Nice fishing Robbie! Angling Trust auction winner has a great day with Sportfish Game Fishing Centre and John Horsey

Huge thanks to Angling Trust Ambassador, John Horsey, and to all the Angling Trust auction winners for their support of the Angling Trust. It’s days like these help support our work to get kids fishing, tackle pollution and keep the sport thriving.

John reported on the day:

“Spent a sunny day at Sportfish Game Fishing Centre, hosting the Trout Fishing Social for the Angling Trust. The 6 successful Auction winners had exclusive use of Hobby Lake, which was in a very dour mood, so a quick switch to Haywards Farm Lake saw immediate action with plenty of rising and feeding trout.

“Liverpool angler, Robbie Caldwell, endured a 7 hour drive down the M6 and arrived later than expected. However, Robbie showed his small waters class by landing 9 rainbows and also lost a few during play!

“Good angling mate on an otherwise very tricky day.”

Have a go at winning an amazing day like this, cash prizes or tackle and angling experiences (and more! ) in one of our prize-draws, auctions and competitions.

If you’d like to have a go at fishing, or get back into the sport, take a look at our Get Fishing events – there’s likely to be an event near you. All the Get Fishing events can be found here in our: Get Fishing event pages.

Our Get Fishing days are a great introduction to angling because you can simply turn up and fish and don’t need to bring any of your own fishing tackle or bait – it will all be provided on the day, by the event organiser.

Participants automatically join the Get Fishing Club, gaining access to exclusive resources, newsletters, and a 25% discount on beginner tackle from Angling Direct, the Exclusive Retail Partner of Get Fishing.

Find an event near you or contact your Regional Angling Development Officer to discover your local options for angling.

Useful Links

• Get Fishing – https://anglingtrust.net/getfishing
• Get Fishing Awards – https://anglingtrust.net/getfishing/get-fishing-awards
• Get Fishing for Wellbeing – https://anglingtrust.net/getfishing/getfishingforwellbeing
• Angling Direct – https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk
• Angling Trust – https://anglingtrust.net

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.