The Grantham Angling Association
was formed on October 5th 1872 at The Mail Hotel in Grantham high street, by coincidence now the offices of The Grantham Journal who reported it as follows:
Mr. W W Leak was appointed Chairman at the meeting
attended by 80 gentlemen who had given their adhesion to the movement.
The first fishing match was held in September two years later, when some sixty anglers, competed in a most satisfactory and agreeable manner for a first prize of 25 shillings, (which is £1.25 in new money)
the unrecorded winner caught seven fish with a combined weight of 2lb
9ozs. Things haven't changed much in the 100 odd years (apart from the prize money)!
Membership has increased a lot since then, and now stands at over 800 book-holders.
The Association is a founder of the National Federation Of Anglers, and has fished in all National Championships since its inauguration.

We will advertise your charity event here, as long the event is to be held within 20 miles of Grantham.
jeff@granthamaa.co.uk

Power lines are dangerous fish well away from the especially when using a pole or carbon fiber rod