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!! 
The Eel Deal: Great New Issue From Fishing TV
The big fish scene is buzzing with news of the biggest UK eel for 35 years – just as ‘Fishing TV’ is broadcasting a brand new episode of The Session in which DUNCAN CHARMAN shows how to target this mysterious fish. Duncan fishes a day ticket water in West Sussex where he not only shows […]
Angel Of The North Lakes August 2013
Ton ups in 3 matches and all lakes fishing excellently, Les fielder from Wallsend caught 35 carp to 5lb on Tuesday afternoon session, 30 silvers and all on worm and mussel , on Bassetts. Bowes has been given customers some cracking sport with ted Turnbull catching 5 double figured carp best 24lb 10oz a chunky […]
Angling Trust calls for a ban on the domestic use of killer chemical
Following the identification of the pesticide chlorpyrifos as the cause of last month’s pollution of a 15kms section of the upper Kennet between Marlborough and Hungerford the Angling Trust has written to Environment minister Richard Benyon calling for the chemical to be withdrawn from domestic use. It has been estimated that as little as half […]
England’s Young Lions Return With Record Breaking Championship Results
photo: Sensas U18s England Team Drennan Team England’s Under 23s and Sensas Team England’s Under 18s ran riot in the Youth World Championships along the River Vilaine in Rieux, Brittany, France taking 8 of the 12 medals up for grabs in the World Championships from 27th – 28th July 2013. Despite huge thunderstorms and lightening […]
White Acres Fishery August 2013
THURSDAY’S MARUKYU RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH1st AUGUST 201351 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st DECLAN McULLAGH 137lb 05oz HUDDERSFIELD Peg 8 Twin Oaks Short pole with paste2nd PHILIP SELLARS 124lb WOODLANDS TACKLE Peg 24 Twin Oaks short pole with paste & method feeder3rd TREVOR SELLARS 111lb 13oz CHURNET VALLEY Peg 15 Acorn Method feeder with dead maggots4th […]
What A Difference A Year makes
Fisheries Minister with participants at the National Fishing Month feature, pic curtesey of Kevin Milner This time last year, the CLA Game Fair had been cancelled and the National Fishing Month (NFM) launch event had to be hurriedly rescheduled amidst the downpours with the help of the Angling Trust’s Martin Salter. Twelve months on and […]
Matrix Tameside Crowned Champions
On Saturday 27th July four teams competed for the title of Merseyside Angling Champions 2013. The annual event taking place at Chester Lakes Fishery in Rouge Hill near Chester was open to teams of six anglers aged under 17 years old. Run by Merseyside County Angling Group (Mersey CADG), a group set up by the […]
Giant Shore Caught Skate Takes Five Hours To Land
Scottish angler Craig Mackay has landed a massive 223lb common skate – way over the current British record – after and epic FIVE-HOUR battle. However the 49-year-old won’t be claiming a new British best, because he returned the mighty fish to fight another day. Halkirk angler Craig hooked the skate, which was probably as old […]
Giant Shore Caught Skate Takes Five Hours To Land
Scottish angler Craig Mackay has landed a massive 223lb common skate – way over the current British record – after and epic FIVE-HOUR battle. However the 49-year-old won’t be claiming and new British best, because he returned the mighty fish to fight another day. Halkirk angler Craig hooked the skate, which was probably as old […]
New Teams Of Three League: Stainforth & Keadby Canal
A new teams of three winter league is set to run on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal at Thorne. The venue – which has a reputation as being one of the most prolific winter fisheries in the country, has been famous for hosting the sell out individual and pairs league in years gone by. In recent […]
Browning Moorlands Fishery July 2013
Tuesday 23.07.13 – Super Cost-Cutter14 fished on Silver1st George Reynolds (CPA) 149.8.0 Peg 192nd Keith Wright (CPA) 109.4.0 Peg 283rd Lawrence Connolly (CPA) 89.13.0 Peg 15 Wednesday 24.07.13 – Over 50’s28 fished on Meadow1st George Reynolds (CPA) 125.6.0 Peg 22nd Lee Boden (Stonehenge) 114.6.0 Peg 193rd Alan Warmer (Moorlands) 109.4.0 Peg 7 Thursday 25.07.13 – […]
Alan Henry Wins 2013 Matrix Tidal Trent Festival
Matrix Tidal Trent Festival 2013 (50 fished), Dunham downstream and Laughterton.The river was carrying 2-3ft of flood water plus with some exceptionally big tides over the three days. Day 1 1st Wayne Bartholumew (Feeder Team England) 15 Dunham 28lb 12oz 4 bream (3 went 19lb5oz) plus skimmers groundbait feeder worm and caster.2nd Steve Clarke (Maver Image) […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery July 2013
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 28th July 2013 Date: Monday 22nd July 2013 OPENPools: New PoolNo F/man: 23 1st Chris Neale Rutlanders 185 – 0 242nd Kevin Folwell Bagem Baits 147 – 0 103rd Derek Martin Baileys 122 – 7 174th G Young Youngs MG 115 – 7 445th C Constable TBF Vets 114 […]
Packington Somers Fishery July 2013
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 28/7/13 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS)1. Dave Howl (Lanes Bait) 25 -11 Peg 21 F1’s & Carp on Pellet Feeder 2. Steve Birch (Youngs) 22 – 13 Brian Overton (Packington) 14 – 6 […]
Chicken Bags Record Catfish
Australian native and 2012 top female freshwater angler Benchawan Thiansungoen has landed a potential All-Tackle record chao phraya catfish (Pangasius sanitwongsei) while fishing Palm Tree Lagoon, Thailand. Benchawan’s fish ate a piece of chicken, and it took the experienced angler 30 minutes to subdue the 55.25 kg (121 lb 12 oz) fish. Once the fish was landed, […]
