Having now examined the government’s new Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations the Angling Trust is pleased to be able to offer some initial guidance and interpretation to anglers and fishery providers. Our formal guidelines will be published following further consultation with colleagues at Sport England and DCMS once Parliament has debated the […]
Match fishing banned in new lockdown – down to the ‘rule of two’
Surge in numbers angling and joining clubs notced by Sport England
Pic: Ali Donnelly and Phil Smith from Sport England with Jamie Cooke in background Sport England’s Director of Sport Phil Smith and Director of Communications Ali Donnelly joined the Angling Trust’s Jamie Cook and Martin Salter as guests of Godalming Angling Society at Marsh Farm for their first ever fishing trip. Marsh Farm is home […]
Campaign against pollution of Britian’s waterways launched by Angling Trust
The Angling Trust has launched a major campaign to halt the decline in Britain’s waters and protect the environment for future generations. With every water body in England assessed against the Water Framework standard failing, our rivers, lakes and coastal waters are in crisis with pollution from farming, sewage, plastics and litter the main cause. […]
Bream see Paul Cannon through to RiverFest glory on the Trent
The eighth RiverFest final took place over the weekend of October 3rd and 4th when 72 of the countries top river anglers went into battle on the River Trent at Burton Joyce. Heavy rain on the first day didn’t stop the fish from feeding and top spot went to Paul Cannon who landed 44-6-0 of […]
Fairer Tidefest match as fewer bream show on River Thames in London
This year’s Thames Tidefest was another great advertisement for London’s river with some excellent and surprising fish caught by the 40 competitors at Kew and Barnes on the 7th Tidefest Angling Championship. These included sea trout, mullet, smelt, bream, chub, dace and some high quality roach. All fish other than eels were eligible to weigh […]
Bluefin Tuna found in Chichester Harbour
Following the report of a ‘large stranded dead fish’ at Thorney Island Sailing Club in Chichester Harbour, the Chichester Harbour Conservancy staff located and recovered the fish and sought assistance from the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority. Fortunately, the Sussex IFCA was conducting a sea patrol within Chichester Harbour at the time with fisheries […]
Sarah Taylor wins first Fish O Mania NxtGen title
Sarah Taylor won the FishOMania NXTGEN title with 17.93kg thanks to a big second half of the match at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster. John Light Junior on peg two had a huge opening hour, weighing in at just over 12kg after 60 minutes. He remained top of the leaderboard until the very end, but Taylor began […]
Andy Bennett wins back to back Fish O Mania finals
Andy Bennett became the first angler to successfully defend his FishOMania title when he won Saturday’s £50,000 match at Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster with 40.1kg at the end of a gripping afternoon of fishing. In what was one of the most exciting afternoons FishOMania has enjoyed, the lead changed hands four times before Bennett took command […]
Dates and venues announced for ‘Silverfish 2020/21’ and tickets on sale
The SilverFish competition is back for 2020-2021 in conjunction with Catch More Media. We’ve lined up a set of qualfiiers that are sure see bites across the country this winter: Sun 27th September – Lake John Fishery – 30 pegs Sat 10th October – Meadowlands Fishery – 45 pegs Sat 10th October – Packington Fisheries […]
Online petition for protect vital Norfolk Broads breeding grounds
Angling, fishery and wildlife interests in the Norfolk Broads have come together to draw public attention to the extremely serious threat to fish stocks and the wildlife which depend upon them, as a result of the proposed fish barriers closing off Hoveton Great Broad and Hudson’s Bay which are an integral part of the Northern […]
Adam Southgate takes Monks Lakes Fish O Mania qualifier
Monks lakes hosted it’s second and the twentieth round of FishOMania qualification this weekend in sweltering conditions down in Kent. After some big weights from Match Lake 3 in the previous qualifier, many fancied it again on the online draw and the lake once more didn’t disappoint. It was Adam Southgate who drew in the […]
Debutant Rob Swan cruises to Weston Pools Fish O Mania heat win
Weston Pools was yet another sell out for the nineteenth round of FishOMania 2020 qualification and as usual many fancied the Clay Pit for producing the match winning weight. However, as often can be the case in big qualifiers, a different lake threw up the champion, that being Stretton. Runaway winner on the day and […]
Steve Openshaw wins Heronbrook Fish O Mania qualifier with massive weight
The Final round of FishOMania qualification took place at the mighty Heronbrook fisheries and with 82 anglers across the complex, there were some big weights expected. The Fishery certainly didn’t disappoint with 180lb needed to make the top 6! Top of the weight tree was Steve Openshaw, who found his way back to yet another […]
Mark Griffiths wins Larford Lakes Fish O Mania Qualifier
The Seventeenth round of FishOMania saw one hundred and eighteen anglers descend on the picturesque Larford Lakes and with settled overcast conditions, the venues large resident carp were expected to make an appearance. At the online draw many wanted Match Lake due to its recent form, however the FishO gods had other plans. It was […]
New British record crucian claim submitted – 4lb 11oz Dorset specimen
Craig Smithson is submitting a new British Record claim for the BRFC after landing this 4lb 11oz fish at Milton Abbas Fishery in Dorset. If accepted at that weight, it will be the existing record by just an ounce. The fish was one of only two landed in a 48 hour session fishing 15mm boilies […]
