Coarse Competitions
FishOMania
To every match angler the FishOMania competition is one of the biggest in match fishing. Competitors will try to add their name to the illustrious list of previous champions and scoop a cool £50,000 in the process.
Angling Trust National Championships
These are individual and team events and have been running very successfully for many years. These are open to affiliated clubs and individual members of the Angling Trust.
RiverFest
The UK's Number One River Competition: 20+ qualifier competition open to all individual members of the Angling Trust. This carries the individual river competition first prize of up to £12,000, plus more big main list and section cash prizes in the grand final.
British Carp Angling Championships
The Angling Trust has joined forces with the British Carp Angling Championships to secure the long-term future of the competition.
SilverFish
Silverfish is exactly what it says on the tin, an individual Silverfish event where the top angler in every 15 peg zone qualifies through to the Grand Final with an estimated prize pot of over £8,000! Qualifiers take in both natural venues and commercial fisheries, spanning the north, midlands and south, meaning whatever style of angling you are into, and wherever you are based, there will be a qualifier for you.
Free Spirit Match Boddington Classic
The Boddington Classic is held at Boddington Reservoir one of the Canal & River Trust top flight fisheries with six qualifiers being held. This will conclude with a grand final and significant guaranteed prize fund. This gives anglers an opportunity to participate in yet another high profile national event open to all individual members of the Angling Trust.
Winter League
The Angling Trust took over the running of this prestigious event from the Angling Times in 2011. The Winter League is going from strength to strength. The leagues commence at the beginning of October on an annual basis and conclude at the end of December with a grand final in February the following year.
Angling Trust British Pike Championships
Qualifiers and Grand Final. The qualifiers have been up and running for over 30 years. The competition generates funds each year for the Angling Trust fighting fund. The Qualifiers are held from September through to March/April each year with a grand final being held late the following year (November time).
Angling Trust SuperCup
The Angling Trust SuperCup is a competition designed for grass roots anglers from clubs, fisheries, and tackle shops to fish in small teams. It is designed to create an opportunity for anglers to become involved in a series of friendly, local matches with a pathway leading to a national final.
Angling Trust Carp Challenge
The Carp Challenge is an innovative angling competition that seeks to engage anglers of all ages and skill levels. Why not join the hunt?
Coarse Talent Pathway
The Angling Trust Talent Pathway spans all three disciplines and is aimed at developing young, talented anglers who will hopefully go on to represent England at International level.
Tidefest
Mersey Basin Species Hunt 2026
The Mersey Basin Species Hunt is an inclusive, free to enter competition that encourages anglers of all abilities to get out and explore their local rivers, catching as many different fish as possible along the way!