Anglers' Net

A field of 79 anglers pitted themselves against turbulent weather in the latest round of Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying at Barford Lakes. Heavy overnight rain made for tricky conditions early doors but the results couldn’t have been closer. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

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Ninety-five anglers braved the windy conditions at the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Monk Lakes in Kent to provide an extremely close match with seven competitors exceeding the magical 100lb mark. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

For the second year running the Angling Trust and the National Crucian Conservation Project (NCCP) have teamed up with the Association of Crucian Anglers who came up with the idea of designating June as 'Catch a Crucian Month'. They have organised a photo competition with some great prizes to be judged by a panel of leading crucian crusaders including Chris Yates, Hugh Miles from Passion for Angling, the author and crucian expert Peter Rolfe, angling artist Chris Turnbull and big fish specialist Gary Newman. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

MarkDownes, Drennan Team England Manager is holding an Under 25s InternationalTraining/Assessment session on Makin’s Fishery, Bazzard Road, Nuneaton. CV11 6QJ on Sunday 23rdApril 2017. Phase 1 Lake 1 has been reserved for the training/assessmentsession. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Members of the public fishing recreationally should be extremely concerned over a new and rapidly expanding commercial fishery which threatens the South West’s wrasse populations. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Andy Power from Somerset led the way in the latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at the prolific West Midlands venue, Woodland View Fishery on Saturday, 8th April. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The Atlantic Salmon Trust, Angling Trust and FishPal have teamed up to produce a series of three ten-minute advisory films called “The Gift” to promote best practice for fishing for salmon. The videos have been warmly welcomed by anglers, with thousands viewing them on You Tube even before the official launch. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Good weather ensured that fishing was to the highest level at this latest Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier held at Viaduct Fishery, Somerset on Saturday, 1st April. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Today's your last chance to enter our shoot raffle to win a fabulous day's shooting worth £15,000 for a team of 8 guns for just £100 - and support the Angling Trust & Fish Legal in the process! Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The Angling Trust is supporting the Living Rivers Europe initiative, launched this week by the European Anglers Alliance, WWF, European Environmental Bureau, European Rivers Network and Wetlands International. Living Rivers Europe has published a policy document that sets out a strong vision of healthy river ecosystems, flourishing with wildlife to the benefit of society at large, the economy and sustainable development in Europe. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

After a lengthy investigation, the Angling Trust has uncovered evidence of the destruction of habitat for fish and other wildlife by Environment Agency contractors carrying out flood defence works on rivers in six English counties, in what has become an issue of national concern. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

With a hard frost and cold wind greeting the 150 anglers arriving for the Fish 'O' Mania qualifier at Tunnel Barn Farm, many did not think the contest would achieve the high weights of the previous weekend's matches. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Defra announces that fish passage legislation will be set out in the coming weeks after years of delay Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The biggest river fishing competition in the UK is back for 2016 and as the competition enters its fourth year the Angling Trust has revealed members will be able to apply for tickets through a new online booking system. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Some of the competitors awoke a little bleary eyed on the morning of the match, having spent the previous evening socialising with the locals and enjoying the Cambridgeshire nightlife a little too much! Still, a great aspect of these events is meeting like minded people and sharing tales over a meal and a few drinks. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Going into its third year, the Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust are delighted to announce they are organising the Junior Canal Championship for 2016. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

130 competitors gathered at the picturesque Hayfield Lakes, Doncaster on Saturday 12th March 2016 for the third Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier on a cool misty morning. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Overnight rain with a freezing wind made fishing hard for most of the 130 anglers fishing the Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier at Viaduct Fishery, Somerset on Wednesday, 9th March. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

This year the U23s Drennan Team England will be travelling to Coruche in Portugal for the FIPSed World Championships. A notoriously difficult venue for the English where distance waggler fishing is normally the key to success. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The 150 Competitors arriving for the first Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier of 2016 were greeted by scattered snow showers and a biting North Easterly wind at Tunnel Barn Farm in Shrewley, Warwickshire on Saturday 5th March. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

More anglers are taking steps to stop the spread of ‘alien’ species which pose a threat to the UK’s fish stocks and aquatic environments. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The 2015/16 Winter League final saw 340 anglers and 34 teams from across the country compete on the Fenland Drains and Decoy Lakes in Peterborough - and it was Team Ossett from Yorkshire who delivered a superb performance to secure a cheque for £3,000 and the title, their first win in the competition. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

Three MPs lend their political support to help save three fish species Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.

The Angling Trust will not be supporting Sea Angling 2016, a new project to collect data on catches from recreational sea anglers. Click here to view the full article. Please reply below to add your comments, if any.