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!! 
Jamie Hughes becomes the first man to win Fish O Mania three times and takes his event winnings to over £100,000
Jamie Hughes won a record breaking third Vanarama Fish’O’Mania title as he hit the lead on the 3 o’clock mark on a sunny afternoon and never let go to claim victory. His final tally of 26.900kg was to net him the £50,000 top prize as well as the unique trophy, which was presented by last […]
Army of 474 volunteer bailiffs are helping the EA crack down on illegal fishing
Picture: Working together: an Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officer patrolling with West Mercia Police and a Volunteer Bailiff The fight against illegal fishing has received a massive boost with the recruitment of an additional 150 anglers to the Angling Trust’s Voluntary Bailiff Service (VBS). Following induction days held in six regions throughout the past three […]
Tunnel Barn Farm fishery results 2nd July 2017
Date: Monday 26th June 2017 MONDAY AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: JENNY’S No F/Man: 17 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st D Webster Tunnel Barn Farm 178 – 9 2 2nd R Hancox Top 20 A/C 178 – 2 15 3rd G Makin Miracle Baits 147 – 2 8 4th J Johnson Notts AA 123 – […]
Packington Somers Fishery results 2nd July 2017
STARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Paul Deeming (Packington Vets) 81 – 9 Peg 30 F1s on Pellet Feeder 2. Stan Stone (Yardley Wood) 81 – 8 3. Dave Smith (Fishing Lodge) 74 – 9 4. Keith Guest (Packington Vets) 67 -15 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS) 1. Ray Taylor 120 – 0 Peg 19 Carp on Bomb […]
£30 million River Kennet project reaches milestone
Pic: Local school children helping ARK Chairman Richard Clark, Thames Water’s CEO Steve Robertson, Richard Benyon MP and Martin Salter to release some elvers back into the river to mark the opening of the new Axford pipeline to improve flows on the River Kennet. The Angling Trust joined Action for the River Kennet (ARK), […]
Daz dazzles as AT & CRT Canal Pairs kick off on the Leeds & Liverpool
The first Angling Trust & Canal & River Trust Canal Pairs qualifier for this year took place on Saturday 1st July on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with 20 pairs booked on. The match was split into two distinct sections – A being the “steep drop” at Jacksons bridge, Lydiate and the Kings Arms, Haskayne. […]
Latest News and Information from Rutland, Grafham, Pitsford and Ravensthorpe Reservoirs, July 2nd 2017
Special summer offers across all of our trout fisheries Enjoy the last hours of the day from the bank or a boat this Summer! Sunset Boat £10 Sunset Permit (1 fish + c + r ) £10 Offer available from 4.30pm. Permits available at lodges between 4 and 5pm and from the […]
World record snoek for Bruce
American angler Bruce Jackson boated what looks set to be a new All Tackle word record for Snoek (Thyrsites atun) with this 16lb 15oz fighter caught off the coast of Chile in South America. Jackson, fishing with a local guide out of the Puma Lodge, needed more than 30 minutes to land the fish after it […]
Daiwa Hallcroft results 2nd July 2017
2nd July 2017. Daiwa Hallcroft Open. Moat (45 Pegs). J Thomas, Mansfield. Island 40. 176-10-0. Jason Thomas won this well attended Sunday match with an impressive 176lb. starting short with hard 6mm pellet and later switching to long pole shallow Jason caught carp to 10lb. L Payling, Peg One. Outer 74. 132-10-0. Lee Payling also […]
Vanarama gear up for Fish ‘O’ Mania sponsorship
Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that Vanarama, the UK’s No.1 commercial vehicle leasing broker, is to be the title sponsor of the annual Fish ‘O’ Mania event. The big-money fishing match – organised and administered by the Angling Trust – is a key fixture in the British summer sporting calendar, now in its 24th […]
Wales lady carp anglers take gold and England grab silver at Wraysbury
England Ladies secured a silver medal in the women’s ICFA International on home soil at Wraysbury Lake, Berkshire. The match, which was the historic first multi nation female international for carp fishing, was hotly contested and incredibly close. England took an early lead but were overtaken by a Welsh team that was absolutely on form. […]
Sensas A4 and Tri-Cast Weston Red victorious at Tunnel Barn Farm in 2017 Junior and Youth National Match Fishing Championships….
A great turnout of 96 young and enthusiastic anglers fished this year’s Angling Trust Junior & Youth National Championships at the prolific Tunnel Barn Farm fishery in Shrewley. With changes made to the age groups to align our youngsters with FIPSed rulings, competition was fierce and both matches were very close affairs. The junior match […]
Tunnel Barn Farm results 25th June 2017
Date: Monday 19th June 2017 MONDAY AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: HOUSE No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st J Khan Tunnel Barn Farm 89 – 1 H32 2nd D Webster Tunnel Barn Farm 82 – 0 H4 3rd C Constable TBF Vets 73 – 13 H30 4th J Johnson Notts AA 53 […]
Anglian Water Trout Fishing News June 27th, 2017
Week ending 25 June 2017Week ending 25 June 2017 • Rutland’s 40th anniversary 15 & 16 July Highlights of this special weekend include• Boat and bank permits £10 (2 fish C&R)• Day boats £15 (8am to 5pm)• Win a 2018 Gold Season Ticket in our 40 tagged fish competition.Also on Saturday only• ‘Have a go’ […]
Change of hook bait leads to Clive Fletcher bagging 40lb of Swale chub and place in RiverFest 2017 final
Nottingham angler Clive Fletcher made full use of a good draw on the Swale to win the second RiverFest 2017 qualifier, but it took a change of hook bait to earn him a shot at the £13,000 top prize in the big money November final. After bringing a match-winning 40-12-0 to the scales, a delighted […]
