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Get Fishing Awards Fun – Skye got hooked! Find out how you can too!
The Skye is the limit!
Skye recently came to one of our Get Fishing events, excited to catch just a tiny fish. Despite the fishing being tricky on the day, our expert coaches were able to help Skye play this large carp, and she more than earned her Bronze Award, guiding the fish into the net like a pro.
She left beaming with excitement, and no doubt will be back for her Silver and Gold Awards as soon as she can.
Will your little ones be next to earn their Get Fishing Awards? Find out when and where your nearest Get Fishing Award event is by clicking here!
Want to get into fishing but don’t know where to start? Our Get Fishing event programme runs nationwide and is funded by the Environment Agency from fishing licence income, reinvesting money back into angling so that more people get to have a go at fishing and benefit from all of the good things it brings with it like being outdoors, spending time together with friends and family, achieving new goals, learning a new skill-for-life and helping maintaining mental and physical health and wellbeing.
The Get Fishing campaign is funded by
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often is funded by the Environment Agency from fishing licence income as part of the National Angling Strategic Services contract with the Angling Trust, and Sport England. Children under 13 do not need a licence, and licences for children aged between 13 and 16 are free but you still need to register and receive a licence before you go fishing. You can get a licence for the full year, for 8 days (ideal for holidays!) or just a day’s fishing.
NOTE: Although young children who are under 13 year old do not need a licence to fish, the person supervising them needs to have the proper fishing licence before they take hold of the fishing rod or help the child fish with it.
Get Fishing is Proudly Supported by
The Angling Trust’s ‘Get Fishing’ campaign is proudly supported by Angling Direct, Exclusive Retail Partner as we work towards getting more people fishing, more often.
If there’s something that you cannot find here to help you start fishing or return to angling, please contact your local Regional Angling Development Officer – you can find the nearest one to where you want to go fishing here.
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