Following the Government’s reshuffle earlier this week the Angling Trust has welcomed the re-appointment of Richard Benyon as Fisheries Minister but reminded his boss Owen Paterson, the new Secretary of State for Environment, of his pledge to limit commercial over fishing in favour of recreational sea angling.In 2005, during his time as shadow fisheries minister, […]

Last week, as well as welcoming the re-appointment of Richard Benyon as Fisheries Minister, the Angling Trust reached out across the political divide and organised a briefing for the new Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tom Harris. Martin Salter, Dr Alan Butterworth and Mark Owen from the Trust were joined by colleagues […]

Midlands based anglers and angling clubs with an interest in river fishing are invited to an Angling Trust regional forum taking place on September 26 at Ombersley Memorial Hall, Ombersley, WR9 0DY.  The meeting starts at 6.30pm and the main theme will be steps to improve the fish stocks on the River Severn. Among those in […]

Zebco Europe Ltd is proud to announce that Lee Collings has joined the company with immediate effect. Lee previously worked as the ‘Carp Product Manager’ for a major brand in the UK for 6 years. Lee will be covering the territory that covers the Midlands and North West accounts. “I am sure that Lee will […]

The terrible British weather and the 2012 Olympics didn’t dampen the spirit of the coaches and National Fishing Month (NFM) organisers this year.  Despite the distractions, nearly 300 events took place across the country, attracting close to 14,000 participants across a huge range of ages, ethnic backgrounds and social profiles. This year’s events, which took […]

Midlands based anglers and angling clubs with an interest in river fishing are invited to an Angling Trust regional forum taking place on September 26 taking place at Ombersley Memorial Hall, Ombersley, WR9 0DY.  The meeting starts at 6.30pm and the main theme will be steps to improve the fish stocks on the River Severn. Among […]

It’s that time of year when we’re all thinking about holidays either for this year or for next. Augusts’ edition of Hardy & Greys free monthly ezine, Fin & Fly, is packed full of ways you can make your next holiday one to remember. This month Andy Smith talks about combining your yearly family holiday with […]

Hardy & Greys are pleased to announce a very special event taking place at their Alnwick headquarters on Saturday 22nd September 2012. Hardy have been making the world’s finest fishing tackle in Alnwick for 140 years and this event will see Hardy & Greys open its doors to offer you the opportunity to see various […]

With nearly 30,000 anglers completing the National Angling Survey in less than a month, the Angling Trust and Environment Agency have launched the second phase of the research, this time targeting organisations. Anyone who is involved in angling participation projects, angling clubs, fisheries, tackle shops and trade or who has worked with angling for wider […]

The Angling Trust has today launched the Action on Cormorants campaign which urges anglers to write to their MPs supporting the call to put cormorants and goosanders on the general licence on an annual, reviewable basis. This would give them the same status as rooks, crows, jays and magpies whose numbers can be controlled without […]