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!! 
Light Tackle Black Snapper
Aussie angler Ian Middleton already holds several line world class records for Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei), and after a recent trip to Papua New Guinea, he may have claimed another. While fishing with local guide Barly Kelai on August 17th, Middleton tamed a 9.98 kg (22 lb 0 oz) black snapper on only 2 kg […]
Shambles Bank Turbot: FREE TO VIEW
There can’t be many sea anglers out there who wouldn’t love to catch a big turbot and that’s exactly what Dave Barham and Jim Midgley are after when they head out over the famous Shambles Bank in this new episode of ‘Boat Fishing With Barham’ from Fishing TV. The guys are champing at the bit, […]
Chris Tarrant Stars In New Fishing Series On Channel Five
Channel Five is to screen a brand new series in which Chris Tarrant shares his angling travels and adventures.The four hour-long episodes entitled simply ‘Chris Tarrant Goes Fishing’, include the ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ presenter targeting sailfish to nearly 200lb in the Maldives, huge lake trout in the Yukon, pike on the fly […]
More Full Houses For Match This 2014
Pic caption: Zac Brown won the £50,000 at Maver Match This 2013 Dates have been announced for the 2014 Maver Match This qualifiers, which will lead to an August 30th final at Stourport’s Larford Lakes in which the winner will walk away with a cheque for £50,000. Twenty four 120-peg qualifiers will take place around […]
Cautious Celebrations as Weymouth Angling Centre Spared from Demolition
Anglers were celebrating today after the Weymouth Harbour Management Board rejected Council proposals to demolish the Weymouth Angling Club’s harbour-side club house and instead voted for an amendment that should see the Club given a new 10 year lease and a secure future. However, this revised proposal will now go forward to another meeting […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm October 2013
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 20th OCTOBER 2013 Date: Monday 14th OCTOBER 2013 OPENPools: TopNo F/man: 18 1st Pete Hancox Birmingham 68 – 15 102nd Wayne Sweetman Tunnel Barn Farm 62 – 15 183rd Chris Neale Rutlanders 60 – 12 334th A Rouveure Milo France 58 – 1 315th Chris Constable TBF Vets 43 […]
First 200lb Albino Catfish For British Angler
A British angler has banked what’s thought to be the first albino wels catfish over 200lb ever landed during a session on Spain’s River Ebro. Wirral angler Bernie Campbell was on a break with his son Gary with angling holiday firm Catmaster Tours when the 206lb catfish fish picked up his multiple pellet hook bait.The […]
Packington Somers Fishery October 2013
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 20/10/13MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS/GRATUITIES/WILLOW)1. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 44 -12 Peg 1 GRATUITIES Carp, Tench & Crucians on Pole & Caster2 Brian Overton […]
World Record Siamese Carp For Birthday Boy Keith
Holiday angler Keith Williams won’t forget his 65th birthday in a hurry – he caught this world record breaking 132lb Siamese carp on it! The Surrey angler was fishing at Gillham’s Fishing Resort in Krabi, Thailand and has told his wife that he had a ‘feeling in his bones’ he was about to catch something […]
Sherwood Forest Farm October 2013
Open MatchHolmedale Lake Sunday 20/10/1324 fished 1st Carl Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 45, 191-7-02nd Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 21, 143-12-03rd Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 39, 135-14-04th Carl Hatton Eastwood Angling peg 17, 116-3-05th Nigel Shipman Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 14, 104-8-0 6th Craig Brazier Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 23, 91-8-0The lake […]
Angel of The North Lakes October 2013
Bowes Some good individual double figure carp coming out this week with most pleasure anglers opting for two rods now water temperatures have dropped to single figure, best out was a 21lb common carp on peg 19 fished tight in left corner on maggot over caster and hemp by Charles Williams from Manchester who is working […]
Moorlands Farm Fishery October 2013
Tuesday 15.10.13 – Super Cost-Cutter17 fished on Silver1st George Reynolds (CPA) 99.2.0 Peg 202nd Bill Rathbone (St Francis) 70.3.0 Peg 333rd Pete Trueman (CPA) 64.12.0 Peg 28 Wednesday 16.10.13 – Over 50’s19 fished on Meadow1st Mal Watson (DGL) 125.0.0 Peg 132nd Keith Finch (Starlet Vets) 108.8.0 Peg 113rd Dave Williams (Halesowen BL) 84.3.0 Peg 28 […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery October 2013
20th October 2013 Daiwa Hallcroft OpenMoat Pool (35 pegs) W Lomas (Map Leegem) Outer 61 121-0-0Wayne Lomas made it 2 wins in 2 with this victory from moat outer 61. Wayne fished 8mm jpz and corn over feed pellet for 16 carp K Baxter (Mosborough) Outer 43 97-2-0Kev fished long pole and 6mm pellet and […]
Andy Leathers Wins 2013 Parkdean Masters
Andy Leathers has been crowned the 2013 Parkdean Masters Champion, after winning the final on Jenny’s Lake at Cornwall’s White Acres complex. The match, which is widely regarded as one of angling’s most prestigious finals, is contested by the top 24 finishers in White Acres flagship Preston Innovations festival, and carries a £25,000 winners cheque. […]
Save Weymouth Angling Club from Eviction
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has served Weymouth Angling Club with a notice to bring to an end the lease on its harbourside clubhouse – so that it can be demolished to make way for a car park. 113 year old Weymouth Angling Club is one of the best in the country with over 400 […]
