Anglers' Net

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 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 second round of funding for four wheelchair-accessible Wheelyboats is now open to angling clubs and fisheries across the UK. 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 Angling Trust is calling on the government to agree to a better deal for bass anglers in 2020. 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

Sixteen anglers fished the sixth bank qualifier of the 2019/20 season at Ellerdine Lakes, Shropshire. With south-westerly winds forecast in excess of 40mph the competitors would be tested to their limits on match day. Many anglers had practiced prior to the event and found good numbers of fish in the two bays on Meadow Lake where the match was to be held. The fish responded well to a variety of methods from pulling dark coloured lures to fishing a range of bright patterns under the bung. View the full article

At our recent AGM and ‘Building A Brighter Future’ Angling Conference, the Angling Trust announced the support of our latest ambassador Lisa Wilson, the daughter of the late John Wilson MBE. View the full article

The Angling Trust's Manifesto for Angling - published last month - has secured strong cross party pledges from both Labour and Conservative parties to support angling in the next Parliament. View the full article

MEP Niclas Herbst and Commissioner Virjinius Sinkevičius welcome constructive dialogue with the recreational fisheries sector during the relaunch event of the RecFishing Forum. View the full article

The British Record Fish Committee has considered and accepted five new claims for record-size fish, including a barbel, three-spined stickleback and a seldom reported streaked gurnard. View the full article

History will be made in 2020 as England has been chosen to host the inaugural Ladies World Carp Angling Championships. View the full article

The Angling Trust’s Building Bridges project has achieved its target of recruiting two key volunteers in each of six English regions. View the full article

The Angling Trust’s Building Bridges Project Manager Janusz Kansik gave a keynote speech to police from across UK and Europe at a major event on modern slavery. View the full article

The Marine National Teams and Competition Group of the Angling Trust are delighted to announce the England International Boat squads for 2020. View the full article

The 40 anglers who fished the sixth Thames Tidefest Angling Championship 2019 have raised £200 for the fishing charity Get Hooked on Fishing. View the full article

Eight anglers fished the fifth bank qualifier of the 2019/20 season at Barnsfold Waters Trout Fishery on Sunday 24th November. Overcast conditions and a soft easterly wind welcomed those anglers competing. View the full article

The future of UK blue shark angling looks a little more secure after science-based catch limits for both southern and northern blue shark stocks were agreed for the first time. View the full article

Last year saw our most well attended Nationals for nearly a decade and in line with this continued success, the Angling Trust is thrilled to announce the Angling Trust Feeder National, which will take place on the Gloucester Canal on Sunday 23rd August 2020. View the full article

Anglian Water is appealing the decision of a judge to award compensation to the Cambridge Fish Preservation and Angling Society (CFPAS), a member club of Fish Legal. View the full article

In the weeks leading up to the Angling Trust Pike Championships the weather across the Fens was inclement to say the least, however with the controlled water in the fens it was one of the only fishable stretches of river across the country this weekend. View the full article

The Angling Trust has hosted the inaugural Voluntary Bailiff Service Area Coordinators’ Conference, supported by Gloucestershire and West Mercia Police, and the Environment Agency. View the full article