Greg Pettit virtually lived in Percy’s fishing tackle shop from the age of 11 years old. He would prepare the casters, clean off the maggots and serve behind the counter. Greg probably has the most stories to tell of adventures with the person he called father. [...]
Percy and I would plan our fishing expeditions on Thursday evenings. I would make the phone call and find out where we were heading for. To be fair Percy always asked where I fancied going. “What do you reckon then son?” “I’ve heard the 100ft is [...]
When I first joined up with the “Preservation” the Senior Squad was made up of Percy’s Pimpernel Team and other Preservation stalwarts. Percy, through his angling coaching sessions was, however, developing a talented crop of young anglers. The first lot of youngsters would fish in the [...]
I was very fortunate to have Jim Legge, a long serving member of CFPAS LTD, as my grandfather he use to take me fishing from the age of 4 years old. I was shown the basics and spent hours on the hundred Foot River at Earith, [...]
