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!! 
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery April 2013
Monday 22nd Apr, Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Costcutter Bridge Pool 14 pegs 1st R Turner, Retford, 99-8-0; Isl 9 Reg Turner fished shallow on the pole at 12m using meat and pellets as bait to win today’s match with just short of the ton mark.2nd D Farr, Doncaster, 76-8-0; Isl 1Dave Farr took second one spot with a […]
Millis Sneaks Past Albutt In Gold Valley Lakes Fish O Mania Heat
The anglers fishing the fifth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on Wednesday 24th April 2013 were treated to an unseasonal day in the sun, and near perfect conditions for fishing. The fish at Gold Valley Lakes, Aldershot, Hampshire did not disappoint with over 100 lb required to make the top five. The battle of the day […]
Mark Mugs Eric’s Cat
The catfish are certainly starting to feed at Shatterford Lakes. Following the capture of a potential fishery record last week from Master Lake (‘Monster Moggie May Have Broken Shatterford Best’), Kidderminster angler Mark Mole decided to fish Eric’s Lake and was rewarded with this 22lb 2oz fish. He was using a zig rigged boilies, so […]
Africa Beckons As Family Fishing/Safari Holiday Destination
ONE of the country’s leading extreme angling holiday specialists this month adds Africa to its ever-expanding portfolio of adventure fishing destinations. The Africa-Angler.com website follows hot on the heels of the success of sister site Amazon-Angler.com, founded two years ago by World Champion extreme angler and TV fishing show presenter, Steve Townson. Steve and his […]
England Lions call up for Drennan Team England U23s squad
After a difficult, but ultimately constructive U23s England Trial at Larford Lakes near Stourport, Mark Downes, Drennan Team England Manager has selected his U23s squad for the FIPSed World Championship to be held in Redon, France from 27th – 28th July. Mark Downes, Drennan Team England U23s Manager said, “I am trying a new format […]
New World Common Carp Record Landed In France
Meet the biggest common carp ever landed – all 100lb 8oz of it! The mighty fish came from Etang La Saussaie in the Champagne region of France and was caught by Colin Smith. The carp, which came from peg 14 on the lake on Premier Bait, came at 6.45pm. It was last captured in 2011 […]
Young Anglers Invited to Sensas England Under 18 Trials
Thirteen young anglers participating in the Angling Trust Talent Pathway programme have been invited to the Sensas Team England under 18 trials to be held on the Gloucester Canal on Sunday 28th April 2013. 26 anglers from all over the country met at Packington Somers on 6th April to compete on Molands Mere in a […]
Les Thompson wins Coleman’s Cottage Fish ‘ O’ Mania qualifier
A sharp overnight frost greeted competitors in the fourth Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Colemans Cottage Fishery, Essex on Saturday 20th April 2013, which slowed things up for quite a few anglers. Although first and second placed rods, Les Thompson and Marc Jones started catching from the start.Former Fish ‘O’ Mania finalist and reigning Champion […]
Thirteen Tons In One Match At Tunnel Barn Farm
Things are really picking up on the commercials as illustrated by the big Saturday open match at Tunnel Barn Farm which attracted 62 anglers and produced no less than 13 ton-up weights. Topping the field was serial venue winner Pete Rice, who fished caster through sloppy groundbait at just two metres for a lovely 130-13-0 […]
Monster Chub Claimed From Coventry Canal
Jim Sidebottom was fishing the Coventry Canal when a chub 22 inches long took a liking to his lobworm hook bait. Jim didn’t have any scales or a camera with him but estimated the fish at 9lb, and the catch was witnessed by two other anglers. Whatever its true weight it’s another example of the […]
Huge Canal Chub Wins Club Match
Only two fish were caught in the Kingsbury AC match on the Wychnor Canal at Lichfield but one of them was a magnificent 7lb chub. This is a canal that flows like a river and club member Graham Underhill used a stick float with lobworm hook bait hoping for one of the venue’s big perch […]
Monster ‘Moggie’ May Have Broken Shatterford Best
Signs that things are warming up come when catfish start feeding and the first of Shatterford Fisheries’ big ‘moggies’ has been landed in the shape of a beauty which bottomed out 60lb scales to Sam Radnor, who fished luncheon meat from peg 15 on Masters Lake. Sam later looked at pictures of the fishery record […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery April 2013
Holmedale Lake Open MatchSunday 21/4/1325 fished 1st Carl Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 31, 130-1-02nd John Woodland Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 29, 113-8-03rd Andy Birkin Phil’s Bait & Tackle peg 21, 100-5-04th Steve Clark Mansfield Old Boys peg 34, 99-11-05th Kristian Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 32, 81-9-06th Nigel Shipman Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 20, […]
Sea Watch Issue 16 – Now Live And Free To View
The latest issue of Sea Watch – the video magazine for shore an boat anglers everywhere – includes a special report from the European Open’s Flattie Bash – fished in conditions so appalling that it was nearly called off for safety reasons. We’ve also gained access to some fascinating underwater footage of species like cod, […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery April 2013
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 21st April 2013 Date: Monday 15th April 2013 OPENPools: Top PoolNo F/man: 21 1st A Edgington Tunnel Barn Farm 71 – 7 82nd C Goergen Sensas France 70 – 2 123rd D Chapman Coventry 62 – 7 14th C Constable Tunnel Barn Farm Vets 61 – 8 25th C […]
