The Welsh Shore Masters team recorded a hugely respectable seventh placed finish at the 2025 Masters Shore Angling World Championships in France. The eighth edition of these championships was held on the beach at Equihen-Plage on the southern outskirts of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It was a remarkable performance with Team Wales competing as a quartet and an angler short, rather than the permitted team of five. Tony Thomas, Leigh Rogers, Ivor Smith and Franco Attanasio pulled out all

Calling all Anglers – Take someone you know fishing for FREE between Saturday 20th December 2025 and Sunday 4th of January 2026! Take a Friend Fishing (TAFF) offers more opportunity than ever to get out fishing with a friend. Even more weekends and opportunities for you to go fishing and create long-lasting friendships and memories are included during the upcoming winter holidays. Existing fishing licence holders can register for a FREE one-day fishing licence from Natural Re

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2026 Prohibited List, which outlines the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport, following a consultation period with stakeholders. WADA released the 2026 List on 24 September 2025, giving athletes and their support personnel time to: • Make themselves aware of the changes to the List • Review any medications they use • Apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to the appropriate organisation , such as UKAD

Former veterans world champion Harry Billing can add the title of Welsh individual coarse angling champion to his glittering career CV after he won yesterday’s Angling Cymru DragonMania Final at Weston Pools. The 71-year-old Sonubaits and Garbolino sponsored angler, from Winwick near Warrington, took the trophy and £2,000 winner’s cheque after winning the match with a bag weighing 84lb 7oz in total off peg six on Canal Pool. His margin of victory was only 4oz more than defend

Last weekend, the famous River Weaver in Cheshire was the setting for the 2025 Celtic Cup, with Wales taking their turn to host this year, and with thanks to the support of Northwich Angling Association. An annual event, the Celtic Cup is a friendly developmental competition giving up and coming coarse anglers the opportunity to fish for Wales, alongside current internationals, battling it out against Ireland and Scotland. This year, led once again by manager Ben Roberts, the

A stellar field of top coarse match anglers will battle it out at Weston Pools Fishery near Oswestry on Sunday all vying to become...

We know that the part a parents plays in their child's sport can have a big impact on their child's wellbeing and how they feel about...

Fortunately the worst of the weather held off for the 2025 North Wales Junior Championships, held at The Rosie in Wepre Park on 20...

Despite the horrendous weather, it was a good turnout for this year's Angling Cymru South Wales Under-18 competition, held at White...

This weekend, Brynhenllys trout fishery, in Ystalyfera, kindly hosted Angling Cymru’s Bank Fly Fishing Competition for 2025. Brynhenllys...

The Welsh men’s carp team will be mixing it with the best in the world this week when the World Carp Fishing Championships (Men’s) get...

The Team Wales Float Fishing Team secured a hugely creditable top 10 finish at this year’s Coarse Angling World Championships held in...

A strong field of 30 sea anglers contested this year’s Shore DragonMania Final which saw west Walian Dorian Harris netting the overall...

The Angling Cymru DragonMania Welsh Shore Angling Championships culminate at Pwllheli this weekend – with 30 anglers vying to be crowned...

The 30-strong line-up for the 2025 DragonMania shore sea angling final, taking place at Pwllheli on 9 August, has been confirmed after...

Angling Cymru’s ladies carp fishing team have been mixing it with the best in the world once again – and bagged a trophy in the process....

Huge congratulations to Gareth Griffiths, from Barry, who has now had his record shore-caught Tope (Galeorhinus galeus) ratified at 86lb...

There was reason for celebration for the Welsh men’s shore team after they were crowned team champions at the 2025 Sea Angling Liaison...

Take A Friend Fishing is back this month and there’s now more opportunity than ever to go fishing and create those long-lasting...

Last weekend saw the Angling Cymru Over 50s (North) Championship hosted by Eisteddfa Fishery & Cafe and Bron Eifion Fishing Lakes &...