Author: geepster

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

Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery August 2011

31.07.2011Maver Match This Qualifier (Sunday)Moat/Canal (56 Pegs) 1 Steve Barraclough, Frenzee, 135-11-0; peg M Out 104, S YorksSteve Barraclough was today’s winner with a decent net of mainly carp caught using a pole fished shallow at 12m with meat and then switched to the margins using ground bait and corn. 2 Andy Bailey, Doncaster, 126-14-0; […]

White Acres August 2011

THURSDAY BAIT – TECH ROVER RESIDENTS MATCH4th AUGUST 2011 79 ANGLERS FISHED ALL WATERS 1st PHILLIP SELLERS    126lb 15oz WOODLAND TACKLE Peg 13 Eery          Method feeder & pellet 2nd STEVE PARKER      114lb 13oz          MATCH FISHING SCENE Peg 15 Acorn Paste & pellet down the edge 3rd  MICK KEARNS         101lb 06ozMIGHTY MAGGOT Peg 21 Sycamore Pellet up in the water 4th […]

Mick Brown Joins Shimano Normark UK

Shimano Normark UK is pleased to announce Mick Brown as the first of many big name signings to join its team of pro anglers. Mick adds Shimano to his current sponsors of Dynamite Baits and Rapala in a deal that officially comes into effect on September 1st, 2011. Mick Brown remains as one of the […]

Browning Moorlands Farm August 2011

Tuesday 26.07.11 – Super Cost-Cutter27 fished on Silver & Island1st Clive Wright (Mosella) 85.4.0 Peg 14 Island2nd John Bagley (Steven’s Tackle) 67.6.0 Peg 15 Silver3rd Dean Jones (J & P Tackle) 62.6.0 Peg 46 Silver Wednesday 27.07.11 – Over 50’s30 fished on Meadow & Moors1st Ian Wood (Peg 1 Tackle) 135.4.0 Peg 6 Moors2nd Syd Julian (Moorlands) 99.6.0 Peg 54 Meadow3rd Mark Tooze (SBS) 88.8.0 Peg 14 Moors Thursday 28.07.11 – Cost-Cutter27 fished […]

Bumper Harvest At The Farm

Manor Farm Fishery has been fishing brilliantly lately and the match results are testament to that. Jason Cooke won last Monday’s event on Middle Pool with 138lb of carp and tench on pole and pellet – and it was only a three-hour match! Wednesday’s event on Island Pool saw four weights over the ton, topped […]

Docklow Match Results

31st July 2011 – Open (Stock & Match)1.      Sean Stewart – Northfield Birmingham 145-10 – Peg 4 (Stock) 2.     Steve Greaves – Bury – 142-14 Peg 6 (Stock) 3.     Keith Butler – Hereford – 13-08 Peg 17 (Stock) 4.     Phil Mason – Hereford – 101-15 Peg 2 (Stock) 5.     Kam Woodfield – Ludlow – 87-11 […]

Latest News From Anglian Water

Week ending 31 July 2011  • Best Rainbow of the season so far at Rutland WaterJames Daymond of Oakham takes 6lb 8oz Rainbow plus 6 other fish for 22½lb • 11lb 2oz Rainbow at RavensthorpeAndy Kress of London lands biggest Rainbow of the week • Help for Heroes Pairs Match Rutland Water 13 August A popular match and […]

Shakespeare Qualifier

31/7/201172 fished Another scorching day left many anglers scratching their heads over how to get a bite, as the fish seemed to shut up shop in the baking hot conditions. No such problems for Warwick rod Paul Rafferty, as shortly after casting his maggot feeder with worm and maggot hookbait in to the middle of […]

Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery August 2011

Tuesday 26th July 2011 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon OpenBridge Pool (24 Pegs )1st D Oldham (Maltby) Peg Outer 58 90-6-0Daz Oldham blitzed this Tuesday field with 90lb.Fishing paste over hemp and pellet feed at 7m on the pole Daz caught carp upto 7lb steadily throughout the match.2nd G Brooks (Maltby) Peg Island 7 74-12-0Gary Brooks fished […]