Latest angling news
Suffolk Lake produces massive roach just 1oz under the British record
Norwich angler Ken Fuller has banked the biggest roach from England in living memory and a fish just an ounce below the British record at 4lb 3oz. The truly magnificent fish, reported in Angler’s Mail this week, came from Homersfield Lake in Suffolk, a water where roach seemed to have thrived on bait put in […]
David Miller fish artworks adorn new angling licences for 2017
The EA has commissioned top wildlife artist David Miller to produce three new artworks of fish in their natural environment for the new angling licences for the 2017-2018 season. The three images, pictured above and below, show representations of salmon (Salmo salar), mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in their natural habitats. […]
Campaign to ban treble hooks….
A campaign has been launched in the UK to ban multiple hooks and in particular trebles from all disciplines of angling. The founder of www.singlehooks.org is a life-long angler and strong believer in catch and release, and is looking for the tackle companies to back the movement with a phased in approach that would see treble […]
Tony Miles passes away on the riverbank
Prolific big fish river specialist and author Tony Miles has passed away doing what he loved most, fishing for specimen fish on the Great Ouse. Coventry based Tony was one of the best known and most committed big fish anglers in the country over some five decades. He wrote for the angling press for many years, […]
Political support grows for ban on bass nets
Politicians from right across the political divide, including former Fisheries Ministers Richard Benyon (Con) and Ben Bradshaw (Lab), have thrown their weight behind the campaign for a complete ban on bass netting. Across Northern Europe, sea bass stocks are in deep trouble because of commercial overfishing and the repeated failure of politicians and fishery managers […]
Big Rig British Record carp record claim and Loch Earn trout claim rejected: Both ‘Cultivated’
News from the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee meeting The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee met at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, on 29th November 2016. Present were: Nick Simmonds (Secretary), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Nigel Hewlett (Scientific Advisor, Environment Agency), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater specialist) Chris Clark (Sea fish specialist) and Paul Coulson (Freshwater […]
Angling Trust reminds Water Minister of government promises to protect our rivers…
The Angling Trust has written to the recently appointed Water Minister, Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, to urge her to fulfil promises from previous Ministers to reform the water abstraction licensing system and afford better protection to our precious rivers. The Angling Trust, alongside conservation and fisheries NGOs, has been calling for a reform of abstraction […]
Rod licence fees rise while EA fishery improvement funds remain at a record low
The Angling Trust is leading calls for the government to halt and reverse the annual cuts to Grant in Aid to the Environment Agency (EA) for fisheries management, monitoring and regulation. Millions of anglers will be adding extra support to the EA’s work by paying a 10% increase to the rod licence fee with effect […]
Free Fishing For Children: Shake Up Of Rod Licence Charges
Environment Agency announces shake-up of rod licences after listening to calls from anglers The Environment Agency has announced a shake-up of rod licences, following feedback from anglers all over England. The changes include a free rod licence for junior anglers which is hoped to encourage more young people to give fishing a go and secure […]
Retired police officer joins Angling Trust as Regional Enforcement Manager in South East
The Angling Trust has appointed a new Regional Enforcement Manager, Dave Wilkins, for the South East, joining the existing Fisheries Enforcement Support Service team. Dave Wilkins recently retired from Sussex Police after 30 years’ service as a detective inspector, having spent most of his career on CID, Special Branch and Major Crime teams. Prior to […]
Aiden’s 30lb pike doesn’t Suck
Ireland’s River Suck has produced this magnificent 32lb pike to Aiden Flaherty. Aiden achieved his dream fish by fishing half a mackerel and this fish put up and absolutely fantastic 25-minute fight, reducing him to a ‘shaking wreck of nerves’ before he was able to slip the net under her. Fantastic catch Aiden and congratulations […]
Brexit must not ‘water down’ environmental legislation
Angling and Fisheries organisations call on Ministers not to throw out the environmental baby with the Brexit bathwater The UK’s major angling and fisheries conservation groups have today published a joint paper setting out their concerns over any moves to water down EU environmental legislation and urging the government to seize opportunities for reform of […]
Lib Dems claim support for angling
Members of parliament showed strong support for angling at the Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton earlier this week where the Angling Trust and British Association for Shooting and Conservation co-hosted a rural reception. Alistair Carmichael MP and Mark Williams MP spoke at the event in support of country sports and angling. Mr Carmichael praised […]
