Regarding current high water temperatures….

Dear allWith the current water temperature at around 20 degrees I believe that we should not be fishing for salmon and seatrout as the survival of and fish caught and returned is much reduced. My recommendation would be that fisheries stop fishing for a week or at...

Annual General Meeting 2025 The 2025 Launceston Anglers Annual General Meeting will be held in The Tamar Room, Arundel Arms Hotel, Lifton PL16 0AA at 7.30pm Thursday 23  January 2025. Business to go through will include previous minutes, approval of the last year’s...

Stuart Bray

Launceston Anglers Association was saddened to hear of Stuarts passing recently this month (August). We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family. Stuart was a keen salmon and trout fisherman and a supportive member of the Association for over fifty...

SAFETY WARNING TO ALL ACCESSING LAA Fishing BEATS

Due to persistent bad weather, spates and flood flows since the beginning of the year annual bank access and ladder surveys with resulting repairs have been unable to be completed. This means that due to high winter flows, access points and ladders to fishing points...

Position Statement regarding Angling for Salmon

Committee of Launceston Anglers Association Position Statement regarding Angling for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) states:  “In the latest species reassessment by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species,...