Angling strategies and action plans

Angling strategies and useful links

• Management of zander (Canal & River Trust, EA and NE joint statement)
• National angling strategy
  
• National angling strategy annual report 2019/20
• National Angling Strategy Annual Report 2020/21
• Angling survey results
• Substance report 2017: Public benefits of angling
• IFM invasive species presentation by John Ellis and Prof Phillip Smith, University of Hertfordshire (Dr Smith's PHD is available to read here)
• Zander workshop - summary document
• Natural England report on SSSi site management framework
• National Angling Advisory Group
• Angling club safety policy
• Standard angling agreement
• Example of a canal KIFR site permit
• Zander and other non-native fish: FAQs

Fisheries and angling action plans

Our waterway Fisheries and Angling Action Plans were developed during 2015 following a nationwide series of stakeholder meetings. These included numerous angling clubs, the Rivers Trust, the Angling Trust and the Environment Agency. The plans identified the key fisheries and angling issues that need to be addressed:

1. Retaining existing angling customers and attracting new ones
2. Developing and improving access to the fishery
3. Opportunities to engage with local communities
4. Taking advantage of the opportunities for volunteering and adoptions
5. Improving communication between us and our customers
6. Funding
7. Fish passage and migration
8. Predation and non-native species
9. Fish stocks and fisheries management
10. Fisheries and water quality and quantity

These action plans act as our long-term manifestos for our work in each area. Please email us if you would like to see your local action plan.