Canal Pairs tickets kicked off Last week and we are delighted to see a good chunk of ticket sales in these opening days. To bolster the contest even further we’re also delighted to announce that bait extraordinaires Dynamite Baits will renew their sponsorship for 2019. Daryl Hodges from Dynamite commented “The Canal Pairs is a […]
Dynamite back to sponsor Canal Pairs 2019
England Disabled match fishing team named for Italy 2019
Angling Trust announce the England team for Anglers with Disabilities for 2019 FIPSed 21st World Championship The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the team that will be taking part in the FIPSed 21st Anglers with Disabilities World Coarse Championship on the Scolmatore Channel, Italy from 14th – 15th June 2019. Following a successful England […]
Canal Pairs dates, venues and entry information…
The Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust, Canal Pairs tickets for 2019 have gone LIVE this week, offering canal anglers up and down the country a great chance at getting into a BIG money final. Organised by the Angling Trust in conjunction with the Canal & River Trust, the Championship will see sixteen regional […]
Call all talented young match anglers….
The Angling Trust is looking for talented coarse anglers who would like to apply for the England under 20s youth assessment trial. The 33rd FIPSed U20s Youth World Championships are due to be staged on the El Vicario Reservoir, near Ciudad Real, Spain from 10th – 11th August 2019 and a team is required to […]
Nudd, Sanders among those to make England Veterans’ team for Italy 2019
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the team that will be taking part in the FIPSed 12th Veterans World Coarse Championship on the Scolmatore Channel, Italy from 14th – 15th June 2019. Following a successful England trial assessment day held at the Glebe Fishery, Leicestershire on 19th December 2018 which fished very well with […]
England announce their team for the World Masters Championship in South Africa
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the Masters World Coarse Championship team for 2019 representing England in the 2nd FIPSed World Masters Championship in the World Angling Games on the Vaal River, South Africa from 14th – 15th February. The team selected are; Mark Downes Harry Billing Matt Hall Mark Harper Mick Wilkinson Joe […]
Canal Pairs dates released for 2019
Details of Britain’s biggest canal angling competition have been announced, with the 2019 Canal Pairs Championship once again coming to the nation’s waterways. Organised in partnership between the Canal & River Trust and the Angling Trust with sponsorship from Dynamite Baits, the Championship will see sixteen regional qualifying heats taking place across England with further […]
Canoeing governing body branded irresponsible for encouraging its members to trespass
The National Governing Body for paddlesports, British Canoeing, has issued a Charter for Access that encourages its members to trespass which may damage the interests of other legitimate users of watercourses. These include thousands of angling clubs in communities throughout England and Wales. The document repeats fundamentally flawed suggestions by British Canoeing in recent years […]
Boddington Classic bigger and better for 2019
The AT/CRT Boddington Classic is back for 2019 and even better than before! After the sell-out success of last year, the Angling Trust has worked closely with the CRT to put an additional qualifier on the bagging mecca, where weights exceeded 300lbs in last year’s final! In addition to this the competition has also slightly […]
Callen Flynn’s 18-pounder wins 2018 British Pike Championships on Glassmoor Bank
The Angling Trust British Pike Championships was fished in some unseasonably warm conditions on Whittlesey AA’s Glassmoor Bank and the main 20ft drain. A great turnout of over 170 anglers competed in this year’s final, which has hotly contested with several specimen pike being banked. First on the day and crowned British Pike Champion was […]
Gough and Middleton are ‘dynamite’ in the AT/CRT Pairs Final
The Angling Trust and Canal and River Trust Canal Pairs Final took place in unseasonably warm and bright conditions across the Staffs and Worcester Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal. There was talk of several hot areas at the draw and none more so was the Marina in A section, where previous match winning […]
Outrage as MatchRoom announce Ladies Only Fish ‘O’ Mania Qualifier
Fish O Mania organisers MatchRoom are being accused of peddling ‘sexism at its finest’ after the announcement of a Ladies Only qualifier. The proposed 50 pegger, which is apparently supported by Sky Sports and which will tag onto the April Partridge Lakes event, will ensure that there is a female in the £50,000 qualifier for […]
England 14th in World Big Game Trolling Championships, South France: Germany B Champions
This year’s FIPS-M 27th World Championship for Big Game Trolling took place in Frontignan, South of France from 29th September to 6th October with 14 nations competing to target the giant bluefin tuna and swordfish abound in the area. Team England consisted of; Andy Atkins (manager), Peter Bailey, Jack Challis and Jon Patten. Unfortunately the […]
Angling passes vote of confidence at Party Conferences
PRESS RELEASE Once again the voice of angling was heard at the annual party political conferences where the value of our sport was endorsed by politicians from right across the political spectrum thanks to strong lobbying by the Angling Trust. In partnership with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Angling Trust representatives have […]
Angling Trust lands £250,000 funding to campaign to protect fish stocks
The Angling Trust has successfully applied for £250,000 funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to campaign over the next three years on high priority conservation issues affecting marine and freshwater fish. This award builds on a grant from the same funder over the last two years and will enable the Trust to expand its capacity […]
