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!! 
Tickets for 2020 Canal Pairs
Bookings are about to open for Britain’s biggest canal angling competition, the 2020 AT & CRT Canal Pairs Championship, and with sponsorship from Dynamite Baits, the Championship will see regional qualifying heats being held across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Launching on Monday 2nd March at 10.30am anglers will be able to book their places […]
Angling Trust announce New England Bank Lure Team
Pic: Steve Collett (centre) with Czech anglers at FIPSed World Lure Championships 2019. European and British champion lure angler Steve Collett has been appointed manager of the newly formed England Bank Lure team. The official FIPSed title Carnivorous Artificial Bait Shore team will be selected during a trials process later on this year. Having already […]
Packington Somers Match Report 23rd February 2020
STARLETS VETS CADENCE FISHING UK WINTER LEAGUE (MOLANDS/SIBLINGS) 1. Bob Calcott (Lanes Bait) 55 -12 Peg 19 SIBLINGS A Carp & F1s on Pole & Maggot 2. Dave Hipkiss (Ridgemere AC) 38 – 2 3. Dave Longford (Ridgemere AC) 31 – 7 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN – ROVER 1. Mark Sumners (Ridgemere AC) 65 – […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 23rd February 2020
Date: Tuesday 18th FEBRUARY 2020 OVER 50’S MATCH Pools: CANAL AND CLUB No F/Man: 26 Pos NAME TEAM WEIGHT PEG NO 1st A. LINES T.B.F. VETS 48-7 C24 2nd M. OWENS T.B.F. 42-2 C17 3rd D. JAMES MIRACLE BAITS 40-0 CL9 4th P. CROSS T.B.F. 35-9 C3 5th A. SQUIRES T.B.F. VETS 33-7 C15 6th […]
New Conservation Manager for the IGFA
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is appointing Bruce G. Pohlot, Ph.D. as its Conservation Manager. Bruce (pictured) comes to the IGFA with an impressive academic background having recently earned his Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries from the University of Miami. Bruce also holds a Master of Professional Science with a focus on Fisheries […]
Hart’s Thai line class snakehead record
British angler Richard Hart has been trying to catch the largest snakehead on the fly for quite some time and he’s accomplished that goal by tying the IGFA Men’s 6 kg (12 lb) Tippet Class World Record with this beautiful 6.41-kilogram (14lb 2oz) snakehead. He was fly fishing in the Nueng River in Catchmenet, Thailand, […]
Sherbovich’s 100lb plus taimen sets new record
Russian angler Ilya Sherbovich visited the Tugur River, Russia in search of record-setting taimen on fly fishing gear. To say the trip was a success, would be something of an understattement. Not only did he set the new IGFA All-Tackle World Record, but he also set the IGFA Men’s 12, 16, and 20 lb Tippet […]
England Teams announced for 2020 European Coarse Championships and World Coarse Nations
Mark Downes, England Team Manager has decided to announce this year’s England European Team and the England World Nations Team. Mark Downes and Darran Bickerton will be continuing with their youth policy which continues to grow. The youth element of the team/s is growing year by year and all are gathering valuable experience as they […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Fishing Results 16th February 2020
Date: Tuesday 11th FEBRUARY 2020 OVER 50’S MATCH Pools: HOUSE No F/Man: 18 Pos NAME TEAM WEIGHT PEG NO 1st A. LINES T.B.F. VETS 58-5 31 2nd D. CHAPMAN SWAN BAITS 55-4 29 3rd A. TALBOT GURU BURT BAITS 28-12 4 4th M. CHAPMAN T.B.F. VETS 26-1 22 5th B. RUSSELL T.B.F. VETS 25-11 16 […]
How to prepare for your first carp fishing trip to France
In a time when it can be challenging to find new and exciting lakes in the UK due to advances in technology such as Google maps and social media, more and more anglers are venturing across the channel to France in search of adventure. If it is your first time on a fishing trip to […]
Packington Somers Match Results 16th February 2020
STARLETS VETS CADENCE FISHING UK WINTER LEAGUE (MOLANDS/GRATS/WILLOW) 1. Graham Swift (Packington ) 40 -14 Peg 13 MOLANDS Carp & F1s on Bomb & Bread 2. Dave Hipkiss (Ridgemere AC) 37 – 3 3. Terry Gibbons (Packington) 31 – 5 4. Graham Neary (Packington) 26 – 8 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN – ROVER 1. Duncan […]
TidesFest 2020 tickets on sale….
The Angling Trust is pleased to confirm the details for the 7th Tidefest Angling Championship to take place on the tidal Thames in London on Sunday, September 6th. A donation from the ticket monies will once again be made to the children’s angling charity Get Hooked on Fishing. The 40-peg match, which is sponsored by […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 9th February 2020
Date: Tuesday 4th FEBRUARY 2020 OVER 50’S MATCH Pools: CANAL AND CLUB No F/Man: 26 Pos NAME TEAM WEIGHT PEG NO 1st J. JOHNSON NOTTS AA 56-13 C21 2nd D. CHAPMAN SWAN BAITS 49-5 C19 3rd B. CARR DRENNAN LEICS 48-4 CL1 4th D. JAMES MIRACLE BAITS 39-8 CL13 5th A. LINES T.B.F. VETS 36-3 […]
Packington Somers Match Fishing Results 9th February
STARLETS VETS CADENCE FISHING UK WINTER LEAGUE (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS/WILLOW) 1. Dave Longford (Ridgemere Blacks) 53 -14 Peg 45 MOLANDS Carp & F1s on Bomb & Bread 2. Ray Durant (Ridgemere AC) 51 – 3 3. Dave Wood (Lanes Bait) 34 – 5 4. Keith Deaner (Smithys) 31 – 8 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN – ROVER […]
England Feeder Fishing Team 2020 Announced
This year the Preston Innovations England Feeder Team travel to France for the 10th FIPSed World Feeder Angling Championship on the La Vilaine River, Rieux on the 11th/12th July. Preston Innovations England Feeder Team Manager Dean Barlow said “I have made no changes to the side that came 4th in South Africa last year, but […]
