The Angling Trust is delighted to announce that internationally renowned DJ, producer and lifelong angler Nick Warren has become an official ambassador for the organisation.
Born and raised in Bridport, Dorset, Nick’s love of fishing began in childhood on the small rivers flowing through the town, targeting brown trout and sea trout, alongside formative days sea fishing on nearby Chesil Beach. That early connection to fish and water has endured throughout a global music career that has seen him tour the world while remaining, by his own admission, “an obsessed fly fisherman”.
Nick rose to prominence after moving to Bristol in the 1980s, forging close ties with the emerging trip-hop scene and touring extensively with Massive Attack during the 1990s. He went on to achieve chart-topping success with Way Out West and remixing artists ranging from The Cure to Art of Noise.
If you have been to Glastonbury over the last couple of decades, there is a good chance you will have seen or heard Nick at one of his many appearances and he continues to tour internationally with his events, The Soundgarden. Despite a demanding schedule, fishing has remained central to Nick’s life, with opportunities to cast a line seized wherever touring allows – particularly in Argentina.
As an Angling Trust Ambassador, Nick brings something genuinely distinctive: the ability to connect angling with cultural spaces far beyond the riverbank. Through his global profile and authentic passion for fishing, he reaches audiences who may never otherwise encounter angling, or understand the care anglers have for fish, rivers, and the wider environment.
Nick comments: “Alongside catching salmon and sea trout, my angling focus these days seems to be my concern at the flagrant disregard politics and business show for our waterways and fish. Anglers need to stand together, and champion our cause. Anything I can do to help the Angling Trust in their great work will be a pleasure, and I am honoured to be an Ambassador.”
Angling Trust Ambassadors help champion campaigns to tackle pollution, modernise clubs and fisheries, broaden participation, and ensure angling plays a central role in safeguarding aquatic environments.
Nick joins a diverse group of high-profile supporters who share the Trust’s ambition for healthy fish populations, thriving waters and a vibrant future for angling. His appointment underlines the breadth of angling’s appeal and its relevance well beyond traditional sporting boundaries.
Words & Image courtesy of The Angling Trust
