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!! 
94lb catfish landed by River Severn barbel angler
By Gareth Purnell A barbel angler has landed a near-100lb catfish from the River Severn in what may be the UK angling story of the decade.Neil Bridges was night fishing the Birmingham Anglers Association stretch of the river at Ripple when he hooked into something huge that headed up river.What ensued was a brutal 75-minute […]
Bedder Bags At Boddington
The sixth Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championship qualifier for 2015 took place at Boddington Reservoir on Wednesday 15th July. A nice ripple on the water, with overcast and warm conditions greeted the competitors. Richard Bedder, with 63.74 kilo from peg 95, made full use of his sponsors, Marukyu baits and additives, […]
World Record Zander From Italy
This monster Italian zander weighing 25lb 6oz could set a new IGFA all tackle world record. It was caught by Italian angler Marco Turini, who was fishing the River Po, a waterway famed for its huge catfish.Marco was lure fishing with a six-inch Kopyto Shad matched with a 30gr jig head in the Cremona area. […]
World Record Snook From Brazilian Coastline
Maicon Flex Iscas Artificiais caught and released this massive 107cm Atlantic snook (Centropomus undecimalis) that could earn him the new IGFA All-Tackle Length record. Maicon caught the mighty fish while casting an artificial shrimp along the rocky coast of Ubatuba, a coastal Brazilian city located betweem Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. After a tough […]
Dinnington High School win Schools National Championship 2015
Sixteen teams of five anglers fished this year’s Angling Trust Schools National Championship, sponsored by Daiwa on Wednesday 15th July at Hallcroft Fishery, Retford. The 80 anglers taking part faced tricky fishing conditions as the sun blazed down on calm windless lakes. Nevertheless there were some excellent catches with carp being the main species backed […]
England pip France to win world feeder fishing championships gold
Preston Innovations World England Feeder team has been crowned World Champions for the second consecutive year after finishing half a point ahead of nearest rivals France. Netherlands hosted the 5th FIPS-ed World Feeder Championship and the event took place on the Ghent/Terneuzen canal on the 11th and 12th July 2015. Consistency in squad selection has […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing July 14th
Latest News and Information from Week ending 12 July 2015 • It’s a fair cop – police match anglers net Rutland’s best fish of the week4lb 10½oz Rainbow for Stuart Hills4lb 8oz Brown for Dougie Valentine • Deal of the month Hardy Ultralite DD4000/5000/6000/7000RRP £229 – £249 Anglian Water price just £114.50Available from our tackle […]
Bream win Newark Dyke Riverfest qualifier for Barry Thomas
The Angling Trust RiverFest fourth qualifier for 2015 took place on the River Trent on the Newark Dyke and East Stoke on Sunday 12th July with 60 fishing. The river was low and clear with weather conditions of showers and wind with the venue fishing hard on the day. Top 6 results1st Barry Thomas (Ted […]
River Dee fund grows to over £25,000
Generous anglers on the River Dee have donated more than £2,700 in the last year to help support the work of the charitable trust that works to care for the river. The donation scheme operated by Ballogie Estate, which manages the Ballogie, Carlogie and Commonty fishing beats above and below Potarch Bridge, has raised more […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery 13th July
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 12th July 2015 Date: Monday 6th July MONDAY OPEN Pools: Jennys No F/man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st D Atkins TBF Vets 159-6 19 2nd A Lines Banbury Gunsmiths 153-6 13 3rd D Lutwyche Hawkesbury 153-5 21 4th D Callaghan Measham Redfins 149-3 2 5th […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 13th July
12th July 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat (41 Pegs) J Masson, Colmic/Marukyu Outer 71 180-12-0 Windward end of moat pool was the place to draw in this latest sunday match on moat pool. Jamie Masson fished paste over pellet and hemp at 13m for carp to 11lb J Skipper, Gainsborough Outer 61 106-10-0 Jason Skipper alternated […]
Joe Oakes hemps his way to victory on the Warwickshire Avon
Wychavon Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 48 fished. 1 Joe Oakes (Middy) 10-2-0 (peg 61) 2 Gary Seadon (Evesham) 9-12-0 (peg 26) 3 Kevin Ellaby 9-11-0 (peg 24) 4 Rob South (Sensas WB Clarke) 7-5-0 (peg 71) 5 Pete Morris 7-0-0 (peg 48) Qualifiers: Gary Seadon Rob South Leicester rod […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery July 8th
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 5th July 2015 Date: Monday 29th June MONDAY OPEN Pools: Club No F/man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st G. Young Youngs MG 112-3 16 2nd P. Hancox Birmingham 110-3 11 3rd D Atkins TBF Vets 94-6 13 4th T Hardy TBF 91-13 19 […]
Coral bookmakers to Sponsor Fish ‘O’ Mania
Matchroom Sport is a delighted to announce that Coral, one of the UK’s largest bookmaking brands, is to be the title sponsor of the annual Fish ‘O’ Mania event. The big-money fishing match is a fixture in the British summer sporting calendar as it now enters its 22nd year. Coral Fish ‘O’ Mania takes place […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks win the 2015 Winter League Cup
Fifteen teams who had finished runners up in their local winter leagues gathered at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes in South Yorkshire to fish for the Winter League Cup on 4th July 2015. There were 3 sections on the popular Bonsai, 3 on Laurels and one each on Strip and Loco. There was a certain excitement as […]
