National Fishing Month 2020
Welcome to National Fishing Month!
National Fishing Month is happening NOW between 24th July to 30th August 2021
Find an event near you
Find events across the country to give fishing a go. Learn how to fish this summer holiday at hundreds of FREE fun, safe and friendly events nationwide for families and kids – all ages and experience levels welcome!
We want our wonderful waterways to feel an open and inviting place for everybody and raise awareness that fishing is about so much more than catching a fish!
Going fishing is your chance to get out in nature, have fun, spend time with others or simply, to relax on your own.
Steps have been taken to improve inclusivity this year, with a calendar that features family-friendly, women’s and wheelchair-accessible events. Everyone is welcome on our waterways.
Getting more people fishing.We are committed to helping more people go fishing more often, increasing the diversity of participants, and raising the standards of safeguarding and coaching.
The Angling Trades Association created this initiative to encourage more people to get a taste for fishing, and with its partners in the Angling Trust, Environment Agency Get Hooked on Fishing and Canal & River Trust, National Fishing Month is reaching an ever-growing number of people, encouraging the next generation of anglers to enjoy time by the water.
The Angling Trades Association created National Fishing Month to encourage more people to get a taste for fishing with its partners the
Angling Trust, Environment Agency Get Hooked on Fishing and Canal & River Trust,
About National Fishing Month
The Angling Trades Association created this initiative to encourage more people to get a taste for fishing. It works in partnership with the Angling Trust, Environment Agency and Canal & River Trust.
The Environment Agency is asking people across England and Wales to give fishing a go this National Fishing Month (24th July – 30 August 2021), which is back this year and bigger than ever – celebrating the surging popularity of the sport among beginners during the pandemic.
A series of events across the country will aim to get more people involved in the sport that’s surged in popularity since lockdown.
It’s a chance to get out in nature, have fun, spend time with others or relax on your own. Steps have been taken to improve inclusivity, with a calendar that features family-friendly and wheelchair-accessible events. Everyone is welcome – find a free event near them at nationalfishingmonth.com