How man bass can anglers keep per day? The limit looks set to be raised from zero, to one…. This Thursday (September 27th) the EU Council is expected to adopt a measure allowing the public to keep one recreationally-caught bass per day from October 1st for the remainder of 2018. The Angling Trust and Save […]
Anglers to be permitted to keep one bass a day….
Trafford storms it with skimmers on the Leeds-Liverpool
The Dynamite Baits AT/CRT Canal Pairs made its way northwards to Wigan and District’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Long gone were the memories of the summer’s heatwave, with near gale force winds forcing a last-minute change to the pegging and thousands of pounds of carbon heaving a sigh of relief. Twenty-six anglers […]
Darren Massey and James South in charge on the Grand Union
The Dynamite backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs hosted its tenth round on the prolific stretch of Grand Union Canal at Loughborough. A great turnout of 36 anglers made the qualifier and had a real treat despite the far from favourable conditions, bright sunshine and little wind. Nobody could have expected the consistency and quality of fishing […]
Angling Trust National Teams and Competition Group announces the International Sea Angling Teams for the World Angling Games 2019
The National Teams and Competition Group of the Angling Trust are delighted to announce the International Sea Angling Teams for the World Angling Games in 2019. The World Angling Games will be taking place in Langebaan, Western Cape Province, South Africa from 8th – 15th February. The squads that have been selected at the present […]
Harrison Douds Crowned English Youth Loch Style National Champion
Pic: All participants of the Youth National Twenty one anglers aged 11-16 gathered at Draycote Fishery in Warwickshire to compete in the 2018 Greys Fishing England Youth Loch Style National Fly Fishing Championship on Sunday 9th September. As well as the anglers aiming to become the 2018 National Champion, places in the England Youth Fly […]
Sensas Mark One get things right with small fry on the North Bank of the Nene
Pictured: Triumphant – 2018 Division Two National winners Sensas Mark One. The Angling Trust Division Two National made its way eastwards this year to the North Bank of the River Nene at Peterborough Despite the sterling efforts of the Peterborough & District organizing team to prepare the venue for this match, they could do nothing […]
Mark Godfrey in charge at Burton Joyce
This match was fished on the famous Burton Joyce stretch of the Trent and despite a gin clear river and difficult wind, some excellent weights were recorded. Out in front with a superb 19-1-0 catch of roach taken on pole and hempseed was Nottingham angler Mark Godfrey and this catch won him a place in […]
Napthine delivers on low and clear River Severn
The Severn was desperately low and gin clear for twelfth round of the 2018 RiverFest and it was always going to be tough for most of the competitors. When Andy Napthine drew peg 75 on the Winterdyne section, most of the 58 competitors felt certain that he would win the zone. The pressure was on, […]
Murrin and McCall make hay on the Shroppy
A strong turnout made its way northwards for the sixth round of the AT/CRT Canal Pairs on the awesome Shropshire Union at Shebdon. Fine conditions met the hopeful pairs at the draw and with a few fish coming out in the run up to the match, decent weights were expected and delivered across both the […]
Barnsley beat Dorking and Lincoln to Division One National match fishing championships 2018
The 103rd Angling Trust Division 1 National Championships was held on Saturday 18th August 2018 on the middle Trent between Nottingham and Newark. 47 teams made their way to Nottingham Racecourse for the draw. The river was in great condition after a long period of hot and dry weather had seen river levels fall, water […]
Donnely and Curless through on Grand Union Canal
The Dynamite Baits backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs latest match saw 26 hopefuls take on the Grand Union canal at Foxton. In the lead up to the match there had been an awful lot of small silvers showing and so this proved on the qualifier as well. Preston Innovations Black Horse pairing of Alan Donnely and […]
Record turnout for Individual National sees Andy Moss take the spoils on the Trent…
The Angling Trust Individual National followed its historic path with Division 1 to the mighty River Trent and it was certainly well supported, with a record turnout for the day of 207 anglers. With competitors split between Clifton and East Stoke, there were a multitude of techniques that could have won the match and it […]
Angling Trust reacts to Government Fisheries White Paper
The publication of the government’s long awaited, and extensively leaked, Fisheries White Paper – Sustainable fisheries for future generations – has met with a largely lukewarm response from organisations representing the UK’s 800,000 recreational sea anglers. Despite claiming to want to move towards ‘a fairer share of fishing opportunities’ and to ‘improve the sustainability of […]
Easy gold for Italy in Under-15s world match fishing championship on home soil – silver for Callum Jennings
Our youngest representatives for Team England put in a stellar performance in oppressively hot conditions on the Cavo Lama Canal, Italy. The angling on the venue was somewhat alien to the team and surrounded catching very small carp with both bloodworm and sticky maggot, but they adapted brilliantly to take home an impressive fourth place. […]
Italy take under 20s gold on Cavo Lama Canal… England 4th
Picture: England Under 20s 2018 – left to right… Jordan Holloway, Jack Damant, Geroge Organ, Andrew Cranston, Sam Collett. Sensas England Under 20’s narrowly missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish overall, in an incredibly tight podium battle on the Cavo Lama canal, Italy. This was just behind Spanish and French teams in […]
