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!! 
Packington Somers Match Results 16th June 2019
STARLETS VETS (GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Steve Stokes (Packington) 83 -14 Peg 26 LITTLE GEARYS Carp on Bomb & Pellet 2. Bob Calcott (Packington) 82 -14 3. Dave Atkins (Packington) 69 – 8 4. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 58 – 8 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. John Burchell (Packington) 137 – 0 Peg 46 Carp […]
Tunnel Barnm Farm Match Results 16th June 2019
Date: Monday 10th JUNE 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: HOUSE No F/Man: 18 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st T. HARDY T.H. FLOATS 69.02 19 2nd K. WEBBER TUNNEL BARN FARM 65.02 31 3rd M. CROSS MANOR ANGLING 57.11 4 4th D. POWELL LODGE PARK 44.06 33 5th JACQUEMET T.B.F. FRANCE 43.12 6 6th JARRIGE […]
Gavin Bridge goes straight into Fish’O’Mania Final on toughish Coleman’s Cottage
For a change, the weather was reasonable for nineteenth Fish’O’Mania Qualifier held at Colemans Cottage. The warm and breezy conditions did not though, galvanise the fish into a feeding frenzy and weights were surprisingly low for this normally prolific venue. Not that local rod Gavin Bridge (Colemans Bait & Tackle) was worried about any of […]
Five new British records ratified by BRFC
The BRFC met at the Natural History Museum, London, on 12th June 2019. Present were: Mike Heylin OBE (Chairman), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater Specialist), Mat Mander (Marine Specialist) and Nick Simmonds (Secretary). The committee considered and accepted the following record claims as being duly ratified: Simon Ellis’s Grayling (Thymallus […]
Darren Frost wins first RiverFest qualifier of season on River Calder
High rivers in many parts of the country resulted in numerous matches being cancelled at the weekend. Competitors were therefore pleasantly surprised to find that the River Calder at Mirfield was only carrying about 10” of extra water. Darren Frost won the qualifier at peg 54 in C Zone where he caught a mixed bag […]
Top Ten Fishing Destinations in the Far East
Asia, the biggest continent, is abounding with plenty of fishing destinations whether for adventure fishing or other purposes. It is in Asia that we find most of the largest rivers in the world. There are also a good number of huge lakes and streams full of fish in unexploited places in countries like China and […]
30th time lucky (and good) for Andy Bennett in Fish O Mania Qualifier
The second qualifier this year at the popular Partridge Lakes was a triumph for Andy Bennett, who qualified for his first Fish ‘O’ Mania final after more than 30 attempts over the last 10 years. The 34 year-old angling coach from nearby Hyde in Cheshire landed F1’s and carp to 4lb, fishing maggot shallow for […]
Angling Trust Appoint Andy Taylor as Competition Support Officer
The Angling Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Taylor as its new Competition Support Officer. Andy brings a wealth of experience gained within angling and the fishery management sector having lectured in fishery management for twenty years and assisted in the management of his parent’s commercial trout fishery for thirty years. Andy […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 9th June 2019
Date: Monday 03rd JUNE 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: BOTTOM No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st M. CHAPMAN T.B.F. VETS 82.12 27 2nd J. JOHNSON NOTTS A/A 64.15 15 3rd T. HARDY T.H. FLOATS 64.1 32 4th G. BLOWER TUNNEL BARN FARM 52.01 12 5th D. ASHBY T.B.F. VETS 48.14 18 6th […]
Packington Somers Match Results 9th June 2019
WARWICK PENSIONERS (LITTLE GEARYS) 1. J Oxford 47 -14 Peg 7 F1s on Pole & Pellet 2. J King 30 – 8 3. P Kilbride 28 – 4 STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/GEARYS) 1. Ray Quiney (Packington) 56 -13 Peg 2 MOLANDS Carp on Bomb & Pellet 2. Bob Calcott (Packington) 50 -10 3. Phil Barran (Packington) […]
Bronze for England’s ladies at carp fishing world championships
A nail biting and exciting finish saw England’s lionesses secure a bronze medal at the inaugural ladies World Carp Cup held at Villeneuve de la Rhao, Perpignan, France last weekend. Home nation France took the honours with a magnificent display that secured them two section wins and a second. Their unbeatable four points could not […]
Waterproof Rugged Smartwatch You Never Thought You’d Need for Fishing
Some decades ago, adventurers didn’t have the extended technology, we have today. They had a lot on their list to pack. The modern adventurous man has a lot cut out for him, especially on things he needs to pack. The only technology they would pack was a flashlight, compass, map, and perhaps a watch. When […]
Minter strikes lucky on the Boddington Classic
This third qualifying round for the Boddington Classic Final was a mixed bag for the 43 anglers that fished. The anglers pegged on the Dam wall had to face a strong wind all day whilst those pegged along the main bank had almost mill pool conditions. Peg 2 on the Dam was the favoured draw […]
Fish Legal wins High Court challenge over Kendal sewage outfall
The High Court has ruled that a decision by Cumbria County Council to allow United Utilities to continue using a temporary sewage outfall at Kendal Wastewater Treatment Works for another 12 months was unlawful. In a judgement handed down last Friday, the council was found not to have properly considered the environmental impact of the […]
Chalk Streams in Crisis
Following three consecutive dry years across much of Britain, river levels and groundwater supplies are now in such a depleted state in the water-stressed South East that wildlife organisations and river groups have published a call for the Government and Water Companies to introduce hosepipe bans and other water restrictions immediately to avert fish kills […]
