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!! 
Tunnel Barn Farm February 2011
POOL REPORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 6th February 2012 The fishery looks lovely at the moment with all the snow about, but even with the weather conditions as they are good bags of fish are still being had by the hardy angler. Match weights of up to 50lb are being caught. Pellet and maggot are […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery February 2012
Thursday 2nd February 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open Moat Pool (25 Pegs) 1. A Sellars (Bankside Tackle), 96-10; peg outer 98Andy Sellars fished a bomb rod with corn and luncheon meat to the middle of moat and caught carp to 10lbs in his winning net. Andy also picked up the bonus of a Golden Peg […]
Amazing Video: Pike Takes Duck
Alan Scotthorne Leaves Shimano
Tackle firm Shimano is parting company with five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne. Scotthorne, a man internationally renowned as one of the top match anglers on the planet, joined Shimano soon after winning his first World title in 1996 and he has been closely involved in product development on the match fishing side since then. Internet […]
Grampian’s River Initiative
With the salmon fishing season about to commence on all of Grampian’s rivers over the next few weeks, a new initiative has been launched to raise awareness of the potential impact of wildlife crime on the regions waterways. The initiative will see river crime warning and information boards distributed to 9 of the regions major […]
Minister Calls For Action To Protect Our Rivers
Richard Benyon MP (Defra Minister for the Natural Environment & Fisheries) was a guest speaker at a Parliamentary meeting [1] on water policy on Tuesday, 31st January, which was organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The meeting was attended by a significant number of all-party MPs, who heard the latest from the Government […]
Angel Of The North Lakes February 2012
Sunday 29th Jan open/league Lookout lakes frozen ice brokenlakes were frozen anglers broke ice, Winner was Malcolm Fox on peg 3 with 21lb 02oz all on maggotThen Alan Mc Guire and then Graham SkirreyWed 25th Jan 2012 open Bowes Conditions: – Mostly Cloudy, ambient temp 6 deg, humidity 68%, SSE 13mph, barometer 1003.4mb, water temp […]
Carp Company On Lookout For Anglers And Outlets
A new Birmingham company is looking for select retailers to stock its range for terminal tackle for carp anglers. Swim Tackle distributes a range of swivels, beads, clips plus clothing and is also looking for carp anglers to help promote their range. Visit www. http://swimtackle.co.uk.
Mark Downes Plans To Expand Sensas Champs
Birmingham based England match team manager Mark Downes is bidding to revitalise team fishing in the UK by expanding his Sensas Challenge series. Mark is looking to create a series of qualifiers fished to World Championships rules and leading to a final which also involvs some of the best teams from France, Italy and Belgium. […]
New Fish Stocks For Packington Somers
Packington Somers Fishery has stocked its lakes with over 2,000 fish across the Meriden complex. With winter the safest time to boost stocks, bosses have split 1,700 F1s to 3lb between Molands, Little Gearys and Willow, and added 300 small barbel to Anniversaries Lake.
All In Order At Cobhouse Fishery
Another venue that’s caught our eyes this week is Cob House Fishery at Wichenford, where the Saturday open match on Wyatts Pool was won with 133-4-0 – a standout weight in the current weather conditions. The owners take club bookings on all five of their lakes and there are open matches every Wednesday and Saturday, […]
Meadowlands Fishery Silvers Giving Great Sport
Match anglers are enjoying plenty of bites at Meadowlands Fishery where the second round of the Silver Fish Only league there saw the top six all weigh in over 13lb. The winner of the 30-pegger on the venue’s Lambsdown Pool was Steve Hemingray, who switched between pole and groundbait feeder with caster or maggot hook […]
Fifth 15lb Barbel For Big Fish Man Phil
Respected Midlands big fish angler Phil Smith has set a new barbel record for the River Anker with a mighty 15lb 4oz fish. Phil, who has now caught 15lb barbel from five different UK rivers, had blanked on his previous session on the water but decided to give it another go after taking the water […]
Tunnel Barn Farm January 2012
POOL REPORTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING 29th January 2012 Good bags of fish are still being caught all over the complex. Mirrors and commons are still feeding. F1’s are the main target with plenty of silvers being caught too. The best bait at the moment is maggot and pellet. Top PoolWhite maggot feeder with to […]
Minister to Launch New Report Highlighting Angling’s Social Benefits
A landmark research report to be launched on Tuesday by the Minister for the Natural Environment and Fisheries, Richard Benyon MP, has lifted the lid on the role that angling plays in our communities. The three year research programme by Substance has surveyed and interviewed thousands of anglers and demonstrates the valuable contribution angling makes […]
