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!! 
Mike Heylin Awarded with OBE for Services to Angling
Mike Heylin has been awarded the OBE today in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to angling over many decades and in particular for his role as Chairman of the Angling Trust for the first five years of its existence as the new unified representative and national governing body for all anglers in England. He […]
Angel of the North Fishery June 15th
Outstanding fishing being reported this week with all species feeding up well, Lookout and Bassetts having good catch rates whilst Bowes is still closed as aerator struggling till new one comes and the carp went into spawning on Bowes as well. Bassetts had 12 Russians fishing from Armstrong international at team Valley with our angling […]
Dinsmores Coated Egg Shot
British weight manufacturer Dinsmores has developed a process for coating and colouring its standard non-toxic shot, meaning that it’s now possible for the angler to try and match the shot colour to the bottom you are fishing over. The technique has been applied to its Egg Shot range available in its five-size dispensers, covering AAA […]
Dinsmores Drop Shotting Weights
Drop shotting is gaining a real foothold in the British lure fishing scene and Midlands weight manufacturer Dinsmores has been quick to react with a range of non-toxic, camo-coated Drop Shotting Weights which bear all the characteristics needed for what can be a real finesse technique. The coating is the first major feature worth highlighting. […]
Dave Harrell: Rivers Looking Good
The new river season gets underway on June 16th and running water expert Dave Harrell reckons it could be the best start for many years. Recent rain has resulted in some much needed flow and colour and the former England international can’t wait to get back to the venues he loves most. “Unlike the past […]
Riverfest 2014 Sells Out
The Angling Trust is pleased to announce that the second RiverFest competition, which gets underway on the River Calder on Sunday 22nd June, is a complete sellout. The majority of the 1,200 tickets, which went on sale in April, were sold within two weeks and most of the 20 venues being used for the qualifiers […]
White Acres Midweek Matches
WEDNESDAY SILVER RESIDENTS MATCH11th JUNE 2014 53 ANGLERS FISHEDACORN, TRELAWNEY & CANAL 1st MIKE SLATER 102lb LEIGH TACKLE & BAIT Peg 25 Trelawney Pellet feeder with pop up pellet 2nd ANDY BROOK 80lb 08oz WAKEFIELD Peg 4 Acorn Pellet waggler3rd DAVE POCOCK 74lb […]
Andy Powers to the Fish ‘O’ Mania grand final
Woodlands View Fishery in the West Midlands held the 14th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Wednesday 11th June with the anglers a bit apprehensive about how it would fish especially considering the very large field of almost 170. Although the first half of the match proved very difficult for many, things settled later on producing […]
Sherwood Forest Fishery June 11th
Wednesday Open 4/6/14 Holmedale Lake 18 fished 1st Daz Staley Subfish peg 39, 126-2-0 2nd Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 21, 122-3-0 3rd Craig Brazier Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 14, 117-5-0 4th Danny Crewe Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 82-4-0 5th Matt Malia Worksop Angling Supplies peg 17, 80-4-0 6th Pete Hodgetts Sherwood […]
John Holmes Wins Disabled National 2014
Twenty three anglers travelled far and wide to fish this year’s Angling Trust National Championships for Anglers with Disabilities at the picturesque Preston Innovations Boldings Pools Fishery near Bridgnorth on Sunday 8th June. The lake fished a lot harder than for the Ladies National Championship on the previous day. And so, as often happens under […]
Kayleigh Smith Nets Ladies National Championship 2014
This year’s Angling Trust Ladies National Championship was fished at Preston Innovations Boldings Fishery on Saturday 7th June using three of their pools, Chestnut, Sycamore and Willow with 41 ladies taking part. The first half of the match took place in heavy rain, but for most anglers the fish responded to their baits. Once the […]
Super Predator Devours Three-Metre Great White Shark
A three-metre long shark was devoured by a ‘super predator of the deep’ that then dived down a continental shelf with the Great White in its stomach! That’s the conclusion of Australian scientists who have been able to study a tag that was washed up on a beach. Data from the tag reveals that the shark […]
Angler’s Mail June 10th
In the second special 50th anniversary issue of Angler’s Mail, we see what happens in the return of Dave Coster’s two-part Go Fishing cartoon plus you can start the new season with a free one-day rod licence – and venue vouchers too! Also inside the bumper issue: Amazing grass carp brace caught by Brits abroad […]
First Ever International Angling Academy
The Angling Trust is to launch its first ever International Angling Academy on the Middle Level Drain, Kings Lynn with the intention of giving aspiring World Championship anglers a formative look at the FIPSed international scene. The event takes place on Sunday June 29th. The idea is the brainchild of Dick Clegg, OBE who has […]
95kg Wins Earlswood Lakes Qualifier
Faced with the prospect of violent thunderstorms and frequent heavy showers throughout the day the anglers were pretty apprehensive as they came to the draw for this latest Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championship qualifier at Earlswood Lakes, Earlswood, Solihull on Saturday 7th June. Despite long periods of rain during the morning […]
