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!! 
Richard Chave through RiverFest Final
Bream showed well for two of the three qualifiers in the fifth Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier of 2014 held on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge on Sunday 13th July. Richard Chave booked his place in the final with 51-7-0 from peg 97 where he used groundbait feeder with worm and maggot to bank 10 bream […]
Poisson Chat Catfish Removed From English Lake
Environment Agency fisheries officers have eradicated one of most highly invasive and damaging species to be ever seen in England, the black bullhead catfish. The small catfish impact on our native fish populations as they have a very broad diet including fish and their eggs, outcompeting with our native fish for habitat. Black bullheads (Ameiurus […]
Jamie Hughes Favourite For Fish O Mania
The Fish O Mania XXI grand final will cast off tomorrow, Saturday 12th July, at Cudmore Fisheries at Whitmore. The FA Cup of fishing features weigh-ins every 30 minutes and an ever changing leaderboard to keep fishing enthusiasts on the edge of their seats. 16 finalists will compete over five hours and 2013 winner Jamie […]
Ireland’s Weekly Angling Report
It was another very warm week for angling in Ireland although there were periods of heavy rain in some parts of the country. Many rivers and loughs are very low indeed and we need some consistent rainfall to help liven up the inland fishing scene. Sea anglers are enjoying a bonanza with many big species […]
Halibut Over IGFA World Record Caught Off Alaska
This giant of a halibut weighing 482lb has been landed on rod and line off the Alaskan port or Gustavus at the mouth of Glacier Bay, but the captor won’t be able to claim a world record because a harpoon was used to help land it. The fish, thought to be the biggest caught in […]
White Acres Residents Matches July 10th
THURSDAY’S PRESTON INNOVATIONS RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH10th JULY 2014 85 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st TIM CHAPMAN 121lb 14oz NOVARTIS Peg 42 PollawynMethod feeder & pellet waggler 2nd PAUL TWIGG 102lb 04oz REDFINS ANGLING Peg 13 Trelawney Method feeder 3rd IAN CLARK 98lb 13ozEASTWOOD ANGLING CENTRE Peg 35 PollawynLong pole with pellet shallow 4th MARK SHOWERING 94lb 01oz CASTLE BROMWICH […]
Ireland Gears Up For World Feeder Champs
In 1996 at the Home Internationals held on Inniscarra Reservoir, David Taylor the Irish Team Manager at the time, whilst reviewing the fabulous fishing experienced suggested we attempt to hold a World Championship on the venue. This was echoed by all the countries involved and here we are 18 years later ready to receive the […]
Shore Fishing Home International Results
The Scottish Federation of Sea Angling hosted the Home International Shore Angling Championships from 3rd – 6th July 2013 for the Juniors, Youth, Ladies and Men’s teams. The Championship was held on the Angus coast and River Tay estuary on the East coast of Scotland with some fantastic results recorded. Putting in a magnificent performance […]
Hemp Heaven In Wychavon Qualifier
Wychavon Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 70 Fished. 1 Kevin Ellerby 8-12-0 (peg 33) 2 Mark Brush (Daiwa Gordon League) 7-3-0 (peg 86) 3 Andy Murphy (Tredegar Angling Centre) 6-15-0 (peg 10) 4 Barry Blakemore 6-14-0 (peg 8) 5 Pete Jayes (Quorn) 6-10-0 (peg 85) Qualifier: Kevin Ellerby It was hemp heaven […]
Big Game Fishing – A Beginner’s Guide
For more than a century now, people across the globe have been enjoying the recreational sport of big-game fishing, lured by the thrill of tracking down giant fish that can be bigger than you are, from far-flung and sometimes remote locations. If you are yet to get on board, here’s a handy guide to help […]
Angler’s Mail, July 8th
Inside the new issue of Angler’s Mail there’s a free one-day rod licence voucher worth £3.75 and a free ticket to this week’s mega-money Fish’O’Mania final plus some incredible river catches and a huge common to a big name angler. It’s a packed mag and also includes: Lethal virus returns to UK waters Huge four-species […]
Sherwood Forest Fishery, July 7th
Wednesday Open 2/7/14 Holmedale Lake 25 fished 1st Nigel Shipman Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 20, 155-3-0 2nd Ian Rowney Mansfield Piscatorial AS peg 17,142-7-0 3rd Lee Parker Phil’s Bait & Tackle peg 19, 109-9-0 4th Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Supplies peg 56, 87-8-0 5th Craig Radford Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 25, 77-14-0 6th […]
Tunnel Barn Farm July 7th
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 6th JULY 2014Date: Monday 30TH June 2014 OPENPools: Jennys PoolNo F/Man: 17Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st Alex Harper TBF Colts 214 – 9 182nd Graham Young Youngs TBF 157 – 3 153rd Dennis Lutwyche Hawksbury 146 – 0 214th Pete Hancox Birmingham 137 – 2 25th D Callaghan […]
Carp helps Roy to top spot on River Severn
The third Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier, held on the River Severn at Lower Lode on Saturday 5th July saw Shakespeare Superteam member Paul Bick become the first angler to qualify for the final in successive seasons. Paul easily won B section at Peg 33 with 15-5-0, made up of three decent bream, four skimmers and […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks Win Winter League Final
With the Gloucester Canal coloured up from overnight water movements to the Bristol reservoirs the 120 competitors of this year’s Angling Trust Winter League Final on 6th July were expecting a few bites especially after last week’s good practice match. Unfortunately for most it was a struggle and a long wait between bites as most […]
