08.08.19  131 offences reported as volunteer bailiffs carry out over 3,650 patrols during coarse fishing close season

The Angling Trust’s Voluntary Bailiff Service took part in one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal fishing during the coarse fish close season, with volunteers carrying out over 3,650 patrols amounting to a total of 8,798 hours.

06.08.19  Angling Trust's Building Bridges team to help police tackling modern slavery

Anglers have been asked to help police in the fight to tackle the rising crime of human trafficking and modern slavery.

26.07.19  Angling Trust and Fish Legal appoint successful angling all-rounder and business leader as new Chief Executive

The Angling Trust and Fish Legal are delighted to announce that their next Chief Executive will be Jamie Cook - a highly successful coarse angler with extensive business experience - who will be joining them later this year. Jamie steps into the role following Mark Lloyd’s recent move to Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust after 10 years at the helm.  The announcement follows a lengthy recruitment process which saw a wide range of strong candidates applying. In the end the Angling Trust Board and Fish Legal Committee came to a unanimous decision that Jamie is the right person to lead both organisations and angling forward to a brighter future.

24.07.19  MPs respond to Chalkstream Crisis Campaign Following two months of intense campaigning by the Angling Trust and other fisheries and wildlife groups on the crisis facing drought-hit rivers and chalkstreams in the South and East of England the matter was finally debated in Parliament this week.

23.07.19  Register now for Fisheries Enforcement Workshops in your region

The Angling Trust’s popular Fisheries Enforcement Workshops are again being held in all six English regions this autumn.