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!! 
Lough Ree Lanesborough International Angling Competition 2015
Lough Ree Lanesborough International Angling Competition All credit to the LoughRee Lanesborough Angling Hub for running the championships last weekend, their first coarse angling festival. With a determined effort and all odds against them the community hub recreated scenes of anglers on the bank of the once famous Lanesboro’ Hot Water Stretch that have not been seen […]
Angel of the North Fishery June 16th
Double ton ups on Wed on Bowes match followed next day by 21 deg ambient temp lifted water temperature to get all the silvers through spawning at last, carp kept to reeds eating up eggs , then Sat night cold east rain dropped water temperature to 13 deg, so will have to wait for water […]
Richard Rawsthorne Wins the 2015 Championship Title for Anglers with Disabilities
Twenty six anglers with disabilities competed for the title of National Individual Champion at the Angling Trust National Championship for Anglers with Disabilities at Lakeview Fishery, Melton Mowbray on Saturday 13th June 2015. Weights were not expected to be high following practice during the week and returns from the open matches, and far from ideal […]
Lisa Ford wins the 2015 ladies national
Angling Trust Ladies National Championship Match Report This year saw 48 competitors in the Angling Trust Ladies National Championship at Lakeview Fishery, Melton Mowbray held on Saturday 13th June. The weather conditions for this event were not ideal with a sudden drop in temperature from 26 degrees on the Friday to 11 degrees on the […]
Bob Church receives an MBE
Bob Church awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Congratulations to Bob Church of Northampton who has been made an MBE for services to angling. Bob started out as a coarse angler but is now also a very highly respected fly fisherman. On the competition scene Bob’s medal tally includes team gold medals at […]
Anglian Water trout form June 16th
Rutland Water Fish week 912 (Season 11,642) Returns 277 (3,076) Rod average 3.29(3.78)Anglers have enjoyed a good week at Rutland Water with fish being caught in many areas both from the bank and boats. A good number of over wintered fish are being taken by boat anglers. A cracking 7lb 6oz Brown taken during the Tuesday […]
Moorlands Farm June 16th
Tuesday 09.06.15 Super Cost – Cutter 20 fished Meadow 1st Kevin Roderick (CPA) 78.06.00 Peg 11 2nd Pete Hodge (Moorlands) 72.04.00 Peg 59 3rd Syd Julien (Moorlands) 63.14.00 Peg 18 Wednesday 10.06.15 Over 50’s 23 fished Bank, Moors & Island 1st Lawrence Connolly (SP Construction) 122.15.00 Peg 20 Bank […]
River Annan salmon netting closes
The Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has welcomed the decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council to close forthwith its major mixed stocks salmon netting station close to Annan in the Solway. This follows legal pressure from S&TA on the Council, including the threat of judicial review, that any decisions to allow stake netting to continue […]
River Annan salmon netting closes
The Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has welcomed the decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council to close forthwith its major mixed stocks salmon netting station close to Annan in the Solway. This follows legal pressure from S&TA on the Council, including the threat of judicial review, that any decisions to allow stake netting to continue […]
Shepherd wins Woodland Lakes Fish O Mania qualifier
The latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying match was fished at Woodland Lakes in North Yorkshire on Saturday 13th June 2015, using 5 of its lakes. As ever, cool, breezy and overcast weather conditions for another northern qualifier,after a day of heavy rain would mean that fish would take some persuading to feed. The layout of […]
Conor Browne wins the Royal Enfield Festival
Royal Enfield Festival on the Royal Canal, Co. Kildare Clear waters and bright sunshine presented the local and overseas anglers fishing this annual festival on the Royal Canal with challenging fishing. It was local angler Conor Browne who came out tops with the winning weight and fine nets of roach on both days for 9lbs […]
Packington Somers 15th June
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 14/6/15 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS & GRATUITIES) 1. Brian Overton (Packington) 63 -13 Peg 30 GEARYS Carp on Bomb & Pellet 2. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 57 – 0 3. Ronnie Robinson (NEC) […]
Packington Somers 15th June
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 14/6/15 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS & GRATUITIES) 1. Brian Overton (Packington) 63 -13 Peg 30 GEARYS Carp on Bomb & Pellet 2. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 57 – 0 3. Ronnie Robinson (NEC) […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery 15th June
14th June 2015 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat/Reed (43 Pegs) A Oldham, Frenzee Reed 8 196-13-0 Reed pool continues to produce the goods with nearly 200lb winning. Andy Oldham fished shallow 6mm pellet at 14m for carp to 6lb L Hewison, Leegem Moat Isl 2 163-9-0 Lee Hewison also used shallow tctics to good effect. Alternating meat […]
Harry Whitehead wins the Waterways Junior Classic
Waterways Ireland Junior Classic, River Erne, Co. Fermanagh Harry Whitehead wins the Junior Classic of 2015 along with Jake Taggart who takes the Novice category. 1st Harry Whitehead 19lbs 14oz 2points 2nd James O’Doherty 14lbs 12oz 3 points 3rd Stefan Patterson 7lbs 9oz 5 points Novice Section: 1st Jake Taggart on weight advantage from Jack […]
