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!! 
Angel Of The North Lakes April 2013
Some good tench and carp have been caught and silvers also catching well, with water temp slowly rising to 5 deg and fish at last slowly starting to feed just need the water temp up above 8 deg and the fish will switch on. Best carp out was 19lb 7oz a common on bowes by […]
Massive Cassien Carp For Brighton Angler
Brighton angler Phil Brown’s first ever carp the massive Lake Cassien was this unforgettable 58lb 10oz fish landed while fishing with Cassien Carp Tours. With night fishing now banned at the famous 1,500 acre water in the Var region of Southern France and the water levels rising due to heavy rainfall, the guides did plenty […]
Massive Alabama Striped Bass Set For World Record
How about this for a freshwater bass? The 69lb 9oz 8dr brute looks like being accepted as a new all tackle world record for the landlocked striped bass by the IGFA after being caught on the Black Warrior River near Centreville in Alabama, USA by angler James Bramlett. The fish, 2lb over the existing best […]
Sharks and Anglers: Survey
The IGFA is working with scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to collect data on recreational fishermen’s interactions with sharks. Recreational angling for sharks is becoming a popular leisure activity worldwide. Sharks are also landed as bycatch when recreational anglers target other fish species. Given the important role sharks play in marine ecosystems, developing […]
The Barston Masters 2013 Results
The Barston Masters 2013 sponsored by Greys and Bagem Matchbaits kicked of over the weekend. Mick wilkinson floats was the Qualifying sponsor who kindly donated a range of his floats. The day started with Icey cold conditions with a third of the lake being frozen. Some anglers had to break ice but with it only […]
Big Zander For Zebco Man
How about this for a zander? The 90cm long predator came not from the UK but from Northern Germany where Zebco angler Fredrik Harbort tempted it from seven metres down in water temperature of only four degrees using a 20cm long Freddie Shad lure. German anglers tend to measure their fish rather than weigh them, and a […]
Catfish In The Snow
The noted ‘Wels Camp’ on Italy’s River Po produced a trio of great catfish for Team Black Cat guides Stefan Seuß and Benjamin Gründer and their guests. With snowstorms and sub zero temperatures to contend with and very low water temperatures which continually iced up the rods, the fishing was never going to be prolific. […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery April 2013
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEKS ENDING 31st March 2013 Date: Monday 25th March 2013 OPENPools: Bottom PoolNo F/man: 16 1st P Hancox Birmingham 21 – 12 72nd C McGurin Fosters 18 – 7 53rd D Chapman Coventry 16 – 4 304th Pete Rice Bagem Baits 15 – 5 15th Alex Harper TBF Coults 14 – […]
Moorlands Farm Fishery April 2013
Wednesday 27.03.13 – Over 50’s15 fished on Bank & Middle1st Mal Watson (DGL) 24.8.0 Peg 17 Bank2nd Dave Williams (Halesowen BL) 19.12.0 Peg 20 Bank3rd Clive Munslow (Moorlands) 19.0.0 Peg 22 Bank Thursday 28.03.13 – Cost-Cutter16 fished Rover all pools1st Colin Matthews (CPA) 54.0.0 Peg 11 Moors2nd Tony Stead (WMP/Maver) 22.0.0 Peg 7 Middle3rd Dave […]
Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery April 2013
Wednesday Fun League 27/3/13Holmedale Lake13 fished1st Geoff Mawby Gateford Angling Supplies peg 33, 10-1-02nd Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 51, 9-6-03rd Andy Lakey Worksop Angling peg 24, 9-1-04th Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 45, 8-14-0The cold weather kept the anglers and the fish away, but it was the turn of silver fish expert […]
Packington Somers Fishery April 2013
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 31/3/13MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (MOLANDS) 1. John Lowe (Tornadoes AC) 16 – 8 Peg 44 F1’s on Pole & Pellet 2. Alan Robinson (Packington) 14 – 23. Peter […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery April 2013
Thursday 28th March 2013, Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Match Moat Pool, 24 pegs 1st L Hewison, MAP Leegem, 22-8-0; peg outer 68 Another overnight frost put pay to carp feeding on Moat Pool today,as skimmer bream proved to be the target fish. Lee Hewison fished single red maggot over kinder potted micro pellets at 13m on […]
Meet Dave and Martin at Thames Valley Angling
Alan Clark, the new owner of Thames Valley Angling has set up a special open day for existing and new customers on Saturday 27th April. Joining Alan in the shop on that day will be well known river expert Dave Harrell and Angling Trust Campaigns Co-ordinator Martin Salter. The pair will be on hand to […]
Giant Fish From Game Fisher’s Diary
HUGE Ferox trout, giant wild arapaima, near world record marlin – they are just a few highlights of some of the great free to view video content available to watch in the latest issue of Game Fisher’s Diary. Don’t miss the only video news item for anglers, covering the latest goings on in the game […]
North East Kayak Angling Championships
The North East Marine Region of the Angling Trust are holding the first North East Kayak Angling Championships on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2013. Fishing times on both days are 10 am to 3 pm with weigh in between 3 pm to 4.30 pm. Registration and weigh in is at the Fort House […]
