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 […]
Angling Trust announce New England Bank Lure Team
New Conservation Manager for the IGFA
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is appointing Bruce G. Pohlot, Ph.D. as its Conservation Manager. Bruce (pictured) comes to the IGFA with an impressive academic background having recently earned his Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Fisheries from the University of Miami. Bruce also holds a Master of Professional Science with a focus on Fisheries […]
Hart’s Thai line class snakehead record
British angler Richard Hart has been trying to catch the largest snakehead on the fly for quite some time and he’s accomplished that goal by tying the IGFA Men’s 6 kg (12 lb) Tippet Class World Record with this beautiful 6.41-kilogram (14lb 2oz) snakehead. He was fly fishing in the Nueng River in Catchmenet, Thailand, […]
Sherbovich’s 100lb plus taimen sets new record
Russian angler Ilya Sherbovich visited the Tugur River, Russia in search of record-setting taimen on fly fishing gear. To say the trip was a success, would be something of an understattement. Not only did he set the new IGFA All-Tackle World Record, but he also set the IGFA Men’s 12, 16, and 20 lb Tippet […]
England Teams announced for 2020 European Coarse Championships and World Coarse Nations
Mark Downes, England Team Manager has decided to announce this year’s England European Team and the England World Nations Team. Mark Downes and Darran Bickerton will be continuing with their youth policy which continues to grow. The youth element of the team/s is growing year by year and all are gathering valuable experience as they […]
TidesFest 2020 tickets on sale….
The Angling Trust is pleased to confirm the details for the 7th Tidefest Angling Championship to take place on the tidal Thames in London on Sunday, September 6th. A donation from the ticket monies will once again be made to the children’s angling charity Get Hooked on Fishing. The 40-peg match, which is sponsored by […]
England Feeder Fishing Team 2020 Announced
This year the Preston Innovations England Feeder Team travel to France for the 10th FIPSed World Feeder Angling Championship on the La Vilaine River, Rieux on the 11th/12th July. Preston Innovations England Feeder Team Manager Dean Barlow said “I have made no changes to the side that came 4th in South Africa last year, but […]
Drive to promote angling in Wales launched
The Angling Trust has announced the development of a new project to officially promote angling in Wales. Named ‘Fishing In Wales’, the project is well under way, with an official launch planned for Spring 2020. Visit Wales is the main funding partner, with additional match funding being provided by Natural Resources Wales. The Angling Trust […]
RiverFest 2020 tickets on sale March 13th
The Angling Trust is delighted to announce that RiverFest 2020 ticket sales will open in alignment with the end of the river season on, Monday 16th March at 10.30am for all Angling Trust members. A revamped competition for 2020 will see a brand-new final on the mighty River Trent at Burton Joyce, which we’re sure […]
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) […]
New boat fly fishing competition at Draycote Water
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the launch of their NEW Boat fly fishing competition the Tri-Masters, following on from the success of the Loch Style Team Championships which it launched three years ago. The Tri-Masters is for teams of three anglers, whether these are established teams of three or three fishing friends who […]
Draycote once again the venue for the 2020 Loch Style Team fly fishing championships….,
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the dates and venue for the 2020 Loch-Style Team Championships. This year’s competition will once again be held at Draycote Water in Warwickshire on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of June. Now inT its third year the Angling Trust Loch-Style Team Championships has become a firm […]
The 2020 Angling Trust Junior Game Angling Talent Pathway
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the relaunch of the Angling Talent Pathway for young game anglers. The Junior Game Angling Talent Pathway is aimed at junior fly anglers aged 12 to 16 who wish to develop their fly fishing skills to hopefully go on to represent England Youth in the future. The pathway […]
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’ […]
