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!! 
Three hour fight with monster bluefin tuna
Kiwi angler Donna Pascoe may have set the new IGFA All-Tackle world record for Pacific bluefin tuna – a 411.6 kg (907 lb 6 oz) giant that exceeds the current IGFA record by nearly 60 kg (132lb 2oz)! Pascoe was fishing aboard the Gladiator with Capt. Scott Sutherland off Three Kings, New Zealand, when the […]
Muckno Pike Angler Catches Huge Brown Trout
Renowned Irish coarse and pike angling venue Lough Muckno, Castleblayney amazed local anglers when it produced this superb 14 lb. wild brown trout last Thursday. The fish was caught by local angler Mr Steven Donaghy while he was using a dead bait fishing for pike.
Take Someone Fishing For Free
The TAKE A FRIEND FISHING campaign, organised and run by the Angling Trades Association, is back to encourage parents, grandparents and friends to take the time over the Easter break to give family members and friends the chance to have a go at fishing. And burn off some calories after all of those Easter eggs! […]
Riverfest Qualifier Change – Evesham Dropped
Competitors who have booked a ticket for the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier at Evesham on Saturday 18th October should note that the venue has now had to be changed. This is due to the Evesham Rowing Club who will now be using the water for a big rowing competition on that date. Because of this […]
Packington Somers April 2014
PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 30/3/14 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (GEARYS & LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 84 – 6 Peg 9 GEARYS Carp & Skimmers on Pole & Pellet 2. Norman Davies (Packington Vets) 38 -11 3. Mal Cooper (Packington Vets) 36 – […]
Tunnel Barn Farm March 2014
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 30th March 2014 Date: Monday 24th March 2014 OPENPools: Extension PoolNo F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st Graham Young Youngs TBF 157 – 3 332nd J Johnson Notts AA 115 – 10 233rd Steve Nicholls Banbury Gunsmiths 109 – 9 194th Dave James Mosella 99 – 14 […]
Kamasan Starlets Shine In 2014 Winter League Semi-Final
Mid-week frosts led to a clearer canal than seen during the recent excellent practices and coupled with bright sunshine led to a slow start for the 89 competitors on the Angling Trust Southern Winter League semi final held on Saturday 29th March 2014 on the Kennet and Avon canal, Marlborough. Subsequently, the famed skimmers normally […]
Bag-Up ‘BOBBA’
Whether or not you are a fan of the bagging waggler, there’s little doubt these Bag-Up Bobbas from Feeders Direct are going to be effective. The key is that the design means that there’s no chance of the float and therefore the hook bait diving beneath the fish as it hits the water, which is […]
Angling Trust’s Young Shining Stars Collide
A total of 26 youngsters from the Angling Trusts’ England Talent Pathway programme travelled from all over the country to Packington Somers Fishery near Coventry on 22nd March 2014. The match was the culmination of an 8 month programme which has seen youngsters from Angling Trust’s Northern, Midlands and Southern Development squads work with some of […]
Hallcroft Fishery March 2014
Hallcroft Fishery & Caravan Park A Gregg (Map Leegem) Outer 24 142-2-0 Weights continue to improve with the warmer weather and there was only 2lb separating the top 2. Andy Greig drew fancied peg 24 on moat outer and fished pellet waggler from start to finish. Alternating pellet and meat hair rigged Andy caught carp […]
Angel of the North, March 2014
Silvers getting ready for spawning have been caught in great numbers and weights, Bream in the match to 6lb 4oz, Tench to 3lb 5oz, Ide over 3lb 4oz, skimmers at 2lb, Rudd over 1lb 5oz and Roach over the lb, as well as double figured carp, a 2lb 10oz perch and hell if our gudgeon […]
Specimen Sea Trout Wins Ireland’s Catch Of The Week Award
English visitor John Allen caught landed this fine 9lb specimen sea trout while fishing in Lough Currane, Ireland off a spot known as the Black Rocks. Guided by boatman Jim Sayers, John fooled the mind conditioned fish using a small rapala type lure. The catch wins him the Irish Specimen Fish award this week. http://fishinginireland.info/
MacWet Sports Gloves
Normal gloves are all but impossible to use efficiently when fishing because of all the fiddly bits, and with fingerless gloves, when it’s really cold you can end up feeling like your fingers are going to drop off any minute. These sports gloves may be the answer, because they are tight fitting and made from […]
Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr Crabtree DVD
‘Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing’, the iconic tales of a father who takes his son on angling adventures, has been described as the best-selling book of all time. It’s believed to have sold over four million copies and was brought to life in a six-part Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr Crabtree TV series fronted by […]
The Great Fishing Line Scam
‘Don’t be a victim of the great fishing line scam’ – that’s the message EFTTA is getting across to anglers in a new advertising campaign which starts next month. The organisation is ramping up its 2014 Line Charter initiative, which targets line companies that make false claims about their products, by placing advertisements in consumer […]
