Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!! Author: geepster
Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!! Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!! 
New venue for the Tackle & Guns show
The biggest trade angling exhibition in the UK calendar, the Tackle & Guns Show, is moving to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and also has a new date of September 11th and 12th, 2016. Organisers DHP Ltd says that the response has been very positive with ‘a flood’ of bookings in the last fortnight. Fly fishing’s […]
Bass anglers – what’s your view?
Bass anglers need to come forward to give their views on the retrictions brought in on their sport. The online survey, organised through the University of Southampton by Alex Maydew, a Masters student and keen angler, takes less than five minutes and aims to evaluate the impacts that recent EU landing restrictions and strict bag […]
Freshwater snapper world record
Jeremiah Michael is claiming an all tackle world record with this 26lb 8oz spot tail bass (freshwater snapper) caught in a secluded, overgrown river in the Salawesi Islands. The Malaysian angler was lure fishing and the fish was actually considerably bigger, because it bottomed out his scales. However, even at that weight it’s plenty big […]
iPhone and IPad App From Fishing TV
Fishing TV has released an iPad and iPhone app, designed to offer an optimised experience on those devices. Fishing TV members who have been taking advantage of the new look website will now be able to enjoy hundreds of hours of high quality fishing content on the move. The new app is faster to load […]
Mega Match This on BT Sport
The 2016 Mega Match This Grand Final will be viewable on BT Sport. Rob Hughes, who will continue to present the broadcast of angling’s richest final, said: “It’s great that BT are getting behind the coverage of angling and to have high profile events televised will elevate angling to the place it should be along […]
England’s gold on Lough Leane
Four teams of 14 anglers representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales took part in the IFFA Spring Loch-Style International from 24th – 27th May 2016 at Lough Leane, Killarney, Ireland. The Team members representing England were; Nick Dunn (Captain) Charlie Abrahams, Tony Curtis, Ben Dobson, Ian Donaldson, Tony Donnelly, Bob Fitzpatrick, Brad Gifford, John Horsey, […]
Karl Conley top at Earlswood Lakes
The first qualifier round this year of the Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championship fished at Earlswood Lakes (Engine Pool) in Warwickshire was held on 11th June. Typical early season patchy results with Sections A, B and C producing up to 3 fish with many single fish and many not weighing in. […]
Fishing industry far better off out of the EU; Minister speaks
British fishermen would enjoy a far bigger share of the stocks around the island if we vote to leave the EU, says the country’s fisheries minister. Speaking out of kilter with the party line peddled by Prime Minister David Cameron, George Eustice believes that ports which lie idle for much of the year could soon […]
Huge 4lb rudd caught from carp lake
A brace of giant rudd for nearly 8lb has been caught by a carp angler fishing with boilies. The beautiful fish at 4lb – just 10oz off the British record – and 3lb 14oz, came to the rod of Lincolnshire angler David Garner was fisihng 18mm boilies.
Season’s biggest rainbow trout from Grafham Water
Week ending 12 June 2016 Season’s best Rainbow at Grafham Water weighs in at 6lb 10oz Competition hots up in popular Tuesday Night Boat League at Rutland Water www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105 […]
Ounces separate top two at Woodland Lakes Fish O Mania
There was only one fish in it at the end of the Woodland Lakes Fish O Mania heat as the 100lb weights that had been expected in the run-up failed to materialise. As the field of 146 tackled up at their pegs, it was clear that competitors were in for a day of little wind […]
England’s disabled anglers win bronze in Czech Republic
England’s disabled anglers are heading home from the world match fishing championships in the Czech Republic with two bronze medals. The event on the Labe River in Pardubice saw eleven teams taking part and found out son enough that the river was full of fish which kept feeding as long as you did. The Disabled […]
Packington Somers 13th June 2016
FISHING AND MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 12/6/16 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS & SIBLINGS A & B)1. Dave Atkins (Ridgemere AC) 65 – 5 Peg 56 MOLANDS F1’s on Pole & Pellet 2. Graham Young (Youngs TBF) 61 -103. Brian Overton (Packington) 60 -114. Alan Ellison (Attlebrough) 59 – 6 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 13th June 2016
12th June 2106 Daiwa Hallcroft OpenMoat Outer (30 Pegs)• A Whitehouse, Scunthorpe96169-1-0After a few days rest the carp started feeding again on moatb pool. Andy Whitehouse fished shallow with 6mm pellet for 21 carp• P Elliott, Leegem45127-14-0Paul Elliot fished short pole and bomb with corn for 16 carp and a few skimmers• J Skipper, Gainsborough56107-9-0Jason […]
Elliott Fay wins Disabled Angling Champs 2016
The 2016 Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship was fished on Arles Lake at Woodland View Fishery near Worcester on Saturday 4th June. Fishing for the 28 competitors proved quite difficult on a bright warm day with no ripple on the water. The winner on the day was Elliott Fay of Kingsteignton Devon fishing […]
