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 Match Results 7th October 2018
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 07th OCTOBER 2018 Date: Monday 01st October 2018 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: EXTENSION No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st A. HARPER MOSELLA UK 117.01 5 2nd D. LEE TUNNEL BARN FARM 97.01 21 3rd J. JOHNSON NOTTS AA 93.12 7 4th W. SWEETMAN TUNNEL BARN FARM 70.10 […]
Packington Somers Match Report 7th October 2018
STARLETS VETS (GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS/SIBLINGS A & B/WILLOW) 1. Mick Gibbs (Chiltern Baits) 74 -12 Peg 7 SIBLINGS B Carp & F1s on Pellet Feeder 2. Dave Elliott (Packington) 71 – 0 3. John Underhill (Packington) 51 -10 4. Ray Quiney (Packington) 41 – 5 MAYPOLE AC (SIBLINGS B) 1. Jamie Williams 79 -15 2. Keith […]
Biggest ever Taimen on the fly tops 83lb
Guido Rahr III potentially set the new men’s 10kg (20lb) tippet class world record for taimen (Hucho taimen) with this incredible 83lb 3oz (37.76kg ) brute that he caught and released on Russia’s Tugar River. If approved, the catch will be the heaviest taimen ever recorded by the IGFA on fly tackle and will replace […]
Angling passes vote of confidence at Party Conferences
PRESS RELEASE Once again the voice of angling was heard at the annual party political conferences where the value of our sport was endorsed by politicians from right across the political spectrum thanks to strong lobbying by the Angling Trust. In partnership with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Angling Trust representatives have […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing October 2nd 2018
• Teams from across Europe head to Rutland Water for the Anglian Water Airflo International 2 & 3 October Full story and results next week www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105 Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021 […]
Leigh Gardner on top at Stratford upon Avon RiverFest
This eighteenth round of RiverFest qualification fished really well at Straford Upon Avon, with good weights of chub, roach and dace all along the length. Leigh Gardner took top spot with an outstanding weight of 29-11-0. His catch came from just below Seven Meadows weir at peg 6, in the faster water on waggler fished maggots […]
Everill wins top spot in the second Cofton Cup
After a highly successful inaugural Fishing Festival in March 2018, fishing fever returned to Cofton again this September for the second instalment of the highly sought after Cofton Cup! The award-winning South Devon holiday park hosted its second competitive match on its Mamhead Match Lake, from 18th – 20th September. Battling it out against a […]
Angling Trust lands £250,000 funding to campaign to protect fish stocks
The Angling Trust has successfully applied for £250,000 funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to campaign over the next three years on high priority conservation issues affecting marine and freshwater fish. This award builds on a grant from the same funder over the last two years and will enable the Trust to expand its capacity […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 30th September 2018
Date: Monday 24th September 2018 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: CANAL No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st A. HARPER MOSELLA 142.09 5 2nd C. CONSTABLE T.B.F. VETS 132.01 13 3rd T. HARDY T.H. FLOATS 104.00 11 4th J. JOHNSON NOTTS AA 83.08 8 5th C. GEORGEN T.B.F. (FRANCE) 80.06 23 6th S. TANGUY […]
Packington Somers match Results 30th September 2018
STARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS/SIBLINGS A & B) 1. Mick Cotton (Starlets Vets) 46 -12 Peg 7 SIBLINGS A Carp & F1s on Pole & Maggot 2. Dave Elliott (Packington) 44 – 6 3. Bill Galt (Packington) 41 -12 4. Derek Davis (Coventry) 34 -13 MAYPOLE AC (LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Gary Lakin 54 – 0 Peg […]
Fishing Festivals: Catching Fish Around the World
Pic: Fishing festivals are popular all over the world It’s easy to think of fishing as a solitary pastime. Sitting on the bank, lost in your thoughts, enjoying a few hours of peace and quiet away from work and family responsibilities. But for many, fishing is a social activity, and they like nothing better than […]
Wimborne Crucians Find New Home
The National Crucian Conservation Project (NCCP) is celebrating the creation of yet another bespoke crucian and tench water thanks to the vision and hard work of Wimborne and District Angling Club with help and funding from the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency. A celebratory day, organised by film maker and long-standing club member Hugh […]
Anglers to be permitted to keep one bass a day….
How man bass can anglers keep per day? The limit looks set to be raised from zero, to one…. This Thursday (September 27th) the EU Council is expected to adopt a measure allowing the public to keep one recreationally-caught bass per day from October 1st for the remainder of 2018. The Angling Trust and Save […]
Sturmey books his RiverFest Grand Final place
The latest RiverFest qualifier held on Saturday 22nd September on the River Severn at Bridgnorth was fished with the level starting at around 4ft 6″ in spate and rising steadily throughout the match. As a result it was a poor match and only 28 out of the 60 entry weighed in. Pete Sturmey won the […]
Packington Somers Match Report 23rd September 2018
MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Ray Durant (Ridgemere AC) 65 – 0 Peg 58 MOLANDS 2. Keith Guest (Packington) 54 -15 3. Alan Ellison (Tusses Tackle) 51 -12 4. John Batey (Packington) 45 – 4 MAYPOLE AC (LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Stuart Williams 54 – 0 Peg 23 F1s on Method Feeder 1. Jamie […]
