The last meeting of the SAA
The drive up to North Leicester brought mixed feelings, the last meeting of the Specialist Anglers Alliance. Mixed because this meeting really closed a large chapter on the specialist movement in the UK, but also because this heralds a new chapter for angling, The formation of a unified representation for angling "The Angling Trust".
The drive up to North Leicester brought mixed feelings, the last meeting of the Specialist Anglers Alliance. Mixed because this meeting really closed a large chapter on the specialist movement in the UK, but also because this heralds a new chapter for angling, The formation of a unified representation for angling "The Angling Trust".
I've been an individual member of the SAA for 5 years or so, but was attending the meeting as a representative of the National Anguilla Club. I wont go into much detail about what went on as the the main part was taken up with financial talk about winding up the SAA, and how specialist anglers will be represented within the new body.
The SAA have done a huge amount of work on behalf of us specialist anglers, most of which is unseen, unreported and without thanks. The time donated by the SAA committee and those associated is nothing short of remarkable. I know some will read this and think that fishing shouldn't be involved with politics but lets face facts if angling isn't involved in politics, it wont be too long before angling gets banned or probably more likely restricted out of existence. Please support your single species groups and lobby the committee's of your group to support the Angling Trust... Angling needs YOU.
