The committee has already made and adopted a rule amendment which does not promote the boating of Thresher, Porbeagle, or Mako sharks and prohibits publication of images that show boated examples of these species. The Clubs stance can be summarised as follows:- •     No boating of Thresher, Porbeagle, or Mako sharks. These species must be…

As of 1st March 2026, if you join the Lucky Run Club and play each month until at least January 2027, next years subs will be free. So, you could win the monthly pot and not have to pay subs! Win/Win!! Join now, the forms are in the members area or email Claire @ sacgb1953@gmail.com

We have been sent a copy of this photo of Colin Farnell who caught a Blue shark in Looe in 1963, by his son, Adrian.

We are sorry that Murray Collings will not longer be standing with us as a committee member, and Vice Chairperson for the club. He will be missed and we would like to thank him for all that he has done for the club. We now welcome Carl Aldridge as the new Vice Chairman, unanimously voted…

Mark Jones wins the Mitchell Hedges this year with a Porbeagle caught in September!

Members only fleeces now available in the shop, get yours for the Festival!

The price for the 2023 Festival in Looe has now been confirmed at £500. This is only a £50 per person increase from last year. This has been achieved by allocating ten boats for the Festival, with eight of the boats having 5 anglers on board per day, one boat with 4 anglers per day…

Its a record! Richard Day has won the SACGB Festival for a third time, making it into the record books with his fish of 108 points!

Over the past couple of months there has been much chat on social media about the boating and none boating of sharks. These are being made by skippers and individuals who have their own opinions but do not represent the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain. We have at the SACGB, a Shark handling guide…

The club recognises that it cannot be held responsible for the actions of anglers and skippers but as the custodian of UK shark angling it has a responsibility to provide guidance to promote the welfare and conservation of the shark species. The club cannot provide a guarantee that by following its best practise the sport…