Welcome to ANGLING HERITAGE (UK)

Founded on the 9th February, 2009 by Sandra Armishaw, the owner of River Reads’ bookshop in Torrington, Devon, ANGLING HERITAGE (UK) is a charitable non-profit-making Trust.

Fred Buller MBE, angling writer and highly respected historian is the Patron; Chris Yates, iconic angling writer is a trustee, as is Des Taylor, known by many thousands through his weekly column in Angling Times. Reg Talbot, angler and accountant is also a trustee, and holds the post of Administrator. Each give their time freely to support the work of this charity.

Angling history records date back centuries, but 21st century technology enables us to readily capture life in the raw, and we have never been more able to preserve social history than now. Life is so fast-paced for most of us that it's easy to lose this when those with the greatest knowledge leave us. It is therefore so important to appreciate their wealth of experience and all that each person has contributed, because so much is accidentally discarded and can never be regained.

The trustees of ANGLING HERITAGE (UK) are committed to the preservation of oral and filmed history, together with photographs, letters and associated ephemera.
 
By keeping history alive in our memories, we create a legacy for future generations of fishermen, thus enabling them to understand the lives and times of those who made their sport one of the most participative worldwide.