Drennan Team England have returned to home soil with team Silver after claiming a superb second place and so it turned out all podium positions went to the favourites Belgium, France and England. Belgium hosted the 64th FIPS-ed Coarse Angling World Championships for Nations over 9th – 10th September on the Charleroi-Bruxelles Canal, Ronquieres with […]
Drennan Team England bring home silver from the Match Fishing World Championships in Belgium. Home nation takes the gold….
LureFest 2017 Tickets On Sale Online from the Angling Trust
LureFest 2017 launches today 30/08/2017 so click HERE to sign up for your chance to win up to £7000* in prize money. The boat pairs contest will be held across England’s premier reservoir fisheries with three qualifiers and a grand final at the prestigious Grafham Water on the 15th October. The contest will be based […]
World Match Fishing Youth Championships, Ireland 2017; England take bronze in Under 15s; Under 20s and Under 25s just miss out
Left to right: The bronze medal winning England Under-15s squad for 2017 of Jason Kirk, Joe Roberts, Josh Newman, Joshua Paling, Mick Gibbs, William McCranor, Ryan Kennison, Billy Kirk Team England under 15’s won the Bronze medal in a memorable debut in the FIPS-ed World Youth Championships in Ireland, while England’s Sensas U20’s and Drennan […]
Drennan Barnsley Blacks Win World Club Championship Gold in France
Drennan Barnsley Blacks have done English match fishing proud by taking gold at the prestigious World Club Match Fishing Champs in France. The event, described as the Champions League of match fishing, brings together the best match fishing teams from all over Europe, with 24 teams taking part this year. Until last year England’s only […]
Stillwater Champs: Mark Morris wins at Boddington
Picture: Qualifiers for Boddington Final The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Stillwater Championships made its way once more to the prolific Boddington Reservoir. Strong winds and heavy rains greeted the 31 hardened anglers that had made their way from around the country to the Daventry fishery. Outright winner on the day was Mark […]
Fisheries Enforcement Support Service and UK National Wildlife Crime Unit sign Information Sharing Agreement
Pic: Helen Bulmer of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit and Fisheries Enforcement Support Service Intelligence Manager Gary Thomas, with the newly signed Intelligence Sharing Agreement The Angling Trust has signed an important Information Sharing Agreement with the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, setting out the framework and protocols for the sharing of information and […]
Top of the Billing! Harry takes Veterans Match Fishing National
Veterans National Match Fishing Championships 2017 Partridge Lakes Left: Winner, Harry Billings. Right: Second, Danny Sixsmith The Angling Trust’s Veteran National took place at the ever popular Partridge Lakes, where 147 of our hardy angling veterans braved some appalling weather; strong winds and rain hampered tackle presentation and left the fish reluctant to feed. […]
Angling Trust reacts to changes to FIPS-ed World Club Championships Qualifier
Caption: Daiwa Dorking celebrate after winning the World Club Champs on the Ostellato Canal. Following the news that the Angling Trust has reintroduced a qualifier to identify and select a team to represent England in the FIPS-ed Coarse Angling World Championship for Clubs (float), the Angling Trust would like to make a full and […]
Campsmount Academy retain Match Fishing Schools National at Hallcroft Fishery
The Angling Trust Schools National made its way to the wonderful Hallcroft fisheries in Retford for its inaugural run out and once more was generously sponsored by Daiwa. Although forecast, the heavy rain and thunderstorms abated and with plenty of room across Moat, Reed and Canal pools the young anglers took the opportunity to bag […]
Blythe Waters Stillwater Champs Qualifier: Richard Bedder tops the field
Pic: Eight out of the ten qualifiers (Mick Bull and David Markham not present (hi-res image available) Richard ‘Bedder’ than the rest at Blythe The fourth qualifier for the AT & CRT Stillwater Championships was held in near perfect conditions at Blythe Waters Fishery. With a light wind and overcast conditions the 18 anglers that […]
Tight in the Disabled National as Nichols edges out Fay
The Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship saw 19 anglers battle it out on the lucrative Molands pool on a muggy overcast day at Packington Somers. International Silver Medalist Elliott Fay stormed out of the blocks catching F1s on long pole from peg 46, but his early lead was eventually whittled away as Elliott’s […]
Sandra Scotthorne at the double in Ladies Match Fishing National
The Angling Trust Ladies National Championship saw 43 anglers battle it out on Gearys and Little Gearys on a muggy, overcast day at Packington Somers. The England International Ladies were very strong on the day and filled the top six places. Taking the Championship title for a second time was Sandra Scotthorne who drew on […]
Funding secured for two more years to help to tackle fishery predation
Pic: Innovative techniques such as mannequins have been used to deter fish-eating birds including cormorants Funding for two vital Angling Trust roles to help tackle predation by cormorants and goosanders has been extended for a further two years. The Environment Agency has been given approval to use rod licence income to safeguard the Fisheries […]
£30 million River Kennet project reaches milestone
Pic: Local school children helping ARK Chairman Richard Clark, Thames Water’s CEO Steve Robertson, Richard Benyon MP and Martin Salter to release some elvers back into the river to mark the opening of the new Axford pipeline to improve flows on the River Kennet. The Angling Trust joined Action for the River Kennet (ARK), […]
The Angling Trust Manifesto for Angling: Brexit, fishing and the future
The Angling Trust has challenged politicians and political parties seeking election on June 8th to demonstrate their support for recreational fishing with the publication of a 2017 Manifesto for Angling. Angling Trust members and supporters are being encouraged to contact their local candidates with a copy of the manifesto and secure commitments to protect fisheries […]
