Nicky Prine set a potential new All-Tackle world record for clown knifefish (Chitala chitala) with this beautiful 6.35 kg (14lb) fish from Lake Iguana, near her home in Delray Beach, Florida, USA. Prine was targeting peacock bass with a live shiner. After a tough five minute fight, she had the specimen subdued and worked quickly to document the catch, […]
Nicky’s world record knife fish
Environment Agency’s Annual Fisheries Report
The report, available HERE, provides a record of fisheries activity and expenditure in 2014 to 2015. It covers aspects from fisheries monitoring and improvements through to enforcement and incident management work. Crucially, the report highlights the substantial amount of work made possible through your rod licence income. Also included is an insight into how […]
Tronixpro Sponsors England World Shore Teams
The Angling Trust has announced a two year partnership with Tronix UK Ltd that will see Tronixpro become Official Sponsors of England World Men’s, Ladies, Youth and Junior shore fishing teams. The West Sussex-based tackle company has a strong reputation for providing quality tackle to competition and recreational sea anglers across the UK and abroad, […]
Fisheries Minister under fire for false claims over bass landings
Fisheries Minister George Eustice, who has been strongly criticised by UK angling organisations for caving in to pressure from commercial fishing interests and supporting exemptions to the European Union bass fishing moratorium for the highly damaging bass gill net fishery, is now under fire for making false claims for the impacts on threatened stocks […]
Rod licence reforms on the cards
The Angling Trust’s discussions with the Environment Agency on the vexed issues of the coarse angling rod licence for the use of multiple rods and charging juniors to fish look likely to produce a result that will please both youngsters and the many carp and specimen anglers who feel aggrieved at having to buy two […]
Vets and Disabled World Championship Squads 2016
The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the England teams that will be taking part in the FIPSed 9th Veterans and 18th Disabled World Coarse Championships on the Labe River, Pardubice, Czech Republic from 3rd-4th June 2016. This year sees Joe Roberts take over the reigns from Dick Clegg in his first year as England Manager of […]
Anglers take on the west coast salmon farms
The Salmon and Trout Conservation Scotland (S&TCS) has launched an online parliamentary petition calling for statutory tighter regulation of salmon farms on the west coast. The petition – Protecting wild salmonids from sea lice from Scottish salmon farms – urges the Scottish government to strengthen marine farm controls to protect wild salmon and trout. Andrew […]
British carp record beaten
THE British carp record has been smashed – you must see the pictures, and read the full story plus reaction in this week’s Angler’s Mail magazine. Do not miss it! See a truly monster river roach, and vote for the new ‘National fish’ – Angler’s Mail magazine tells you all about it! Be sure to […]
‘Condemed’ St George’s Park Fish Saved
The Angling Trust has stepped in to help save healthy fish due to be destroyed at a Bristol lake where angling is being banned. The popular small lake in St George’s Park in Bristol is in desperate need of repair and maintenance and is due to be drained early this year to allow this work […]
Five new venues for RiverFest 2016
The Angling Trust is pleased to announce that this years RiverFest qualifying matches will feature five new venues in a total of 24, which will see 1,440 anglers competing for a shot at the £12,000 top prize. The new venues are the Warwickshire Avon at Warwick and Stratford, the Thames at Clanfield and Culham and […]
Peacock bass world record claim
Brazilian angler Ednaldo Camacho Lazarin caught and released what could become the new All-Tackle Length world record for speckled peacock (Cichla temensis) on October 10th, while fishing near Santa Isabel in the Brazilian Amazon. Lazarin needed only several minutes to subdue the trophy peacock, after it crushed the top-water plug he was casting. The current […]
329lb halibut on 30lb class gear…
German angler Johann Kaaserer has made a line class world record claim for his enormous 149.65 kg (329 lb 15 oz ) Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) caught on August 15th while fishing off Mefjord, Norwary using just 30lb class gear. Kaaserer needed only 45 minutes to subdue the massive halibut after it ate the jig he was fishing […]
Spotted Bass World Record Claim
For the fourth time in nearly two years, the IGFA has received a world record submission for spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) that could potentially set the new All-Tackle world record. On December 27th, angler Wes Roberson caught a 4.99 kg (11 lb) spotted bass while casting a jig on New Bullards Bar Reservoir in California, […]
England Call-Up For Talented U18s Coarse Anglers
The Angling Trust is looking for talented coarse anglers who would like to apply for the England under 18s youth assessment trials. The U18s Youth World Championships are due to be staged at Coruche, Santa Justa, in Portugal from 6th – 7h August 2016, and a team is required to represent the Angling Trust and […]
Charity angling raffle and events for brace young Iwan
When well-known Midlands big fish angler Lee Swords heard about the plight of a family trying to raise funds for life saving treatment for their young son Iwan, he felt inspired to do something to help. CAR T-Cell therapy is a treatment for Leukaemia sufferers like Iwan, but it is not available in the UK. […]
