8.1 Sea Angling Organisations
Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society
John Morgan
30 Thomas Street
Port Talbot
West Glamorgan
SA12 6LT
e-mail: Andy Davies bass@ukbass.com
Founded in 1973 to promote a sporting approach to angling for the bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, and to compaign for conservation measures to counteract the effect of over-fishing.
B.A.S.S. organises bass angling weekends, or week-long trips to such venues as the Channel Islands and Ireland, a few times a year.
B.A.S.S. magazine is published quarterly and supplied without charge to paid-up members of B.A.S.S. - subscription #13 per annum, renewable January 1st. Magazine distribution target dates: mid February, May, August and November.
Bristol Channel Federation of Sea Anglers
Dave Huxley
Hon. Secretary
33 Averay Road
Stapleton
Bristol
BS16 1BL
Both shore and boat anglers compete against each other in varied contests organised by the BCFSA, with a Small Boats Section running it's own competitions.
Membership of the BCFSA provides Clubs with third party liability insurance cover.
Over the past years, the BCFSA has worked hard, helping out on various projects dealing with the environment. From heavy metal investigations, to tagging members of the shark family.
British Conger Club
Tom Matchett
British Conger Club Secretary
112 Bearsdown Road
Eggbuckland
Plymouth
Tel 01752 769262
Formed in 1962, club affiliation and personal membership is available. Members yearbook, British conger championship, inter-port and affiliated club competitions organised.
Central Fisheries Board (Ireland)
Balnagowan House
Mobhi Boreen
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Tel 01 8379206
Fax 01 8360060
The Central Fisheries Board was established under the Fisheries Act, 1980, and has statutory responsibility for the management, conservation, protection, development and promotion of inland fisheries and sea angling resources throughout the Republic of Ireland.
Also home to the Irish Specimen Fish Committee, who are responsible for the record list and an excellent specimen awards system. Pin badges and certificates are awarded for specimen fish, with a special award for catching 10 specimens. The specimen fish recorded each year are listed in an annual booklet.
Monthly sea angling reports complied by the Central & Regional Fisheries Boards.
European Federation of Sea Anglers
Mr. D Styles
12 Woodhouse Road
Hove
Sussex
BN3 5NE
Tel 01273 415560
International Game Fish Association (IGFA)
130 1E Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach
Florida
33060
U.S.A.
Irish Federation of Sea Anglers
H. O'Rourke
67 Windsor Drive
Monkstown
Co. Dublin
Eire
Tel 0103531 2806901
Irish Federation of Sea Anglers - Ulster Provincial Council
Paul Divito, Hon. Secretary
17 Coolshinney Close
Magherafelt
Co. Derry
BT45 5DR
Northern Ireland
Tel/Fax 01648 33198
e-mail: upc@altavista.net
Irish Match Angling & Surf Angling Association
Hon. Secretary
Ballynocken Beg
Ashford
Co. Wicklow
Irish Sea Angling Accommodation and Charters
Hon. Secretary
Cheryl Byrne
Loughcarrig House
Ballinacurra
Midleton
Co. Cork
Tel Cork 631952
This is an organisation of licenced charter boat operators and approved specialist sea angling accommodation providers. Anglers intending to visit Ireland can make bookings through, or get information from the Hon. Secretary.
National Association of Boat Angling Clubs
Chairman
Les Plant
The Bungalow
231a Manchester Road West
Little Hulton
Worsley
Manchester
M38 9XD
Tel 0161 790 8162
e-mail: Les Plant lapdoc@mcmail.com
Benefits for members include low insurance rates, boat handling
training, third party liability insurance for clubs, trail away weekends and representation at national levels.
National Federation of Charter Skippers
Nick Light
88 Pepperharow Road
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 2NP
Tel 01483 417782
National Federation of Sea Anglers
N.F.S.A.
51A Queen Street
Newton Abott
Devon
TQ12 2QJ
Tel/Fax: 01626 331330
nfsaho@aol.com
Founded in 1904, over 570 affiliated clubs and more than 1600 individual members. The NFSA is administered by a National Executive, with regional divisions and is backed up by a full-time Development Officer. He is David Rowe,who has worked in angling administration for many years.
The NFSA is one of the founder members of the National Anglers Council and combines with the national bodies in Ireland, Scotland and Wales under the Sea Angling Liason Committee of Great Britain and Ireland (SALC). The NFSA is now represented on most Sea Fisheries Committees ensuring recognition for sea anglers on what were purely commercial regulatory bodies.
The NFSA organises the English boat and shore teams, there are also club and P.M. festivals with numerous trophies to be won. A specimen award scheme is run for affiliated clubs and personal members. Personal membership is #8.00 per anum, and also provides third party insurance cover of #2,000,000 whilst engaged in any angling activity.
National Mullet Club
John Orford
Membership Secretary
48 Dewsland Park Road
Newport
Gwent
NP9 4EH
Tel 01633 254693
Membership #10.00 #5.00 juniors/OAPs #15.00 family.
Four magazines a year are sent to members as well as 4-6 fish-ins.
Northern Federation of Sea Angling Societies
Mr Edwards
13 Ash Crescent
Horden
Peterlee
Co. Durham
Tel 0191 586 9488
North West Association of Sea Angling Clubs
J. Atkin
15 Hargrave Ave
Oxton
Birkenhead
Merseyside
Tel 0151 652 9840
Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers
Administration Officer
Caledonia House
South Gyle
Edinburgh
EH12 9DG
Tel 0131 317 7192
Sea Angler's Match Federation
Mr. N Haward
24 Field Stile Rd
Southwold
Suffolk
Tel 01502 723547
Shark Angling Club of Great Britain
Karen Sayer
The Quay
East Looe
Cornwall
PL13 1DX
South West Federation of Sea Anglers
Hon Secretary
Mr. S. Rowe
46 The Roundway
Kingskerwell
Devon
TQ12 5BW
Tel 01803 872696
Sportfishing Club of the British Isles
Hon Treasurer
Mr. Dennis Froud
Elmhurst
Sutton Road
Langley
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3LZ
Tel 01622 861734
Membership #25.00 Annual magazine and many trophies.
Joining Fee #24.00 includes T-shirt, badge and magazine.
Formed in 1979 to share experiences and promote sport fishing at home and abroad. The SCBI has 150 members, and meets several times a year in London. The club provides teams to fish in major international big-game tournaments.
United Kingdom Surfcasting Federation
U.K.S.F
c/o Anne Howlett
19 Pightle Way
Lyng
Norwich
Norfolk
NR9 5RL
Tel 01646 600313
Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers
Julie O'Sullivan
Post Office
Church Road
Llanstadwell
Milford Haven
SA73 1EB
Tel 01646 600313
Club affiliation and personal membership available. Specimen awards.
8.2 Commercial Fishing Organisations
8.2.1 Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Tel 0171 270 8973
8.2.2 Chief Fisheries Offices
Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee
M. E. Deriman
Fisheries Office
Quay Street
Penzance
Cornwall
Tel 01736 69817
Cumbria Sea Fisheries Committee
D. Harris
6 Dunkans Square
Whitehaven
Cumbria
Tel 01946 693047
Devon Sea Fisheries Committee
N. J. Downes
Office No. 9
Fish Market
The Quay
Brixham
Devon
Tel 01803 882004
Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee
S. C. Amos
6 Northlynn Business Village
Bergin Way
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Tel 01553 775321
Essex Sea Fisheries Committee
J. S. Wiggins
Rosemount
Church Road
Brightlingsea
Essex
Tel 01206 303261
Isles of Scilly Sea Fisheries Committee
P. Highgate
Town Hall
St Mary's
Isle of Scilly
Tel 01720 22537
Kent Sea Fisheries Committee
J. W. Stroud
22 Gordon Rd
Whitstable
Kent
Tel 01227 265206
North Eastern Sea Fisheries Committee
H. F. Theaker
16 Fairfield Rd
Staithes
Saltburn
Cleveland
TS13 5AD
Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee
Mr. Flett
20 Brightman Rd
North Shields
Tyne & Wier
NG29 0HP
Tel 0191 257 7579
North West & North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee
P. Dymond
Univ of Lancaster
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4XY
Tel 01524 68745
Southern Sea Fisheries Committee
M. A. Whitely
64 Ashley Road
Poole
Dorset
BH14 9BN
Tel 01202 721373
South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee
Director P. Coates
Queens Buildings
Cwmbran Place
Swansea
SA1 1TW
Tel 01792 654466
Sussex Sea Fisheries Committee
S. A. Holdman
106 Station Road
Hailsham
E. Sussex
BN27 2EG
Tel 01323 841912
8.3 Sea Angling Clubs
Due to starting a new job, I am unable to keep the list of sea angling clubs up to date. The list has been taken over by Mike Thrussell and can be found on his"Sea - All the Angles" site.
UK Sea Fishing Clubs List
Requests for entries in the club list can be sent to alltheangles@impax.demon.co.uk
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