Careers

The Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) courses would help the better students gain employment as (amongst others):

• Fishery inspectors & fisheries officers, working for the Environment Agency and other government agencies
• Managers of commercial fisheries, fish farms and shops selling ornamental fish
• Angling journalists
• Fisheries consultants, advisors and field staff (employed or self-employed)
• Teachers and research workers

Angling-Based Opportunities

There are very few full-time jobs in angling itself, although there are occasionally some openings in industries that depend on the sport. For example, there may be some opportunities for young or largely unqualified people in:-

• Fishing tackle shops that require staff to help serve customers
• Angling magazines, which need junior staff
• Tackle manufacturers, wholesalers and importers requiring warehouse personnel, drivers, and other personnel
• Commercial fishery owners who employ bailiffs
• Fish farmers who employ manual workers

The qualifications and qualities required would be somewhat different in each case.