Get Into Fishing
Get into fishing with the Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often. Hundreds of events for all ages and abilities for anyone who wants to get into fishing are No-Cost/Low-Cost beginner sessions where you can learn to fish or get back into angling after a break. Nearly all of them are completely FREE!
What You Need To Know To Get Into Fishing
Freshwater Coarse Fishing
Find out how to go fishing in a river, lake or canal for fish like carp, pike or barbel
(Bait or lure fishing)
Freshwater Game Fishing
Find out how to go fishing in a river, stream or lake for fish like trout or salmon
(Fly or lure fishing)
Sea Fishing
Find out how to go fishing in the sea for fish like wrasse, mackerel or cod
(Beach, boat, estuary or harbour fishing)
Get Into Fishing
Get Into Fishing with Get Fishing and our latest news on how to start fishing
14 April 2026
Spring into Fishing 2026
Get out on the bank this Spring Spring is here, the days are longer, and it’s the perfect time to ge…
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14 March 2026
The river close season is in…
Understanding about close seasons, is like having the right fishing licence, it’s an important and e…
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05 December 2025
Casting for Wellbeing: How angling helps…
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01 December 2025
Get Fishing Fund Project: Fishing brings…
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29 November 2025
Derby Junior Angling Project on a…
The Derby Junior Angling Project has rounded off another prolific year in its mission to get more yo…
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28 November 2025
Reel Education: Whitehaven Academy pupils take…
Reel Education Manager for the North, Chris Holden, was contacted by David McCabe from The Whitehave…
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27 November 2025
Get Fishing Fund helps iCARP make…
iCARP (Investigating Countryside and Angling Research Projects – CIC) has enjoyed a truly tran…
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26 November 2025
Derby Youth Justice Service casts positive…
Derby Youth Justice Service have taken to fishing this year with Get Fishing Funding to help sculpt…
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25 November 2025
Fishing, Food and Friendship – how…
This October half-term, Cast A Thought CIC ran a free angling and school meals programme at Little E…
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24 November 2025
Amazing angling works wonders with Big…
Working with partners to introduce the benefits of angling to people is always a rewarding experienc…
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23 November 2025
Get Fishing Fund creates ripple effect…
Summerhayes Juniors received Get Fishing funding from the Angling Trust this year. What started as a…
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22 November 2025
Get Fishing Gathering, held at Passies…
Each year, the Angling Trust South East Region works with hundreds of Events Delivery Partners ̵…
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21 November 2025
Angling Trust team deliver another excellent…
Carole and Dave Sanderson do a huge amount to help youngsters on their angling journey, and recently…
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20 November 2025
There must be something in the…
Chris Yates, a Level 2 angling coach, has been fronting an inspiring initiative in partnership with…
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19 November 2025
Fantastic fishing opportunities in Care and…
The Hertfordshire Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders (HACRO) has run a series…
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18 November 2025
Angling Coaching Initiative Essex fishing sessions…
Angling Coaching Initiative based in Essex has organised 20 coaching sessions during 2025. They have…
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17 November 2025
Nice fishing Robbie! Angling Trust auction…
Huge thanks to Angling Trust Ambassador, John Horsey, and to all the Angling Trust auction winners f…
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16 November 2025
Come and Try Angling – Get…
The ‘Come and Try Angling’ event at Hartsmoor Fishery, Devon proved to be a huge success – and…
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13 November 2025
Licenced angling coach gives back to…
Adam Aldridge, a licenced angling coach, took part in this summer’s Angling Trust’s Summ…
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12 November 2025
Inspiring the Next Generation of Sea…
Local club and tackle shop partnership helps introduce dozens of young people to sea fishing We rece…
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11 November 2025
Young anglers show us how it’s…
Reel Fun Fishing Tackle Shop teamed up with the Angling Trust to run a special coaching event at Por…
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06 November 2025
Angling coaching sessions improve lives in…
Over the past year Plymouth Fishing & Seafood Association (PFSA) working with Martyn Green, a li…
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05 November 2025
Ellerdine Lakes hosts Get Fishing for…
Our friends and partners over at Ellerdine Lakes in Telford hosted a Get Fishing event that saw some…
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04 November 2025
Casting Connections: Angling joins forces at…
Free coaching sessions helped newcomers and young anglers catch impressive carp and perch The Enviro…
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03 November 2025
80 young anglers Get Fishing with…
Over 80 new young anglers were introduced to the wonderful world of fishing this summer with 50 star…
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02 November 2025
Cast a Thought CIC helps youngsters…
Cast A Thought CIC took part in the Angling Trust’s Summer of Fishing campaign and helped youn…
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01 November 2025
Keep up to date with our…
Why not sign up to our Get Fishing Newsletter? Our Get Fishing events help people of all ages, backg…
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30 October 2025
Dementia UK – physical activity bolsters…
According to Dementia UK physical activity has been shown to bolster mental health and thinking abil…
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24 October 2025
Get Fishing Awards presented to young…
Regional Angling Development Officer for the Angling Trust, Dave Evans, was on hand to help as our p…
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23 October 2025
Angling helps people with dementia –…
Regional Angling Development Officer for the East of England, Jack Culpin, has been working with the…
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22 October 2025
BLOG: Kids Pike Fishing Weekend is…
This event was run by the Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain, supported by local coaches, volunteers…
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21 October 2025
Coaching for mums and kids gets…
Asfordby and Melton Society of Anglers’ showed what can be achieved with special mums and youn…
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20 October 2025
Youth fishing competition brings loads of…
A mini-competition took place across 3 weeks involving a group of youngsters at Charltons Pond, than…
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16 October 2025
The Angling Coaching Initiative gets people…
The Angling Coaching Initiative is a non-profit making umbrella organisation supported by six local…
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15 October 2025
Throughtout the summer and The Forest…
Throughout the Forest of Dean, Reel Education has been delivering to a huge proportion of schools in…
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14 October 2025
Positive feedback from our Get Fishing…
You don’t have to take our word for it, just read the feedback from those who have been to the…
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13 October 2025
Paul Whitehouse meets our Reel Education…
Paul Whitehouse met our Reel Education and Get Fishing teams recently and was impressed by the work…
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12 October 2025
Building Bridges Project brings young people…
The Angling Trust’s Building Bridges Project and Fisheries Enforcement Support Service were th…
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11 October 2025
Class to Cast! Reel Education bridges…
Andrew Cole heads up Cast and Connect and this summer the project ran four fishing sessions for stud…
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10 October 2025
Get Fishing Awards Fun – Skye…
The Skye is the limit! Skye recently came to one of our Get Fishing events, excited to catch just a…
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08 October 2025
Get Fishing Award at Reel Education…
Well done to pupils from Oasis Hub, South Bristol who earned their Silver Get Fishing Award badge at…
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07 October 2025
Romanian kids Get Fishing via The…
The Angling Trust’s Building Bridges team organised a coaching session for a Romanian school in Lond…
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06 October 2025
Positive angling experience for Peaceful Place…
Peaceful Place members continued to enjoy newcomer fishing sessions at Hadleigh Park, catching lots…
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05 October 2025
Young Leo finds time fishing has…
Mending Lines had two special guests recently: Young Leo who came along with Police Officer Hewerdin…
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04 October 2025
Scouts get Angling Activity Award badges…
Six scouts from 1st Brington Scout Group have completed their Angling Activity Award Badges, which c…
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03 October 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project…
Licenced Level 2 Angling Coach Steve Clamp has been in touch with an update from the Derby Junior An…
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02 October 2025
Angling stops anti-social behaviour – go…
In just over one year the Mending Lines project has helped hundreds of young people enjoy an amazing…
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01 October 2025
With school summer holidays over you…
Fishing provides a level of concentration and focus that screens just don’t provide. This fami…
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01 August 2025
Cancer charity fishing day helps health…
Big C Cancer Charity have teamed up with Licenced Level 2 Angling Coach, Duncan Holmes, from UK Fish…
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31 July 2025
Want to learn how to go…
There are loads of Get Fishing Events happening this summer school holidays as part of our Summer of…
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31 July 2025
Fishing increases focus for children with…
We heard some great news from our colleague Dave Munt, our Regional Angling Development Officer for…
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30 July 2025
Angling for the Community: Reeling in…
Angle For The Community have been really busy this summer getting loads of new people into fishing.
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29 July 2025
A downpour of rain? Nothing stops…
The downpour of rain didn’t dampen this Beaver troop’s spirits as they fished with Somer…
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28 July 2025
Subscribe to Summer of Fishing news…
Summer of Fishing events are happening across England this July, August and September 2025 so simply…
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28 July 2025
The Carp Society’s ‘Festival of Carp’…
The Angling Trust helped to deliver an amazing Get Fishing day in partnership with the The Carp Soci…
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26 July 2025
Building Bridges Project to promote the…
The Angling Trust’s Building Bridges Project, in partnership with Get Fishing, organised a suc…
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25 July 2025
Get Fishing and Building Bridges Project…
Linear Fisheries was the most recent venue for Angling Trust’s Get Fishing and Building Bridge…
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23 July 2025
Reel Education at Easington School gets…
Easington School County Durham have been taking part in the Angling Trust’s Reel Education pro…
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16 July 2025
Clubs, coaches and fisheries – how…
Our annual Summer of Fishing promotion through July, August and September raises awareness of the hu…
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09 July 2025
Waterbeach Angling Club community open day…
Waterbeach Angling Club in North Cambridgshire hosted a fantastic open day recently providing the op…
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09 July 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
More than 50 children from schools across Somerset have recently taken part in a unique initiative a…
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09 July 2025
Making plans for kids and holiday…
Summer of Fishing is on right now so why not take the family to a Get Fishing event in your area and…
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07 July 2025
NEW BLOG: The best thing about…
We heard from our colleague Dave Munt who is the Angling Trust’s Regional Angling Development…
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07 July 2025
Ethan gets his Gold Get Fishing…
Congratulations to Ethan for earning his Gold Angling Trust Get Fishing Award at Witham Grange Glamp…
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03 July 2025
Summer of Fishing 2025 is here…
WHAT’S ON THIS SUMMER Beginner FISHING EVENTS July, August and September 2025 Sign-up and have…
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02 July 2025
Get Fishing Awards were at Bristol…
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02 July 2025
The Building Bridges Project and Slovakian…
The Building Bridges Project team organised a special coaching and learning session for a group from…
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01 July 2025
VIDEO: It’s not all about the…
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30 June 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Farnham Angling Society hosted its first ever fishing event supported by Environment Agency funding…
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30 June 2025
Get Fishing event proves ‘Young People…
A great Get Fishing event in Northampton run by “Young People Can Fish” and Sue Galloway…
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30 June 2025
Get Fishing Fund Project: Doctors said…
Paul Baddeley started his first full-time job in the potteries at age 19. His bosses saw he struggle…
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28 June 2025
Mending Lines for Get Fishing Awards…
Based in Nottinghamshire, Licenced Level 2 Angling Coach, Chris Parker from Mending Lines has been u…
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24 June 2025
BLOG: Learning how to fish at…
Farnham Angling Society have been awarded funding via the Angling Trust’s administration of it…
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23 June 2025
The Angling Mental Health Initiative’s Let’s…
AHMI’s first session kicked off in style with a challenging day’s fishing – but wow! the…
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20 June 2025
What to do if fish are…
Please help look out for fish in distress or spawning fish We’ve had lots of nice warm sunny w…
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19 June 2025
Join in with the Check, Clean,…
Ready to start your summer fishing adventures? This weekend is the perfect time to show your gear so…
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18 June 2025
From TikTok to the classroom –…
After students saw a Reel Education TikTok Orchard School in Bristol has launched an in-school Angli…
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15 June 2025
Family fishing at Aston Park Fisheries…
180 people took part in the event at Sheffield’s Aston Park Fisheries with a busy day of fishi…
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14 June 2025
Let’s Go Fishing By The Sea!…
Let’s Go Fishing! – this time by the Sea and an Epic Day full of fishing fun, smiles and amazi…
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12 June 2025
How to start river fishing –…
How to start coarse fishing on rivers: permissions, the river coarse fish close season, tackle, gear…
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12 June 2025
Everybody Can Fish – get into…
Another fabulous day at a Get Fishing Awards event at Milton Country Park with more fish being caugh…
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12 June 2025
Popular Get Fishing events at Beaver…
Free Get Fishing events at Beaver Farm Fishery run by Sussex & Surrey Angling Tuition are provin…
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10 June 2025
Want to know where to fish…
Our Regional Angling Development Officer for the East of England, Jack Culpin, enjoyed some sea fish…
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09 June 2025
Reel Education is continuing to grow…
Over the last 12 months, Otterhampton Primary School has been engaging in the Angling Trust’s…
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07 June 2025
Learn how to fish at Ware…
On 7th June, Ware Angling Club in Hertfordshire held their open day for both members and non-members…
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05 June 2025
Spring into Fishing – Get Fishing…
Billingham Angling Club (B.A.C) have been supporting Get Fishing Events as part of the #SpringintoFi…
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04 June 2025
Come rain or shine – memories…
The rain didn’t deter this Cast a Thought group over half term when they went to a Get Fishing…
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03 June 2025
VIDEO: Alice and her 3 boys…
@aliceshealthylifestyleofficial (Alice Kadri, Healthy Lifestyle Blogger) came along to a Watford Ang…
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03 June 2025
Fishing in Mind show us how…
Darren Martin, founder of Fishing in Mind CIC, and his team hosted a fantastic family fishing day at…
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02 June 2025
Smiles when everyone can fish! Learn…
During half term ‘Everybody Can Fish’ ran some Get Fishing Awards on Hall’s Pool in conj…
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02 June 2025
School holiday fun – Get Fishing…
Bronze Get Fishing Awards were handed out to all participants at Billingford Fishing Lakes in Norfol…
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01 June 2025
Recovery Rods help boost mental health…
Recovery Rods in Bedfordshire are using fishing as a tool to help improve the mental health and well…
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30 May 2025
Teddy is hooked! – back for…
After coming along to a Get Fishing Award event at Hintlesham Fishery, Teddy went fishing for the fi…
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30 May 2025
Angle for the Community’s weekly Get…
Angle For The Community in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, have been enjoying a really busy star…
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29 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Our Regional Angling Development Manager Jack Culpin has been assisting the Get Fishing Funded HACRO…
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29 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Derby Young Anglers Project have been busy this Spring getting loads of new people into fishing.
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28 May 2025
New Horizons had an amazing day…
New Horizons – Huddersfield Scout Group had an amazing day taking part in the Get Fishing Awar…
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28 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project…
Steve Clamp’s background to help young people and families get into fishing goes back for over…
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27 May 2025
Glamping and fishing – what’s not…
Well done everyone who attended the Witham Grange Glamping Angling Trust Get Fishing event on 24th a…
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27 May 2025
Fantastic fishing with day full of…
Another fantastic days fishing for Peaceful Place with Rochford Angling Club. with a Get Fishing Eve…
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27 May 2025
Somersham Angling Club hosted some fabulous…
Somersham Angling Club host superb Get Fishing events including ones for local groups such as Cubs a…
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26 May 2025
BLOG: Jack’s Back! What’s been happening…
We recently welcomed Jack Culpin to the Angling Trust’s Participation Team as the Regional Ang…
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21 May 2025
VIDEO: What are your favourite fishing…
What are your favourite fishing moments?! The Environment Agency popped along to a Get Fishing event…
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20 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
There’s something magical about the stillness of water in the early morning. The light mist that dan…
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20 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Asfordby and Melton Society of Anglers have had a fantastic start to 2025! Supported by a grant from…
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19 May 2025
Teddy’s Dad gains confidence to take…
Teddy’s Dad wasn’t confident to take Teddy fishing by himself, as he had zero experience…
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19 May 2025
The smile says it all! Kayson…
Look how proud Kayson is! He went fishing for the first time with his own tackle and caught this 2lb…
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18 May 2025
Our Man with a Mullet! Dean…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust‘s Regional Angling Development Officer for the South West, helped o…
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16 May 2025
Underdog Crew hosts top draw fishing…
It was fantastic to see Underdog Crew running some lovely Get Fishing Events at Hintlesham Fishery.
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14 May 2025
NEW BLOG: Fishing helped my Peaceful…
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13 May 2025
NEW BLOG: Get Fishing Award event…
Blog Post: By Jack Culpin Regional Angling Development Manager (East of England), Angling Trust Nort…
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12 May 2025
Want to learn how to fish?…
Essex Leisure Fisheries hosted an amazing Get Fishing session with lots of participants having a fir…
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12 May 2025
Mental Health Awareness Week is a…
Being part of a safe, positive community is vital for our mental health and wellbeing. We thrive whe…
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11 May 2025
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
It’s been wonderful to see our friends Mending Lines feature so visibly in the media recently.
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08 May 2025
Bury women’s community group gives fishing…
A fantastic group of women and young people from The BAME Project in Bury tried something completely…
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08 May 2025
NEW BLOG: Get Fishing Awards get…
Blog Post: By Jack Culpin Regional Angling Development Manager (East of England), Angling Trust What…
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08 May 2025
Young nature warriors reel in success…
A group of enthusiastic young Nature Warriors from Burnley and Pendle have made an impressive splash…
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07 May 2025
A brilliant Angling Trust Get Fishing…
We ran 8 Get Fishing Gatherings, designed to take recent event participants on the next step of thei…
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02 May 2025
Londoners take up fishing and join…
A ‘breathtaking’ short film celebrating the community contributions of a renowned angler aims to enc…
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02 May 2025
NEW BLOG: Reeling in education –…
Blog Post: By Dean Asplin, Angling Development Manager (South and South West), Angling Trust As an a…
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27 April 2025
Come and to learn how to…
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22 April 2025
A group of amazing people from…
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18 April 2025
Fishy Missions planned for Devon Anglers…
Anglers Paradise in Devon has long been a popular fishing holiday destination for anglers and famili…
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15 April 2025
Billingham Angling Club – new recruit…
Congratulations to Avaya, one of Billingham Angling Club’s newest recruits, here she is proudl…
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07 April 2025
Reel Education – Huge success for…
The Angling Trust were approached by Headlands School head teacher and keen angler, Sarah Bone, afte…
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04 April 2025
Students complete their Get Fishing Awards…
Progression Pathways students at Truro and Penwith College reeled in some great catches in their fis…
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01 April 2025
Get Fishing FAQs: Do I need…
This is about carers and parents or guardians helping others to fish, and helps answer the frequentl…
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01 April 2025
VIDEO: “When that float goes under,…
“When that float goes under, that’s what I live for” Alan Blair’s carp fishing adventures have…
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17 March 2025
Great work from our friends, The…
We see tens of thousands of people catch their first fish at a Get Fishing event each year. Great wo…
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15 March 2025
New to fishing? Not sure about…
The annual close season for coarse fish on rivers in England and Wales starts at the beginning of th…
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14 March 2025
Welcome to Jack Culpin, the new…
This month we welcome Jack Culpin to the Angling Trust’s Participation Team of Regional Anglin…
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12 March 2025
Join us for Spring into Fishing!…
Spring into Fishing events are back! Whether you’re a seasoned angler who wants to bring a new…
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08 March 2025
8,600+ women and girls get into…
Today, we celebrate all the inspirational women out there! Did you know that the Angling Trust’…
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04 March 2025
Get Hooked on Fishing Ealing at…
The Get Hooked on Fishing Ealing project is based in Northala Fields Park in Northolt. The charity w…
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03 March 2025
Get a Get Fishing Award –…
The Angling Trust developed the Get Fishing Awards to help take you on the first steps on your angli…
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21 February 2025
Get Fishing CAST Awards ignite a…
Fishing is more than just a hobby – it’s a way to connect with nature, find peace, and develop…
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20 February 2025
The Get Fishing CAST Awards –…
The Get Fishing CAST Awards, developed by the Angling Trust, with funding from the Environment Agenc…
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20 January 2025
Blue Monday in January?… Nope! Not…
The third Monday of January is sometimes referred to as the most difficult day of the year – o…
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29 November 2024
The Get Fishing Fund is pleased…
The Get Fishing Fund is now closed and proposals are being evaluated, but will reopen again in 2025.
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04 November 2024
The Environment Agency and Angling Trust…
Monday 4th November launch date £150k of funding will get even more people fishing, more often Grant…
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16 October 2024
‘Lady of the Stream’ photographer Amber…
Amber Banks Brumby is an angler, photographer and educator based in rural Staffordshire, West Midlan…
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04 October 2024
Angling Mental Health Initiative showcase benefits…
The Angling and Mental Health Initiative (AHMI), were invited to a Get Fishing Gathering event on 29…
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24 September 2024
Londoner selected for Angling Trust’s short…
A breathtaking short film celebrating the community contributions of a renowned angler aims to encou…
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24 September 2024
📷 NEW PHOTOS: Get Fishing event…
Reel Fun Fishing Portishead ran a brilliant Get Fishing event at Portishead Marina this weekend, whi…
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16 September 2024
NeuroMuscular Centre’s fishing days provide unmatched…
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15 August 2024
Been to a Get Fishing beginner…
REEL IN A NEW SKILL THIS SUMMER at the GET FISHING GATHERINGS So you’ve been to a Get Fishing…
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07 August 2024
🎥 NEW TIKTOK VIDEO: #SummerOfFishing on…
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29 July 2024
Looking for things to do this…
It’s a Summer of Fishing – hundreds of events on right now! Our Get Fishing Campaign alr…
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22 July 2024
Fishing is good for you! Summer…
We’ve all grown to appreciate the outdoors more in recent years and that spending time outdoor…
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01 July 2024
9 reasons why you should get…
mega popular – over 1 million people fish regularly! mental health – combines nature, he…
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21 June 2024
Summer of Fishing 2024 is here…
WHAT’S ON THIS SUMMER Beginner FISHING EVENTS July, August and September 2024 Have-a-go at fis…
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06 June 2024
📷 NEW PHOTOS: Uxbridge Rovers Grand…
Uxbridge Rovers Angling and Conservation Society held a grand opening of their recently renovated Kn…
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06 June 2024
National Volunteer’s Week – Let’s Go…
Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to society and help others, which in turn makes you fee…
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03 June 2024
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
On the outskirts of Peterlee, close to Durham, lies a small half-acre, mature and tree-lined pond th…
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03 June 2024
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Angling and Mental Health Initiative (AHMI), in partnership with the Angling Trust and their Get…
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23 May 2024
A very happy ‘Spring into Fishing’…
Graham Mabey, Regional Development Officer for London and South East England, shares some feedback f…
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21 May 2024
Cast A Thought and Kent Police…
Local community group, Cast A Thought and Kent Police ran their second FishFEST programme to reduce…
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18 May 2024
How sea angling can help coastal…
Amelia Henderson, a Bedlington sea angling club member has been organising a woman’s boat fishing gr…
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17 May 2024
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Sporting Equals visits…
Sporting Equals visited Get Hooked On Fishing to support the Angling Trust’s Get Fishing community e…
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14 May 2024
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Widget gives his…
Making your bait stand out from the crowd is important… Stephen Crowe at Angling Direct expla…
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12 May 2024
Northampton Nene Angling Club’s Fishing Together…
NNAC is a club that is committed to providing fishing activities for those who might not have the op…
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08 May 2024
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Gameshow winner and…
The Environment Agency teamed up with recent gameshow winner and keen angler Harry Clark to highligh…
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05 May 2024
Communities First project transforms the lives…
The H&F Angling Project, funded by the ‘Together Fund,’ embarked on a mission to enh…
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05 May 2024
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Brilliant fishing events!…
ReelRod Squad, is a Nuneaton charity encouraging young people to get off the streets and try fishing…
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24 April 2024
Mayor Henna Chowdhury gets into sea…
A great day was had by all on Worthing Pier! Mayor Henna Chowdhury pulled in a few on her first fish…
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15 April 2024
Beautiful golden rudd caught at a…
Well done to Sussex & Surrey Angling Tuition who have helped loads of people Get Fishing in the…
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11 April 2024
Nuneaton charity ReelRod Squad tackling knife…
ReelRod Squad, is a Nuneaton charity encouraging young people to get off the streets and try fishing…
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01 April 2024
🎥 NEW VIDEO: Phil Spinks from…
Spring into Fishing from the Angling Trust is the perfect way to discover the wonderful world of ang…
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08 March 2024
Spring into Fishing is back for…
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Reel Education creates next steps to…
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21 February 2024
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
It’s always good to receive positive feedback! When I heard from Darren Sherwood about the ses…
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08 February 2024
Fishing gives me focus, time to…
Lexie Groves has been fishing since she was 9 years old. The last three years Lexie had a string of…
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18 January 2024
“My symptoms of severe mental health…
Here’s an inspiring blog from Amelia Henderson at Bedlington Station Sea Angling Club. Amelia…
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14 December 2023
Brothers discover how to get into…
News from Darren Birch, Angling Trust Regional Angling Development Officer for North West England I…
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24 November 2023
Be Quick! Apply for Get Fishing…
The Get Fishing Fund has grants of up to £2,500 for organisations to buy tackle, equipment, shelters…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Cancer and Pisces Trust is a cancer charity that aims to enhance the lives of those experiencing…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Middleborough Angling Club received funds from the Environment Agency via the Get Fishing Fund which…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Shaun Bell has been in touch with an update on a project he’s supporting with Ulceby Parish C…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Licenced Level 2 angling coach Gary Peet, in partnership with Sherwood Forest Fishery continued with…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Wybunbury Anglers Association have been running Get Fishing events with the help of funding from the…
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23 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held 3 “Get Fishing” events run wit…
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20 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Hartlepool & District Angling Club have been encouraging lots of new people into fishing after a…
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13 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Hartlepool & District Angling Club were successful in a bid for the ‘Get Fishing Fund’ provided…
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06 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
1st Martham Scouts received a Get Fishing Fund award to run events that gave 46 scouts the opportuni…
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01 November 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
South West Lakes have been delivering Get Fishing events with the help of the Get Fishing Fund. They…
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02 October 2023
The Angling Trust celebrates Black History…
The Angling Trust celebrates Black History Month 2023, which runs from 1-31 October and celebrates a…
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22 September 2023
The Environment Agency and Angling Trust…
Monday 2nd October launch date £200k of funding will get even more people fishing, more often Grants…
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31 August 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Middlesbrough Angling Club have been running Get Fishing events with the help of funding from the Ge…
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04 August 2023
Angling Clubs can help Visually Impaired…
The British Blind Sport Activity Finder is a great way to promote angling as being a VI friendly act…
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03 August 2023
Get into fishing and get a…
Want to get your hands on the brand new Blue Peter Sport badge, designed by football legend Leah Wil…
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01 August 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Earlier this year, The Bess of Hardwick Angling Club received a grant through the Get Fishing Fund t…
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19 July 2023
9 reasons why you should get…
mega popular – over 1million people fish regularly. mental health – combines nature, hea…
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14 July 2023
Make this a summer of fishing!…
School Summer Holiday is here so if you’re looking for things to do and what’s on this s…
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14 July 2023
We Fish As One campaign champion…
Senior NHS Nurse and Carp Team England angler Aimee Eaton will this month partner with Staffordshire…
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07 July 2023
Looking for summer holiday get into…
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23 June 2023
Get Fishing for Wellbeing in London…
By Graham Mabey Regional Angling Development Officer, South East and London, Angling Trust. I want t…
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20 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Ashfield Angling Club have been busy this year rolling out a fantastic programme of Get Fishing even…
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16 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held follow-up “Get Fishing” events…
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08 June 2023
Celebrating Pride Month in 2023
The Angling Trust supports the LGBTQ+ community in angling and celebrates Pride Month 2023. As the N…
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08 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Horsham and District Angling Association (H&DAA) held Get Fishing events with local Scout, Cub a…
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01 June 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Bess of Hardwick Angling Club received funds which enabled them to deliver learn to fish days at…
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25 May 2023
NEW: Get Fishing for Wellbeing video…
We submitted a successful bid to Natural England to run three Get Fishing for Wellbeing Pilot Projec…
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15 May 2023
How is my fishing licence income…
As spring arrives many anglers will now be looking forward to getting out to enjoy the better weathe…
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15 May 2023
Football legend David Seaman highlights the…
Seaman appears in the latest Environment Agency campaign which highlights the mental health benefits…
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14 May 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Derby Young Angler’s Project is a collaboration between local angling clubs that have join…
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19 April 2023
Get Fishing Fund improves mental health,…
A special fund for fishing run by angling’s NGB and the Environment Agency has helped thousands of p…
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05 April 2023
Spring into Fishing 2023 – book…
Spring into Fishing – register for a FREE fishing lesson and get the whole family outdoors Com…
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05 April 2023
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Projects:…
So far in 2023, 113 Get Fishing Fund Projects have been awarded £197,939 in grants by the Environmen…
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03 April 2023
Reel Education – teaching maths, science…
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle and the Angling Trust launch innovative project for primary schools Shake…
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23 March 2023
Festival of Carp set to introduce…
The Carp Society will be running their hugely popular “Festival of Carp” event at Horseshoe Lake nea…
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19 March 2023
Happy Mother’s Day to all Fishing…
48% of teenage girls saying their mum, aunts and female role models encourage them to be active. Fis…
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08 March 2023
Portrait of Angler Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett features…
A unique portrait of angler Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett will feature in an Arts Council funded exhibition…
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23 February 2023
Spring into Fishing is back for…
Spring into Fishing is back for 2023 with free fishing sessions from the Angling Trust Nationwide e…
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05 December 2022
The Environment Agency and Angling Trust…
Press Release – for release by the Angling Trust on 5th December 2022 Monday 5th December laun…
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24 November 2022
Fishing could ease severe mental health…
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22 November 2022
All about the Reel Education schools’…
The ‘Reel Education’ programme is a new and innovative angling engagement programme. It is jointly f…
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22 November 2022
Get Fishing for Wellbeing – how…
Last year (2021) the Angling Trust launched its Get Fishing for Wellbeing project to provide info fo…
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22 November 2022
A journey spreading kindness for Men’s…
Darren Birch at the Angling Trust describes the community partnership work happening with the North…
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22 November 2022
Angling trust need help of local…
The Angling Trust is looking to cast the net out to train and develop angling coaches on the Isle of…
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22 November 2022
Why we do love to be…
By Graham Mabey, Regional Angling Development Officer, London and Southeast England The Get Fishing…
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21 November 2022
Get Fishing Supporters – how are…
The Participation Team at the Angling Trust are on a mission to help angling clubs, coaches and fish…
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21 November 2022
Reel Education – fishing in primary…
Shakespeare Fishing Tackle and Angling Trust joined forces this year with a new school engagement pr…
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21 November 2022
How the Together Fund from Sport…
Working with Sport England – £150,000 of Together Fund for priority angling projects By James Roche,…
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21 November 2022
Environment Agency Get Fishing Fund helps…
The Get Fishing Team’s funding plans have had nationwide effect – how the Environment Ag…
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21 November 2022
Bringing ‘We Fish as One’ to…
Bringing ‘We Fish as One’ to Bristol By Dean Asplin, Regional Angling Development Manager, South of…
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15 November 2022
“I can go fishing again” helping…
Our Regional Angling Development Officer Darren Birch told us how a fellow member of his Wheelchair…
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08 November 2022
National Angling Strategy Annual Report 2021-22
The 2021/22 Annual Report of the National Angling Strategy features the latest highlights from the a…
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19 October 2022
How to get into fishing during…
There is an inactivity crisis happening right now, with 1.3 million girls in the UK dropping out of…
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19 October 2022
My Mum, My Hero – Marina…
“Fishing runs in the family & through my veins. My mum was 8 months pregnant when she cast…
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07 October 2022
Fishing “should work hard to be…
Carl Nye is a dedicated angling coach who works tirelessly to reach many families in and around Get…
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24 August 2022
Women’s Carp Fishing World Championships –…
The FIPSed Women’s Carp Fishing World Championships 2022 is being held here – in England ̵…
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03 August 2022
Women’s Carp Team England member Aimee…
Top angler Aimee Eaton, who secured a coveted place on the Women’s England Carp Team this year, has…
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11 July 2022
National Fishing Month is back for…
Hundreds of free have-a-go events for families and newcomers this summer during the school holiday.
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08 June 2022
New Activity Alliance Annual Disability and…
National charity Activity Alliance – the leading voice for disabled people in sport and activi…
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31 May 2022
Medway Ghanaian Association goes fishing
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign helps people of all ages and abilities discover the a…
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24 May 2022
Angling Trust lands £150k investment for…
Priority Groups encouraged to apply for funding and help their audiences get fishing again. The Angl…
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19 May 2022
Take a Friend Fishing is back…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Take a Friend Fishing campaign runs from Saturday 28th May 28th to Sund…
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25 April 2022
From paddle boards to beach-cleans: Get…
We’ve all heard the saying “There’s more to fishing than catching fish” well…
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21 April 2022
Virtual Fisheries Forum | Get Involved…
In our next Virtual Fisheries Forum join us as we provide an introduction to the campaign and inform…
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06 April 2022
National Fishing Month – Get Out…
Following a successful relaunch in 2021, National Fishing Month is back for 2022! National Fishing M…
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01 April 2022
Easter Weekend 2022 activities for families…
The Angling Trust is casting-off Covid with an invitation to ‘Spring into Fishing’ at lo…
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18 March 2022
Parent’s pride as fishing is recognised…
Get Fishing with the kids this Easter: Child Protection Unit in Sport findings prove fishing is a &#…
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01 March 2022
Anglers urged to support ‘We Fish…
Today we are launching our ‘We Fish As One’ community outreach campaign with seven key pilot sites b…
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15 February 2022
Half Term – things to do:…
If you’re a parent looking to make the most of the great outdoors with your family this school…
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28 January 2022
Three hotspots of England’s angling wildlife…
Enjoying the great outdoors and an appreciation for nature are all part of the immersive angling exp…
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28 January 2022
Social Prescribing Project Tackling Minds becomes…
Pioneering fishing group joins collective of partners championing highest professional standards Fis…
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17 January 2022
The Get Fishing Fund is back…
Press Release: Angling Trust and Environment Agency. Monday 17th December 2022. For Immediate Releas…
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29 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund creates priceless angling…
Get Fishing Blog Tom Humphreys – Regional Angling Development Officer, Angling Trust At the An…
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12 November 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back…
Take a Friend Fishing is back… Get together with a friend and create some amazing angling memories!…
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08 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Fishing…
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03 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
POINT About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: POINT supports families who have children and/or…
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02 November 2021
National Angling Strategy Annual Report 2020-21
The Annual Report of the National Angling Strategy for 2020/21 has just been released. The report sh…
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01 November 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
The Norfolk Hospice About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Fishing sessions helped have been…
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30 October 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Exeter and District Angling Association About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Exeter and Dis…
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30 October 2021
Get Fishing Fund – Funded Project:…
Sean’s Place About this Get Fishing Fund, Funded Project: Liverpool based charity Sean’s Place was…
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22 August 2021
The Canal & River Trust’s National…
Held every year on the third weekend of September, this event is the UK’s largest national celebrati…
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29 July 2021
Jodie Kidd urges families across the…
The model and racing driver is urging all families to ‘give fishing a try’ as part of National Fishi…
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07 July 2021
Take a Friend Fishing is back!…
Take a Friend Fishing is back for summer 2021, giving even more people the chance to get out fishing…
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19 May 2021
“There’s so much more to fishing…
As restrictions start to lift and people look for outdoor activities to enjoy with friends and famil…
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18 May 2021
Artist Andy Steer to be new…
Artist Andy Steer – well known for his “Angling Knots” films and illustrations – becomes an An…
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14 May 2021
It’s more than “Just fishing” –…
We first met Aisha Mohamed-Goodlett when she helped us to get fishing involved in Sport England̵…
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12 May 2021
Fish-a-Bility: How one angling club help…
Sue Galloway is a Licenced Level 2 Angling Coach who helped run special ‘Fish-a-Bility’…
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12 May 2021
iCARP – helping military veterans overcome…
A programme, developed in Essex, England, is changing the lives of military veterans by helping them…
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12 May 2021
Get Fishing, connect with nature and…
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign to get more people fishing more often. We will be sup…
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01 May 2021
Super Student Sam’s Story of Amazing…
We received an amazing email from Debbie Jones, a Teacher at Triple Crown Centre, Solihull – i…
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05 March 2021
Emma Harrison tells us about “We…
When Emma Harrison got in touch with our Head of Participation Clive Copeland late last year, the fi…
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03 March 2021
Read how Dad to be DJ…
Let’s face it, the year 2020 was pretty well… rubbish! The new virus, lockdowns and rest…
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29 January 2021
Angling Direct delivers major boost to…
New collaboration will encourage more people to give fishing a go Campaign raises awareness of the h…
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28 December 2020
Take a Prince Fishing – read…
Dave Munt is a Club and Fishery Development Officer for the Angling Trust and he gets to work with s…
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24 December 2020
Dawley Angling Society supports ‘Take a…
Dawley Angling Society based in Telford, Shropshire is supporting the ‘Take a Friend Fishing&#…
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24 December 2020
Mat Woods and Korum say “Take…
Mat Woods, lure angling fan and Korum Brand Manager has given us a great bit of feedback on the plan…
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14 December 2020
Take a Friend Fishing is back!…
Press Release For Immediate Release 14th December 2020 Take a Friend Fishing is back! Give the gift…
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01 December 2020
£100k Get Fishing Fund to benefit…
New Get Fishing Fund will fund more opportunities for new anglers Environment Agency reports over a…
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30 November 2020
2 Minute Watch: Rob Hughes explains…
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29 November 2020
9 things you need to know…
We asked James Roche, one of our Partnership Development Managers, why you should forward this page…
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22 November 2020
Clubs and Fisheries: Read what Angling…
Angling Trust CEO Jamie Cook explains why it’s important – but simple – for coarse…
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14 August 2020
Take a Friend Fishing FREE this…
Rod licence holding anglers can take a friend fishing for a day between 14th August – 4th Octo…
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06 August 2020
Do our survey on fishing and…
We’d like to identify any positive impact on wellbeing that angling has provided since lockdow…
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05 August 2020
7 Top Tips to Take a…
Take a Friend Fishing runs from 14th August to 4th October 2020 – that means that during the e…
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05 August 2020
Lockdown and fishing – has angling…
We’re looking for stories from you that highlight the positive impact on mental health that an…
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01 August 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Chatsworth House…
Terms & Conditions of the Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Chatsworth House Promotion in…
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31 July 2020
Take a Friend Fishing extended to…
The campaign has been extended to run from the 14th August to the 4th October Following the success…
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20 April 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence…
Terms & Conditions of the Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence Promotion in A…
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17 March 2020
Angling Testimonial – PTSD Essex military…
Dave Brown, a Senior Officer at HMP Norwich and Co-Founder of Britannia Veterans Centre Norwich, tal…
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05 March 2020
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence…
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ Fishing Licence Promotion (with Get Fishing book, Fishing Li…
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05 March 2020
WIN a fishing licence and angling…
This year the 12-month, 3-rod trout and coarse fishing licence commemorates much loved angler John W…
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14 February 2020
Tell us your ‘Good News’ coaching…
Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer wants to hear fr…
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14 February 2020
TV and Radio’s Matthew Wright reviews…
Popular TV and talkRADIO presenter, journalist and lifelong keen angler Matthew Wright let's us know…
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28 January 2020
Hayley Clapperton is new Ambassador for…
Hayley Clapperton, Managing Director of Bait-Tech Ltd and all-round angling supporter has been annou…
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28 January 2020
New project to get more people…
The Angling Trust has just announced a new project to promote angling in Wales. ‘Fishing In Wales’ i…
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23 January 2020
IMPORTANT: Safeguarding News and Update –…
By Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer: “Recen…
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15 January 2020
Meet an expert child angler –…
Award-winning TV company Boom are producing a brand-new series called ‘Meet the Experts’ focusing on…
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09 January 2020
AIR Group to sponsor CARP Team…
The AIR Group have given their backing to the Ladies Carp Team ahead of what will be their biggest y…
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24 December 2019
The 12 Days of Fishmas
The ’12 Days of Fishmas’ start on Christmas Day 2019 and each day we’re giving awa…
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06 December 2019
Sport England – Active Lives Children…
Sport England has this week announced its Active Lives Children Survey, which looks at participation…
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05 December 2019
North East Veterans Use Fishing to…
Veterans living at Launchpad’s Avondale House in Byker used fishing as a way to get outdoors and hel…
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04 December 2019
Lisa Wilson – New Angling Trust…
At their recent AGM and ‘Building A Brighter Future’ Angling Conference, the Angling Trust have anno…
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03 December 2019
England chosen to host inaugural Ladies…
History will be made in 2020 as England has been chosen to host the inaugural Ladies World Carp Angl…
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04 November 2019
Community Sport and Recreation Awards –…
Entries for the 2020 Community Sport and Recreation Awards are now open! This is a fantastic opportu…
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23 October 2019
It’s time for #FishingHour!
We’ve kicked off a new Twitter campaign called #FishingHour to bring the angling Twitter commu…
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22 October 2019
A model venue – chub fishing…
The other day we saw a nice post on one of Facebook’s single-species fishing groups. If you ar…
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17 October 2019
Get Fishing and empty your Stress…
“Stress is one of the most common things we Brits experience. In the largest ever stress surve…
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09 October 2019
How we got Combwich village fishing
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust’s Partnership Development Manager (South), gives an account of a re…
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25 September 2019
Come on – let’s get people…
Although this time of year sees fewer opportunities for people to go fishing Dean Asplin talks us th…
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24 September 2019
Hundreds hooked on fishing in Corby
Over 400 young people from all over Northamptonshire have been well and truly hooked on fishing this…
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19 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: Fishing is effort…
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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19 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: How fishing can…
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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17 September 2019
We Are Undefeatable: Fishing and Mindfulness
Angling has joined in with an inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – which suppo…
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10 September 2019
Somerset Wildlife Trust – thanks for…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager heard back from the Somerset Wildlife Tru…
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02 September 2019
Sussex fishing event is a hit…
With the school holidays coming to a close, Hassocks and District Angling Association held a beginne…
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30 August 2019
Will Millard joins angling’s support for…
Explorer, presenter and writer Will Millard, who recently starred in BBC1 TV series ‘Go Fish&#…
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29 August 2019
Angling supporting Sport England’s new ‘We…
An inspiring new campaign – We Are Undefeatable – has today been launched to support the…
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23 August 2019
Young Anglers turn out at Creekmoor…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager saw new anglers in the making at a Family…
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07 August 2019
We all know fishing is relaxing…
When Angling Trust Head of Participation Clive Copeland heard about the work that iCARP does to redu…
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02 August 2019
Young Anglers Gain Awards at Family…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager saw new anglers in the making at a Family…
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25 July 2019
Future Anglers in the Making at…
Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager (South) oversaw a hugely successful Schoo…
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03 July 2019
County Durham Anglers Get Fishing Defib
Dave Munt visited Eden Grange Fishery, County Durham to see a new Angling Improvement Fund otter fen…
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20 June 2019
Go Fish! with Will Millard –…
4×30 min episodes aired on BBC One Wales on Fridays at 7.30pm between Friday 21 June and Friday…
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06 June 2019
Brown Angling Ladies Carp Team England…
A nail biting and exciting finish saw England’s lionesses secure a bronze medal at the inaugural Lad…
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22 May 2019
Come and join the launch of…
CELEBRATE WITH US! Come and join the launch of London Rivers Week 2019! At Birchmere Lake, Thamesmea…
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22 May 2019
Barnet & District club gets the…
Barnet & District Angling Club hold an annual “Angling Open Day” each spring that gives anyone t…
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20 May 2019
Angling supports new research to help…
(Photo Credit: Llyn Brenig’s Wheelyboat provides disabled anglers, and wheelchair users in par…
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14 May 2019
Appy Days!
Richard Hadley, Angling Trust Coaching Centre Manager and Lead Safeguarding Officer with a couple of…
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13 May 2019
Clubbing together means females ‘Spring Into…
In recent weeks I’ve spoken with many current as well as prospective female anglers. More than in al…
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07 May 2019
Florence catches her first fish at…
A busy spring calendar of events has seen new anglers of all ages and abilities picking up a rod or…
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08 April 2019
Biggest ever ‘Let’s Fish!’ campaign announced
Biggest ever ‘Let’s Fish!’ campaign announced Canal & River Trust and Angling Trust aim to get t…
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08 April 2019
National Fever! as Junior and Schools…
The Angling Trust’s historic Youth, Junior and Schools national angling competition returns this sum…
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20 March 2019
Seven clubs and fisheries to get…
Seven new Coulam 16 Wheelyboats will enable angling clubs and fisheries to provide disabled anglers,…
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18 March 2019
“Predator Academy” gets kids fishing
15 youngsters had a great introduction to pike fishing at the Fourth “Hull & District Anglers’ A…
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06 March 2019
Have a Reel Adventure this Easter
Looking for something different to entertain the kids over Easter? Want to get them away from their…
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31 January 2019
Spring Into Fishing this March with…
Spring Into Fishing 2019 2nd to 30th March Forget the cold winter weather… Spring Into Fishing…
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18 December 2018
This Girl Can: Tracy, Sascha and…
Tracy Halls sent us some brilliant This Girl Can pics of her and her daughters in action carp and se…
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09 December 2018
This Girl Can: A Fishing Challenge
Fishing isn’t only a source of great excitement it can be a means of setting a personal challenge to…
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06 December 2018
This girl Can: Three Generations Get…
After seeing our connection with This Girl Can‘s new Fit Got Real campaign, Fishing Family …
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05 December 2018
This Girl Can: Fishing, painting, wildlife……
Wildlife artist Claire Brownlow has spent her whole life fishing and it’s the inspiration for her ar…
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27 November 2018
Are boys or girls better at…
At this year’s BBC Countryfile Live, BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Faye Hatcher asked Sarah Collins, C…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Bev, carp…
Last year Bev Clifford was among angling’s most enthusiastic supporters for This Girl Can’s campaign…
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25 October 2018
Fit Got Real – join in…
Angling has once again joined in with Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign for the launch of…
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25 October 2018
How This Girl Can get fishing…
Jo Stephenson, Hardy Fly Fishing & Angling Trust Ambassador, Pike Guide and BBC Big Fish semi-fi…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Chloe’s catfish
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – How fishing…
Amelia contacted us to tell us how going fishing has helped her cope with anxiety – it’s…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can make fishing fit…
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – These are…
Sue Arthur sent us her This Girl Can pic with just one sentence… “Usually these smiles are res…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Belinda’s first…
Sport England’s This Girl Can initiative identified that a fear of judgement can stop many women and…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – The Mindfulness…
Heather Lauriston discovered how fishing has a powerful element of mindfulness which is therapeutic…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can… learn to carp…
Claire Cummins told us about a non-stop weekend of fishing at Ladies Carp Academy in Yorkshire and h…
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25 October 2018
This Girl Can – Helping others…
Bridget Dawson believes that angling is one of the few truly inclusive sports that anyone can try. S…
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23 October 2018
Wild Pond Transformed by Habitat Improvements…
How one Cambridge fishing club proved that working in partnership could create a fantastic base its…
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22 October 2018
From Magnificent Mersey match to Picturesque…
The venues for two Get Fishing events in one day couldn’t have been more different. What they both h…
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15 October 2018
This Girl Can Get Hooked on…
Get Hooked on Fishing’s CEO, Sarah Collins is supporting This Girl Can again in 2018 and told…
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15 October 2018
This Girl Can – Get Fishing:…
How you can get involved with This Girl Can – Get Fishing… Tweet or post pictures, video…
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14 October 2018
Anne Woodcock knows that This Girl…
Anne Woodcock has spent her life involved in fishing and is devoted to using all aspects of angling…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can be a Fishing…
In the last couple of years Fishing Mum has become something of a Twitter phenomenon! The account te…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can be part of…
Megan is the mum part of Family Fishing UK – a family that has discovered how going fishing can insp…
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14 October 2018
This Girl Can – Marina Gibson…
Marina Gibson is a truly passionate angler who has dedicated a significant part of her life to fishi…
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03 October 2018
Getting more juniors fishing – we’re…
Angling needs to get more juniors into our sport – away from their screens and reconnected wit…
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21 September 2018
Grandson Ollie and hundreds more become…
James Roche, who is a Partnership Development Manager for the Angling Trust was almost overrun by en…
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17 September 2018
Julia’s House Children’s Hospice goes fishing
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin’s latest blog tells us about a recent angling trip w…
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14 September 2018
The Perfect Gift – Take A…
The mellow, warm days of early autumn provide the perfect opportunity to give a friend the perfect g…
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13 September 2018
Give fishing a go at the…
The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing team will be at the Lure Angling World Championships, Rutland Water…
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02 September 2018
Fishing for Positive Mental Health helps…
On September 8th, a group of anglers in Cornwall took part in Fishing for Positive Mental Health. Th…
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09 August 2018
Thousands Get Hooked on Fishing at…
Angling reached another milestone this summer when over 1,000 people had a go at fishing during what…
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07 August 2018
Wild Weather and Wide Smiles for…
The infamous British weather tried its very best to confuse the public last weekend for the launch o…
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23 July 2018
Suffolk Water Park to Host Huge…
A brilliant new angling event is coming to Suffolk Water Park on Saturday 25thAugust. If you’ve ever…
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23 July 2018
My angle on fishing fatherhood… Dean…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin blogs about a life-changing personal best and its im…
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19 July 2018
Free Fishing Fun For Everyone –…
The football World Cup may be over, but another great sporting events kicks off in less than two wee…
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17 July 2018
MP joins Angling Trust call to…
With the World Cup now over and the school holidays looming, many parents face the prospect of findi…
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05 July 2018
FREE: Have a go at fishing…
If you, your partner or kids are coming to Fish O Mania this year remember it’s completely FREE to e…
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05 July 2018
Angling Club organises Litter Pick after…
Dave Munt our Club & Fishery Development Officer for the East of England is Chairman of Billingh…
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26 June 2018
Dramatic improvements see Teesside fishery scoop…
Dramatic improvements to a Teesside fishery which has seen it develop into a valuable community spac…
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21 June 2018
Volunteering Excellence Award for Devon Angling…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin’s latest blog tells us about a recent visit to…
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21 June 2018
Lets Fish! Canal & River Trust…
The Canal & River Trust, the charity which cares for 2,000 miles of waterways across England and…
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15 June 2018
Celebrities Endorse National Fishing Month 2018
If you’ve wondered what National Fishing Month is or why every July and August, there’s…
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15 June 2018
Fishing TV’s Official Partner Angling Trust’s…
FISHING TV’S INAUGURAL WORLD FISHING DAY IS TAKING PLACE ON 23RD JUNE 2018 – OFFICIAL PARTNER…
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14 June 2018
Angling Trust ‘Get Fishing’ campaign continues…
Following on from the successful launch of the How To Fish campaign last year, this digital initiati…
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12 June 2018
Spring Into Fishing sees record numbers…
The 2018 Spring Into Fishing campaign saw six events take place throughout March and April around th…
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07 June 2018
Beaucroft School Get Fishing in Dorset
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin reports back on school fishing sessions which are in…
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04 June 2018
Dean Asplin On Fishing Solving Social…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin tells us how he’s funding fishing sessions to help s…
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21 May 2018
Angling Trust and Canal & River…
The Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust have joined forces to increase the number of people fi…
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18 May 2018
Why not ‘Learn to Fish’ this…
Do you or the family fancy taking up fishing? Northumbrian Water’s special “Multi-Bait Fishing” less…
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18 May 2018
National Campaign to Get Fishing is…
Get Fishing, the nationwide campaign to encourage more people to give fishing a go, has over 300 fun…
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17 May 2018
Number of Junior Fishing Licences on…
The number of young people fishing has increased significantly since the introduction of free junior…
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09 May 2018
World Fishing day and Angling Trust…
The Angling Trust’s “Get Fishing” campaign has joined up with World Fishing Day to help more c…
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27 April 2018
Angling Trust Carp Championships Launched
The Angling Trust Carp Championships launched earlier this week, on Tuesday 24th April, and it will…
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16 April 2018
Easter Family Fishing at Whiteacres by…
A blog from Get Fishing ambassador and On The Bank TV presenter, Rob Hughes, recounting a recent fam…
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16 April 2018
Spring Into Fishing 2018 is a…
After a successful inaugural campaign last year, Spring Into Fishing has grown from strength to stre…
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28 March 2018
Spring Into Coaching – An Angler’s…
Viewed through the lens of “Spring Into Fishing”, an Angling Trust mass participation event held at…
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13 March 2018
Free Family Fishing Fun this Easter…
The Easter holiday heralds the start of the Take A Friend Fishing (TAFF) campaign for 2018. It’s des…
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01 March 2018
New Environment Agency Fishing Licences Released
The new images on our fishing licences have been unveiled today, 1 March, created by renowned artist…
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20 February 2018
Spring Into Fishing and Win Fishing…
Join in with Spring Into Fishing and you could be one of the lucky winners with Fishingmegastore.com…
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08 February 2018
Spring Into Fishing to launch at…
Spring Into Fishing and the Northern Angling Show have joined forces for an extra special launch to…
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07 February 2018
Environment Agency release 2016/17 Fisheries Annual…
The Environment Agency has released the annual fisheries report detailing how fishing licence income…
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06 February 2018
Northumbrian Water launch their Learn to…
Northumbrian Water have announced details of their fantastic Learn to Fish programme with events run…
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09 January 2018
Spring Into Fishing this March with…
Spring Into Fishing March 3rd – 31st 2018 Find a venue near you With the worst of winter nearl…
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13 December 2017
A Year to Remember for Mid…
Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working with Northamptonshire bas…
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05 December 2017
Young Anglers Getting Young People Fishing
Angling Trust Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working with the Young Anglers pr…
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11 October 2017
Find Fighting Fit Fly Fishing at…
Angling Development Officer Dave Evans has teamed up with Thames Water to run free fly fishing sessi…
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05 October 2017
Fishing Camp for school children is…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin has worked with Sunflowers at Grafton a charity whos…
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29 September 2017
Free Fishing Family Fun – Take…
Families are being encouraged to give the kids something excitingly different to do this half term b…
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21 September 2017
How Barford Lakes is getting more…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche has been working to support Sarah Thomson at Barford…
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20 September 2017
National Fishing Month Silver Jubilee –…
National Fishing Month (NFM) continues as one of the largest fishing participation initiatives, foll…
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20 September 2017
Fishing For Positive Mental Health
With fishing as their motivation, but simply relaxing as their true goal, a small group of men recen…
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18 September 2017
5 Star Feedback on how to…
Our Angling Development Officer Daniel Williams has let us know about a brilliant Get Back Into Angl…
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12 September 2017
Junior fishing licences up by 25%
In welcome news from the Environment Agency, new figures reveal that sales of junior fishing licence…
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12 September 2017
Sol catches his first carp and…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin helped fund fishing sessions for complete beginners…
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12 September 2017
How the Nation is Joining Celebs…
A third of the adult population in England has been fishing at least once in their lives. For a spor…
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11 September 2017
Hazel takes her grandson fishing for…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin has recently helped a grandmother and grandson who w…
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10 September 2017
Mum, Ben, Sam all now hooked…
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin was involved in arranging a fishing session for fami…
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09 September 2017
Mums and kids enjoy family days,…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Our “Let’s Go Family Fishing” initiati…
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09 September 2017
Let’s Go Family Fishing!
Dean Asplin Partnership Development Manager (South) for the Angling Trust, urges clubs and fisheries…
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07 September 2017
Praise For Poringland
One of angling’s best known administrators praised Poringland Lakes for its flagship Let’s Go Family…
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07 September 2017
Get Back Into Angling! Free sessions…
Did you enjoy fishing but stopped for some reason? Thought about starting again but been too busy? N…
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07 September 2017
Fishing magic? How’s this for a…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Nottingham Piscatorial Society sponsor…
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03 September 2017
Know someone who stopped fishing? Help…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Know someone who stopped fishing for s…
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01 September 2017
Make time to take time fishing
Hayden Sharp’s dad Stuart let us know that his family have been snowed under with a house move, work…
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30 August 2017
Full House at Family Fun Day
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Poringland Lakes’ Family Fishing Fun D…
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26 August 2017
Anglers with special needs use fishing’s…
Our Club & Fishery Development Officer Dave Munt helped a local community group fund its project…
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20 August 2017
Don’t forget why YOU first went…
Remember how you got into fishing? There’s a good chance a family member took you to begin with. We…
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17 August 2017
Roche Gets Tench and Carp For…
Last year Long Eaton & Victoria Angling Society celebrated being awarded just under £10,000 from…
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15 August 2017
Fishmark Certificate Benefits Disabled Anglers
Seaham Angling Sea Fishing Club take young disability groups from Blue Watch Youth Centre out on wee…
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14 August 2017
Angling acorns planted at Oak Tree…
Young people from across Nottinghamshire have enjoyed the chance to go fishing at a series of weekly…
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09 August 2017
Abbey Lake makes fishing fun!
Our Partnership Development Manager Dean Asplin worked with Abbey Lake Angling Club who hosted a gre…
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08 August 2017
Get Back Into Angling – Mission…
Our Partnership Development Manager James Roche writes… Ken Eaton wrote to tell me about a Get…
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25 July 2017
This Girl Can… go fishing!
Fishing has joined up with This Girl Can, the celebration of active women that aims to inspire femal…
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19 June 2017
Squad announced for Carp Fishing Tri-Nations…
Carp Team England manager Rob Hughes has announced the starting line-up for the forthcoming Tri-Nati…
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15 June 2017
Fishing backs Women in Sport and…
Women’s Sport Week returns this 19th to 25th June to champion a packed summer of fantastic wom…
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14 June 2017
Bev Clifford encourages all anglers to…
Carp-Talk owner Bev Clifford is once again encouraging all anglers to take a female fishing later th…
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06 June 2017
Leonard Cheshire Disability anglers rewarded with…
We heard from Keith Pope who helps organise fishing sessions for the Leonard Cheshire Disability car…
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10 March 2016
Explosion Heats Up the Tees! Winning…
Dave Munt is one of Angling Participation's stalwarts. He's been showing people how to fish for year…
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04 March 2016
Perchfection! The lure of a new…
Dean Asplin has been with the Angling Trust since it formed in 2009. He loves his carp fishing but d…
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03 March 2016
Grubbing around for barbel… Trying something…
James Roche is the Senior Regional Officer for the Angling Trust covering the North of England. He e…
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01 March 2016
Days of Dace… and other things!…
Rob Hughes is the manager of Carp Team England and an internationally known carp angler. However, wh…
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