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!! 
Breakthrough On Cormorant Problem
The Angling Trust has concluded negotiations with the Government on the implementation of new measures, announced last year, to improve the protection of vulnerable fish stocks from predation by cormorants and goosanders. The Trust has been campaigning for more than three years for a change to the current bureaucratic and ineffective licensing regime that governs […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm February 2014
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 2nd February 2014Date: Monday 27th January 2014 OPENPools: Canal PoolNo F/Man: 15Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO1st G. Young Youngs MG 15 – 4 62nd J Berry Swann Baits 15 – 0 13rd P Hancox Birmingham 13 – 10 74th M Jones Banbury Guns 11 – 11 35th W […]
Packington Somers Trout Fishery February 2014
FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 2/2/14Last week 39 rods caught 147 fish for an average of 3.77.The wet and windy weather for most of the week meant that the fishery was not very busy but those who braced the conditions found the sport to be very good.The largest fish of the week was a 9lb […]
English Pike Record
Meet the biggest pike ever landed in England – all 46lb 11oz of it. The massive fish was taken at Wykeham Lakes in Yorkshire by Scarborough angler Wyndon Coole and is just two ounces off the long standing British best of 46lb 13oz taken at iconic Llandegfedd Lakes in South Wales by Ray Lewis in […]
Packington Somers Fishery February 2014
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 2/2/14MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (MOLANDS) 1. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 21 – 5 Peg 8 F1’s on Pole & Caster2. Tom […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery February 2014
Open MatchHolmedale Lake Sunday 2/2/1423 fished 1st Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 51, 54-15-02nd John Bleakley Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 19, 37-11-03rd Phil Carline Subfish tackle peg 54, 33-10-04th Jamie Mills Nathans of Derby peg 28, 26-15-05th Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 39, 21-1-06th Nigel Shipman Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 20-15-0 The wind […]
Angel Of The North Lakes February 2014
All catches on Sundays match was carp so very unusual for Feb, whilst silvers of all species being caught on all lakes. It is slow after frosts but feeding up as water warms up through the day and some good catches from pleasure anglers. Interestingly at dawn and dusk some cracking catches weird for a […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery February 2014
2nd February 2014 Sunday Team of 4 Silverfish League Rnd 10Moat/Bridge Island – 32 pegsJ Barningham, Harrisons Tackle B Isl 13 18-1-0John Barningham edged the close victory in today’s silverfish match with a nice net of roach, perch and skimmers. John fished dead maggot over groundbait on a 10m pole line.L Sears, Daiwa Marukyu M […]
England Ladies Match Fishing Team 2014
International Events Manager, Dick Clegg in collaboration with the team manager Dave Brooks and England coach Joe Roberts have selected a team to take part in the FIPSed Ladies World Angling Championships in Portugal later this year. The event will take place on 23rd/24th August in Coruche on the river Soria, a venue that has been […]
Riverfest 2014 Bigger And Better
It’s all systems go for the 2014 Riverfest series, with more qualifiers and a bigger prize fund already guaranteed. In 2013 winner Andrew Murphy walked away with a cheque for £10,000 – easily the biggest cash prize in river match fishing in the UK.Fishing TV understands from organizer Dave Harrell that the plan is to run […]
Record Wolf Fish
Olivier Charpentier landed this impressive wolf fish, also known as a trahira while fishing with guide Martin Beenes on Suriname’s South River. The prehistoric looking predator made mince meat of the Sebile lure he was using and measured out to 97 cm. Once the fish was measured and photographed, it was released alive – qualifying […]
World Cup Fever: Five Must Do Things In Manaus
While English football goes Brazil nuts over the hot-house jungle location of its World Cup opener against Italy on June 14, soccer fans heading in droves to the Amazonian capital of Manaus are guaranteed a cultural and ecological awakening. If you have been lucky enough to secure a ticket, you are in for a treat […]
Two Big Matches At Tunnel Barn Farm
Entry is open for the Tunnel Barn Farm May Bank Holiday festival, to be fished over the long weekend of 24th, 25th and 26th May. Based on a sell-out of 51 anglers fishing across New, Extension and Jenny’s Pools over the three days, the festival winner will walk away with £1000, with £500 to second, down […]
Moorlands Farm Fishery January 2014
Tuesday 21.01.14 Super Cost Cutter17 fished rover all pools1st Martin Lefevre (Moorlands Gold) 47.04.0 Peg 03 Middle2nd Paul Little (CPA) 43.10.0 Peg 21 Island3rd Mark Blackburn (WMP/Maver) 35.08.0 Peg 14 Island Wednesday 22.01.14 Over 50’s19 fished Island, Bank & Middle1st Andy Danks (Moorlands) 49.14.0 Peg 26 Island2nd Mal Watson (DGL) 41.12.0 Peg 12 Middle3rd Dave […]
Survey: The Impact Of Anglers On The Spread Of Fish Disease
A study is underway to find out about the impact of anglers moving between venues on the spread of fish diseases such as Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) and Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC).The survey is being carried out by government agency CEFAS, who are hoping to shed light on the level of risk posed by anglers’ […]
