The Canals & Rivers Trust has built a further six anglers’ fishing platforms on the Erewash Canal. Their location is towards the bottom end of the straight leading towards the stone footbridge, above the footbridge coming back from Trent Lock. Sasiest access is via the footpath adjacent to the Golf Club on Lock Lane and […]
New fishing platforms for Erewash Canal
Angling Trust and Wiltshire police officers give factory workers lessons on fishing laws
The Angling Trust joined Wiltshire Police officers on a visit to the Airsprung bed manufacturing factory in Trowbridge to speak to workers about fishing responsibly. It followed an issue with illegal fishing along the river behind the factory which was discovered during joint patrols involving police officers and the Angling Trust’s volunteer bailiffs. Building Bridges’ […]
£100,000 of fishing licence money to be used to improve fisheries
Another £100,000 of fishing licence income is being made available to angling clubs and fisheries based in England through the next round of funding from the Angling Improvement Fund. The money will be focused on funding measures to protect fish stocks from predation. The Angling Trust, which administers the fund in partnership with the Environment […]
Sensas Team England U20s Lions announced for the 2019 World Coarse Angling Championships
Following a successful England U20s assessment/trial day held at Larford Lakes on Saturday 6th April, the Sensas Team England U20s squad have been selected for this year’s World Championship. The FIPSed 33rd U20s World Youth Championship will be taking place at Ciudad Real in central Spain on the El Vicario Reservoir on 10th/11th August 2019. […]
Ben Hagg wins Viaduct Fishery Fish O Mania qualifier…
The Fifth round of Fish’O’Mania XXVI saw a sell-out return to Viaduct Fisheries and it looked like being a fantastic match after some exceptional weights during the week. However, with temperatures dropping and lots of cold rain, it was clear early on that the fish had different ideas. Top place and qualifying for the final […]
Moorland Farm local Luke Webster through to Fish O Mania Final at first attempt
After a mild week, competitors had to face frost and fog on the way to Moorlands Farm for this latest Fish’O’Mania Qualifier, and with a bright sun on the water the carp were soon up and cruising, but not necessarily feeding early on. That changed in the latter half of the match when plenty […]
Jamie Hughes ‘Tunnels’ through to Fish O Mania final 2019
Tunnel Barn Farm had another sell-out qualifier for Fish’O’Mania XXVI and with some mild and windy conditions, it was expected a few good weights would rear their heads. There was a real atmosphere at the draw, helped by the fact that the winner could come from almost any lake and it was certainly an unfavoured […]
Roland Lucas the first to qualify for Fish O Mania 2019
Fish’O’Mania kicked off with a bang at its historical opening venue Viaduct fisheries and although the intense gales made for some tricky angling conditions, it certainly didn’t put off the carp. At the draw there were a few seasoned finalists and certainly one man tipped heavily on social media was Andy Power on the favoured […]
UK Could Theretically Get Rid of Overfishing Quotas Post-Brexit
There is no denying that the impact of Brexit will be wide-ranging, and it could also potentially affect the fishing industry. The UK is purportedly set to get rid of overfishing quotas, a move that theoretically would benefit UK fishermen but would be detrimental to fish stock, as explained in an article by The Ecologist. […]
Fish O Mania 2019 gets underway next week – a few tickets still remaining…
Fish’O’Mania XXVI will kick off in style next week and with 22 qualifiers spread across the country were seeing hundreds of late coming anglers booking up tickets. With a whopping £50,000 up for grabs for the winner there’s never been a better time to sign up for tickets, with fewer pegs being utilised at the […]
RiverFest 2019 Launch
The ever-popular Angling Trust RiverFest is back once more in 2019 as THE largest competition in running water. With a newly boosted prize pot of nearly £50,000, we’re sure that some of the qualifiers will sell out on day one! Ticket price for 2019 is £35 (corrected 27/03) and Round 1 will open on Monday […]
Only days to let the EA know about your views on the close season…. closes March 11th
Whatever your view, if you want to be heard reference the coarse fishing close season on rivers, you need to get your piscatorial arses into gear!!! Total-Fishing.com understand that with only a few days left to respond to the EA’s consultation on the close season on rivers, LESS THAN 8,0000 ANGLERS have so far bothered. […]
Peter Drennan pulls plug on England sponsorship: Angling Trust response
“We have received many questions since the news was released that our sponsorship arrangement with Drennan International for the England Men’s Coarse Angling team has come to an end. We’ve pulled together the most commonly received questions together with our answers for anyone who requires further information. You can also listen in full to Angling […]
Angling Trust reponds to resignation of Fisheries Minister George Eustice
The Angling Trust is disappointed to hear of the resignation today of the Fisheries Minister, George Eustice MP. In a statement triggered by the prospect of a delay in leaving the European Union, Mr Eustice said: “It has been an honour to work alongside so many talented individuals at Defra over the past five years. […]
Bordon take AT Winter League Final
The biggest multi-venue match fishing final in the country took place this weekend which saw 300 anglers competing in the prestigious Angling Trust Winter League Final. Conditions for the Saturday saw temperatures saw to unseasonable mid-teens, which certainly saw the fishing at Decoy kick off. The Format for the final is five anglers at Decoy […]
