Author: geepster

Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!!

World Pairs Angling Championships 2015

The Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships, Ireland’s most prestigious coarse angling event is now open for entries.   The event attracts anglers worldwide to fish the natural wild angling available in Ireland’s prolific angling destination of the Lakelands.   The area renowned for its extensive waterways is based on the Erne system, […]

Tunnel Barn Farm results April 8th

RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 5th April 2015   Date: Monday 30thth March                           MONDAY OPEN Pools: JENNYS No F/man: 16       Pos         NAME   CLUB     WEIGHT               PEG NO 1st          P Rice    Bag Em                 85-5       8 2nd        A Harper              Moss UK              71-15     24 3rd         D James               Moss UK              60-15     15 4th         C Chamberlain   […]

Packington Somers April 7th

PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 5/4/15   MATCH RESULTS   STARLETS VETS           (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS/WILLOW/GRATUITIES)   1.  Alan Dolby (Lanes Bait)                         61 -11                Peg 50 MOLANDS                                    F1’s on Pole & Caster   2.  Keith Winn (Lanes Bait)                         54 -14                3.  Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits)              48 – […]

Anglers Mail: Biggest carp in the world!

THIS week’s Angler’s Mail has the full story and pictures of the biggest carp in World this year – and exclusively reveals the World’s other most-wanted giants. If this spring-like weather’s given you the itch to fish more often, be sure to check the best places to go in the Mail’s giant new Where To […]

Matt Hall through to Fish O Mania 2015

Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster 4th April 2015 Match report by Mike Storey, Angling Trust Competitions Committee There was a buzz of excitement and expectation at the opening qualifier at Hayfield lakes today. The fishery looked splendid and the weather was likely to stay dry, but there was a chilly easterly breeze blowing. […]

Packington Somers Fishery April 6th

PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 5/4/15   MATCH RESULTS   STARLETS VETS           (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS/WILLOW/GRATUITIES)   1.  Alan Dolby (Lanes Bait)            61 -11                    Peg 50   MOLANDS                                          F1’s on Pole & Caster  2.  Keith Winn (Lanes Bait)           54 -14                    3.  Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits)            48 – 5 4.  […]

Best rainbow of the season from 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 Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021       Rutland Water Fish week 453 (Season 1084) Returns 123 (235) Rod average 3.68 (4.61) The best Rainbow of the season was […]

Tunnel Barn Farm Results and form March 30th

                      Tunnel Barn Farm Fishing Shrewley, Warwick CV35 7AN Phone: 01926 842975 Shop: 01926 842188 email: enquiries@tunnelbarnfarm.co.uk fishing: www.tunnelbarnfarm.co.uk tackle: www.tbftackle.com       RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 29th March 2015   Date: Monday 23rd March      Pools: Club pool                                                                                                OPEN No F/man: 15   Pos         NAME   CLUB     WEIGHT               PEG […]

Hallcroft Fishery March 30th

29th March 2015 Sunday Leegem Spring League round 3 Moat Pool – 60 pegs •             B Sullivan, Leegem Isl 11 86-2-0 Brian Sullivan continued where he left off last week by winning this round today. Brian caught mainly carp using corn and pellets down the deep margins and hairigged corn on the feeder. •             G […]

Rod licence income helping fisheries

The new Fishery Improvement Fund, administered by the Angling Trust and funded with rod licence income from the Environment Agency, has made funding awards to 3 fisheries, 13 clubs and 1 angling project totalling £65,000 to improve facilities for angling throughout England.  The total value of the funded projects, including match funding and in-kind contributions, […]