Author: geepster

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

Tunnel Barn Farm June 2012

POOL REPORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 3RD JUNE 2012 With weather temperatures fluctuating, Tunnel Barn Farm has yet again had pleasure anglers reporting good catches including f1’s, roach and skimmers. TBF Opens and matches this week have been won with bags in excess of 147.7lbs.   Top PoolPellet to the islands at 6m for f1’s, ide, […]

EFTTEX 2012 Best Of Show Winners

EFTTEX BNP 2012 Commended & Winners ROD Commended Ultimate Fishing SAS ARMAGEDDON 7.0 M OKUMA ONE ROD Winner SERT FURIOZZA – FRC 631 UL ST MG Fly Rod Commended JMC – Mouches de Charette JMC Excellence fly rod Winner Sage Manufacturing CIRCA 589-4 Fly Reel Commended JMC – Mouches de Charette JMC Galaxy Fly Reel […]

Tony Miles Launches Barbel E-Book

Top Midland big fish specialist and prolific author Tony Miles has launched his first ever e-book. The first of what will be a series is called Top Tactics For Big Barbel and costs just £2.85, featuring a picture of a 17lb 2oz Great Ouse fish on the cover To buy the book visit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0086686OW/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk

Harrell To Speak At Rivers Conference

Midlands river ace Dave Harrell will be among the speakers at a special conference about the future and management of river coarse fish stocks organised by The Angling Trust and being held at Barston Lakes, Solihill, this Saturday. Dave said: “As a passionate river angler of many years standing myself I would urge anyone who […]

Barston Matches

Barston Lakes is hosting a charity match in September with the proceeds going to cancer research and the Birmingham based Acorn’s Trust, which is a network of care for life limited and life threatened children and young people, and their families, across the heart of England. Run by Gary Kirkham, the 16th September event will […]

Mallory Park Marukyu Festival

Marukyu Festival Sat/Sun 26/27th May 2012                                                 (2nd 2-Day Event) With The Glebe fish population having only recently spawned it was going to be a bit of the unknown regarding how good or bad the fishing would be over the weekend. All of the competitors received a goodie bag from Marukyu and the bait was […]

Packington Somers June 2012

FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 3/6/12 Last week 90 rods caught 196 fish for an average of 2.18.              After a blazing hot start to the week, things turned a lot colder at the weekend.  The fishing was quite hard during the brighter spell but improved as it got duller. The best fish of the week […]

Packington Somers June 2012

FISHING & MATCH REPORT  – WEEK ENDING 3/6/12 MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS              (GEARYS & LITTLE GEARYS)(GEARYS)1.  Joe Roberts (Kamasan Starlets)               45 – 3      Peg 24        Carp on Lead & Pellet             2.  Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks)     42 – 0 3.  Pete Turner (Starlets Vets)                       40 -10 (LITTLE GEARYS)1.  Ron Savage (Lanes Bait)     63 -10      […]

Sherwood Forest Farm June 2012

Holmedale Lake Sunday 3/6/12  20 Fished  1st Lee Hassett Gateford Angling Supplies peg 31, 156-2-0 2nd Martyn Brown Eastwood Angling  peg 4, 141-6-0 3rd Pete Ellis Sherwood Forest Fishery  peg 24, 139-12-0 4th Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 42, 103-7-0 5th Mick Langton Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 36, 77-7-0 6th Carl Brown Sherwood Forest […]