HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

 Chairman's New Year Message

What a great season we had on Federation waters during 2024. Some fantastic salmon fishing with anglers catching their personal best salmon, their first salmon and the most salmon they have caught in one season.

Although sea trout numbers were slightly down from the previous year, there was some nice fish caught last season.

Brown trout anglers are reporting a good season with some bigger trout being caught than in previous years. The weight of the fish which won The Centenary Cup for the heaviest brown trout is 7lb 8oz which is the heaviest trout caught since the competition began in 1994.

But most of all, it has been great to hear from so many permit holders who have enjoyed fishing the Federations waters during 2024, meeting fellow anglers, sharing knowledge, participating in our events and enjoying the good spirit and companionship which is representative of where the Federation is now.

Please keep checking the news section on our Website and Facebook page for news items, also for details of the many activities we have planned for 2025. We hope to see you at these events.

Congratulations to this season’s trophy winners:

River Coquet Trophy (first fresh salmon on The River Coquet) - John Foster

The Federation Shield (first fly caught salmon) - Jacek Bernard

Centenary Cup (heaviest salmon) - Adam Mulgrew

Jim Hardy Trophy (heaviest sea trout) - Leigh Final

Centenary Cup (heaviest brown trout) – Paul Robson     

We are looking forward to a great 2025 season and meeting you one day riverside – we hope you are too.  Your permit price this year includes a handbook. Don’t delay in getting your permit - be ready now for what we hope will be another great season – click on this link to apply for your permit.

We hope you have a Happy and Healthy New Year with lots of tight lines.

Guy Appleby

Chairman

Northumbrian Anglers Federation