Author: geepster

Former editor of many a fishing magazine, owner of Total-Fishing.com and MD of a pest control company!!

Sherwood Forest Fishery December 2nd

Wednesday Open 26/11/14 Holmedale Lake 18 fished   1st Roger Edmunds Marukyu Kinky Pellet club peg 23, 115-1-0 2nd Pete Hodgetts Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 31, 60-7-0 3rd Craig Brazier Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 36, 51-3-0 4th Brian Elliott Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 45, 44-12-0 5th Geoff Mawby Gateford Angling Supplies peg 14, 39-7-0 6th […]

35lb pike from Ravensthorpe Reservoir

Mat Kasjaniuk of Leicester has landed the biggest pike recorded at any of the Anglian Water reservoirs so far this season at a massive 35lb 6oz. The big female, which is a personal best, took a soft lure at Ravensthorpe Reservoir. Mat also had a 20-pounder in a memorable session. ANGLIAN WATER FISHING NEWS DECEMBER […]

Packington Somers December 1st

PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 30/11/14   MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS                      (MOLANDS/GEARYS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1.  Brian Cartridge (Packington)                  38 – 0                     Peg 8   LITTLE GEARYS                      F1’s on Pole & Worm 2.  Pete Green (Packington)                        37 -13 3.  Phil Hull (Lanes Bait)                  28 – 0 3.  Brian […]

Tunnel Barn farm December 1st

RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING 30th NOVEMBER 2014   Date: Monday 24TH November                           MONDAY OPEN Pools: Club No F/man: 16   Pos    NAME CLUB  WEIGHT       PEG NO 1st     Dave James Mosella        90-2  1 2nd    Chris Chamberlain TBF    79-3  19 3rd    Danny Tresigne     Mosella        76-6  6 4th    John Wallace         TBF    58-14          14 5th    M Stoneman          […]

Hallcroft Fishery December 1st

30th November 2014 Daiwa Hallcroft open Moat (33 Pegs) W Lomas, Leegem Island 40 61-4-0 Wayne Lomas got the verdict on this tight contest on moat pool. Wayne fished feeder with pellets and meat for 7 carp and a few skimmers A Payling, Peg One Angling Outer 22 60-5-0 Arnie Payling alternated pole and pellet […]

BBC To Launch Fishing Show

The BBC is breaking with apparent tradition by preparing to launch a brand new fishing show, thought to be called The Big Fish*. Programme planners at the British Broadcasting Corporation are thought to have been very much against angling for many years. However, in the planned series UK anglers will be challenged to test their skills in […]

Packington Somers November 24th

PACKINGTON SOMERS FISHERY Telephone: 01676 523833 FISHING & MATCH REPORT – WEEK ENDING 23/11/14   MATCH RESULTS STARLETS VETS                           (MOLANDS/GEARYS) 1.  Ron Savage (Lanes Bait)                           53 -14              Peg 13   MOLANDS                   F1’s & Crucians on Pole & Caster 2.  Dave Atkins (Ridgemere AC)                   38 -10 3.  Joe Roberts (Kamasan Starlets)                 36 -11 3.  Mick […]

Boost for Upper River Kennet Anglers

After years of lobbying against excessive water abstraction from the Upper Kennet, angling and conservation groups – backed by local MP Richard Benyon – have given a warm welcome to the announcement from Thames Water for a new £25 million drinking water pipeline that will significantly reduce the amount of water taken every day from […]

Hallcroft Fishery November 24th

23rd November 2014 Sunday Teams of 4 Silverfish League Rnd 2 Moat/Bridge/Croft – 52 pegs •             D Challinor, Team Slappers B Isl 16 34-0-0 Danny Challinor was today’s clear winner with a fantastic net of skimmers caught on long pole with pellet and short pole with groundbait and caster. •             C Greensides, Northern Inn B […]

Fish Legal to confront sewerage companies

Fish Legal will confront 3 Water and Sewerage companies at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, for a 4 day trial from 24 – 27 November 2014 that will have industry-wide implications, to argue that the public should have a right under ‘freedom of information law’ to know about the companies’ activities that affect the […]