Since reaching the semi-finals of BBC series The Big Fish, Jo Stephenson has been carving out a successful path as a globe trotting fishing guide, as well as a great role model for women in angling. Angling Trust blogger Dominic Garnett caught up with her on the cusp of the 2019 British Fly Fair International,…
What are your hopes and aims for fishing in 2019? To start the new year in style, we caught up with a host of passionate anglers and famous faces from Matt Hayes and John Bailey, to Hugh Miles, Keith Arthur and current Drennan Cup Champion Dai Gribble. MATT HAYES: TV presenter & angling personality “There…
The VBS: An Inspirational Catalyst for Change & A Credit to the Angling Community National Enforcement Manager Dilip Sarkar MBE looks at the amazing success story that is the Voluntary Bailiff Service Having been a lifelong angler, after leaving West Mercia Police and taking over the lease of a fishery on the Severn at Worcester,…
If you read my previous blog piece about the changes being made to the Rod Licence then you know that I think that pretty much everything that has changed is an improvement for anglers. That’s great, but the next big question that generally get’s asked (and there were quite a few comments about it on Facebook…
A Long and Winding Road Paul Thomas the Angling Trust Regional Fisheries Enforcement Manager for the East of England, talks about his first few months in the job. As you all know, in August 2015 the EA awarded a landmark fisheries contract to the Angling Trust. This announcement followed a rigorous competitive process and forms…
