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!! 
Dench, Robbins, Hughes through to RiverFest final after Tidal Trent qualifier
Anglers were greeted by a very low and clear tidal Trent for the latest RiverFest qualifier held at North Clifton, Laughterton and Torksey. With no tide due for the match, the main targets would be the roach, dace and the hope of an odd barbel. Winner on the day from North Clifton peg 22 was […]
Fifth place for England at Hungarian world champs as France cruise to gold medal on the DTD Canal
Team England Nations Coarse Angling Team have returned to home soil just missing out on a podium place after finishing in fifth place in the 67th FIPSed Nations World Championship, with the podium positions going to France, Italy and Hungary. Serbia hosted this World Championship over 2nd – 9th September on the DTD canal, Novi […]
Packington Somers Match Results 8th September 2019
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Ray Quiney (Packington) 57 – 4 Peg 5 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1s on Pole & Pellet 2. Keith Perry (Millpool AC) 51 -14 3. Dave Longford (Ridgemere Blacks) 51 – 6 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. Mark Sumners (Beaufort AC) 104 -10 Peg 46 F1s on Pole & […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 8th September 2019
Date: Monday 02nd SEPTEMBER 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: EXTENSION No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st K. DALES T.H. FLOATS 141.07 19 2nd L. DALES T.B.F. 110.12 21 3rd M. GEORGE BACHUS RHONES 105.02 23 4th J. JOHNSON NOTTS AA 92.15 25 5th T. HARDY BACHUS RHONES 42.13 27 6th M. DICKSON […]
Sam Edmunds retains the England Loch Style Ladies Fly Fishing Championship at Rutland Water
Samantha Edmunds has retained her title as England Ladies Loch Style Fly Fishing Champion at the Ladies National Championship which was held on Rutland Water on Sunday 1st September. In blowy but sunny conditions Sam pulled hard all day to take her five fish. Experienced cap Sheena Goode took second with four fish and newcomer […]
Geoff Brierly wins River Severen RiverFest qualifier
The River Severn at Bewdley hosted the thirteenth round of RiverFest 2019 and although the river was a little low and clear, there were still some good weights of silverfish to be had. Geoff Brierly took top spot on the day from peg 72F in B zone with 22lb 12oz. This mainly consisted of perch […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 1st September 2019
Date: Monday 26th AUGUST 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: NEW No F/Man: 26 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st C. SHEPARD TUNNEL BARN FARM 108.14 40 2nd R. KINGS MOSELLA UK 85.00 29 3rd R. BIGGS O.H.M.S 83.07 1 4th S. LOVELL MOSELLA UK 78.14 31 5th A. JACKSON ROCKLANDS 73.14 38 6th L. COWLAN […]
Packington Somers Match Report 1st September 2019
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS/SIBLINGS B) 1. Ray Quiney (Packington) 63 -14 Peg 11 LITTLE GEARYS Carp & F1s on Pellet Waggler 2. Kevin Folwell (Drennan) 48 – 6 3. Joe Roberts (Drennan) 40 – 6 4. Bob Calcott (Packington) 40 – 1 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. Mark Sumners (Beaufort AC) 76 – 8 […]
Anglian Water trout trout fishing August 28th
Latest News and Information from Week ending 25 August 2019 • Rutland Tuesday Night Boat League Nail biting finish www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk 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 301 (Season 25,110) […]
Tunnel Barn Farm Match Results 25th August 2019
Date: Monday 19th AUGUST 2019 AFFORDABLE OPEN Pools: EXTENSION No F/Man: 16 Pos NAME CLUB WEIGHT PEG NO 1st T. HARDY T.H. FLOATS 177.06 2 2nd B. GEORGE GURU 162.10 13 3rd M. CHAPMAN T.B.F. VETS 126.03 19 4th M. GEORGE TUNNEL BARN FARM 123.08 25 5th R. ROUND TUNNEL BARN FARM 101.14 39 6th […]
Packington Somers Match Results 25th August 2019
STARLETS VETS (MOLANDS/LITTLE GEARYS) 1. Dave Smith (NEC) 83 – 4 Peg 56 MOLANDS Carp & F1s on Pellet Feeder & Corn 2. Derek Hartshorn (Swann Baits) 79 -12 3. Keith Guest (Packington) 76 -12 4. Brian Overton (Packington) 74 – 0 SOLIHULL ANGLING CENTRE OPEN (MOLANDS) 1. Aidan Mansfield (MAP) 118 -12 Peg 46 […]
Fishing without a licence costs Retford man over £600
A 44-year-old man from Retford, Nottinghamshire, has been fined £621 for fishing without a licence at the Glebe, Peckleton, Leicestershire on 21 April 2019. The case was brought to Northampton Magistrates’ Court by the Environment Agency on 5 August 2019. Kevin Benson of Lime Tree Avenue, Retford, pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a […]
Minimum fish sizes lifted for recreational anglers by EU…. local bylaws may replace
EU legal minimum sizes for fish species do not apply to recreational fishing after the EU reviewed the Common Fishery Policy’s Technical Conservation Regulation which came into force last week. The new regulation sets, among other things, the legal minimum landing sizes (minimum conservation reference sizes) and minimum mesh sizes for nets for a broad […]
two 30lb weights in Trent Burton Joyce RiverFest qualifier
The River Trent at Burton Joyce was holding nearly four feet of extra water for this weekend’s qualifier and thus a bit of slack was needed for a few bites. However, weights for this qualifier were as good as ever and there some proper battles along the stretch. Paul Cannon took the match and B […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks take 2019 Division One National
Match fishings’ premier team event took place this weekend on a revolutionary split venue format, across both the Aire and Calder and New Junction canals. In the run up to the Division One National weights across both venues had been a little inconsistent, however with an average weight of over two kilos per man, there […]
