Elton 172 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I've added a few words to the press release. However many I wrote, it would never be enough. If you've ever so much as looked at Anglers' Net, you have Steve to thank. Without him, it would never have existed.... https://www.anglersnet.co.uk/articles/carp-fishing/steve-burke-has-retired-from-wingham/ 2 Anglers' Net Shopping Partners - Please Support Your Forum CLICK HERE for all your Amazon purchases - books, photography equipment, DVD's and more! CLICK HERE for Go Outdoors. HUGE discounts! FOLLOW ANGLERS' NET ON TWITTER- CLICK HERE - @anglersnetPLEASE 'LIKE' US ON FACEBOOK - CLICK HERE Link to post Share on other sites
chesters1 1579 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Best wishes Steve ,go fishing i hear theres a place called Wingham down south somewhere !I am sure the vetter will let you join 1 Believe NOTHING anyones says or writes unless you witness it yourself and even then your eyes can deceive you None of this "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap it just means i have at least two enemies! There is only one opinion i listen to ,its mine and its ALWAYS right even when its wrong Its far easier to curse the darkness than light one candle Mathew 4:19 Grangers law : anything i say will turn out the opposite or not happen at all! "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical." Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites
medwaygreen 3 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) Steve, I wish you a very happy retirement,I retired one year ago and it is the best job I have ever had. For The very many happy times I spent at Wingham I thank you and wish you and Peggy all the best in the future. Edited June 17, 2019 by medwaygreen 1 Fishing seems to be my favorite form of loafing. "Even a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work." I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river. What do you think if the float does not dip, try again I think. Link to post Share on other sites
Sportsman 350 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Steve All the very best on yor retirement. It is well earned and I hope you and Peggy enjoy what is to come. Dave 1 Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity http://www.safetypublishing.co.uk/http://www.safetypublishing.ie/ Link to post Share on other sites
Ken L 983 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Steve: All the very best pursuing whatever life choices come next. I never did make it to Wingham but it seems that you created something magical. 1 Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike. Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace. Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel. Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp. Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak. Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub. Link to post Share on other sites
gozzer 938 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Wishing you a long, happy, and healthy retirement Steve. It's a time to take stock, and start enjoying the days, instead of counting the hours. John. 1 Angling is more than just catching fish, if it wasn't it would just be called 'catching'......... John Link to post Share on other sites
Mat Hillman 49 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Same from me, i spent many enjoyable days at Wingham, both at the AN fish ins and as a member. Good luck in your retirement Steve. I wish you and Peggy all the best. 1 Mat Link to post Share on other sites
Anderoo 394 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) Enjoy your retirement Steve, you have certainly earned it. This has stirred many memories for me, starting with my first ever trip at the 2006 AN fish-in where I was instantly bewitched. I never expect to replicate that experience, Wingham is and will remain the most incredible place I have ever fished. As well as the wildness, the haunting atmosphere, the beguiling mystery, and the enormous, immaculate fish of many species, it was also a place where I met many friends with whom I shared countless amazing experiences. So, Steve, thank you. (I could honestly write endlessly about Wingham, I am having to stop myself from launching into a novel-sized post!) PS I've just found an old photo of Rich fishing one of the platform swims: Edited June 18, 2019 by Anderoo 1 And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 284 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Congratulations on your retirement Steve and good luck in future ventures. Wingham and your generosity in organising AN fish-ins provided me with an angling experience on my first visit which won't ever be topped. I still go back and read the blog entry every now and then, hard to believe it was eight years ago. All the best Steve. 1 It's never a 'six', let's put it back Link to post Share on other sites
John S 328 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Best wishes to you and Peggy on your retirement Steve. Now you'll have plenty of time for the better things in life, like FISHING 1 John SQuanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow. Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree. Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow. Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine. Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew. Link to post Share on other sites
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