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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]