Four men from Nottinghamshire and one from Derby found guilty of multiple fishing offences Notts angler received a total penalty of £443 and a Derby angler received a penalty of £339. Both were fishing without a valid licence – a day’s fishing licence would have cost each of them just £7.10 Other fishing offences include […]
Multiple fishing offences cost five anglers almost £1,800
Comeback kings England secure bronze medal in European Championships in Holland as France win the gold medal
The Angling Trust England Men’s match fishing team is beginning to make second day comebacks to win medals a bit of a habit, as after storming back for silver in last year’s World Champs, the side put in an equally impressive day two performance in this year’s European Championships to take the bronze medals! Sitting […]
Huge Somerset Bass from the shore for Jason Atkins
Wow! What a bass this is! Jason Atkins was shore fishing for sole from a Somerset shore mark when this old warrior picked up his leftover lugworm offering. He had to play the fish – which went 16lb 5oz and looks bigger – with kid gloves on a size 2 Varvivas Aberdeen hook. Many congratulations […]
River Blackwater angler collapses with e.coli
The Angling Trust is issuing urgent advice after angler Mark Erdwin became seriously ill after a session on the River Blackwater, a tributary of the River Thames. Mark was rushed to hospital after becoming violently ill and collapsing and was found to be suffering from the deadly E. coli bacteria. Mark told ITN: “I feel […]
New world cod record – 102lb!
Sometimes only really the picture is needed. It looks like Daniel Pipe has set a new world record cod fishing out of Sandland Brygge with this 102lb brute of a fish which measured 168cm. Wow!
Recreational UK bluefin tuna fishery approved; open from August 2024
After more than six years of dedicated efforts by the Angling Trust and the UK Bluefin Tuna Association (UKBFTA), the legislation enabling the opening of a recreational catch-and-release bluefin tuna fishery in UK waters takes effect from June 7th, 2024. This landmark achievement, under the guidance of the multinational Atlantic bluefin tuna organisation, ICCAT, paves […]
Redmire Pool’s Clarissa The Carp To Be Auctioned in July; expected to go for over £35,000
Dick Walker’s iconic former British Record carp, Clarissa, is to be sold at auction in July and is expected to attract bids in excess of £30,000. The fish weighed 44lb when landed in September 1952. It’s thought to be the first ‘named’ carp, something that is standard nowadays, and is said to have inspired generations […]
Ireland win 2024 World Feeder Championships in Spain; England fifth
The Angling Trust Drennan England Feeder team have finished in a respectable fifth place in Spain following one of the highest-scoring World Championships ever fished. Ranked ninth with 50 section points after day one, Dean Barlow’s squad of Steve Ringer, Lee Kerry, Mick Vials, Will Freeman, Rob Wootton, and Adam Wakelin put in a World […]
Reports of eel over the long standing British Record
Reports are circulating of a huge eel capture by National Anguilla Club member Steve Ricketts. The fish (pictured) measured 47 inches by 12 inches and was witnessed by several people including the NAC records officer Tony Kellner and weighed on three sets of scales all of which registered a weight higher than Steve Terry’s current […]
Record listing for Wels catfish reinstated
The British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee (BRFC) agreed in principle at its last meeting on 9th November 2023 that it would reinstate the record listing for Wels catfish. Following consultation with The Catfish Conservation Group, the BRFC now wishes to announce that it will be reinstating the record listing for new claims in respect of […]
British Pike Record Falls To Lloyd Watson With 47lb 5oz Chew Reservoir Fish
CHEW Valley in Somerset has produced a new British record pike in the shape of this amazing 47lb 5oz fish to Lloyd Watson, on his very first session on the 1,200 acre water. The fish came from the shore too, at the noted Brambles on Woodford Bank, and fell for a large smelt bait that […]
Angling Trust welcomes IUCN’s assessment of Atlantic salmon
The Angling Trust is a member of the Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) and together we have welcomed the new International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification for Atlantic salmon, including listing the majority of the UK’s populations as endangered. This change in conservation status is supported by the research and work of members of […]
Angling Trust fight for anglers to have their say as the government commits to exploring recreational pollack management in 2024
Over the last tenweeks, the Angling Trust has worked hard behind the scenes to avoid the worst-case scenario for recreational anglers through the annual UK-EU negotiations following ICES advice on pollack for a zero catch in 2024. Thanks to our work, anglers will now have an opportunity to have their say on pollack management in […]
Angling Trust calls for more action on fisheries crime
The Angling Trust has joined nature and environment groups in calling for more action on wildlife crimes, including theft of fish. A report by Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) shows convictions in 2022 dropped by over 40%, despite a record number of wildlife crimes reported in the year before. Overall, there were 526 convictions in […]
DEFRA announces intention to establish a Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery
DEFRA has announced plans to establish a Bluefin Tuna Catch and Release Recreational Fishery in England in 2024. Stakeholders welcome this but have serious concerns regarding some key aspects of the proposal. Three of the biggest stakeholder representative bodies in a future recreational bluefin tuna fishery have welcomed the publication by DEFRA of their consultation […]
