January 14th, 2020
Sussex Angler Breaks British Record
A ‘monster’ Barbel has been landed in Petworth and Bognor Angling Club’s waters by member Colin Smithson, breaking the 13 year old British record.
Colin thought he had hooked a big Mirror Carp says club representative Steve Penticost but after a terrific fight was amazed to see the giant Barbel surface.
Dedicating this 21lb 2oz record breaker to brother Roy, who sadly passed away at just 63, Colin said 'I’m sure Roy was looking down on me and I know, as a keen angler himself, would have been immensely proud to see me catch this fish’
Trustees of the Arun & Rother Rivers Trust were particularly pleased to hear of his catch in their waters because, as Chairman Charlie Baker points out, Barbel need well oxygenated clean water to survive and breed. It says we’re making progress!
December 4th, 2019
Joining The Dots!
A room full of landowners, farmers, anglers and conservationists, retired Environment Agency and water company managers – and a snail expert. That’s a typical ARRT management meeting. You’d think...
December 4th, 2019
School Helps Raise £2000 for Fishes
Barnham Primary School’s Eco Team joined up with environmental charity, the Arun & Rother Rivers Trust (ARRT) to raise nearly £2,000 towards its river protection programme.
The money comes...
October 11th, 2019
Little And Large
My fishing addiction began when barely six years old. A net on a cane and a jam jar was all I needed. Wellies on and mother in hand I’d go in pursuit of abundant (little) sticklebacks in the...
June 15th, 2019
Dealing With Diffuse Pollution – An Act Of Faith
From my upbringing in Scarborough on the east coast, then during service in the Royal Navy and latterly as an NFU environment adviser, I’ve lived on and with water all my life and care deeply about...
May 15th, 2019
Fishing For A Smile
I saw the tail first. It waved momentarily above the surface then disappeared instantly below the ripples. The rod jerked and dipped alarmingly towards the water; the reel screamed.
“Keep the rod...
May 14th, 2019
Chairmans View
As the recently appointed chairman of the board of the Arun & Rother Rivers’ Trust I am writing to set out my aspirations for the coming year.
I took over from Sebastian Anstruther the inspiring...
April 2nd, 2019
ARRT at the heart of the South Downs National Park
Ten years ago, a few of us decided to form the Arun & Rother Rivers Trust (ARRT), one of a nationwide network of trusts set up to protect our rivers and streams. That same year, the South Downs...