Lines On The Water
The Blog of the Angling Trust
27 May 2026
Learn, Coach, Support, Welfare: Explore Opportunities…
As the National Governing Body for angling in England, the Angling Trust is committed to supporting…
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28 April 2026
Tackling mink on club waters: a…
Eric Prescott, Chair of the Angling Trust, is also Chair of a couple of local angling clubs near his…
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22 April 2026
Where trees meet water: creating a…
Alex Van Wienen, Angling Trust Fisheries Support Officer for the South West, describes how Plymouth…
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15 April 2026
I went, I saw, I caught…
Di Murray, Safeguarding Lead for the Angling Trust, recently joined 44 bright and enthusiastic young…
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07 April 2026
Scouting For New Anglers
If there is one thing that we at the Angling Trust are passionate about, it’s introducing young peop…
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11 March 2026
What has the Angling Trust ever…
Why should you join the Angling Trust? We could tell you about our fight for clean waters through ou…
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11 March 2026
Join the Great British Spring Clean…
Once again, we are calling out to all anglers to join the Great British Spring Clean in association…
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17 February 2026
Targeted police referral scheme reduces antisocial…
Almost 80% of anglers are introduced to the sport by a family member, often starting as children and…
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03 February 2026
Improving Access, Restoring Lives: Community Payback…
Moorside Fisheries, home to Stoke-on-Trent’s Disabled Sports Association, supports many ageing and d…
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20 January 2026
Shrewsbury Town Fishery: How the Fisheries…
The Fisheries Improvement Programme works hard to invest Environment Agency rod licence fees into pr…
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13 January 2026
iCARP CIC and the Get Fishing…
At the Angling Trust, we believe deeply in the power of fishing to change lives. Through the Get Fis…
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23 December 2025
Restoring the River Derwent: How rod…
The Derwent is a river in Cumbria, flowing from Scafell Pike to the Irish Sea at Workington. Since t…
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17 December 2025
2025: A year of fighting for…
Rivers, lakes, and seas are under pressure like never before yet 2025 has shown something powerful:…
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16 December 2025
Delays and Dilution: The Government’s Underwhelming…
The Government has long promised a future with cleaner rivers, lakes, and seas. After the general e…
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20 November 2025
Throwing Feather In The Wind Book…
Throwing Feathers In The Wind by Richard Gorodecky Just occasionally when you are in the pub after a…
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19 November 2025
Has the government got cold feet…
In July, the Independent Water Commission, more commonly known as the Cunliffe Review, published a s…
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06 November 2025
The Modern Angling Club – it’s…
Most angling clubs were established in the last century. Many were formed in the sport’s post-war go…
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22 October 2025
As the Government abandons the Chalk…
By Stuart Singleton-White, Head of Campaigns at the Angling Trust, and Zoe Wedderburn-Day, Head of P…
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21 October 2025
Our rivers are being damaged by…
The Angling Trust’s Water Quality Monitoring Network takes regular samples from rivers all over the…
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22 August 2025
In memory of a fishing friend…
On the surface, Lakewood in Christchurch is just a small lake. But for angler Paul Hardie, it is a p…
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12 August 2025
Windermere, Ambleside & District Angling Association…
With low water levels and high temperatures most of this summer, this guest blog from Nick Butterfie…
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18 July 2025
Environment Agency Report Shows 60% Increase…
Today, the Environment Agency (EA) has released its pollution incident report – published every year…
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16 July 2025
Fishing during hot weather: essential advice
Fish can be impacted by angling during hot weather. We all care about the fish we catch, so let̵…
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03 June 2025
Angling Trust Presses Water Commission to…
In April, the Angling Trust submitted a detailed response to the Independent Water Commission, outli…
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22 May 2025
We want a water industry fit…
Anglers have known for years what the public and politicians are finally acknowledging, that somethi…
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23 April 2025
Wild Fishing – The ultimate “where…
Many of us love nothing better than to fish our “home” water. Heading down to a familiar club stretc…
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16 April 2025
Angling Trust and Clubmate: strengthening our…
The Angling Trust are excited to announce a renewed partnership with Clubmate! Who are Clubmate? Clu…
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28 March 2025
Bucking The Trend at Petersfield
Like many clubs across the country, Petersfield & District Angling Club has faced the challenge…
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17 March 2025
The ‘New’ Angling Improvement Fund Predation…
In March 2025, The Angling Improvement Fund’s Predation round extended its window of opportunity. Th…
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07 March 2025
From record-breaking salmon catches to championing…
To commemorate International Women’s Day on Saturday, 8th March, the Angling Trust celebrates…
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21 February 2025
Volunteers Tackling Fish Theft & Poaching
It’s an early morning start for Carole Sanderson. Down on her local river the mist is rising and alt…
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06 January 2025
Working With Nature & The Fisheries…
When a fallen tree was found on a Hertfordshire chalk stream, the benefits to the trout population w…
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13 December 2024
FIP Support for Community’s Astonishing Legacy
Since its inception, The Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) has supported angling clubs and fishi…
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12 December 2024
Book Review – Forgotten Fen by…
In my view, the real test of a fishing book is “does it make you want to go fishing”. In the case of…
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18 September 2024
The Fisheries Improvement Programme – Supporting…
Helping clubs and fisheries via the Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) is just one of the ways th…
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15 August 2024
Lake District Free Fishing Guide
The Team at www.riggedandready.net have produced a fantastic guide to both FREE FISHING and paid fis…
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18 July 2024
Fishing Books for Kids
If you are looking to introduce a young person to fishing this summer, then the very best way is to…
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01 July 2024
Vote for a Fishing Future: How…
My role as Head of Campaigns at the Angling Trust is to ensure our interests as anglers and our love…
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18 June 2024
‘It’s the water, stupid’ – the…
‘When the world ends, someone will have daubed on a wall somewhere “It was the water, stupid” in a p…
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17 June 2024
Opening Day; A River, Its Fish…
The Opening Day of a new coarse fishing river season is always magical. For one angler, June 16th co…
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22 May 2024
Invasive Non-Native Species
Most people who fish know the impact Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) are having in and around our…
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13 May 2024
Book Review: Cast Catch Release
Cast Catch Release Author: Marina Gibson This is really three books woven into one. On the one hand…
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08 April 2024
The Angling Improvement Fund – Funding…
The Angling Improvement Fund (AIF) periodically offers funding from rod licence sales, to help club…
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19 March 2024
Help angling and the environment –…
“Volunteering? That’s giving up your time for nothing, right?” “Well no, not exactly. If you’r…
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20 February 2024
Fisheries Annual Report: How your rod…
In this guest blog presented by the Environment Agency, we highlight the latest Fisheries Annual Rep…
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25 January 2024
Salmon conservation and its ripple effect…
The decline of salmon populations is gathering more and more public attention. To some, this may see…
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18 January 2024
Protecting a legacy: the angling club…
Park Mill is a stunningly beautiful 30-acre lake owned by the Haslemere Angling Society in West Suss…
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31 December 2023
Are you ready for 2024?
Anyone who fishes knows the angling marketplace is always full of fresh ideas, new gadgets and gener…
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19 December 2023
Winter welfare – advice to stay…
Winter is here and it is, of course, a little chilly at the water’s edge at this time of year. Even…
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11 October 2023
Angling on the school curriculum
‘Reel Education‘ is a project which takes angling into primary schools as part of the national curri…
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29 September 2023
An angling consultative on your doorstep?
Imagine what it would be like to have an angling consultant at your permanent disposal. Someone amon…
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21 September 2023
A labour of love
The story of a couple who have ploughed much of their personal savings into an angling and activity…
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19 September 2023
Investing in the future of our…
There are many activities the Environment Agency undertakes with your rod licence money that are les…
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30 June 2023
Against all odds
There’s a ‘feel-good’ factor around any angling club that prospers as an active participant in its l…
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27 June 2023
Making Grayling
How modern science and a feather are helping to support grayling stocks across the country. Last yea…
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11 May 2023
Helping clubs and fisheries tackle invasive…
The Angling Improvement Fund for bio-security projects and the safe removal of invasive non-native s…
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28 April 2023
Love Fishing, Love Nature. What we’ve…
With spring well underway, Love Fishing Love Nature is reminiscing on its first year. Since its laun…
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12 June 2020
A beginner’s guide to river fishing
Looking to go coarse fishing on running water when the season allows? Qualified Coach, Dominic Garne…
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23 July 2019
How do water temperatures affect fish…
Water temperature can have a big effect on both fish and fishing, so as an angler it pays to underst…
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