Anglers' Net

The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the launch of their NEW Boat fly fishing competition the Tri-Masters, following on from the success of the Loch Style Team Championships which it launched three years ago. The Tri-Masters is for teams of three anglers, whether these are established teams of three or three fishing friends who wish to get together to try their hand at competition fishing. View the full article

The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the relaunch of the Angling Talent Pathway for young game anglers. The Junior Game Angling Talent Pathway is aimed at junior fly anglers aged 12 to 16 who wish to develop their fly fishing skills to hopefully go on to represent England Youth in the future. View the full article

The Angling Trust are pleased to announce the dates and venue for the 2020 Loch-Style Team Championships. This year’s competition will once again be held at Draycote Water in Warwickshire on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of June. View the full article

Hayley Clapperton, Managing Director of Bait-Tech Ltd and all-round angling supporter has been announced as the Angling Trust's latest Ambassador. View the full article

The Angling Trust are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic, motivated and knowledgeable volunteer to manage England’s Sensas U20’s World Team. Candidates should share Angling Trust’s goal to make England the number one nation in the world, a position Sensas U20’s have held since 2013, and uphold the tradition of nurturing talented young anglers and supporting their progression to senior level. View the full article

AT-TEFF World Team Captain/Manager and newly crowned individual World Champion Howard Croston reports back on the 2019 World Fly Fishing Championships in Tasmania. View the full article

The management team for the AT-TEFF loch-style teams have announced the teams to participate in the 2020 spring and autumn Home Internationals. The Spring International will be held on Lough Melvin in Ireland on the 12th June whilst the Autumn International will be in Wales at Llyn Trawsfynydd on the 11th September. The teams were selected from the top twenty-eight anglers from the National final held at Chew Valley in September 2019. View the full article

The European Commission has completed its review of the Water Framework Directive after pressure from a number of member states to reduce some of the requirements it places on countries to protect and improve rivers and water bodies. View the full article

Christmas has come early for Neil Berry – he has just found out he is the winner of our 2019 Christmas Raffle! View the full article

Hard work by Save Our Sea Bass and the Angling Trust has resulted in a better deal for recreational bass fisherman next year. View the full article

Yorkshire Water has agreed to pay Walton Angling Club £20,000 in compensation six years after the utility giant caused a catastrophic pollution. View the full article

The Angling Trust is calling on the government to agree to a better deal for bass anglers in 2020. View the full article

After two finals on the River Severn at Shrewsbury, RiverFest is on the move next year to a different river and will be fished earlier in the season. RiverFest 2020 will take place on the River Trent at Burton Joyce over the weekend of Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October. View the full article

The second round of funding for four wheelchair-accessible Wheelyboats is now open to angling clubs and fisheries across the UK. View the full article

The Angling Trust RiverFest Final 2019 was held on the weekend of Saturday 7th and 8th of December on the River Severn in Shrewsbury. In the run up to the event, the river had been out of sorts with several unfortunate cancellations, but the tricky river made for an incredibly close final, which was watched by thousands around the country! View the full article