Author: geepster

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

Bailiffs Find Guns

Voluntary bailiffs of the Voluntary Bailiff Service’s Angling Watch 3 who were patrolling the River Thames at King’s Meadow, Reading were shocked to stumble upon a cache of weapons.During this patrol, what appeared to be illegal set lines were found – but upon inspection two handguns and an automatic weapon were found attached and hidden […]

Two New 30lb Carp For Barston Lakes

Solihull day ticket water Barston Lakes has stocked two micro-chipped 30lb carp. The mirror carp weighed in at 37.2lb and 30lb. Venue owner Nigel Harrhy commented:  “Our anglers are constantly asking ‘what is the biggest fish you have’? It doesn’t matter how many doubles the lake produces; I get the same question almost every day. “Many 30s […]

Moorlands Farm Fishery January 2014

Tuesday 08.01.14 – Cost-cutter10 fished on Silver1st Owen Boswell (CPA) 61.13.0 Peg 37 2nd Bill Drew (Bewdley) 46.04.0 Peg 63rd Dave Bartlett (CPA) 35.06.0 Peg 10 Wednesday 09.01.14 – Over 50’s28 fished on Meadow & Bank1st Mal Watson (DGL) 79.15.0 Peg 23 Bank2nd Pete Trueman (CPA) 43.08/0 Peg 26 Bank3rd Pete Mace (Autism Birmingham) 33.12.0 Peg […]

Packington Somers January 2014

Telephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT  – WEEK ENDING 12/1/14MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS                               (GEARYS & LITTLE GEARYS)1.  John Johnson (Youngs TBF) 27 – 1 Peg 7  LITTLE GEARYS     F1’s on Bomb & Bread2.  John Batey (Packington) 26 – 0 3.  Ron Savage […]

Sherwood Forest Farm January 2014

Sherwood Winter League Round 11st Ivor Birkin, Rivendell.  8 – 112nd Ian Boyd, Woodhouse Angling Centre, 6 – 0 3rd Nick Oakley, Rivendell, 4 – 054th Roy Butterfield, Gateford Angling, 3 – 135th Wayne Heywood, Subfish, 3 – 08  A half frozen lake greeted the 17 anglers who turned out for round 1 of the Sherwood winter […]

Jon Arthur Joins Drennan

Pole Fishing editor pursues new career with international tackle giant. After nearly eight years with David Hall Publishing, Jon Arthur has stepped down as group editor of Match Fishing and Pole Fishing magazine to start a new role with Drennan International. On his new job, Jon commented: “I have loved my time working on both magazines […]

Browning Moorlands January 2014

Tuesday 31.12.13 – Super Cost-Cutter28 fished Rover all pools1st Richard Kings (CPA) 83.2.0 Peg 34 Silver2nd Graham Palmer (Walsall) 61.12.0 Peg 8 Silver3rd Dave Kruckow (Decca’s) 53.5.0 Peg 11 Silver Wednesday 01.01.14 – New Year’s Day Open22 fished on Silver, Moors & Island1st Chris Hill (Mosella) 63.12.0 Peg 27 Silver2nd Lawrence Connolly (CPA) 48.10.0 Peg […]