National Fishing Week Goes Monthly

National Fishing Week grows into National Fishing Month...

Author: Press Release
Date: 03 February 2010

Following a successful series of events during National Fishing Week 2009, the supporting bodies have decided that the annual event will grow into a month long celebration of angling, entitled National Fishing Month.

The initiative will begin on the 17th July 2010 and conclude on the 15th August 2010 and will involve several showcase events in each region and a wide range of other local events. 

As in previous years, the idea is to encourage every family member to have a go at fishing from whatever cultural or social background they may be from. 

The initiative’s timing has been deliberately planned to incorporate the end of the school terms and more of the school holidays to enable activities to be linked with both schools and families. By extending the timetable, fishery owners, angling coaches and retailers will have a greater span of time to be able to take part and support events in their areas.

Mark Lloyd, chief executive of the Angling Trust said: “Last year’s National Fishing Week saw thousands of new anglers learn to fish and we want to build on that this year with a longer event, spanning the end of term and the start of the school holidays, to maximise opportunities for people from all walks of life to discover the joys of game, coarse and sea fishing.  

"National Fishing Month will also aim to promote the benefits of angling to society, the economy and the environment to the general public who tend not to understand our weird, but wonderful sport.  Everyone at the Trust is very excited about the initiative and we will do all that we can, with the Angling Development Board, the Angling Trades Association, the Environment Agency and Sportsmatch, to make this important initiative a success.”