The Team.

Who are we?

The Army Angling Federation (Game) (AAF (G)) represents the Game discipline of the Army Angling Federation.

The Soldier Palmers’ (SP) is the name of our competition squad which competes in numerous angling events throughout England, Wales and Scotland including (but not limited to):

Association of Major Fly-fishing Clubs (AMFC) Leagues 1 and 3
Bob Church Open/Classic Events
The Anglian Water AIRFO International (AWAI)
Invicta Floating Line Invitational
Army/Royal Navy & Royal Marines v English Fly Fishing Association (EFFA)

Our Aims

The aims of the AAF (G) are to promote and foster loch style game angling in the British Army for serving, ex-serving members and their dependants.

To achieve this we normally have three annual meetings, each held over three days available to all members:

Spring Match – This is our seasons opening fixture and a great opportunity for novice anglers to be introduced to competition angling (April fixture).
Army Championships, including Inter-Corps Championships (June fixture).
Autumn Match – Our final Intra-Army event of the season (October fixture).

The standard of our top echelon of anglers is a match for any within the UK and Europe; we regularly have SP members representing the British Army competing at international level.

Membership

Membership of the Federation is divided into 2 categories:

Full Members

All serving ranks of the Regular Army, Army Reserve and those on FTRS terms of service.

Associate Membership

Ex-serving members of the Army, and MOD (A) civilian staff.

Dependants of serving members of the Regular Army.

Associate membership is limited up to a maximum of one third of the total membership. This limitation is to preserve the charitable status of the Federation and to comply with Army Sports Control Board policy. The Federation through our Chairman reserves the right to authorise or decline associate membership. Each application will be looked at individually and associate membership applications will only be open for consideration from 1st Jan – 1st Apr each season.

Benefits and Subscriptions.

The annual subscription of £45.00 is payable by all members and runs from 1st January to 31st December; the cost of subscription is reviewed annually.

Benefits

Be represented at the sport’s national governing bodies and all relevant Army boards and forums.
Potential to win prizes and trophies at the three annual Intra Army fixtures.
Be covered by third party liability insurance arranged by the Federation for all fishing during Federation representative events.
Become eligible for selection to compete in the Inter-service competitions, and thus qualify for Army Colours.
Opportunity to purchase angling equipment at discount prices through various angling trade deals (full members only).
Access to discounted angling permits for all competition angling when representing the Soldier Palmers.
Coaching and training from qualified and highly experienced instructors, including fly tying.

The Team.

Who are we?

Our Aims

Membership

Benefits and Subscriptions.

Benefits

Our Mission

Sponsors

British Army