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Anging Trust hit back at critics. The Angling Trust has hit back at critics, who slammed the £1. 8m funding package secured for angling from Sport England. The amount of funding each sport received was announced on Monday, with angling ranking 35th out of the 46 sports awarded funding, despite being among the country’s largest participation sports.

Disappointment at derisory sum. Anglers have reacted with anger to the news that their sport will receive just £1. 8million in funding from Sport England over the next four years. Over the same length of time, badminton will receive £18 million, netball £25 million and golf £13 million.

Loads of match related news inside!It has been an eventful week in the angling world. For the first time in eighteen years, the former European Champion and World Champion, Will Raison has announced a change in sponsors - moving camps to join Old Ghost. We tell of exciting changes to Advanced Carp Fishing Magazine, with two new top name columnists, and a new consulting Editor. Then, there is the controversial story of the Warwickshire venue that has banned a bait - just because it is too effective, and anglers didn’t want to compete against it!There is good news for fly anglers, in the shape of a new chalkstream charter - and exciting plans for new lakes at Cheshire Partirdge Lakes complex.

England ace signs three year deal. Will Raison has signed a three year consultancy deal with Chinese bait giants, Old Ghost. The move represents the former World Champions first sponsorship change in over 18 years, though his long standing tackle deal with Daiwa will continue. Old Ghost officially launched their bait range in to the UK market earlier this year, and have already reported good sales.