Angling allowed providing it’s done alone or with members of the same household and that social distancing rules are followed. But tackle shops remain closed. The Angling Trust has given a warm welcome to the announcement today (May 10th) by Prime Minster Boris Johnson that recreational fishing looks set to resume in England […]
Fishing permitted from Wednesday this week: Angling Trust reaction
Plan for getting back to fishing from the UK’s angling governing body….
The National Governing Body for recreational fishing in the UK – the Angling Trust – is campaigning for angling to become one of the first permitted outdoor activities when ministers review the coronavirus lockdown restrictions on May 7th. Fishing is one of Britain’s most popular pastimes and has long been known to be beneficial to […]
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 […]
Promoting Fishing on Old Father Thames
Two long established angling clubs in the Oxford and Reading areas have decided to enter into a new water sharing agreement with aim of encouraging more anglers to experience some of the great fishing that the River Thames has to offer. Reading & District Angling Association (RDAA) have offered Oxford based Littlemore Angling Society (LAS) […]
The Angling Trust Great Fishing Prize Draw!
The Great Fishing Prize Draw, supported by Angling Trust Ambassadors, sees the launch of five separate prize draws under the new banner, each with their own amazing fishing experience day as the winning prize. Each prize promises to be a unique opportunity to spend time with some of the UK’s best-known anglers and pick up […]
Massive lure caught German pike thought to be in excess of 55lb
This giant of a German pike caught by Fredrik Harbort is thoughts to be among the biggest ever landed – and it was caught on a lure. At 138cm long, length for weight estimates place it at between 55-60lb! Fredrik was fishing from a rowing boat on what he describes as ‘a small German lake’ […]
Farmoor Reservoir praised after staging its first ever predator competition
Angling Trust Policy Chief Martin Salter visited Thames Water’s first Predator Competition at Farmoor Reservoir on Sunday (Oct 21) to see for himself how the popular and long established trout fishery is now encouraging predator angling. The sell out event, decided on the length of the best three fish landed rather than weight, was a […]
Callen Flynn’s 18-pounder wins 2018 British Pike Championships on Glassmoor Bank
The Angling Trust British Pike Championships was fished in some unseasonably warm conditions on Whittlesey AA’s Glassmoor Bank and the main 20ft drain. A great turnout of over 170 anglers competed in this year’s final, which has hotly contested with several specimen pike being banked. First on the day and crowned British Pike Champion was […]
Estonia win world lure fishing title at Rutland. England 14th….
• Rutland Water welcomes world’s greatest lure anglers with Estonia winning world title 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 618 (Season 34,935) Returns 180 (6,869) Rod average 3.43(5.08) […]
Aldana lands his 11th 20lb plus barbel….
Spanish big fish specialist David Aldana has contacted us to let us know that he’s set a new Guadalquivir Reservoir record for the Andaluz barbel (luciobarbus sclateri) at 10.2kg (22lb 7oz). David used a 20mm Robin Red boilie on a size 6 VMC at the venue in Southern Spain to deter any smaller fish. This […]
Near 12lb tench from Medway Valley Fisheries
A double figure tench is a fish most anglers never see let alone catch, so Tenchfishers member Eddie Court must be buzzing after tempting this near 12-pounder from Medway Valley Fisheries. The 11lb 14oz personal best fell to double 8mm Krill boilies fished on a helicopter rig over a bed of hemp, maggots and micro […]
Yellow Pop-Ups account for speciment rudd brace for Kevin Sanders
Cambridge angler Kevin Sanders braved some pretty awful weather to bank this beautiful brace of rudd with the best going a personal best 2lb 15oz and the other another beauty at 2lb 8oz. Kevin started on the float with no luck but a switch to fishing the Method Feeder over a couple of pre-baited spots […]
Adrian Eaves banks 19lb 10oz barbel – biggest of the 2017-2018 season
Specialist angler Adrian Eaves has banked the biggest barbel of the season as a whopping 19lb 10oz while fishing a ‘southern waterway’ using a boilie approach. The fish, which may be the biggest living barbel in the UK, smashed the angler’s personal best by more than 2lb when it snaffled a Crave boilie wrapped in […]
Ravensthorpe Reservoir produces 40lb pike in February Predator Week
The February predator week at Ravensthorpe was a huge success with a 40lb 2oz pike caught along with several 30-pounders. This massive specimen (pictured) was caught on mackerel by John Rushworth who is new to fishing at Ravensthorpe. John was boat fishing but took the fish to the shore so that it could be returned […]
39lb pike from Grafham Water
Grafham water has produced her biggest pike of the year in the shape of this magnificent 39-pounder to Ben Booth. The fish follows hot on the heels of Gary Edmonds 37-pounder caught over the Christmas period. A spokesman for Grafham Water said: “A 39lb pike is truly a fish of a lifetime and coming from […]
