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!! 
Biggest ever Arctic char on the fly at a whopping 22lb 8oz….
Canadian angler Dale Loveless caught this giant 10.20-kilogram (22-pound, 8-ounce) Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in July 2018 while fly fishing a remote area of Nunavut, Canada. If approved, this catch would be the heaviest fly-caught Arctic char ever recorded by the IGFA. WORLDWIDE FISHING ADVENTURES
Chris tames potential new world record golden mahseer in northern India at 75lb….
Chris Beale caught and released this potential new All-Tackle world record golden mahseer (Tor putitora) that weighed in at an impressive 34 kilograms (75 pounds) while fishing the Mahakali River in Northern India with local guide Bobby Saptal. Hong Kong resident Chris needed 20 minutes to tame the beautiful fish which was quickly weighed and released. […]
Italy take gold in 2018 European Match Fishing Championships in Slovakia – Bronze for Team England
The 2018 FIPSed 24th European Coarse Angling Championship was held in Slovenia on the River Sava at Radece from 21st – 22nd July which saw 30 teams competing. Drennan Team England were, Will Raison, Sean Ashby, Des Shipp, James Dent, Matt Derry, Cameron Hughes, Mark Downes and Steve Sanders (joint managers). Daily the river changed […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 22nd July 2018
RESULTS FOR CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 22nd July 2018 Date: Monday 16th July 2018 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: NEW No F/Man: 21 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st A. FERRETTI MAVOR (ITALY) 173.12 1 2nd A. HARPER MOSELLA 163.04 38 3rd T. HARDY T.H. FLOATS 150.03 3 4th R. ALLAM T.B.F. VETS 129.05 33 5th I. […]
Brindle and Paton qualify on the Forth and Clyde
The Scottish Qualifier for the 2018 AT & CRT Canal Pairs Championships took place on the Forth & Clyde Canal at the Stables Pub, Kirkintilloch on Saturday 21st July 2018. This is always a very popular and busy stretch of the towpath, but unbeknownst to the organisers, there was also a national charity walk along […]
Wayne Panting triumphs in 2018 Disabled Match Fishing National
Weston Pools’ picturesque Canal Pool hosted this year’s Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship and the 16 anglers competing had plenty of space. The conditions were favourable, being warm and overcast and plenty of fish were caught. Wayne Panting from Pershore was crowned a worthy National Champion, after weighing a superb 48.080Kg of carp […]
Samantha Sim takes 2018 Ladies National with big weight on Weston Pools
This year’s Angling Trust Ladies National was fished at Weston Pools; with Belvedere, Stretton and Weir Pools hosting the competition. The conditions were favourable with it being warm and overcast, this resulted in plenty of fish being between the 42 competitors taking part. England International, Samantha Sim (pictured with part of her winning catch) now […]
Preston KKM-B Mag Store Pre-Tied Hair Rigs
The new KKM-B Mag Store System Rigs from the Preston Innovations stable are tied to precise specifications to create rigs suitable for all anglers and facilitate for a very easy storage system. The fully loaded rig stick can be taken straight out of the packaging and placed into the correct sized Mag Store System Box. […]
Preston Innovations Response 8.5m Margin Pole
The new Response Margin 8.5M from Preston Innovations is the highest grade margin pole the Midlands firm has ever produced and fits in with their incredibly popular Response brand. This Margin pole is very stiff, strong and ultra-responsive, the Response Margin can be fished at its full 8.5M length with confidence and ease. The Response […]
Preston World Champion Cooler Bag
The way the weather is in this summer of 2018, we all need good cooler bags and chillers to keep whatever bait we are using fresh and alive. The new World Champion Team Feeder Cool Bag from the Preston Innovations stable fits the bill. It is constructed from the highest quality EVA available and features […]
Garboline Fluoro Power
Garboline Fluoro Power is a high quality, super strong Japanese mono which has been fluorocoated for extra durability and invisibility. It’s also exceptionally supple and flexible, but also really tough and durable. Being highly resistant to abrasion and shot damage Garboline Super Fluoro is the ideal rig line and hooklength material for float, feeder and […]
Tackle firm Guru sponsors Warrington’s Partridge Lakes Fishery
Tackle brand Guru has stepped in to sponsor northern England venue Partridge Lakes Fishery. Partridge Lakes, situated in Culcheth, Warrington, is one of the biggest angling complexes in the UK, attracting match, pleasure and carp anglers from countrywide. With a total of 15 lakes on site, Partridge hosts an array of top-end big money qualifiers, […]
Revalution Hooklength storage
Preston Innovations have introduced an alternative to hooklength retaining boxes with the Revalution Storage system which utilises EVA spools and a rotating plastic pin to keep things in place and add a new slant to spool hooklength storage. You get 21 spools in the clip-seal box which has a semi-transparent lid. You can mark both […]
Fifteen weights over the ton as Simon Foster takes Decoy Lakes Maver Match This qualifier
After a short break in proceedings, the 2018 Maver Mega Match This qualifier campaign resumed at the prolific Decoy Lakes complex in Peterborough. One hundred anglers were in attendance, all hopeful of securing position number seventeen in this year’s Grand Final at Maver Hayfield Lakes. Despite slightly cooler conditions and a light breeze making things […]
Paul Wright sets new Laurels Lake record at Lindholme Lakes with 326lb
Nice work if you can get it…. Paul Wright shows off a tiny percentage of his 326-8-0 winning catch taken in the third round of the Gizmo Angling Commercial Knockout at Lindholme Leisure Lakes between Doncaster and Scunthorpe. Paul drew Laurels Lake where he opted to pole fish up in the water and found the […]
