Author: geepster

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

Heat Holders Thermal Socks

The first thing that strikes you about these thermal socks is the super-soft inner, which is created by an intense brushing of the material that results in more of the heat being retained inside. The socks are made from what’s described as an insulating yarn – a combination of acrylic, nylon, polyester and elastane – […]

Grant Takes On Shatterford Lakes

Top Midlands open match angler Grant Albutt is taking on the running of one of the best waters in the region in Shatterford Lakes. The six-lake venue, which was established in 1972, is situated in a valley on the Bridgnorth Road only 10 minutes from Kidderminster and Stourbridge and is noted for offering great sport all […]

Kamasan Starlets Sign Rob Wootton

Birmingham based match team Kamasan Starlets has added to its ranks by signing Rob Wootton onto its books. Rob has been on a great run of results this year and won the Shakespeare Championship at Evesham in August. He has concentrated on individual events in the main in the past but expressed the desire to […]

Sherwood Forest Farm October 2013

Open MatchHolmedale Lake Sunday 27/10/1326 fished  1st Dave Fantom Leegem Tackle peg 39, 159-15-02nd Carl Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 45, 155-12-03rd Daz Staley Subfish, peg 9, 153-2-04th Martin Watson Gateford Angling Supplies peg 33, 114-7-05th Andy Fantom Leegem Tackle peg 4, 109-12-0 6th Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 51, 103-7-0 The strong winds and rain […]

Browning Moorlands Fishery October 2013

Tuesday 22.10.13 – Super Cost-Cutter16 fished on Bank & Moors1st Dave Williams (Halesowen BL) 98.0.0 Peg 16 Moors2nd Bill Rathbone (St Francis) 83.0.0 Peg 20 Moors3rd Brian Cawley (Moorlands) 67.12.0 Peg 8 Bank Wednesday 23.10.13 – Over 50’s20 fished on Silver1st Mal Watson (DGL) 101.9.0 Peg 462nd George Reynolds (CPA) 89.12.0 Peg 173rd Paul Little […]

Great October Sport At Portumna

Mike Murray of Murray’s Angling Services reports that the past couple of weeks have provided fantastic sport in Portumna both on The Shannon and Lough Derg. Huge shoals of roach, hybrids, bream and perch have been congregating between the Salmon Run and the entrance to Lough Derg. Pike  are shadowing the shoals and silverfish anglers […]

African Filming And Fishing Trip Of A Lifetime

By Steve Townson of Africa-Angler.com – presenter of Welcome To The Jungle: AFRICAN FILMING TRIP OF A LIFETIME WITH FISHING TV “I’ve recently returned from an unforgettable fishing and filming trip with Fishing TV in which I visited three of the great destinations offered through Africa-Angler.com . I enjoyed some wonderful fishing in out of […]

Vendace Re-Appear In Bassenthwaite Lake

The vendace – Britain’s rarest freshwater fish and one that was thought to be extinct in the UK apart from in two waters – has re-emerged in a study of Bassenthwaite Lake. A ‘fish community study’ run through the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology found a single specimen. The small size of the fish, only […]

Grayling Record From Slovenia

During a recent trip to Slovenia, American angler Christian Anderson landed a potential new All-Tackle Length world record grayling (Thymallus thymallus) while fishing the Soca River on August 7th. Anderson was fly fishing with a small ant patterned dry fly and needed only three minutes to subdue the 39 cm fish – only the second record […]