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!! 
Drayton Roach Deaths A Mystery
There have not been many reported cases of fishy deaths at commercial fisheries this year, but the sudden mass death of quality roach at Drayton Reservoir has fisheries scientists scratching their heads. The carp at the British Waterways controlled water (now known as the Canal and River Trust) appear to have been completely unaffected and […]
Second National Angling Survey Launched
With nearly 30,000 anglers completing the National Angling Survey in less than a month, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency have launched the second phase of the research, this time targeting organisations. Anyone who is involved in angling participation projects, angling clubs, fisheries, tackle shops and trade or who has worked with angling for wider […]
Want To Feeder Fish For England?
The Angling Trust seek talented Feeder anglers for 2012 Feeder trials The Angling Trust and Preston Innovations England Feeder Team Manager, Tom Pickering is looking for talented anglers to compete in a Feeder trial on Saturday 22nd September 2012. The trial will take place at Larford Lakes & River Severn complex, Larford Lane, Larford, Near […]
Huggins Wins Fifth BW Stillwater Champs Qualifier
The fifth qualifier of the series of the Angling Trust and British Waterways Stillwater Championships provided the best sport so far this year with some good fishing on a warm, but overcast day at Blythe Waters, Knowle, Solihull on Saturday 11th August 2012. The winner on the day was Sean Huggins (Leicester) who coincidentally won […]
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery August 2012
POOL REPORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 12th August 2012With weather brightening up and a bit of intermittent rain, Tunnel Barn Farm has had pleasure anglers reporting excellent catches including f1’s, roach and skimmers.TBF Opens and matches this week have been won with bags in excess of 193lbs. Top PoolPellet to the islands at 6m for f1’s, […]
Anglers Win a Voice in New Canal Charity
Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has secured anglers a voice at a national and local level in the Canal and River Trust (CRT), which is the new name for British Waterways since it became a charity on 1 July. The Trust warmly welcomes this new opportunity for one of the largest waterway user groups […]
Packington Somers Fishery August 2012
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 12/8/12MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (MOLANDS)1. Ray Quiney 51 -10 Peg 21 Carp & F1’s on Pellet Feeder & Pellet2. Chris Taylor 47 -103. Jim Wyatt 40 – 24. Dave Duggan […]
White Acres August 2012
WEDNESDAY SILVERRESIDENTS MATCH8th AUGUST 2012 40 ANGLERS FISHEDTWIN OAKS & TRELAWNEY1st KAREN SELLERS 124lb 8oz CHURNET VALLEY Peg 11 Twin Oaks Pellet feeder 2nd MATT SELLARS 113lb 15oz CHURTNET VALLEY Peg 16 Twin Oaks Pellet feeder3rd DENNIS GELDARD 103lb 9oz […]
Angel Of The North Lakes August 2012
Sunday 12th Aug 2012 open Lookout Conditions- Mostly cloudy, ambient temp 16 deg, ESE 5 mph, barometer 1015.5 mb, moon phase waning crescent, water temp 18.7, DO 7.34, PH 7.5 1st John Foster 95lb 10oz peg 16aa plus gp2nd Chris Owers 63lb peg 133rd Peter Cairns 49lb 14oz peg 244th Dave Pearson 49lb 2oz peg 29 5th Andy […]
White Acres August 2012
THURSDAY’S MARUKYU RESIDENTS ROVER MATCH9TH AUGUST 201276 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS1st ROB WILTSHIRE 149lb 09ozGREENS FISHING TACKLE Peg 15 TWIN OAKS Method with 6 mil pellet to far bank2nd DALE HUMPHRIES 124lb BARNSLEY Peg 14 TWIN OAKS Method with 6 mil pellet to far bank3rd IAN FORD 117lbLEIGH TACKLE & BAIT Peg […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery August 2012
Monday 6th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Bridge Outer (16 Pegs)1 I Temple, Retford, Peg 47; 58-2-0Ian Temple won this low weight affair on Bridge pool from outer peg 47. Ian fished meat and pellet at 6m and 13m for 7 carp and a few skimmers2 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 27; 43-14-0Nigel Wood came second with […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery August 2012
Saturday 4th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat Island (21 Pegs) 1 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg 14; 130-11-0 Gordon Gibson returned to winning ways with this impressive victory. Gordon fished meat and catmeat shallow at 13m for 21 carp upto 10lb 2 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg 2; 112-2-0 Steve Clark used the margins to good effect fishing paste over micro […]
Barston Masters 2012 Final Qualifier
The final qualifier for the Barston Masters developed into a peg to peg battle between Dave Smalley and Mark Green. Dave, who runs Mill Tackle, fished a superb Match off un-fancied peg 60. Normally an area for the pole, Dave opted to fish the Method feeder to take the match with 81lb of carp, skimmers […]
Total-Fishing.com Second In ACA Masters
Eleven teams of six anglers competed for the coveted title in the 2012 Angling Trust Masters held at Leicestershire’s prolific Mallory Park Fisheries.The event was well spread out over the seven Glebe pools, the Foundation Lake and Mallory Big Lake.With so many lakes, all demanding different approaches and varied tactics, this was a real challenge […]
Tunnel Barn Farm August 2012
Phone: 01926 842975Shop: 01926 842188email: enquiries@tunnelbarnfarm.co.ukfishing: www.tunnelbarnfarm.co.uktackle: www.tbftackle.com POOL REPORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 5th August 2012With weather brightening up and a bit of intermittent rain, Tunnel Barn Farm has had pleasure anglers reporting excellent catches including f1’s, roach and skimmers.TBF Opens and matches this week have been won with bags in excess of 230lbs. Top […]
