Mark Gambles - Level 2 Licensed Coach

17/10/2025

Since starting a new chapter in my life I have experienced the joy of offering coached sessions in angling.

This page will hopefully explain why being a licensed coach is so important — it keeps everyone safe, ensures quality coaching, and builds trust to those wishing to take part. It will also show the range of fun, welcoming services we offer to help people of all ages and abilities to get into fishing and enjoy the great outdoors together.

It is also hoped that it draws like minded coaches together so we may be able align our support and resources to offer our new or returning angling community more opportunities to Get Fishing.

18/05/2025

YORKSHIRE - Open Day!

A really lovely family engagement day to provide an opportunity to those who wanted to have a go at angling and for many, to catch their first ever memorable fish!
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We recorded some 80 anglers who took part in the event with over 100 family members supporting them during their activity. This resulted in some 350 fish being caught during the session by the beginners.

A huge thank you must go to Alex and the Aston Park Fisheries Team for allowing us to use the lake and have free bait for the whole day.

Also to the Licensed Coaches for providing their skills as volunteers to support these new and returning anglers to try and get more people fishing more often.

Also to Dave Woodhead for coordinating the event and allowing us to use the equipment for the day.

For anyone wishing to take part in Angling please check out the following links.

17/05/2025

YORKSHIRE - Slaithwaite & District Angling Club

New Horizons - Huddersfield Scout Group had an amazing day taking part in the Get Fishing Awards recently hosted by Regional Angling Development Officer Mark Gambles and Level 2 Angling Coach Colin Olfin and 5 volunteers.

The event was part of a recent projects where the scouts have been learning all things fishing 🎣

A huge thank you to the Club for allowing the enthusiastic Scouts on a cold and challenging day, to use their Hopton Waters.

The Angling Trust’s Get Fishing campaign is funded by the Environment Agency proudly supported by Shakespeare Fishing and Angling Direct - as we all work towards getting more people fishing, more often.



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15/05/2025

YORKSHIRE - Would you like to have a go at fishing............. Come and see us for free fishing, this Saturday 17 May 2025.
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Get Fishing

05/05/2025

The Angling Trust provided an opportunity to build new relationships with the Muslim Scout Fellowship.

This was brought together at Ribb Valley Fisheries in Hertfordshire on 12th April.

The sun came out to welcome around 200 participants of which the majority had never been fishing before. All attendees had multiple angling themed activities to keep them busy throughout the day.

As one of the licensed coaches on the day I met so many smiling and happy anglers of which many of them caught their very first fish.

It was a complete pleasure to be part of this event with so many enthusiastic newbies. We hope that this will inspire the MSF to get more people fishing more often.

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04/04/2025

The are running a short survey in partnership with the Environment Agency, to raise awareness about the benefits of fishing to mental health.

The campaign will launch in time for Mental Health Awareness Week (12-18 May 2025) to encourage anglers to get out fishing again even if they haven't been for a while, and to highlight the benefits to non-anglers too.

Your answers to our quick 4 question survey will help understand how going fishing and being part of the fishing community, can positively impact mental health and wellbeing.

Survey closes at 12:00 midnight on Tuesday 8th April 2025

Please do the survey at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/at-25

[BTW: If you want to read more about Mental Health Awareness Week it’s all on the Mental Health Foundation site at https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week]






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12/03/2025

Some really interesting articles about our wonderful sport to encourage those curious people wondering what is all about.

Please check out the following links: Get Fishing and Angling Trust

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11/03/2025

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