The inside line on the activities of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, from the CEO of the sport’s governing body

2025 has been yet another sensational year for fishing. Not only have special catches been made, but anglers have taken a stand against the issues that matter, and come out largely victorious.

Coach Brian beats one of his youth club members by a single centimetre in one of his own competitions and reveals details of a new programme to get newcomers into the sport

A last gasp fish sees team England win the shore World Championships in France

An exceptional 2025 sees the likeable Essex angler lift the title

Sea Angler reader Ashley Butcher tells the incredible story of how a member of landlocked Leicester-based club Anstey Sea Anglers looks to have caught a new British record plaice, a record which has stood since 1974