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!! 
Angel of the North Fishery November 23rd
Some very hardy anglers still catching well despite the artic snow, sleet and high winds that have been hitting us this week Wed 18th Nov 2015 open BowesVery windy very wet1st John Foster 2nd Rob EmerySaturday 21st Nov 2015 pole only fortnightly match on Lookout Freezing cold, west wind 20mph so chill factor, 1st Ray […]
Hallcroft Fishery November 23rd
22nd November 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft OpenMoat (24 Pegs)• J Barningham, Fantastical TackleIsland 17109-12-0John Barnignham blitzed this sunday field with 109lb. John fished bomb with pellet and hair rigged corn for 14 carp• S Clark, MansfieldOuter 9852-14-0Steve Clark fished long pole with 4mm and micro pellet for a mixed net of carp and skimmers• M Brumby, GainsboroughIsland 2046-14-0Mark Brumbyt […]
River Severn Barbel Record Beaten With Fish Of 17lb 9oz
It looks like the barbel record for the River Severn may have been beaten with the capture of this beauty weighing 17lb 9oz. The fish fell to Swindon based river speicalist Mark Doherty (41), who was feeder fishing with meat on the mighty Midlands waterway and did well to beat it using 5lb line and […]
Government Announces New Draft Measures to Address Failing Salmon Stocks
A summit has been held at the Department for Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Defra) to discuss how to address failing stocks of Atlantic salmon in England after 2014’s catches were the lowest on record, prompting Trout & Salmon magazine to launch a Save Our Salmon campaign which the Angling Trust & Fish Legal were […]
Legend’s grandson Tom Lane wins RiverFest 2015
After five months and 24 qualifiers, the Angling Trust RiverFest 2015 competition reached its climax as 72 anglers descended upon Hereford to compete for the title. The prestigious final was held on Hereford & District Angling Association‘s stretch of the River Wye, with a prize pool of over £34,000 and a top prize of £12,000 […]
World Record Dorado Fishing With Amazon-Angler.com
Martin Salter enjoyed an unforgettable fishing trip of a lifetime to Argentina in search of the power-packed golden dorado. Fishing with Amazon-Angler.com at La Zona and Salto Grande, close to the border with Uruguay, the five-strong group accounted for 144 dorado, including four over 30lb, three over 40lb and two beasts over the 50lb barrier. […]
Angel of the NOrth Lakes November 17th
Sunday 15th Nov 2015 open LookoutWSW wind overcast water temp 9 deg, DO 8.1, PH 7.97, mv 6.81st John Foster 43lb 6oz peg 282nd Ray Laing 29lb 13oz 3rd John Nelson 28lb 10oz Wed 11th November open bowes 1st John Dryden 74lb 14oz peg 402nd Rob Emery 72lb 10oz peg 43rd Chris Pine 61lb 10oz […]
Packington Somers November 16th
PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 15/11/15 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS, LITTLE GEARYS & SIBLINGS A) 1. Pat Clark (Lime Tree) 46 -10 Peg 9 SIBLINGS A Carp on Pole & Pellet 2. Dave Chapman (Warwick) 40 -10 3. Keith Wiles (Packington) 40 […]
Steve Beard wins Barston Masters 2015
Pic: Barston Masters 2015 final winner Steve Beard Steve Beard, a firearms police officer from Stratford has won £2015 by winning the Barston Masters final. Steve qualified by winning his section in the August qualifier. On a horrible cold windy November day, all fish came on the method and PVA bag from peg 54, weighing […]
Hallcroft Fishery November 16th
15th November 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 Silverfish League Rnd 2Moat/Bridge/Croft – 44 pegs• G Tomlinson, Wheato’s HotshotsM Out 4033-6-0Gavin Tomlinson came out overall winner in a close battle for first place. Gavin fished casters and groundbait on the pole to catch mainly bream in his winning net.• L Sears, Daiwa DrawbagsM Isl 4332-0-0Luke Sears opted […]
Packington Somers Form and Results November 10th
PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERYTelephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 8/11/15 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (GEARYS, SIBLINGS & ANNIVERSARIES) 1. John Smith (Packington) 40 – 4 Peg 7 SIBLINGS B Carp & F1’s on Feeder & Maggot2. Terry Gibbons (Packington) 38 -103. Keith Winn (Lanes Bait) 31 -124. John Lowe (Tornadoes) 30 -10 WEDNESDAY SOLIHULL ANGLING OPEN (LITTLE GEARYS)1. […]
Eels caught in illegal French trade – stark warning
Hundreds of millions of young eels carried about 3,500 miles every year on Atlantic currents to Europe then flown 5,400 miles further on to China, are at the heart of an illegal and growing French export trade, an eminent British eel expert has warned. They are just now starting to reach the French coast […]
Hallcroft Fishery November 9th
8/11/15 Sunday Open MatchMoat Pool – 30 pegs• D Oldham, MaltbyOut 46120-4-0Daz Oldham continued his good run of form fishing luncheon meat over micros at 13m on the pole and caught carp and the odd bream in his ton-plus net.• P Wright, LeegemIsl 6187-12-0Phil Wright took second place fishing hairrigged corn and banded 8mm pellet to the […]
Bigger Thames TideFest Championship in 2016
The date for a bigger, better, 3rd Thames TideFest Angling Championship has been announced. The prestigious event, organised by the Angling Trust and Thames Water, will be held on Sunday, September 11th, 2016 on the tidal Thames in London. The match will extend upstream to Ham, an area renowned for big bags of dace and […]
Who will be Crowned RiverFest 2015 Champion?
After six months and 24 qualifiers the line up for the Angling Trust’s RiverFest 2015 final has been announced. 72 anglers from across the country will descend upon Hereford to fish the two day final on the River Wye over Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November 2015. Now in its third year the competition continues to […]
