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 28th August 2016
MATCH AND FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 28/8/16STARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS/MOLANDS) 1. John Lowe (Tornadoes) 72 -14 Peg 25 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1’s on Pellet Waggler2. Ray Durant (Tornadoes) 60 – 03. Ray Quiney (Packington) 56 -134. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 54 -10 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS)1. Colin Geens 95 – 6 Peg 18 Carp on […]
Hallcroft Fishery results 28th August 2016
28th August 2016 Sunday Open Match Moat Pool – 38 pegs A Whitehouse, Scunthorpe Out 53 204-6-0 Andy Whitehouse finished off a great week with another magnificent net of carp. Andy fished shallow again with pellets and picked up the bonus of the £300 golden peg. S Clark, Mansfield Isl 2 203-8-0 Steve Clark was […]
Packington Somers Fishery August 29th
PACKINGTON SOMERS REPORT Telephone: 01676 523833 MATCH AND FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 28/8/16 STARLETS VETS (LITTLE GEARYS/MOLANDS) 1. John Lowe (Tornadoes) 72 -14 Peg 25 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1’s on Pellet Waggler 2. Ray Durant (Tornadoes) 60 – 0 3. Ray Quiney (Packington) 56 -13 4. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 54 […]
Angel of the North Fishery August 29th
Wow some exciting sized fish caught this week, with broken poles, broken landing net handles and broken landing nets, as the size of the fish took pleasure anglers by surprise. Almost specimen sized silver fish have been caught in pristine condition in large numbers chopped worm, caster and hemp, also small cubes of luncheon meat […]
World record rockfish
David Utoft holds aloft of massive 18.6 kg (41 lb 1 oz) shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis) that could become the new IGFA All-Tackle world record. Utoft was fishing with Capt. Joe Calandra out of Tanaku Lodge, located in Elfin Cove, Alaska, USA, and needed 15 minutes to land the fish after it ate the squid […]
Barnsley Blacks crowned Division 1 National Champions 2016
The Angling Trust Division 1 National Championship saw 45 teams (450 anglers) come together on the tidal and non-tidal River Trent on Saturday 20th August 2016. After weeks of fairly settled weather, a low pressure system moved over the country on the Friday before the match, and Saturday dawned with forecasts of 40 mph winds […]
Pete Bradshaw leads the way on the River Trent
Pete Bradshaw booked his place in November’s big money final with a commanding victory in this Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier, fished on Newark Dyke, East Stoke and Rolleston on Saturday 13th August 2016. Pete used feeder tactics at peg 27 on the East Stoke zone to take 24-10-0, a catch which comprised a 5lb bream […]
Yare victory for Rob Kepner
Rob Kepner had a day to remember after taking top spot in the Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier on the Yare on Sunday 14th August 2016 with 26-4-0 of bream and roach. The other two qualifying places went to Steve Clark with 12-9-0 of roach and Simon Willsmore with 12-10-0 of roach. RESULT 1. Rob Kepner 26-4-0 […]
Grafham Water in great form with a rod average of 7.5
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 Rutland Water Fish week 767 (Season 24,790) Returns 179 (5,576) Rod average 4.28 (4.44) Rutland Water has been humming with boat activity this week. Tuesday […]
Packington Somers results August 21st
MATCH AND FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 21/8/16 STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/GEARYS/ANNIVERSARIES) 1. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 69 -14 Peg 7 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1’s on Pellet Waggler 2. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 64 – 9 3. Bob Calcott (Packington) 57 -14 4. Pat Clark (Lime Tree) 56 – 4 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS) 1. Derek Hartshorn 101 -12 Peg 18 […]
Hallcroft Fishery results 21st August 2016
21st August 2016 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat (39 Pegs) • S Clark, Mansfield Outer 71 193-4-0 Moat Pool continues to produce some big weights and this Sunday was no different. Stev Clark led the way with 193lb. Steve fished 8mm pellet at 8m and down the margin for 27 carp • G Gibson, Leegem Island 39 176-3-0 […]
Packington Somers results August 14th
Telephone: 01676 523833 MATCH AND FISHING REPORT – WEEK ENDING 14/8/16 STARLETS VETS (GEARYS) 1. Pat Clarke (Lime Tree Social) 65 -12 Peg 20 Carp on Pole & Pellet 2. Dave Gibbs (Chiltern Baits) 63 -15 3. Mick Martin (Attleborough AC) 62 – 7 4. Phil Barran (Packington) 58 – 9 MAYPOLE AC (GEARYS) 1. Ray Hassam 97 – […]
Giant 368lb thresher shark is a British record
Nick Lane has made the national newspaper headlines with this huge thresher shark caught off the Devon coast. The fish, weighed at 368lb and then returned, was caught during a trip aboard Dan Hawkins charter boat ‘Reel Deal’ and took over and hour to tame during a spectacular fight that saw it leap 20ft out […]
Eric Clapton lands year’s biggest salmon
World famous musician Eric Clapton has banked the biggest salmon of the summer from Iceland’s Vatnsdalsá river. The 108cm salmon, estimated at nearly 30lb, took half an hour to land after the guitarist famous for tracks like Layla hooked it with guide Sturla Birgisson. Clapton, who was born in Surrey, England and ranks second in […]
Hallcroft Fishery Form and Results August 8th
7th August 2016 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat (37 Pegs) • P Elliott, Leegem Island 73 129-8-0 Paul Elliott wonthis Sunday open from moat6 Island 73. Paul fished shallow pellet and bomb and pellet for 21 carp • J Skipper, Gainsborough Outer 56 90-13-0 Jason Skipper fished banded 8mm pellet on the deck for 12 carp […]
