Owner of Avon Bait - Maggot farm - Charlie always provided the Avon Angling team with immature maggots which we used to great effect of the Gloucester Canal.
Mid-life crisis brought him a Porche, which wasn't one of his more sensible decisions!
Formed the NOVA South West Winter League Team winning the league first time out which included one of his best mates Ron Gaulton - will now be together again - causing more chaos.
Invited to fish in his Veals teams of four team - Charlie's Angel's. Team pictured right. With two matches at Stafford more we spent the whole weekend in the Kings Arms. Charlie would out last us all in the bar, only because of his Cat naps (pictured right).Charlie a regular member of the Coffin Dodger and loved fishing for Silvers and was quick to rub it in when he beat me - one of the many occasions pictured right holding up one of his winning Bream from across the Lake
Some more pictures which explain his approach to life which was never dull for him and those around him. I think he has left a great legacy with young Tom Thick with the mentoring he unselfishly gave him. Finally I will never forget the joke he played on Tom whilst travelling ... the one about the Ventriloquist...and his dummy...
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Well put Mike. Charlie was a great character. I never heard him bad mouth anyone and he was a shrewd observer of the fishing scene. I was shocked to hear the news as I thought he was on the mend. He will be missed.
sad to read this today ,Charlie and I had great times together all through the 70s and 80s got some very vivid and funny memories thanks mate
Charlie was my idol...I fished with him many times on the River Brue and in-between jobs I worked at the maggot farm.
I often fished with Charlie, Butch Butler and Jamie Stephens.
I was surprised to learn he had made it to 2018 after watching him smoke five packets of JPS during a match, lighting the next cigarette from the butt of the other.
And yes, I never heard him say a bad word about anyone.
He was my hero
RIP mate
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