Author: geepster

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

Biggest Screebe Salmon For 130 Years

Ireland’s River Screebe has produced its biggest reported salmon for 130 years in the shape of this 22.1lb fish taken at the Salmon Pool by Patrick Delapp. It was the first salmon of the year from the Galway waterway and was in magnificent condition. Patrick has since banked a couple of grilse from the salmon […]

Hallcroft Fishery June 15th

15th June 2014 Daiwa Hallcroft open Moat/ Croft (44 Pegs) D Whiting, Buttonhol AC Moat Isl 14 105-2-0 There was a tense finish for this well attended sunday match with 1 fish separating the top 3. Dave Whiting came out victor from moat island 14. Dave fished his usual worm over maggot and pellet approach […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]