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 […]
Surge in numbers angling and joining clubs notced by Sport England
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fishing permitted from Wednesday this week: Angling Trust reaction
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 […]
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 competitions postponed until June at earliest
Angling Trust Competitions- Coronavirus Update In light of the further three-week lockdown issued by the government on Thursday 16th April, The Angling Trust and partners have taken the decision to postpone all competitions until June as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. We have already rescheduled a large number of competitions including Fish’O’Mania and The […]
Angling Trust match including Fish Mania qualifiers postponed until April 18th at the earliest
The Angling Trust and partners have taken the decision to postpone all competitions up to and including 18th April 2020 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This decision includes scheduled Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifiers. At this stage, Fish ‘O’ Mania 2020 will be going ahead as scheduled with the final on 11th July at […]
Coronavirus Advice From The Angling Trust
Following the government’s decision yesterday to escalate the response to the coronavirus outbreak from the ‘contain’ to the ‘delay’ phase the Angling Trust, as the National Governing Body for all forms of recreational fishing, is issuing formal advice and guidance to staff, volunteers and anglers. Angling Trust Chief Executive Jamie Cook said: “Like many organisations, […]
Junior Canal Champs primed for Greatness!
The Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust Angling Junior Canal Champs is back for 2020 and is expected to be ‘THE’ biggest celebration of junior angling in the country! The date for the diary is Saturday 19th September and the event will take place on the ever consistent Shropshire Union Canal at Church Eaton. […]
Barnsley Storm to Winter League Title
The largest multi-venue match in the country took place last weekend which saw three hundred anglers competing in the prestigious Angling Trust Winter League Final. The format for the final is five anglers at Decoy Lakes and five anglers on the infamous Drains system, meaning the well rounded teams always seem to rise to the […]
Tickets for 2020 Canal Pairs
Bookings are about to open for Britain’s biggest canal angling competition, the 2020 AT & CRT Canal Pairs Championship, and with sponsorship from Dynamite Baits, the Championship will see regional qualifying heats being held across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Launching on Monday 2nd March at 10.30am anglers will be able to book their places […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
