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!! 
UK Hosts European Conference To Get More Young People Out Fishing
Representatives from 6 European countries gathered in London over the past two days to discuss how to increase the numbers of young people going fishing, at a conference hosted by the Angling Trust on behalf of the European Anglers’ Alliance. Angling has been shown to be highly beneficial for the development of young people and provides […]
The Joker laughs last on over-fished waters
With spinning enjoying huge popularity, many known predator swims are increasingly being over-fished. You will often hear: “the swim has been fished to death”, “the swim is burnt out” or “it’s not worth going there any more!”.In some cases, it may well be that the fish are avoiding the swim or at least not visiting […]
Angling is Just What the Doctor Ordered
The Angling Trust has warmly welcomed coverage in The Guardian newspaper today about a scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne which involved GPs prescribing fishing as a tonic for patients suffering from stress and depression.Angling is one of several activities which can be recommended by Doctors as a “social prescription”. Innovation charity Nesta has found that a majority […]
Chew Produces Venue Record 43lb Pike
Bristol Water’s Chew Valley Reservoir has produce a venue record 43-pound pike to Tom Mills. The fish, thought to be the biggest captured anywhere in the UK in 2013, fell from the boat to a floatfished deadbait. It beats the Chew Valley record of 42lb 4oz and is the second 40-pounder from the water taken in […]
Barbel Win Close River Wye Championships 2013 For Rogers
It was a bit touch-and-go as to whether the Wye Championships went ahead this year, with seven feet of floodwater greeting the strong 145-man field who fished the big river. But it turned out nicely for the Midlanders fishing the 51st running of this prestigious match event, with Warwickshire’s Rick Rogers winning the day and […]
River Severn Reveals One Of Her Monster Predators
Solihull angler Steve Bown has landed a massive 19lb 5oz zander from the River Severn. The 43-year-old, who is an experienced predator angler who has previously landed zander to over 18lb, was boat fishing on the lower river when the big fish took a float-legered bleak deadbait fished in conjunction with size 6 Owner treble […]
TV Series Opportunity For Des Taylor
Midlands big fish ace Des Taylor is being offered the chance to present a new TV series which aims to illuminate the life of a countryman. One of the ‘larger TV stations’ is commissioning a pilot programme, and Des says that angling will be a key ingredient. Meanwhile Fishing TV is filming with Des on […]
IGFA Conservation Award Winners 2013
Since 1993, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has been recognizing stand-out achievements in fishing conservation with the annual IGFA Conservation Awards, bestowed upon honorees at the yearly IGFA International Auction & Banquet.The winners for 2013 will be given their Conservation Awards in three categories at the event on January 31, 2014 at their headquarters […]
Packington Somers Trout Fishery November 2013
PACKINGTON TROUT FISHERY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 01676 522754FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 3/11/13 Last week 80 rods caught 189 for an average 2.36.The blustery conditions made sport difficult on some days but the general trend is that sport is improving with the fish spreading out around the pools.On Cocks Close, the wires bank, high […]
Packington Somers Fishery November 2013
Telephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 3/11/13 MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 59 -15 Peg 7 LITTLE GEARYS F1’s & Skimmers on Pole & Caster2 Alan Dawson (Packington) 55 -102. […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm November 2013
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 3rd NOVEMBER 2013Date: Monday 28th OCTOBER 2013 OPENPools: CanalNo F/man: 16 1st Pete Rice Bagem Baits 156 – 7 32nd Wayne Sweetman Tunnel Barn Farm 139 – 9 13rd Pete Hancox Birmingham 105 – 0 94th J Johnson Notts AA 93 – 1 115th B Edwards Youngs MG 82 […]
Angel Of The North Lakes November 2013
Some good sized individual carp being caught feeding up before winter, even in the match on Wednesday an 18lb 4oz common was caught on 6 maggots, 4 x 2lb rudd and best ide out was 3lb 11oz by Tom Whitfield from Alston, together with 2 bream of 6lb and 7lb. Brian Hepple from Sunderland caught 22 […]
Sherwood Forest Farm November 2013
Open MatchHolmedale Lake Sunday 3/11/1325 fished 1st Nigel Shipman Subfish peg 39, 142-11-02nd Carl Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 17, 100-8-03rd Sam Kelk Sherwood Forest Fishery, peg 14, 94-9-04th Bob Stansill Boundry AC peg 24, 81-9-05th Phil Carline Subfish peg 33, 79-3-0 6th Dean Jamieson Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 53, 75-37-0Nigel alternated between the method feeder and […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery November 2013
3rd November 2013 Daiwa Hallcroft OpenMoat Pool – 35 pegsA Berisford (Map Leegem) Outer 32 82-4-0Arthur blitzed this sunday field with 82lb. He alternated straight bomb and pva bags and micros for carp to double figuresB Holmes (Matrix Trentmen) Outer 29 52-14-0Ben Holmes alternated maggot and pellet on pole and tip for 6 carp and […]
White Acres Fishery October 2013
THURSDAY’S MARUKYU RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH31st OCTOBER 201379 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st MICHAEL ELLIOT 134lb 04oz MATRIX TRENTMAN Peg 13 Eery Pellet at 13 meters 2nd SIMON WATSON 96lb SUMMER HAZE Peg 8 Twin Oaks Pellet feeder3rd ADY LINDSAY 87lb 06oz MAVER BAG UM BAIT Peg 25 Pollawyn Bomb & pellet4th CLEN CALVERT 79lb MAVER CADBURY […]
