Revised dates for this season’s lure matches

We’re planning to start this year’s pairs league a bit later to give everyone a chance to get out on the towpath before the first match. Hopefully, it’ll also mean we can take advantage of a greater relaxation in lockdown.

The revised schedule is:

• Pairs league 1 – Sat May 22
• Individuals – Sat June 19
• Pairs league 2 – Sat Sept 25
• Pairs league 3 – Sat Oct 23
• Predator Pairs – Sun Nov 21
• Pairs league 4 – Sat Dec 4
• Pairs league 5 – Sat Feb 19

We’re also going to shake up the format of the pairs league a bit. There’ll be one match where best four perch and best four zander count. The remaining matches will be fished on longer stretches of canal split into sections, with teams drawn into sections. There’ll be points for section winners and for overall winners to make things more interesting. We’ll share full details next month.