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29 July 2021

Jodie Kidd urges families across the UK to give…

The model and racing driver is urging all families to ‘give fishing a try’ as part of National Fishi…

29 July 2021

Angling Trust & Shark Hub UK Advocate for Best-Practice…

On Sunday 25th July 2021 photographs circulated on social media featuring a large thresher shark cau…

28 July 2021

Three new record British fish ratified

The British Record Fish Committee met remotely via online meeting facility on 19th July 2021. Presen…

27 July 2021

Lewis lands Boddington Classic

This year’s Boddington Classic Final was a real scorcher with bright sunshine throughout the d…

27 July 2021

Shark Hub UK: Porbeagle Point of Capture Database Launched

As part of the Shark Hub UK collaboration a porbeagle point of capture database for private boat own…

27 July 2021

Bignell is Cazoo FishOMania Champion

Harry Bignell won Cazoo FishOMania by the biggest winning margin in the competition’s history as he…

23 July 2021

Veterans & Masters National 2021 Report

Angling Trust Veterans & Masters National Championships 2021 Drennan Lindholme Lakes Wednesday 2…

22 July 2021

Small Fish Olympics!

With the games underway, Angling Trust Ambassador Dr Mark Everard takes a look at some very differen…

21 July 2021

Take a Friend Fishing 2021

Take a Friend Fishing is back for summer 2021, giving even more people the chance to get out fishing…

20 July 2021

Angling Trust Ladies National Report 2021

Angling Trust Ladies National Championships 2021 Saturday 17th July 2021 Packington Somers, Meriden…

20 July 2021

Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Report 2021

Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championships 2021 Saturday 17th July 2021 Packingt…

20 July 2021

Positive signs for agricultural pollution enforcement as EA look…

The Angling Trust has been campaigning hard for the Environment Agency to get a grip on the unsustai…

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Following a period of postponements caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, our Chief Executive Jamie Cook explains the decisions behind the revised Coarse Fishing Competitions schedule for the remainder of 2020.

The ‘Kings of the Sea’ have returned to the shores of the UK in numbers, but anglers aren’t legally allowed to fish for them. The Angling Trust has joined forces with Bluefin Tuna UK to put that right: we’re campaigning for a live-release recreational bluefin tuna fishery in UK waters.

Youngsters from Polish Catholic schools in the East of England learn all about fishing legally in a fun environment as part of the Angling Trust’s Building Bridges and Nenescape projects.

Other news

The biggest catches: British Record Fish Committee

The British Record (Rod-Caught) Fish Committee recognises and publishes record weights of both fresh and salt water fish caught on rod and line by fair angling methods in the waters of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Gone but not forgotten: tributes to angling friends

With the passing of time, so we lose fishing friends old and new along the way. This section is intended to pay tribute to anglers who have made a remarkable contribution to our sport and who have recently passed on to that ‘great river/lake/sea in the sky’.