This eighteenth round of RiverFest qualification fished really well at Straford Upon Avon, with good weights of chub, roach and dace all along the length. Leigh Gardner took top spot with an outstanding weight of 29-11-0. His catch came from just below Seven Meadows weir at peg 6, in the faster water on waggler fished maggots […]
Leigh Gardner on top at Stratford upon Avon RiverFest
Everill wins top spot in the second Cofton Cup
After a highly successful inaugural Fishing Festival in March 2018, fishing fever returned to Cofton again this September for the second instalment of the highly sought after Cofton Cup! The award-winning South Devon holiday park hosted its second competitive match on its Mamhead Match Lake, from 18th – 20th September. Battling it out against a […]
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 […]
Anglers to be permitted to keep one bass a day….
How man bass can anglers keep per day? The limit looks set to be raised from zero, to one…. This Thursday (September 27th) the EU Council is expected to adopt a measure allowing the public to keep one recreationally-caught bass per day from October 1st for the remainder of 2018. The Angling Trust and Save […]
Sturmey books his RiverFest Grand Final place
The latest RiverFest qualifier held on Saturday 22nd September on the River Severn at Bridgnorth was fished with the level starting at around 4ft 6″ in spate and rising steadily throughout the match. As a result it was a poor match and only 28 out of the 60 entry weighed in. Pete Sturmey won the […]
Second biggest ever fish caught on rod and line is a 1.1 ton Greenland Shark
Norwegian angler Asgeir Alvestad will be able to tell his grand children that he once caught the second biggest fish ever landed on rod and line after bringing a monster 1.1 ton greenland shark to the boat. The mighty fish was 4.79 metres in length and was also measured around its girth at 2.66 metres, bringing […]
World record leather bass
Ricci Chavez caught this potential IGFA All-Tackle world record leather bass (Dermatolepis dermatolepis) while fishing out of Los Buzos Panama Kayak Fishing Lodge. The fish weighed in at 28lb 2oz (12.78kg), Chavez’s and is heavy enough to replace the existing record of 27lb 8oz if accepted. WORLDWIDE FISHING ADVENTURES – PANAMA
Pickering ‘proud’ as he stands down as manager of England’s Feeder Fishing team
England match fishing legend Tommy Pickering has announced he is to resign from his position as manager of Preston Innovations England Feeder Team with immediate effect. Tom will leave his role with Team England ranked number 1 in the FIPS-ed rankings and widely recognised as the best and most consistent feeder team in the world. […]
England 6th on challenging rowing course in Portugal as Germany bring home a surprise gold
Drennan Team England Nations Coarse Angling Team missed out of a podium place after finishing 6th in the 65th FIPSed Nations World Coarse Fishing Championship at Montemor o Velho, Portugal from 8th – 9th September 2018. The event was held on the Montemor rowing coarse with 22 nations competing for the title of 2018 World […]
Trafford storms it with skimmers on the Leeds-Liverpool
The Dynamite Baits AT/CRT Canal Pairs made its way northwards to Wigan and District’s stretch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Long gone were the memories of the summer’s heatwave, with near gale force winds forcing a last-minute change to the pegging and thousands of pounds of carbon heaving a sigh of relief. Twenty-six anglers […]
Darren Massey and James South in charge on the Grand Union
The Dynamite backed AT/CRT Canal Pairs hosted its tenth round on the prolific stretch of Grand Union Canal at Loughborough. A great turnout of 36 anglers made the qualifier and had a real treat despite the far from favourable conditions, bright sunshine and little wind. Nobody could have expected the consistency and quality of fishing […]
Angling Trust National Teams and Competition Group announces the International Sea Angling Teams for the World Angling Games 2019
The National Teams and Competition Group of the Angling Trust are delighted to announce the International Sea Angling Teams for the World Angling Games in 2019. The World Angling Games will be taking place in Langebaan, Western Cape Province, South Africa from 8th – 15th February. The squads that have been selected at the present […]
Harrison Douds Crowned English Youth Loch Style National Champion
Pic: All participants of the Youth National Twenty one anglers aged 11-16 gathered at Draycote Fishery in Warwickshire to compete in the 2018 Greys Fishing England Youth Loch Style National Fly Fishing Championship on Sunday 9th September. As well as the anglers aiming to become the 2018 National Champion, places in the England Youth Fly […]
