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!! 
Packington Fishery Sept 1st
PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 31/8/14 MATCH RESULTS BANK HOLIDAY OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. Pete Heaven (Greyhound) 91 – 5 Peg 41 F1’s down the edge onMaggot 2. Paul Hunter (Paulsfodder) 84 – 8 3. Danny Tresigne (Alvechurch) 69 -13 4. Derek […]
Angel of the North Fishery, Sept 1st
Interesting week with tench and crucian carp being very prominent all species are catching however the shy crucians seem to be feeding up and shoaling sooner than other species, tench also being caught in very large numbers, both species catching on maggot, caster, worm and even pellet, Carp are still feeding up and very prolific […]
Tunnel Barn Farm August 28th
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 24th AUGUST 2014Date: Monday 18TH August MONDAY OPENPools: HIGHNo F/man: 18 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st A Harper TBF Jnrs 276-1 302nd P Hancox Birmingham 216-15 123rd D Chapman Swann Baits 208-2 344th C McGurrin […]
Tricky conditions for Earlswood Lakes qualifier
Stillwater Championship Qualifier – Results from Earlswood Lakes Match Report Far from ideal conditions greeted the 25 competitors for the Angling Trust + Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championship qualifier held at Earlswood Lakes on the Engine Pool on Saturday 23rd August 2014. A very cold North Westerly wind blowing across the lake meant that […]
England’s lady anglers just miss a medal in Portugal
Ladies World Angling Championships 2014 The Angling Trust’s England Ladies World Championship coarse fishing team went into this year’s 21st FIPsed Ladies World Angling Championship on the River Sorria, Coruche, Portugal (23rd – 24th August) as reigning champions after a tremendous win in Slovenia last year, but sadly this time just failed to make the […]
Cormorants: Film urges anglers to rise to the challenge
After a long battle to win improved controls on cormorant and goosander numbers the new area based licensing system finally comes into force on 1st September. Angling clubs and fishery owners are being encouraged through a new Hugh Miles film to seize the opportunity to better protect their waters from the ravages of unsustainable predation. The […]
Government action needed over bass stocks
The Angling Trust has written to UK Fisheries Minister George Eustice calling on him to introduce a series of conservation measures to protect UK bass stocks in the face of the latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), which has recommended a staggering 80 per cent cut in […]
Police Chief pledges to act on fish theft
The Angling Trust has won support from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to ensure that all Chief Officers in England and Wales will receive training about poaching and fish theft, and pass this on to their operational staff. The National Policing Lead for Wildlife & Rural Crime, Simon Prince (Chief Constable of […]
Barbato wins Guildford Angling Centre Individual Summer League
Guildford Angling Centre Individual Summer League Final Round, Willinghurst Surrey, 24th August, 20 Anglers Ex England International Stevie Gardener showed his true class in this final round of the Guildford Angling Centre Individual Summer League. Steve drew unfancied peg 22 on the top lake and ran out comfortable winner with an impressive 202lb of carp […]
211lb in White Acres Residents match
THURSDAY’S PRESTON INNOVATIONS RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH 21st AUGUST 2014 60 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st MATT GRANT 211lb 14oz BAG UM BAIT Peg 15 Twin Oaks 5 Meters with pellet & meat in the margins 2nd KEITH PENTLAND 146lb DARLINGTON Peg 13 Twin Oaks 2 + 2 with 6mm […]
Maver Image pip Starlets to Evesham Team Championships 2014
Top South East team Maver Image has won the Match Fishing Team Championship on Evesham’s River Avon. Their victory came after a very close finish, which saw them top the tally with a final score of 55 points. Runners up, Kamasan Starlets finished just a single point behind the leaders, with Drennan Barnsley coming in […]
Match record at Barston Lakes reaches 250lb
The match record at Barston Lakes has been broken for the third time in 2014, Steve Porter weighing in a massive 250lb. A rainy bank holiday Monday switched the fish onto the feed after a period of humid weather, and the Monday open match actually threw up two 200lb plus weights. Suzi Smith thought she […]
Hallcroft Fishery August 26th
24th August 2014 Daiwa Hallcroft open Moat Outer/Bridge (42 Pegs) C Owen, Parkgate Angling Moat Outer 62 175-1-0 With only 1 fish separating top 4 this was a cracking match on bridge and moat. Craig Owen fished shallow with meat and pellet at 13m for 28 carp to 12lb G Gibson, Max Tackle Bridge Isl […]
Bonus tench seals 2014 Wychavon Angling Festival win for Des Shipp
England international match angler Des Shipp has been crowned the 2014 Wychavon Champion, after a close fought battle on Evesham’s River Avon. The Preston Innovations-backed ace, and England international, picked up the £2,000 winners cheque, after weighing in 8-1-0 from end peg one on the Crown Meadow. A delighted Des explained: “I am over the […]
Moorlands Farm August 26th
Tuesday 19.08.14 –Super Cost-Cutter19 fished Bank & Island1st Ken Sherriff (Water’s Edge) 185.5.0 Peg 12 Bank2nd George Reynolds (CPA) 178.14.0 Peg 5 Bank3rd Adam Evans (Moorlands) 142.7.0 Peg 18 Bank Wednesday 20.08.14 – Over 50’s33 fished Meadow & Middle1st Lee Boden (Stonehenge) 63.10.0 Peg 32nd Tim Guise (Fishermen’s Friend) 62.9.0 Peg 463rd Ian Wood (Moorlands) […]
