27 Jul 2021

Organised by environmental charity Hubbub and supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Treasure Your River campaign aims to collect 95 tonnes of litter and prevent a further 90 tonnes from entering the rivers Avon, Mersey, Severn, Thames, Trent, Forth and Taff. The campaign is supported by the Angling Trust. Read more and get involved in […]

18 Nov 2020

Invasive non-native species are increasingly present in our waters causing significant impacts on our fish and sport. The Angling Trust is undertaking a survey in collaboration with the University College London to understand current awareness of these species and what we at the Trust can do to assist in managing this issue. It doesn’t matter […]

19 Dec 2018

Environment Agency introduce restrictions on fishing in England in response to the international decline in migratory salmon stocks. The Environment Agency’s national salmon and sea trout byelaws, applicable in England, have been confirmed by Defra. This means that the byelaws will become law and come into force on 1 January 2019. The Environment Agency is […]

26 Nov 2018

1. Angling Trust & Other campaign for the reintroduction of catch & release tuna fishery Over the last three years, huge Atlantic bluefin tuna have appeared late each summer in UK waters. A global stock recovery program has seen numbers recover sharply from danger levels ten years ago. From Cornwall and Wales to the Outer Hebrides, […]

30 Jul 2018

Campaigners try and overturn the complete ban on taking bass by sports angling If you are a rod and line fisherman you can take 5 tonnes … but sport anglers cannot take one fish. The Angling Trust and Save Our Sea Bass have ramped up pressure on the European Commission after new scientific advice from […]

18 Jun 2018

‘Fish Legal has threatened Defra and Natural England with legal action for failing to take a precautionary approach to the regulation of the lucrative wrasse fishery which has sprung up in the inshore waters of England to supply the Scottish salmon farming industry. The wrasse are caught in pots and transported live to Scotland where […]

13 Jun 2018

At least £300,000 of fishing licence income is being made available to angling clubs and fisheries based in England through the latest round of funding from the Angling Improvement Fund (AIF). The money will be used to help fund general fishery improvements, river access, measures to control predation and improving access-for-all on still waters and […]