The Drennan Team England has now been selected to represent the nation in the World Championships in Holland on the 5th and 6th September having secured the Gold team medal three times over the last four years and is bidding to continue this success at what is likely to be a difficult venue. There is […]

Tony Curd, aged only 19 from Notting Hill, London has booked his place in the PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania final following a close win at Lakeview Fishery on Saturday 14th April. The youngster owes much of his win to a fast start, catching well from the margins bringing a substantial number of small carp into […]

Locations around the West Midlands have been restocked with thousands of fish to help improve leisure opportunities for anglers. British Waterways has spent the winter period making improvements to it’s fisheries in readiness for the new arrivals. The Dudley Canal at Halesowen, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Compton and Gailey, the Cannock Extension Canal […]

Mick Bull, the 2008 PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania Champion has booked his return ticket to Cudmore with victory in the first qualifier for the 2009 competition at Viaduct Fishery, Somerset last weekend. PartyPoker.com Fish ‘O’ Mania is the largest competition in the sport, with the eventual winner receiving a cheque for £25,000, with the Grand […]

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Total-Fishing has teamed up with the organiser of the Burghley Game, Country And Angling Fair to offer two VIP tickets to the May 23rd-25th event. Each ticket admits two people, and each winner receives a £25 voucher to spend at Burghley. Burghley House in Lincolnshire is the venue for a perfect combination of country attractions and […]

The Angling Trust can announce the continued sponsorship of the England World Boat team by leading angling equipment manufacturer, Fladen Fishing UK. The one year deal worth £5,000 will provide the crucial support needed to enable England to compete at the World Boat Championships as they try to win gold on the Cote d’Amour in […]

Hardy & Greys Ltd are pleased to announce that Lee Taylor is the second new member to join their Coarse Academy this year.Lee, from Warwickshire, started fishing when he was 7 years old on the canals around the Warwickshire area, before progressing to win junior matches and successfully compete outside the junior age group in […]

Brussels, 31st March 2009 — Plans to bring recreational anglers into the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) have been watered down significantly by the European Parliament’s fisheries committee in a vote this afternoon.   Article 47 of the proposed regulation would have required recreational fishermen to register their boats and whatever they catch would be counted against […]

The application forms for the 2009 Sensas Team England Under 18s and Drennan Team England Under 22 teams that will compete at the World Youth Championships in Portugal are now available for download from the Angling Trust website, www.anglingtrust.net/youthtrials2009. Following the unprecedented double gold success for Matt Godfrey and Callum Dicks at the 2008 Championships […]

Dog Lane Silvers Pairs Series Final ResultsSunday 29th March 2009 Top Pair Overall Series Winners:  1. Mark Williams (Advanced Pole Fishing) & Dave Smith (Sensas) 17 pts 90lb 0oz 2. Keith Taylor (Greys/Bag-em) & Lee Taylor (Greys/Bag-em) 29pts 101lb 4oz 3. Jake King (Daventry AC) & Graham Cheney (Daventry AC) 48pts 60lb 1½oz Top Pair On Sundays Match: […]

Junior world angling champion Matt Godfrey from South Yorkshire is hoping to mentor youngsters in his favourite sport after signing up to become a qualified coach. The 18 year-old, who is the only person to win the junior world championship three times, will be joining his dad Kevin on the two-day course and hopes that […]

Chapmans Angling has gone deal crazy with its Open Weekend on April 3rd, 4th and 5th.As well as some amazing offers, the Hull event will see thousands of pounds worth of fishing tackle GIVEN AWAY in free prize drawers, plus you will get a £5 voucher for every £50 you spend in the shop. Anglers […]

Anglers of all disciplines have reacted furiously to comments by actor Robson Green about releasing fish. While publicising his new TV series, he reportedly said that he can’t understand anglers who release fish and incorrectly claimed that up to 9 out of 10 of them die. The Angling Trust strongly disagrees with Robson Green’s views […]

Labour’s Parliamentary spokesman for Angling, Reading West MP Martin Salter, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Angling Group at their AGM on Tuesday 24th March. Mr Salter, who is retiring from Parliament at the next general election, has pledged to carry on working for angling and the waterside environment. The full list […]