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!! 
Cracking Match On The Fossdyke Canal
With the previously unfished Woodcocks length being pegged alongside the more commonly used section at Odder, nobody was sure what to expect for the first round of this popular series. As it turned out, fish showed up right along the match length in what turned out to be one of the best matches that the […]
Huge Draycote Brown Trout From The Bank
Trout reservoir Draycote Water has produced a magnificent 12lb 4oz brown trout – the biggest of season from the venue south of Rugby. The mighty hen fish which has over-wintered several times fell to the rod of Bromsgrove angler John Hoskins, who fished a size 10 Boobie Minkie on a short leader and intermediate line […]
Lewis Sprints To Winter League Win
The Coventry Canal hosted the second round of the Angling Trust Winter League on Sunday with the top three all weighing double figures. Top of the pile was Shakespeare’s Darren Lewis, who included roach to a pound in his 16-6-3 net taken on pole, caster and bloodworm from the Matlock Road Bay. Browning Central’s Alex […]
All Systems Go For 2012 Mega Match This competition
Maver UK boss Phil Briscoe has announced plans for the 2012 Maver Mega Match This competition and has confirmed rumours that he hopes to put up the biggest prize ever in UK match fishing of £100,000. The final, which saw the winner pick up £50,000 this year, is booked for Larford Lakes on September 1st, […]
Arrow Valley Individual Winter League
A new individual winter league is set to run through the winter at Arrow Valley Lakes following the success of the summer series at the Redditch water. It’s limited to the first 20 to pay the entry fee with the best six results based on section points over the series used to decide the league. […]
Fire Sparks Canal Fish Deaths
A fire at a warehouse on the banks of a Midlands Canal popular with match anglers has resulted in the death of an estimated 50,000 fish – although fast action by the Environment Agency saved thousands more.The blaze, believed to be caused by arsonists saw several miles of waterway between Wolverhampton and Wednesbury affected as […]
Sherwood Forest Farm October 2011
Holmedale Lake Wednesday 19/10/1119 fished A very cold start to the match and the water temp down to just 6 degrees C it was a struggle for the first half of the match. In top spot Carl Brown fished the pole and pellet out a 11 + 14m at peg 27 landing 18 carp – […]
Packington Somers Fishery October 2011
Telephone: 01676 523833FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 23/10/11 MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (GEARYS & LITTLE GEARYS)1. Derek Hartshorne 36 – 6 Peg 30 GEARYS Carp & Skimmers on Pole & Caster2. Keith Nall 30 – 03. Ray Quiney 24 -124. Gary Powney 24 – 6 WEDNESDAY OPEN (MOLANDS)1. Derek Hartshorne (Swann Baits) 49 […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery October 2011
20.10.11Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open (Thursday)Bridge/Croft (32 pegs)1 G Lilley, MAP Leegem, 42-6-0; peg B island 4Catches were slightly down on previous weeks but there was still a tight finish in today’s vets’ open. Graham Lilley fished maggot on short pole from peg 4 on Bridge island for 4 carp to 12lb and a few silvers2 […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery October 2011
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 16th OCTOBER 2011 With the sudden change in weather, all pools are still fishing well, with match weights in excess of 130lb needed to win. Pellet and maggot have been the main baits. Top PoolMethod feeder with dead white maggot to the island for mirrors, commons and big f1’s.Pole […]
Tight Lines friday 21st October
Friday 21st October 8:00pm Sky Sports 4Repeated: 11:00pm Sky Sports 4Sat. 1:00am Sky Sports 23:00am Sky Sports 48:00am Sky Sports 3 With the focus on specialist carp fishing Keith’s guest in the bothy will be fishery owner and tackle consultant Jerry Hammond. If you’ve got a question for them please send it in as soon as […]
Packington Somers Fishery October 2011
FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 16/10/11 Last week 104 rods caught 209 fish for an average of 2 per rod. The bright conditions saw the fishing a little harder for most of the week, although there were still some good catches made. Alex Kerr of Nuneaton fished from a boat on Cocks Close and caught […]
Packington Somers Fishery October 2011
FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 16/10/11 MATCH RESULTSSTARLETS VETS (MOLANDS)1. Ray Quiney (Packington) 40 – 3 Peg 29 Carp & F1’s on Feeder & Pellet2. Ken Rollins (Lanes Bait) 37 -133. Colin West (Tornadoes) 34 – 64. Alex Robinson (Starlets Vets) 29 -10 MAVER SOLIHULL ANGLING – SUMMER LEAGUE(MOLANDS)1. James Hipkiss […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery October 2011
13.10.11Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open (Thursday)Moat (45 pegs)1 R Toulson, Notts, 74-4-0; peg outer 38Roy Toulson on the outer peg 38 fished meat and expander pellet over 4mm feed for 10 carp and a few skimmers2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley, 70-0-0; peg outer 22Second was Pete Bagshaw who used bomb with pellet cone and alternated meat and […]
Ian Russell’s PVA Masterclass-WATCH FOR FREE
There’s no doubt about it, PVA has transformed big fish angling. It allows you to create small parcels of feed around your hook bait, at range if required, often hiding your rig and giving the fish just one proper meal to home in on – the one with your hook attached. And as Carp Coach […]
