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!! 
Save Our Wrasse Campaign: Salmon farming under fire
The Angling Trust has launched a national campaign calling for an immediate closure of the live capture wrasse fishery supplying fish to the Scottish salmon farming industry and is urging all anglers and conservationists to get involved. Live wrasse are now being transported from the South West of England to Scottish salmon farms where they […]
New 250lb plus British record blue shark safely released
The British boat caught blue shark record – which had stood for 58 years – has been smashed with an incredible 250lb+ fish taken ten miles off Cornwall. The predator fell to the rod of South Kelsey, Lincolnshire angler John Dines who was fishing with a group of friends under the guidance of Bite Adventures, […]
40lb pike from Scotland’s Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond in Scotland has produced one of its biggest ever pike in the shape of this magnificent 40lb 5oz fish to Glasgow based predator specialist Andrew Carson. The PAC member, who has fished the 24-miles long venue for some 30 years, was tackling the daunting venue in high winds with lures, tempting the big […]
Trent barbel to 12lb land Dave Stevenson a place in the 2017 RiverFest final
Pic: Winner Dave Stenson (Centre) with fellow qualifiers Richard Wood (Left) and Tom Noton (Right) Sunday saw the sixth round of RiverFest qualifying take place on the middle Trent at Shelford, Hamms Bridge and East Bridgford. As these sections of the river had not seen a lot of match action for the last couple of […]
Packington Somers match report 30th July 2017
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/SIBLINGS) 1. Ray Durant (Meadowlands) 61 -11 Peg 17 SIBLINGS B 2. Paul Deeming (Packingon Vets) 59 -14 3. Dave Smith (Fishing Lodge) 53 -12 4. Terry Gibbons (Packington Vets) 40 – 8 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS) 1. Jack Shirley 99 – 0 2. Alan Millichamp 66 – 0 3. Keith Webb 60 – […]
Anglian Water trout fishing July 31st, 2017: Lots of big brown trout showing at Rutland Water
Week ending 30 July 2017 Nail biting finish at Grafham Water in Anglian Water Airflo International Midlands final With just one ounce separating third and fourth placed teams the Renegades made it through to the International final at Rutland with Draycote Rio Masters taking fourth place Numerous Brown trout nudging the 6lb mark at […]
Daiwa Hallcroft Results 30th July 2017
30th July 2017. Daiwa Hallcroft Open. Moat/Bridge (41 Pegs). B Dales, Tuxford. Moat Isl 13. 121-2-0. Ben Dales continued his good form with this win from moat Island 13. Ben fished banded pellet short and long and down the edge with maggots for 15 carp. G Webster, Sheffield. Moat Island 43. 120-12-0. Graham Webster also […]
Stillwater Champs: Mark Morris wins at Boddington
Picture: Qualifiers for Boddington Final The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Stillwater Championships made its way once more to the prolific Boddington Reservoir. Strong winds and heavy rains greeted the 31 hardened anglers that had made their way from around the country to the Daventry fishery. Outright winner on the day was Mark […]
Fisheries Enforcement Support Service and UK National Wildlife Crime Unit sign Information Sharing Agreement
Pic: Helen Bulmer of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit and Fisheries Enforcement Support Service Intelligence Manager Gary Thomas, with the newly signed Intelligence Sharing Agreement The Angling Trust has signed an important Information Sharing Agreement with the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, setting out the framework and protocols for the sharing of information and […]
Top of the Billing! Harry takes Veterans Match Fishing National
Veterans National Match Fishing Championships 2017 Partridge Lakes Left: Winner, Harry Billings. Right: Second, Danny Sixsmith The Angling Trust’s Veteran National took place at the ever popular Partridge Lakes, where 147 of our hardy angling veterans braved some appalling weather; strong winds and rain hampered tackle presentation and left the fish reluctant to feed. […]
Brit’s golden mahseer smashed IGFA all-tackle world record
Greg Iszatt’s magnificent 66lb golden mahseer, caught last month from the Mahakali River in India, looks set to be accepted as the new IGFA world record for the species. The Brit was fishing the fast-moving river using trout for bait, and needed 25 minutes to land the mighty fish. Once subdued, the fish was quickly documented, weighed […]
Narrowboat mackerel sets new junior world record
South African angler Tristan Schrieber – age 16 – caught this 35.8 kg (78 lb 14 oz) narrowbarred mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) on May 5th which looks set to become the new Male Junior world record. Schrieber was fishing out of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa when the massive mackerel hit the live maasbanker (goggle eye/jack mackerel) he […]
Tunnel Barn Farm results 23rd July 2017
Date: Monday 17th July 2017 MONDAY AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: CANAL No F/Man: 17 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st D Webster Tunnel Barn Farm 122 – 1 15 2nd M Jacques Tunnel Barn Farm 121 – 0 11 3rd R Grant Hawkesbury 94 – 12 17 4th W Sweetman Tunnel Barn Farm 86 – […]
Silver for England’s shore fishing juniors in France; Ireland take silver in Youth category
World Shore Fishing Championships 2017 The 26th FIPS-M World Youth and Junior Shore Angling Championships were held in Ambleteuse, France from the 15th to 22nd July 2017 and Tronixpro Team England Juniors returned with a silver medal from the team category. The England teams arrived prior to the start of competition to practice on the […]
Former Fisheries Minister Backs Angling Trust Campaign for Sustainable Fisheries Post-Brexit
Pic: Charter boats, which take recreational anglers out to sea to fish for offshore species, are a key part of coastal communities and could flourish with better sea fisheries management. Photo: Tim Macpherson In a new paper on UK sea fisheries post-Brexit the Angling Trust calls on the Government to turn Britain into a world leader in […]
