Christmas greetings from the Angling Trust

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! From the staff and boards of the Angling Trust and Fish Legal, we wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and hope the new year is packed with lots of PBs! Special thanks to Kevin Hamill for the wintry picture.

GO Outdoors and Fishing Republic join the Angling Trust - and offer members 10% discount in store and online! Leisure and tackle retailers GO Outdoors and Fishing Republic have become our latest Retail Associate members. Marie Stewart, Partnership Accounts Manager at JD Outdoor, said: “We aim to support the Trust in any way we can so that they continue to carry out the invaluable work they do for the angling industry and anglers across the country." To celebrate the partnership, GO Outdoors and Fishing Republic are offering members a 10% discount on their huge range of items. Login to your Members Dashboard to obtain your code for online purchases and show your valid membership card for purchases in store. Click for Members' Discounts

Take a Friend Fishing for free this Christmas!

Christmas is a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water with a friend or family member. Anglers with a fishing licence can get a FREE one-day fishing licence worth £6 from the Environment Agency to take someone they know fishing from 17th December to 2nd January. The Take a Friend Fishing campaign is a partnership between the Angling Trust, Environment Agency and Angling Trades Association.

Register a friend for a free one-day licence

Angling Trust message to ministers: Keep us fishing! ‘Keep us fishing’ is the Christmas message to Government ministers from the Angling Trust following the refusal of the Health Secretary Sajid Javid to rule out further Covid restrictions in England or even a fourth lockdown. Angling Trust CEO Jamie Cook has written to senior members of the Government to remind them of how angling continued successfully and safely through the last two lockdowns and to press for similar treatment should new restrictions be introduced. Read more

Check for Covid rules in Wales Coronavirus restrictions in Wales are different to England. If you live in Wales, or planning a fishing trip to Wales, please check latest Covid information via our Fishing in Wales website.

Aire and Calder barge to continue despite fish kills A commercial barge is being allowed to continue to operate through the Knottingley section of the Aire and Calder Navigation in West Yorkshire despite the Canal and Rivers Trust admitting it is responsible for killing fish. In an email to the Angling Trust, the CRT said they are investigating contributing factors which will not be complete until the end of February. The Angling Trust has called for the commercial operation to be halted and is seeking an urgent meeting with CRT. Read more

Specimen Sea Fish Awards Scheme launches The popular Specimen Sea Fish Awards Scheme, run by the Angling Trust and supported by Glasgow Angling Centre, has launched for Angling Trust members and members of its Affiliated Clubs. With monthly and end-of-year prizes to be won, the competition is divided into two sections for fish caught from boats or from the shore. Read more

Two record fish make British sea angling history Two sea fish, accepted by the British Record Fish Committee, have made British angling history. The two-banded sea bream - one caught from a boat out of Padstow, Cornwall and the other from the shore on the Channel Island of Sark - are the first of their species to be landed by anglers in British waters. Read the full story

Team England Shore Team applications extended Sea match anglers wishing to be considered for Team England Shore squads for the World and Home championships now have more time to submit their applications. The Angling Trust is pleased to announce that the deadline for applications has been extended until Friday, 14th January, 2022. Click here for application form

Angling Trust Coarse Competitions calendar now available

The Angling Trust's Coarse Competitions calendar for 2022 is now available on our website. Dates for game and sea competitions will be added in the new year.

Click here for Coarse Competitions

The Angling Trust We are a not for profit organisation, representing anglers, fighting for fish, fishing and the environment. We are recognised by the Government as the National Governing Body for angling in England and partner with Visit Wales and Natural Resources Wales to promote Fishing in Wales. We are a member-based organisation made up of anglers of all disciplines providing a united front to represent, grow and protect our sport. By becoming a member of the Angling Trust you are helping to protect the waterways you fish in and the fish which live within them, ensuring their health and protection for future generations. Click here for more information about membership Angling Trust Limited is a company limited by guarantee, company number 05320350 Angling Trust & Fish Legal, Eastwood House, Rainbow Street, Leominster, HR6 8DQ