod taken on one of his recent sea fishing trips.

Off to the Wheatsheaf

Some of the Invicta members decide to retire to the Wheatsheaf in Perry after a Tuesday evening Social fishing event is cancelled due to high wind.

Chris McLeod's out of season brownie

What a cracking start to the season. Chris McLeod takes an opening day 5 lb + Brownie albeit out of season from the Normanton Bank at Rutland. The fish took a size 10 hare’s ear on a floating line.

5lb Brown for Jeff Price

The following week it was Jeff Price’s turn as he took a fine 5lb Brown, this time from Marlow pier at Grafham.

Selected images from past seasons

Enjoying a get together in the ‘Old Court House’ at Thrapston after the Fur and Feather match.

Peter Oldham 5lb 12oz Rainbow at Elinor

Joan Russell 5lb 12oz Best Brown of the 2014/15 season

Joan Russell with the 5lb 12oz Brown which won her the ‘Brown Trout Trophy in 2014/15 season.

Peter Oldham on a trip down to the River Test in Hampshire.

Peter Oldham on Test

The Reward, a beautifully coloured Brown Trout.

David Moore’s efforts at tackling the big fish in Northern Thailand paid off with this splendid 70lb Mekong catfish. A personal best for David who’s previous ‘big un’ was a 60lb blue shark off Looe in Cornwall.

70lbs of Mekong Catfish

National Trout Centre NZ. Free flyfishing lessons for children.

The National Trout Centre , Tongariro New Zealand. Free flyfishing lessons every day for children. Pool stocked heavily each day with 1 – 2lb trout to encourage youngsters to take up the sport. Should we be learning from this?

From the Archives

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The members in the ‘Hardy’ team photograph are Doug Head, John Caldwell, Graham Williams, Mark Searle, Peter Oldham (with Mexican bandit mustache) and Chris McLeod.