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!! 
Brit Bags Possible World Record Tench
A British angler may have set a new world tench record while fishing for big carp on a lake close to the Le Mans car racing circuit. Jason Gardiner banked the 15lb 4oz fish at Laroussi, a French gravel pit in the heart of the beautiful Pays de la Loire countryside that burst onto the […]
Alan Bruce Lands Lindholme Fish O Mania Qualifier
Bruce lands final qualifying place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final line up of 2014 As always the fabulous Garbolino Lindholme Lakes Fishery near Doncaster hosted the 16th and final qualifier of the 2014 Fish ‘O’Mania campaign on Wednesday 25th June. It did not disappoint with six anglers clocking a “ton” and another six […]
James Wilson Wins Evesham Festival Qualifier
Evesham Festival Qualifying Match Report Evesham Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 58 Fished. Result: 1 James Wilson (Alan’s Tackle) 12-0-0 (peg 40) 2 Clive Branson (Cardiff Nomads) 10-5-0 (peg 52) 3 Trevor Chalk (Evesham) 9-12-0 (peg 8) 4 Rob South (Ferrymen) 9-7-0 (peg 19) 5 Ray Tomlin (Chesterfield) 9-6-0 (peg 65) […]
Deep Sea Atlantic Species Given Protection
The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, or NEAFC, this week has adopted stronger regulations for the management of deep-sea fisheries and the conservation of deep-sea species and habitats in the North East Atlantic. NEAFC is a regional treaty organization established to manage high seas fisheries in the North East Atlantic Ocean. The new regulation is […]
Tidefest – New Match On The Thames
The Angling Trust and Thames Angler’s Conservancy (TAC) are pleased to announce the establishment of an annual angling competition to take place as part of the new TideFest event in London, which this year coincides with World Rivers Day on September 28th. The match, which is sponsored by the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, has a […]
Crown Meadow Bream Feed For Vince Callaghan
Evesham Festival Qualifying Match Report Evesham Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 83 Fished 1 Vince Callaghan (MAS) 17-14-0 (peg 1) 2 Dan Varney (Drennan) 10-14-0 (peg 36) 3 Steve Hemingray (Drennan/ Sensas) 10-8-0 (peg 71) 4 Leigh Gardner (Shakespeare Superteam) 9-8-0 (peg 83) 5 Mark Lindsey 8-8-0 (peg 6) Qualifiers: Vince Callaghan […]
Dan Varney Qualifies For 2014 Wychavon
Evesham Festival Qualifying Match Report Wychavon Championship Qualifier Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 78 Fished 1 Dan Varney (Drennan) 11-5-0 (peg 36) 2 Owen Robinson (Evesham Youth) 5-13-0 (peg 1) 3 Ian Shepherd (Daiwa Gordon League) 5-10-0 (peg 30) 4 Ray South (Ferrymen) 5-6-0 (peg 66) 5 Tony Bench (Shakespeare Superteam) 4-13-0 (peg 26) […]
Riverfest: Keith Hobson Wins On The Calder
With bright sunshine and a low clear river, the first Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier of the season held on Sunday 22nd June was fished in far from ideal conditions, but the River Calder at Mirfield didn’t disappoint as 17 of the 60 anglers returned double figure weights. The match was won by Drennan Barnsley Blacks […]
Moorlands Farm Matches June 23rd
Tuesday 17.06.14 – Super Cost-Cutter18 fished on Bank & Moors1st Ray Phillips (CPA) 98.2.0 Peg 11 Moors2nd Lee Boden (Stonehenge) 96.1.0 Peg 9 Bank3rd Clive Wright (Mosella/ABC) 94.2.0 Peg 7 Moors Wednesday 18.06.14 – Over 50’s18 fished on Meadow1st Pete Mace (Autism Birmingham) 87.8.0 Peg 352nd Dave Gough (Wolverhampton) 87.6.0 Peg 283ed Ziggy Lees (Moorlands) […]
Tunnel Barn farm June 23rd
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 22nd June 2014 Date: Monday 16th June 2014 OPENPools: House PoolNo F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st Dave Chapman Swann Baits 173 – 12 62nd D Callaghan Measham Redfins 114 – 15 103rd Pete Hancox Birmingham 112 – 1 294th D Lutwyche Hawkesbury 108 – 3 145th […]
Sherwood Forest Fisheries June 22nd
Wednesday Open 18/6/14 Holmedale Lake 24 fished 1st Simon Skelton Maver peg 9, 123-15-0 2nd Nigel Shipman Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 14, 116-0-0 3rd Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 17, 114-11-0 4th Andy Lakey Worksop Angling Supplies peg 21, 92-2-0 5th Andy Birkin Phil’s Bait & Tackle peg 56, 82-8-0 6th Danny Carmody […]
Hallcroft Fishery June 23rd
22nd June 2014 Sunday Open Match Moat Pool – 43 pegs A Oldham, Frenzee Island 5 157-6-0 There were some great weights in this well attended sunday match on moat pool with the top 4 all breaking the ton. Andy Oldham led the way from island 5 with 157lb. Andy fished pellet shallow at 13m […]
Angel of the North June 23rd
Wow Lookout has produced some stunning carp catches of a19lb 10oz carp, a 17lb 1oz carp and a 17lb 13oz carp, as well as a crucian of 2lb 11oz in mint condition, a bream of 8lb 6oz, tench to 7lb and ide and orfe to 3lb 9oz as well as huge numbers of all fish, […]
Grant Albutt Wins 2014 Barston Festival
The Barston Festival this week produced its biggest weights ever, with over 80lb of fish the average per angler, and mostly bream weights too. Day one was won by event organiser Craig Casemore with 161lb of big carp from peg 17. Craig caught on the method at 70 yards, with fish up to 18lb. Second […]
Paul Glenfield Qualifies For Wychavon
Evesham Festival Qualifying Match Report. Wychavon Championship Qualifer Evesham Town & Ferry Waters 68 Fished. Result: 1 Paul Glenfield (Drennan Oxford) 17-2-0 (peg 1) 2 Paul Johnson 14-6-0 (peg 87) 3 Darren Davies (Drennan) 12-7-0 (peg 52) 4 Tony Davis (Gloucester Angling Centre) 12-3-0 (peg 35) 5 Rich Reynolds (Maver Bait-Tech) 9-11-0 (peg 25) 6 […]
