Now there are a few renegade NW Monkeys on here I'd be intrigued to find out what has happened to a few NW carpers Ive known down the years that Ive not heard anything about for a long time....

Steve 'the Leg-end' Knowles
Peter Dean
Paul Mitton
Ted Howarth
The Tomlinson Brothers
Sandy Smith
Peter Hanley
Brian Garner
Brian Bevan
Barry BCSG Middleton
Jim Schofield
Andy Cooper
Pete Dumbill
Lenny ? from Halsnead Park
Big Bob Blackledge

.....anyone know?

Knowlesy is fishing down Shropshire - i see him from time to time ...

I heard Lee Tomlinson did abit on a certain PAA estate lake over winter. Probably off down south now its warmed up.

The Leg-end is my hero, he fished Rob Hughes syndicate lake with me on a winter Ticket last year. Top bloke and did me a nice deal on 3 Nevs...!!!

Lowey.

I'll pass on your regards to coops when I next see him you naughty adopted frenchman

Brian Garner still very much involved and fishing a lake in the Midlands. I spoke to Sandy Smith a few weeks ago, he'll be trying his hand at Boundary this year.

I'm OK as well Paul, thanks for asking, just back from a trip to a very large water in Central France with fish to 44lb.

Ive not forgotten about you Richie .... your still a bitter old censored just like your mate the Ratman

Not quite as old as Tony as he's 50 on Friday, but the rest seems to fit.

Thanks for the points this season, much appreciated, can we have all 6 next time?

Hi Ritchie...nice to hear Mr Angry from Stoke is still around....and well done on the French 40...nowadays I tend to fish from the study in the house....spoils you a tad for bivvy fishing.....

Here's a pic of the lake and my luxury bivvy I took at six oclock today whilst feeding the ducks....

You missed a good doo at his 50th , Richie ...

4 points was a good year mate .... savour it

sandy smith is still fishing...hes currently fishing a cheshire water..although im not allowed to say where..lol..met sandy many years ago on greymist mere...along with his mate diddy...also fished on boothsmere with them both...hes a bit of a character is sandy...

Ted still does a bit of Float fishing, not carp fishing so much now days. He is still president of Wheelock Angling Society.
Last time I saw Pete Hanley he was living in Goostry, and fishing the canal for carp.

Pete dumbill sadly passed away about 2-3 years ago

Sad to hear Pete Dumbill is no longer with us. A real thinking angler and I have fond memories of very pleasant evenings with him on Halsnead Park and at the old BCSG meetings held in the Railway at Lymm....

Does anyone know if Geoff Booth is still around and fishing?

Paul Mitton had a nice common last week but I think he likes the rivers more.
Pete Deane has dusted off his rods now his kids have grown up and he's doing a bit again.

Hi Bernard, nice to hear they are both still fishing....

I can still remember the pic of Pete's big mirror from Hawkstone on the wall in Baileys shop in Woolston....I never caught the great fish sadly, though I really would have liked to......

Talking of old timers, Saw Barney on the Plex the other day when I was checking tickets. Still using his homemade buzzers and the original Gardner Monkey climbers, he had one whilst i was there an all !

Buckin' 'ell.......!

Hope he wasnt using that unethical hair rig thing.....

HE buckin well was !!!!