Angling Trust Charter Boat Membership

The Angling Trust understands that charter boat fishing is an integral part of sea angling in the UK offering superb opportunities for a variety of species throughout the year – often out of reach to shore anglers, private small boat owners and inland sea anglers. The local knowledge of charter skippers is invaluable and means you are regularly fishing over the most productive wreck marks, reefs or sandbanks that produce the biggest and most numerous fish.

The angling tourism that charter boats generate provides an essential source of income to local coastal communities. However, charter skippers are finding it increasingly difficult to remain in business. Commercial over exploitation of fish stocks, higher costs and increasing competition for access and resources from commercial fishing and other industries has resulted in a marked decrease in charter boats around the UK over the last few decades.

The Angling Trust is committed to representing the interests of charter boat angling and making sure that the sector can grow in the future. Through our marine regions and national Conservation and Access group we campaign for better fish stocks and continued access to these stocks to ensure charter boats remain at the heart of UK sea angling.

Membership for charter boat operators is just £55 including a free listing on our website promoting your business. We will update and consult you on policies and developments in campaigning that could affect you. We will offer you advice and support on conservation and access issues and through the Angling Trust give you a channel to make your voice heard by Government departments and fisheries management bodies such as the Marine Management Organisation and the ten regional Inshore Fishery and Conservation Authorities.