Author: geepster

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

Great Carp Video From Carp Channel Monthly

The latest issue of the video magazine for carp anglers – ‘Carp Channel Monthly’ – is now out and packed with advice, tips and entertainment from some of the top names in carp fishing and it is all available free-to-view here on this website.Highlights of Issue 5 include the best morning’s fishing of Ian “Chilly” […]

Packington Somers Fishery November 2011

FISHING & MATCH REPORT  – WEEK ENDING 6/11/11 MATCH RESULTS STARLETS  VETS                (GRATUITIES, ANNIVERSARIES LITTLE GEARYS & WILLOW)1.   John Downing       36 – 4         Peg 11      LITTLE GEARYS      F1’s on Pole & Pellet2.   John Merchant  34 – 6       3.   A Dawson  32 – 44.   R Sturdy  30 -14 WEDNESDAY OPEN                     (LITTLE GEARYS)1.   John Adamson (Packington)   […]

Browning Moorlands Farm November 2011

Tuesday 01.11.11 – Super Cost-Cutter24 fished on Bank & Moors1st Pete Trueman (Garringtons) 60.8.0 Peg 13 Bank2nd Clive Abbiss (Strimech Anchor) 48.2.0 Peg 18 Bank3rd Andy Cleaver (WMP/Maver) 45.12.0 Peg 20 Bank Wednesday 02.11.11 – Over 50’s28 fished on Silver & Middle1st  Iwan Mills (Robin’s Timber) 94.0.0 Peg 7 Middle2nd George Reynolds (Kings) 92.5.0 Peg 11 Silver3rd Paul Foster (Starlet Vets) 86.7.0 Peg 16 Silver Thursday 03.11.11 – Cost-Cutter16 fished on Meadow1st Des […]

Sherwood Forest Farm November 2011

Holmedale Lake Sunday 6/11/11  21 Fished  1st  Kev Chaplin Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 21, 59-12-0 2nd  Steve Keyworth Map Mansfield peg 42, 51-6-0 3rd   Phil Carline  Subfish peg 26, 48-1-0 4th  John Woodland Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 24, 37-1-0 4th  Ben Holmes Fox Match Trentman peg 36, 37-1-0 6th  Mark Haywood Eastwood Angling peg 17, […]

Myles Levy Joins Bag’em Matchbaits

Top Basingstoke matchman Myles Levy has been snaffled by Bag Em Match Baits. Myles (22) has been astonishing onlookers with his match fishing prowess over many years; and now he fishing exclusively with Bag Em’s impressive match baits range…. Myles (pictured above) has just finished a degree in Fishery management and aquaculture but has still […]

Bury Hill Fishery November 2011

Bury Hill Temple Lake Silver Fish Match Report Nicholls wins as Evans is second yet again!15 anglers lined up in this second silvers match on Temple Lake at Bury Hill Fishery and with conditions much colder than the first match back in September where 31lbs was needed to win, this time round the competitors needed […]

Autumn River Tweed WATCH FOR FREE

Watch Rae Borras is on his favourite river, the historic River Tweed, at his favourite time of year; early October. This is a hallowed time for salmon anglers, as it’s when fish run up the border river in large numbers to spawn. But conditions are against him, with the water rising and colouring up – […]

Fears For Fish Stocks In Fen Drain

Fish numbers have fallen by 92% in a once prolific Fenland Drain, which is under threat from over-abstraction and siltation. Surveys carried out by the Environment Agency earlier this year show stocks of roach and bream have almost completely collapsed in parts of the Old Bedford River. Few adult fish remain in isolated pockets around […]

Surprise 20lb Carp On The Fly

The biggest fish of the Bob Church Vice President’s Trophy held at Ravensthorpe on Sunday was a cracking 7lb 14oz rainbow caught by Stuart Eggleton. However, the surprise fish of the day was caught by Ravensthorpe regular Graham Smith – a 20lb common carp which took an orange Blob!Richard Slater won the event with a […]

Go Heavy At Ravensthorpe

With the continuing mild weather the trout have been active in the top two feet of water at Ravensthorpe reservoir and there have been reports of some surface sport to dries and traditional wet fly fishing.  However, a number of anglers have chosen to fish with slow sinking lines and lures (Minkies etc) and have […]