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!! 
Peter Drennan pulls plug on England sponsorship: Angling Trust response
“We have received many questions since the news was released that our sponsorship arrangement with Drennan International for the England Men’s Coarse Angling team has come to an end. We’ve pulled together the most commonly received questions together with our answers for anyone who requires further information. You can also listen in full to Angling […]
Angling Trust reponds to resignation of Fisheries Minister George Eustice
The Angling Trust is disappointed to hear of the resignation today of the Fisheries Minister, George Eustice MP. In a statement triggered by the prospect of a delay in leaving the European Union, Mr Eustice said: “It has been an honour to work alongside so many talented individuals at Defra over the past five years. […]
Bordon take AT Winter League Final
The biggest multi-venue match fishing final in the country took place this weekend which saw 300 anglers competing in the prestigious Angling Trust Winter League Final. Conditions for the Saturday saw temperatures saw to unseasonable mid-teens, which certainly saw the fishing at Decoy kick off. The Format for the final is five anglers at Decoy […]
Packington Somers Match Results 24th February 2019
STARLETS VETS CADENCE FISHING UK – WINTER LEAGUE (GRATUITIES/LITTLE GEARYS/ANNIVERSARIES/WILLOW) 1. Keith Winn (Lanes Bait) 45 – 4 Peg 43 MOLANDS 2. Dave Duggan (Dams & Locks) 31 -14 3. Dave Neal (Lanes Bait) 30 – 2 4. Eddie Keene (COVPAC) 29 -13 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (ROVER MATCH) 1. Lee Richards (Packington) 148 -14 […]
Packington Somers Match Results 17th February 2019
STARLETS VETS CADENCE FISHING UK – WINTER LEAGUE (GRATUITIES/LITTLE GEARYS/ANNIVERSARIES/WILLOW) 1. Dave Smith (NEC) 35 -13 Peg 19 LITTLE GEARYS F1s on Pellet Feeder 2. Dave Elliott (Packington) 35 -11 3. Ray Durant (Ridgemere) 29 – 1 4. Burt McGann (Packington) 26 – 8 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (ROVER MATCH) 1. Dan Lewis (Packington) 61 […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 24th February 2019
Date: Monday 18th February 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: CLUB No F/Man: 17 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st E. PASSEY WEST MID POLICE 82.11 5 2nd K. DALES MATCHMENS PEG 78.02 11 3rd M. JONES WEST MIDLANDS POLICE 67.09 1 4th W. SWEETMAN T.H. FLOATS 63.12 13 5th P. MOORE MAVER GOLD 54.15 23 […]
England shore angling seniors sixth in South Africa. Spain take gold.
The England Seniors travelled to Langebaan, South Africa to take part in the FIPS-M 36th World Seniors Shore Championship from 8th – 15th February 2019, part of the Sport Fishing World Games. This year’s England team consisted of; Saul Page Richard Yates Darren Newland Ian Dancey Bill Lindfield Gareth Griffiths Malcolm Stote (Manager) This was […]
England Pairs Shore Team just out of the medals in South Africa
The England Pairs Shore Angling Team travelled to Langebaan, South Africa to take part in the FIPS-M 2nd World Pairs Championships from 8th – 15th February 2019. This World Championship saw England just pipped to the podium to finish in 4th place, with Germany taking first place, and South Africa in runner up position just […]
Come back for Carp Team England at the Sport Fishing World Games; fifth of 24 in South Africa
Carp Team England staged an amazing come back at the Sport Fishing World Games in South Africa to record a 5th place finish against all of the odds. Thousands of people across the world watched one of the most historic come-backs in the history of World Class as the drama unfold through social media. Statistics […]
Hope Springs Eternal with These Match Fishing Series
Main Pic: Fish O Mania is the No1 match fishing event in the UK and is aired live on TV. Winter is the hardest part of the year for many anglers. For most of us, we can only daydream of sitting waterside or being out on a boat, with rod and reel in hand. Heck, […]
England’s Feeder Fisher’s just miss out on bronze in South Africa. Rob Wootton 4th overall….
Preston Innovations England Feeder Team just missed out on podium finishes this year in the World Angling Games in South Africa by finishing in a very credible 4th place in the team category and Rob Wootton finishing in 4th place individually. This year saw South Africa host the 4th Sport Fishing World Games with 20 […]
Englands ‘masters’ bring home world team bronze from South Africa
Team England’s Masters took their third-place podium honours at the FIPSed World Championships fished on the Vaal River, Vereeniging, South Africa from 14th/15th February 2019 with 9 nations taking part. Team England Masters were; Mark Downes Harry Billing Matt Hall Mark Harper Mick Wilkinson Dicki Carr (Assistant Manager) Joe Roberts (Manager) The Championship was always […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 17th February 2019
Date: Monday 11th February 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: BOTTOM No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st P. MOORE MAVER GOLD 58.14 12 2nd D. LEE T.B.F. / T.H. FLOATS 42.03 14 3rd P. EDWARDS BROOME A/C 36.13 15 4th D. WEBSTER TUNNEL BARN FARM 34.01 21 5th J. JOHNSON NOTTS A/A 23.09 […]
Angling Trust to recruit more than 100 volunteer bailiffs…
The Angling Trust has resumed recruitment of Phase 1 Volunteer Bailiffs to help in tackling illegal fishing and fish poaching. Successful applicants will be trained by policing and enforcement professionals to keep watch on fisheries and report incidents and suspicious activity to a high evidential standard to the Environment Agency and Police. Twenty volunteers will […]
Anglian Water admits to 2013 fish kill on River Cam
Anglian Water has admitted it killed fish on the River Cam after years of denying that it was responsible following failures at its sewage treatment works (STW) at Milton in Cambridge. In July 2013, after a fault at its STW, high levels of ammonia were discharged into the River Cam – a premier coarse fishery […]
