Author: geepster

Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!!

Packington Somers August 2012

MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS(GRATUTIES/ANNIVERSARIES/WILLOW)1.  Alan Hemming (Youngs TBF) 48 – 6      Peg 14    GRATUITIES       Crucians, Tench & Carp on Pole & Pellet2.  John Roberts (Packington) 41 – 93.  Billy Hawkes (Packington) 39 – 54.  Alan Robinson (Youngs TBF) 35 -13 TONY’S OPEN                     […]

Welcome To The Jungle: FREE TO VIEW

‘If it doesn’t bite you, electrocute you,  sting you…  then it doesn’t belong here!’ So begins this amazing Amazon fishing adventure with Brit abroad Steve Townson on a river that’s home to an unbelievable 3,000 species of freshwater fish. Steve, who happens to be World Peacock Bass Champion, spends a week on a floating hotel […]

Just One Fly: FREE TO VIEW

Rae Borras takes up an invitation to compete in the River Test One Fly Competition, fished by top anglers and celebrities on the home of English fly fishing and its carriers. The rules are simple – the anglers have just one fly with which to catch as many trout as they can. If they lose […]

Angling Trust Action On Cormorants Campaign

The Angling Trust has today launched the Action on Cormorants campaign which urges anglers to write to their MPs supporting the call to put cormorants and goosanders on the general licence on an annual, reviewable basis. This would give them the same status as rooks, crows, jays and magpies whose numbers can be controlled without […]

Moorlands Farm July 2012

Tuesday 24.07.12 – Super Cost-Cutter22 fished on Silver & Island1st George Reynolds (Kings) 180.15.0 Peg 2 Island2nd John Swain (White Hart) 135.13.0 Peg 40 Silver3rd Mark Blackburn (WMP/Maver) 93.10.0 Peg 14 IslandWednesday 25.07.12 – Over 50’s35 fished on Meadow & Bank1st David Whitehouse (Manchester) 91.11.0 Peg 36 Meadow2nd Mark Tooze (Fosters) 83.2.0 Peg 24 Meadow3rd […]

Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery July 2012

Tuesday 24th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open Moat Outer (20 Pegs) 1 C Line, Hallcroft, Peg 6, 80-12-0 The fish were difficult to catch with the bright sun and flat conditions. However, Chris Line from Retford caught 80lb mainly casting at cruising fish with a waggler and hair rigged meat. Chris caught 15 carp upto 8lb 2 D […]

Sherwood Forest Farm Fishery July 2012

Holmedale LakeSunday 22/7/12  22 Fished1st Andy Lakey Worksop Angling peg 39,126-15-0 2nd Roy Butterfield Gateford Angling Supplies  peg 36, 96-2-03rd Paul Brown Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 42, 91-8-04th Joe Marvel Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 14,  84-4-05th Danny Crewe Mansfield Piscatorials AS peg 21, 72-12-06th Kristian Powers Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 4, 71-0-0Andy fished the method feeder […]

White Acres July 2012

WEDNESDAY SILVERRESIDENTS MATCH26th JULY 2012 37 ANGLERS FISHEDTWIN OAKS & ACORN1st    MICK CUNLIFFE 83lb 10oz      THURNSCOE CORONATION A.C. Peg 13 Twin Oaks            Long pole with pellet shallow         2nd   KEITH BOLTON 77lb 12oz         BLACKROD VIC PUB Peg 35 Twin Oaks    Bomb, method […]