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!! 
Packington Somers results 18th December 2016
MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS/WILLOW/SIBLINGS B) 1. John McGann (Ridgemere AC) 41 – 0 Peg 7 LITTLE GEARYS F1’s on Pole & Maggot 2. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 23 -12 3. Dave Longford (Ridgemere AC) 17 -10 4. Dave Atkins (Ridgmere AC) 17 – 9 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE WEDNESDAY OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. John Burchell […]
Angel of the North results 18th December 2016
Fishing well on all lakes Sunday 18th Dec 2016 Lookout 1st Ray Laing 62lb 6oz peg 1 2nd John foster 50lb8oz peg 13 3rd Nathan Fleming 50lb 2oz peg 32 Wed 14th Dec 2016 Lookout South wind 1st John Nailer 52lb 4oz peg 32 2nd Rob Emery 32lb 6oz peg 1 3rd John Foster 12lb […]
Daiwa Hallcroft results 18th December 2016
18th December 2016 Sunday Daiwa Hallcroft Teams of 4 Series Moat Island, Bridge and Croft – 32 pegs B Holmes, Dynamite Croft 20 36-9-0 Ben Holmes continued his good form in this league with another win. Ben fished maggots and groundbait on the pole. C Greenside, Dynamite Croft 25 26-15-0 Chris Greenside caught nearly […]
Oooh la la! World record red snapper
French angler Philippe Drouhin out-battled this incredible 33 lb two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar) – the heaviest ever recorded by the IGFA, while fishing off the island of Mauritius with IGFA Captain Yann Colas. The massive snapper was caught while bottom fishing with chunk of fish, and put up a typically brutal fight before it. If approved, […]
Fish O Mania Qualifier Dates 2017
The Angling Trust and Matchroom Sport have announced the dates for the Fish’O’Mania XXIV qualifiers and final. Viaduct Fishery in Somerset will host the first qualifier on Wednesday 8th April and the final qualifier will once again be hosted by Lindholme Lakes on Wednesday 21st June. 3,820 tickets will be available to anglers as they […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Angling Trust Winter League 11th December 2016
Date: Sunday 11th December 2016 ANGLING TRUST WINTER LEAGUE – WEEK 5 Pools: NEW / EXTENSION No F/Man: 40 (Teams of 8) TEAM PLACING ON DAY SECTION POINTS AT POINTS ON DAY 1 GENERATION 8 18 1 2 SHAKESPEARE / BAIT TECH 20 2 3 HAINES 22 3 4 FRENZEE 28 4 5 TBF VETS […]
Tony Miles passes away on the riverbank
Prolific big fish river specialist and author Tony Miles has passed away doing what he loved most, fishing for specimen fish on the Great Ouse. Coventry based Tony was one of the best known and most committed big fish anglers in the country over some five decades. He wrote for the angling press for many years, […]
Guru Academy duo win Pole Fishing Pairs Match
This was the first year that Gurus has has run the Guru Match Academy, so it has been great to see the youngsters who graduated from it doing so well since then! The lads who took part in the two-day event at Makins Fishery, back in the summer, picked up plenty of tips from some […]
Guru Reaper Dual Pole Section Retainer
The eagerly awaited Reaper Pole Section Retainer hits tackle shops next week, and does everything that you would expect it to, plus much more! You might be thinking that there isn’t really much that you can do with a pole sock, but this one has a few unique features which really make it stand out […]
Packington Trout Fishery results 11th December 2016
Last week 52 rods caught 234 fish for an average of 4.50 fish per rod Another good week with plenty of good sized fish coming out and most anglers catching their limits. Messrs T Ali and Meah fished from a boat on Cocks Close and both caught 8lb fish in their five fish limits and […]
Packington Somers results 11th December 2016
MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/GRATS/CRESCENT/REEDY BAY/WILLOW/FIRST BAY) 1. John Lowe (Tornadoes) 14 – 5 Peg 4 FIRST BAY F1’s & Skimmers on Pole & Maggot 2. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 13 – 8 3. Keith Nall (Ridgemere) 11 -10 4. K Edmunds (Packington) 9 -14 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE WEDNESDAY OPEN (LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Paul Hunter […]
Tunnel Barn Farm results 11th December 2016
Date: Monday 5th December 2016 Pools: HIGH No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st G Makin Miracle Baits 67 – 0 30 2nd J Johnson Notts Angling Association 22 – 10 50 3rd D Ashby Tunnel Barn Farm 18 – 9 27 4th T Hardy Tunnel Barn Farm 16 – 3 24 […]
Daiwa Hallcroft results 11th December 2016
11th December 2016 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat (19 Pegs) R Teigh, Handsworth. Island 57 120-4-0 Rich Teigh blitzed the Sunday field with an impressive 120lb. He fished long pole with pellet for carp into double figures D Oldham, Maltby. Island 42 56-3-0 Daz Oldham alternated pellet and maggot on long pole for a mixed net […]
Daiwa Tournament RS Match & Feeder Rods
When it comes to natural water fishing, especially rivers many recognise Dave Harrell as one of the best. Daiwa’s design team have created the Tournament RS ‘River/Stillwater’ collection in conjunction with Dave, taking on board the wide and varied styles that have now returned to the match and pleasure scene. At each rods core is […]
Tri-Cast Trilogy 2 Competition Pole (16.5m)
Tri-Cast seem very proud of the Trology 2 Competition pole which they say utilises a new and unique Multi-Lateral High Modulus Carbon combined with Ultra-Light Resins, which are infused in a specialised production process. This is just not an ordinary upgrade of an already outstanding pole, says Tri-Cast, but the development of a brand new model […]
