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!! 
Hallcroft Fishery Results July 27th
26th July 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat (31 Pegs) J Powell, Parkgate Angling Island 67 130-6-0 John Powell made it 2 Sundays in a row with this 130lb victory. John caught majority of his carp catch on maggots down the margins A Oldham, Frenzee Island 33 128-14-0 Andy Oldham fished meat long on the deck […]
Angel of the North Fishery July 27th
Some excellent weights still being caught with matches producing well though anglers waiting longer for bites as the water temperature dropped as colder weather hit us, cold rain also has not helped however if you work hard to find the warmer thermal layers you will catch well, some anglers bring a thermometer to find the […]
Coastal salmon netting to be banned
The Salmon and Trout Association (Scotland) (S&TA(S)) has warmly welcomed the trailblazing salmon conservation proposals announced by Scottish Government today. Under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 Scottish Government is proposing to introduce a licensing system for the killing of wild salmon in Scotland and to prohibit “the taking of salmon outwith […]
Johnny Keith wins the Ballybay Festival
A popular two day festival fished on the lesser known waters of County Monaghan. The 2015 festival held over the weekend of the 11th & 12th of July produced some great weights. Mixed bags and top weights of roach, perch, tench and some bream were caught on the Dromore system lakes of Drumlona, Bairds Shore, […]
Bury Hill Fisheries to become members only in 2016
One of Britain’s most famous day ticket waters has decided to become members-only from next spring 2016. Bury Hill Fisheries, near Dorking, in Surrey, will end over half a century of access to day ticket anglers by changing to a membership registration system on the 1st April next year. But anglers will benefit from the […]
Packington Somers Fishery July 22nd
PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERYTelephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 19/7/15 STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS & LITTLE GEARYS)1. John Downing (Packington) 72 – 9 Peg 28 LITTLE GEARYSF1’s on Pole & Paste2. Keith Winn (Lanes Bait) 72 – 83. Brian Edwards (Packington) 63 – 34. Alan Dolby (Lanes Bait) 61 – 3 FESTIVAL DAY 1 […]
Angler’s Mail July 21st
ANGLER’S MAIL MAGAZINE is out now with the full story of an amazing 94 lb catfish caught from a UK river! It’s an incredible piece of angling skill, to land such a giant, and it was from a named club water that anyone can fish on a day ticket. Read all about this momentous catch […]
Sizzling summer sport at Grafham Water
Latest News and Information from Week ending 19 July 2015 Sizzling summer sport at Grafham WaterRod average of 4.02 and superb fish Competition hotting up in Rutland’s Tuesday Night boat leagueRichard Cooper heads the leader board from Keith Jones www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham […]
Steve Whitfield through to RiverFest final
The fifth qualifier for the Angling Trust RiverFest 2015 took place on the River Tyne at Corbridge to Wylam on Sunday 19th July. It was a tough match for the 53 competitors due to heavily coloured water and high wind. The winner was Bag’em Matchbaits angler Steve Whitfeid with 14-12 of dace caught on the […]
Moorlands Farm Fishery Results July 21st
Tuesday 14.07.15 Super Cost-Cutter15 fished Island Middle1st Richard Knowles (Shakespearce) 85.15.00 Peg 14 Island2nd Colin Pace (CPA) 69.07.00 Peg 07 Middle3rd Mark Pincher (Club 2000) 57.11.00 Peg 17 Island Wednesday 15.07.15 Over 50’s23 fished Silver Middle1st Ken Sherriff (Waters Edge) 138.10.00 Peg 39 Silver2nd George Reynolds (CPA) 105.07.00 Peg 04 Silver3rd Paul Bailey (Moorlands) 104.10.00 […]
The Fishfinder launches Hell Caster lure series
Adventure angler Steve Townson, known to many as The Fishfinder, has launched his own range of lures and jigs aimed at the travelling freshwater angler targeting predatory fish. Steve, who runs South American adventure angling holiday specialists Amazon-Angler.com, has used his many years of experience fishing in far-flung destinations to hone a bespoke range of […]
Tunnel Barn Farm July 20th
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 19TH JULY 2015 Date: Monday 13th July MONDAY OPEN (Graham’s Match)Pools: CANALNo F/man: 18 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st K. Folwell Drennan 148-12 32nd D. Atkins Packington 106-14 243rd P. Hancox TBF Vets 102-5 64th D. Callahan Measham R-Fins 100-7 205th D. Lutwyche Hawkesbury 76-7 106TH G. Young Youngs […]
Hallcroft Fishery Results July 20th
19th July 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft OpenBridge/Moat Outer (47 Pegs)• J Powell, Parkgate AnglingMoat 86157-0-0John Powell drew unfancied peg 86 on moat outer and found some large carp feeding in the margins. John fished worm and corn down the edge over micros and groundbait• P Elliott, LeegemBridge Isl 19149-0-0Paul Elliott fished big worm over a bed […]
Angel of the North Fishery July 20th
Ton up match weight and good week of catches in between weather variations, and differences from torrential rain, high winds to calm and sunny no wonder anglers don’t know what methods of fishing to stick to. Some cracking carp have been caught best weight is 27lb 10oz with average carp now between 5 to 7lb […]
Welsh record thresher shark
Just days after a 250lb plus thresher shark was boated during a trip aboard Rob Rennie’s renowned charter boat ‘Lady Jue II’, the national record for Wales has been beaten again, this time with this 271lb fish which fell to ‘Dai Pig’ while fishing board ‘PhatCat’. http://www.phatcatcharters.co.uk
