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!! 
Minimum fish sizes lifted for recreational anglers by EU…. local bylaws may replace
EU legal minimum sizes for fish species do not apply to recreational fishing after the EU reviewed the Common Fishery Policy’s Technical Conservation Regulation which came into force last week. The new regulation sets, among other things, the legal minimum landing sizes (minimum conservation reference sizes) and minimum mesh sizes for nets for a broad […]
two 30lb weights in Trent Burton Joyce RiverFest qualifier
The River Trent at Burton Joyce was holding nearly four feet of extra water for this weekend’s qualifier and thus a bit of slack was needed for a few bites. However, weights for this qualifier were as good as ever and there some proper battles along the stretch. Paul Cannon took the match and B […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks take 2019 Division One National
Match fishings’ premier team event took place this weekend on a revolutionary split venue format, across both the Aire and Calder and New Junction canals. In the run up to the Division One National weights across both venues had been a little inconsistent, however with an average weight of over two kilos per man, there […]
Pink salmon officially added to list of British species
Pic: Ness District Salmon Fisheries Board Have you caught a Pacific pink salmon in England? The inland and coastal waters of England are home to a host of different fish species, but we can now add another name to that list, the Pacific pink salmon. Up until recently, catching a Pacific pink salmon was as […]
Angel lakes fishery Form 18th August 2019
Great weights again this week with Bowes producing another cracking set of weights topped at 480lb in a match on Saturday by Dave Hudson, and tees valley angling not turning up for their match on Sunday on Bowes and no phone call, its an interesting issue as I booked them the lake!!!! and we were […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 18th August 2019
Date: Thursday 15th AUGUST 2019 TBF VETS MATCH Pools: NEW & HOUSE No F/Man: 40 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st M. FINN T.B.F. VETS 99.15 N33 2nd T. NEWBOLD T.B.F. VETS 99.11 N38 3rd J. TALBOT T.B.F. VETS 95.13 H25 4th M. PEARCE T.B.F. VETS 90.15 H4 5th T. PEARCE T.B.F. VETS 87.11 […]
Packington Somers Match Results 18th August 2019
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/ANNIVERSARIES/SIBLINGS/GRATUITES/WILLOW) 1. Kevin Folwell (Drennan) 68 – 0 Peg 8 ANNIVERSARIES Carp, F1s & Ide on Pellet Feeder & Corn 2. Eddie Keene (COVPAC) 56 – 4 3. Steve Stokes (Packington) 51 -12 4. Ray Quiney (Packington) 49 -10 PACKINGTON VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 68 – 0 Peg 21 […]
No medals for England’s under 20s in Spain as catfish dominate
Picture: Will MacCranor with his excellent 32kg section winning bag from Day One. The 2019 FIPSed 33rd U20s World Youth Coarse Angling Championship was held on the Reservoir El Vicario, Spain from 6th – 11th August. Sensas Team England U20s consisted of; Jordan Holloway, Jack Damant, Rob Swan, Will McCranor, Josh Newman, Steve Sanders (Manager), […]
Tricky for England’s Under 25s in Spain as France take gold medal..
Joining their fellow England teams on the FIPSed World Youth Coarse Angling Championship held on the Reservoir El Vicario, Spain from 6th – 11th August were Team England U25s; Rory Jones, Tom Potter, Brad Gibbons, Tom Moretti, Andrew Cranston, Mark Downes (Manager) and Darran Bickerton (2nd captain). Day one saw Rory Jones have a perfect […]
France win U15s World Youth Coarse Angling Championship 2019; bronze for Charlie Sibley
Just ten nations were represented in the U15s category in the FIPSed 24th U15s World Youth Coarse Angling Championship on the Reservoir El Vicario, Spain from 6th – 11th August with England’s third year in this event. Guru Team England U15s consisted of; Matthew Mollart, Billy Kirk, Harry Keys, Austin Jennings, Charlie Sibley, Joe Roberts […]
Ireland take 2019 Youth Fly Fishing International on Lake Monteith
Lake of Menteith hosted the 35th Youth Loch Style Fly Fishing International. The four home nations England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales fielded teams of fourteen young anglers who were to battle it out to be the 2019 champions. In the days leading up to the match day the teams spent their time on the water […]
Natural water ace John Taylor wins River Yare RiverFest qualifier
Conditions for the eleventh round of RiverFest were rather appalling on the River Yare. Gale force winds and driving rain met the anglers, however, this certainly didn’t seem to put the fish off! Top of the pile was John Taylor on peg 155. John fished a long feeder chuck to his far reed lined margin, […]
Sport Channel Network hooks up with Fishing TV
Sport Channel Network, the Free to Air AVOD Channel available on Freeview and YouView, has signed an agreement with Fishing TV to stream new series Carp Wars 2 and The Fishing Show and wants to encourage more youngsters to pick up a rod and go fishing. “Fishing is a very popular participation sport with a […]
Gary Thompson takes the Individual National on the Aire and Calder Canal…
Pic: Individual National Champion- Gary Thompson A windswept Doncaster played host to an impressive 150 anglers on the Individual National, split between the New Junction and Aire & Calder canals in South Yorkshire, on a day when gale force winds and rain were forecast. Talk at the draw was of all the big weights from […]
What is Fly Fishing?
Maybe you’re just beginning to fly fish or maybe you’ve never even heard of it, but either way by the end of this read, you will have a much better idea of what it is, what you need for it and how to do it. What is fly fishing is a simple enough question so […]
