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15 April 2021

Angling Trust Response To Barbel Society Otter Petition

The Barbel Society Officers have recently launched a petition on the government website calling for…

15 April 2021

AAP Supporter Spotlight: Gary Clayton

A massive thank you to Angling Trust Voluntary Bailiff Service (VBS) Officers David Wilkins, Janusz…

13 April 2021

2019 Assessment Finds 57% of Salmon Rivers in England…

A new report, Salmonid and fisheries statistics for England and Wales 2019, by the Environment Agenc…

09 April 2021

HRH Duke of Edinburgh: Fish Legal and ACA patron…

The Angling Trust & Fish Legal are saddened by the news that His Royal Highness The Prince Phili…

09 April 2021

Volunteer bailiffs carry out 2,649 patrols during 3rd National…

Members of the Angling Trust’s Voluntary Bailiff Service have continued to help protect fish and fis…

06 April 2021

Sea Anglers lead fight to restore Sussex kelp forests

A new bylaw has been approved to prohibit trawling year-round in more than 100 square miles of seabe…

06 April 2021

FishOMania Qualifier 1 Moorlands Farm Saturday 3rd April 2021

Congratulations to Nuneaton based Ben Lockwood winning Moorlands Farm FishOMania at the weekend. Dra…

31 March 2021

Raw sewage poured into our rivers over 400,000 times…

Data from the Environment Agency released today (Wednesday 31st March 2021) shows that water compani…

29 March 2021

Angling Trust welcomes plan to stop dumping raw sewage…

The Angling Trust has welcomed the news from government of their intention to introduce laws to stop…

26 March 2021

Angling Trust and Daiwa announce major partnership to protect…

The Angling Trust is delighted to announce that world famous tackle manufacturer Daiwa has become a…

25 March 2021

Environment Agency extends partnership with Angling Trust

The Environment Agency’s contract with the Angling Trust has been extended until March 2023. The pri…

25 March 2021

New Angling Trust guidelines for fishing from March 29th

Following the publication this week of the new Covid Regulations, which come into force from March 2…

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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’.