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Angling Trust Appoint Andy Taylor as Competition Support Officer
The Angling Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Taylor as its new Competition Support Officer. Andy brings a wealth of experience gained within angling and the fishery management sector having lectured in fishery management for twenty years and assisted in the management of his parent’s commercial trout fishery for thirty years. Andy […]
Suspension by Natural England of the general shooting licence – Angling Trust questions if Natural England is ‘fit for purpose’
Following yesterday’s meeting between senior representatives of the Angling Trust and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Trust has endorsed the concerns expressed by shooting, farming and countryside organisations at the chaos caused by Natural England’s premature and ill-thought out decision to suspend the general shooting licence used to control ‘pest species’ […]
New fishing platforms for Erewash Canal
The Canals & Rivers Trust has built a further six anglers’ fishing platforms on the Erewash Canal. Their location is towards the bottom end of the straight leading towards the stone footbridge, above the footbridge coming back from Trent Lock. Sasiest access is via the footpath adjacent to the Golf Club on Lock Lane and […]
Only days to let the EA know about your views on the close season…. closes March 11th
Whatever your view, if you want to be heard reference the coarse fishing close season on rivers, you need to get your piscatorial arses into gear!!! Total-Fishing.com understand that with only a few days left to respond to the EA’s consultation on the close season on rivers, LESS THAN 8,0000 ANGLERS have so far bothered. […]
Angling Trust reponds to resignation of Fisheries Minister George Eustice
The Angling Trust is disappointed to hear of the resignation today of the Fisheries Minister, George Eustice MP. In a statement triggered by the prospect of a delay in leaving the European Union, Mr Eustice said: “It has been an honour to work alongside so many talented individuals at Defra over the past five years. […]
IFGA launches new website as it celebrates 80th birthday….
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is launching a new website and membership structure. “As we celebrate our 80th anniversary this year, we’re very excited to launch a new website that better reflects the future direction of the IGFA and a new membership structure that provides our members with an increased level of benefits,” said […]
Canoeing governing body branded irresponsible for encouraging its members to trespass
The National Governing Body for paddlesports, British Canoeing, has issued a Charter for Access that encourages its members to trespass which may damage the interests of other legitimate users of watercourses. These include thousands of angling clubs in communities throughout England and Wales. The document repeats fundamentally flawed suggestions by British Canoeing in recent years […]
Biggest ever Taimen on the fly tops 83lb
Guido Rahr III potentially set the new men’s 10kg (20lb) tippet class world record for taimen (Hucho taimen) with this incredible 83lb 3oz (37.76kg ) brute that he caught and released on Russia’s Tugar River. If approved, the catch will be the heaviest taimen ever recorded by the IGFA on fly tackle and will replace […]
Angling Trust lands £250,000 funding to campaign to protect fish stocks
The Angling Trust has successfully applied for £250,000 funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to campaign over the next three years on high priority conservation issues affecting marine and freshwater fish. This award builds on a grant from the same funder over the last two years and will enable the Trust to expand its capacity […]
Fishing Festivals: Catching Fish Around the World
Pic: Fishing festivals are popular all over the world It’s easy to think of fishing as a solitary pastime. Sitting on the bank, lost in your thoughts, enjoying a few hours of peace and quiet away from work and family responsibilities. But for many, fishing is a social activity, and they like nothing better than […]
Wimborne Crucians Find New Home
The National Crucian Conservation Project (NCCP) is celebrating the creation of yet another bespoke crucian and tench water thanks to the vision and hard work of Wimborne and District Angling Club with help and funding from the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency. A celebratory day, organised by film maker and long-standing club member Hugh […]
Angling Trust urges clubs and fisheries to increase licence applications for the control of cormorants and goosanders
The Angling Trust is urging angling clubs and fisheries to submit more licence applications over the coming winter to ensure that the maximum number of birds are controlled. Government ministers have made it clear that they won’t consider raising the current 3,000 cap on the number of birds that can be shot until we can […]
Win a Day With Des Shipp or Will Raison
Match anglers partaking in Tunnel Barn Farm Fishery’s Jenny Hamlington Memorial will have the chance to win a day’s coaching with England regulars Des Shipp or Will Raison plus some great prizes in the charity raffle. The annual match takes place at the Midlands Fishery on July 10th 2018 at £15 per ticket, with an […]
Surry Police join TRAVERSE fight against fish theft and illegal fishing…
Surrey Police has become the latest force to sign up to Operation TRAVERSE – the multi-agency initiative launched four years ago to tackle fish theft and illegal fishing. The commitment creates an important link with surrounding forces and provides a wider roll-out of the operation in the East and South East of England. Operation TRAVERSE […]
Prince of Wales among luminaries taking interest in the plight of our rivers….
The Angling Trust has been taking its campaigns for restoring fish stocks right to the top over the past month, with a series of high profile events involving numerous MPs, the Environment Minister, the Secretary of State for the Environment and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. At a catchment management summit last week, […]
