Whitby Angling Festival

The Countries Biggest Boat Fishing Festival.

Each year the local charter skippers hold a spring, summer and autumn Whitby angling festival. Fishing usually takes place over 14 days (Unless otherwise stated) from boats registered with The Whitby Charter Skippers Association. In recent years the Whitby Charter Skippers Association have added a 4th event to their calendar. 2008 saw the first ever winter uptiding festival at Whitby. Due to the success of this event the skippers now intend to make it an annual event.

Whitby Angling Festival 2010 Dates For Your Diary

Spring Whitby Angling Festival -  3rd. to 18th. April 2010..  One thousand pounds for the biggest fish over the festival. Plus many other place daily prizes.

Summer Whitby Angling Festival - 19th. June to 11th. July 2010. Five thousand pounds for the biggest fish Over the festival. Plus too many other great prizes to mention here.

Late Summer/Autumn Whitby Angling Festival - 11th. September. to 26th. September 2010. One thousand pounds For the biggest fish over the festival. Plus many other place daily prizes.

Winter Uptiding Angling Festival – Dates To Be Announced, 1st prize of £1000, for the heaviest single cod. £50 daily prizes  One thousand pounds for the biggest fish over the festival. Plus many other place daily prizes.

Over The Years

The Whitby angling festival has seen some major catches over the years including a 45 pounds cod taken onboard Rich Wards boat Shytorque. Perhaps none better than this 45 pound cod taken on Rich wards boat Shy torque. The prizes for the Whitby angling festival continue to grow each year. In 2008 the prize tabled topped twenty thousand pounds in total, and it is hoped to do the same in 2009. In the summer angling festival there are individual cash prizes for 1st second and third heaviest fish in the categories of Cod, Ling, Haddock, best specimen and junior angler.

Above : Dave Perett Whitby Angling Festival Winner 2006

Above : John Egan From Hull Autumn Angling Festival Winner 2007

View More Pictures In Our Boat Fishing Gallery

Angling Festival Archives – Related reading.

This site is home to a mass of information on the festival including an extensive archive from past festivals. To read more from our festival archive please  look at the related posts in the right sidebar or search for Whitby Angling Festival on our search page.

Information on the Whitby Angling Festival can also be found at www.wcsa.co.uk

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