Will Golightly
Treasurer/ Juniors Co-ordinator

Willgolightly@aol.com

Age: 41 years old.

Hometown: Nuneaton

Occupation: Teacher

Married: Married with two children, Matthew and Laura.

Most memorable day: Catching my first Barbel. It was from the river Severn and I thought it must be about 15lb when I first hooked it. I was only using light float tackle and I began to think I was never going to land this monster on the end of my line. It weighed 5lb 1oz!

Achievements in regards to barbel fishing: Being asked to take over the Junior section of the Barbel Society seems pretty special at the minute. I just hope I am able to do it justice.

Favourite Method: It may not be a great Barbel catching method, but I love trotting a stick float down a river.

Favourite Venue/ river: The Dove is a special river, but if I need to pick one, I have to say I love the upper Severn. I watched my Dad and my son both catch their first Barbel from there, as well as it having provided me with my first double.

Achievements that may be relevant: I have caught a few nice fish from different rivers, and it is great to be able to look back on that, but I always think that if I can get a child interested in fishing, that is something that will stay with them forever.

What's The future for you and barbel fishing?: I want to try to get the junior section of the Barbel Society to grow to at least treble it's current size. I know that Steve Pope talks about getting the Society deeper involved with conservation matters, and what better way to start than with education of the young anglers of today.

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