Jamie Cook, Angling Trust chief executive, reminded anglers to ‘stay safe, stay home’. The advice followed questions over the legality of fishing now and during the difficult coronavirus ‘lockdown’ weeks…
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Beat the stress in your life through fishing
Stress beating qualities of being by the water fishing have come more to the public’s attention in the past year. Most notably, the hugely-popular BBC TV series, Mortimer & Whitehouse:…
Your help needed NOW for UK cormorant control, say Angling Trust and the Avon Roach Project
The Angling Trust and the Avon Roach Project have joined forces to encourage anglers everywhere to help curb the UK cormorant menace. They want the issue sorted, once and for…
New online effort to shoot more cormorants – details & link to where you can participate
The Angling Trust and the Avon Roach Project are trying to generate a large-scale response to the Government’s consultation on the General Licence to shoot birds. It currently permits the…
Rod licence dodgers are on the decline as fear of detection rises
The total number of prosecutions of rod licence dodgers for the 2018/2019 season was 1,691 whereas in 2017/2018 the figure was 2,257. That represents a reduction of 25.1 per cent.…
How poaching by Eastern European anglers is being tackled
Building Bridges project manager Janusz Kansik told Angler’s Mail all about the work. “Building Bridges is about education and prevention,” said Janusz. “We work with fisheries to encourage them to display signs in…
Fishing Closed Season backlash divides anglers
Many are angry at the outcome of the river fishing Closed Season consultation. Some have questioning the role of the Angling Trust, who they believe should have campaigned for change.…
Jamie Cook is new angling leader – find out more here
Jamie Cook has just stepped into the Angling Trust and Fish Legal role. He has started following Mark Lloyd’s move to chief executive of The Rivers Trust after ten years at…
UK angling to get a boost with launch of major new plan
UK angling should be a winner with the National Angling Strategy, which was launched at Get Hooked On Fishing’s Northala Fields. Amongst the great and good in attendance for the…
Mark Lloyd, leader of Angling Trust, set to quit
Mark Lloyd will be leaving the Angling Trust chief executive post, and he will take up the CEO role at environmental group, The Rivers Trust. Mark has headed up the…