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!! 
Bass Anglers Urged to Flood EU Commissioner with Emails
Bass Anglers Urged to Flood EU Commissioner with Emails Supporting Emergency Measures to Save Stocks The Angling Trust has begun the New Year battling for bass with a fresh call to anglers urging them to flood the EU Commissioner with emails supporting the call by the UK for emergency measures to save threatened bass stocks. In […]
Snail Fish sets new depth record at over 8000 metres
This incredibly resilient fish has set a new depth record for any fish species, having been photographed on the sea floor of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, at 8143 metres (26,700ft) below the surface. The snailfish was spotted during a 30 day expedition to the deepest place on earth using remote units carrying […]
Angler’s Mail January 6th
ANGLER’S MAIL magazine has been catching up with angling’s super veterans for the latest issue, packed full of top stuff for this new year. Find out which fishing clubs the Mail’s Where to Fish respected regional experts reckon you should join in 2015. And learn exactly what the Environment Agency is going to be doing […]
Sam Harris awarded MBE for his services to sea angling
Veteran angler, angling journalist and broadcaster Sam Harris has been awarded an MBE for his services to the sport in the New Year’s Honours list. He is the first sea angler to receiver the prestigious award and can’t wait to travel to Buckingham Palace to pick up his honour, which will be handed over by […]
Tunnel Barn Farm January 6th
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 04th JANUARY 2015 Date: Monday 29TH December PAIRS MATCH Pools: New, Extension, Top and House No F/man: 60 Pos NAME CLUB POINTS WEIGHT PEG NO 1st STEVE RINGER ADAM WAKELIN GURU PRESTON INNVATIONS 2 58-4 54-14 E 29 T 13 2nd STU PALSAR PETE CATON MIDDY BANBURY […]
Packington Somers January 6th
MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS (REEDY BAY/CRESCENT/ALDER) 1. Phil Hull (Lanes Bait) 17 -10 Peg 5 REEDY BAY F1’s & Carp on Pole & Pellet 2. John Lowe (Tornadoes) 12 – 8 3. Ron Savage (Lanes Bait) 12 – 6 4. Bob Calcott (Lanes Bait) 10 -14 SOLIHULL ANGLING CHRISTMAS MATCH […]
Angel of the North Fishery Jan 5th
This week has seen plummeting water temperatures but silver fish and carp are still feeding well on Bowes lake where Norman Laing took a fantastic net of carp and ide on the pole carp are also playing ball on bassets on pole fished pellet and maggot.Sunday open look out lake 4/1/2015Conditions: Cold over night making […]
Sherwood Forest Fishery December 30th
Tuesday Open 23/12/14Sherwood Lake 17 fished1st Ben Holmes Dynamite Matrix Trentman peg 25, 41-0-02nd Dave Hiley Dynamite Matrix Trentman peg 27, 39-14-03rd Chris Greensides Dynamite Matrix Trentman peg 23, 34-10-04th Brian Elliott Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 13, 20-5-05th Dave Nicholls Notts AA peg 19, 17-15-06th Steve Richards Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 30, 16-12-0Ben fished an excellent […]
Tunnel Barn Farm December 30th
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 28th DECEMBER 2014 Date: Monday 22nd December MONDAY OPEN Pools: Canal No F/man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st Phil Canning Solihull Angling 61-10 22 2nd Danny Tresigne Colmic 52-2 1 3rd Dave James Mosella 41-15 7 4th Wayne Sweetman TBF 41-8 4 5th Steve […]
Harrell looking for £20,000 Riverfest prize
RiverFest organiser Dave Harrell is looking to set a new benchmark for river match fishing in the UK by offering a £20,000 first prize in the 2015 event. Midlander Dave is looking to increase the number of anglers fishing each regional qualifier from 60 to as many as 90, and is seeking a sponsor from […]
Zander get protection on Birmingham Anglers Association waters
The Birmingham Anglers Association has clarified its stance on zander and now insists that the predator must be protected and returned alive on all its waters. The move has been made amidst growing pressure from members about fish being taken for the pot. This is normal practice in much of eastern Europe – and there […]
2015 Canal Pairs Championships
The Birmingham Fazeley Canal will host the final of the 2015 Canal Pairs Championships to be run jointly by the Canal & River Trust and the Angling Trust. Eleven qualifiers will be fished on canal venues around the country with the top five pairs from each (110 finalists) due to battle it out on the […]
Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championships 2015
Dates and venues have been announced for the 2015 Canal & River Trust Stillwater Championships. It will be the eighth running of the event, with 40-peg qualifying rounds to be held between April and September, with four anglers from each going through to the final at Blythe Waters on October 10th. There will be three […]
Ken steps down from the BAA after 30 years
Ken Aske has retired from the position of Vice President of the Birmingham Anglers Association and from all further involvement with the Association. The Aske family has a long tradition of involvement with the BAA and Ken himself has participated in one form or another for over 30 years. Ken’s father served on the BAA […]
Pole Pairs Fishing League: Harrison wins at Messingham Sands
But Powers & Harvey lead the race for the title. Lee Harrison has won the second round of the Preston Innovations sponsored Pole Fishing Pairs league, with a weight of 20 kilos 700g. The Drennan Barnsley ace made the most of a favoured draw on Messingham Sand’s Tripp Pond, catching F1s, crucians, roach and skimmers […]
