Specimen Sea Fish Awards Scheme Competition

This popular sea fishing awards programme is run by the Angling Trust and supported by Glasgow Angling Centre.

This annual competition opens on 1st December and closes on 30th November of the following year. It is open to all paid up Members of the Angling Trust and Members of our Affiliated Clubs.

It is divided into two sections for fish caught from boats, and for fish caught from the shore.

Prizes

Individual ‘Certificates of Merit’ for all specimen fish registered. For a small fee you can purchase a medal to go with it.

£20 Glasgow Angling Centre Gift Voucher will be awarded to the Adult and Junior member who registers the best specimen fish of the month.

£75 Glasgow Angling Centre Gift Voucher will be awarded to five members as bonus end of season awards.

The Sea Angling News trophy is awarded to the affiliated club that registers the most amount of boat and shore specimen fish claims annually. Winners will be announced in the Sea Section email Newsletter at www.anglingtrust.net/subscribe 

How do I enter? 

The competition rules, Area Specimen Fish Weights and Boundary Map, Specimen Fish Registration Form in PDF and Excel format can be downloaded below: 

1] Adult Table of Specimen Weights 1st Dec 2023 to 30th Nov 2024 – Download

2] Junior Tables of Specimen Weights 1st Dec 2023 to 30th Nov 2024  – Download

3] Competition Rules 1st Dec 2023 to 30th Nov 2024  – Download 

4] Specimen Fish Registration Form (Adult & Junior) 1st Dec 2023 to 30th Nov 2024  (PDF) – Download

5] Specimen Fish Registration Form (Adult & Junior) 1st Dec 2023 to 30th Nov 2024  (Excel) – Download

6] Specimen Areas Map – Download

Further updates including monthly and annual results will be published via our online forums. 

New Manager

Trevor Sutch at [email protected] has taken over as manager of the Angling Trust Specimen Fish Award Scheme Competition as of 1st December 2023. Specimen fish claims are to be forwarded to this email address from now on. 

Eric Gerrey retired from the competition after twelve years of service on 30th November 2023 and everyone involved with the scheme wishes him the very best for the future. 

Sponsorship 

The competition is supported by Glasgow Angling Centre with prizes kindly sponsored by www.fishingmegastore.com