Booking is open for round three of the 2026-27 pairs league on the Stratford and Grand Union canals.
The match will be held on the whole of our Stratford Canal stretch and between Grand Union Bridge 56 Hatton Station and Bridge 62 Rowington on Saturday October 31. The canal will be split into four sections. Teams will be drawn between sections and will compete to win their section and the overall match.
Read full details of the format and rules and point-scoring.
The water will be closed for practising from Monday, October 26 inclusive.
We will be using the Scores Jungle app for this match. Team members should download the app to their mobile device if they do not already have it. There will be an opportunity to practise the upload of a sample catch before the competition goes live.
Pairs league round 3, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Saturday October 31, 2026, 7am
7am – Registration at Stratford-upon-Avon parkway.
7.15am – Competition Briefing
7.25am – Competitors can head off to sections on foot or in car
8.00am – Fishing starts
2.00pm – Fishing ends on towpath and competitors return to Stratford-upon-Avon parkway on foot or in car.
2.45pm – results and prize-giving
The match will be held on the following sections of canal:
Section 1: South Stratford Lock 50 Wilmcote bottom lock (///blank.showed.fixed) to Neals Bridge 58 (///paces.long.permanent).
Section 2: Neals Bridge 58 (///paces.long.permanent) to Bridge 53 Wootton Waven (///denote.covenants.historic)
Section 3: South Stratford Bridge 47 Old Warwick Road (///club.bossy.coverings) to Bridge 38 Broom Hall Bridge (///pill.attitudes.solutions)
Section 4: Grand Union Bridge 56 Hatton Station (///lighters.scenes.chambers) to Bridge 62 Rowington (///thousands.alarmed.spring)
Check the CR&T map for exact locations of the section boundaries
Teams will be drawn to fish a particular section. There will be a minimum of four pairs to a section. For example, if 12-15 pairs enter, they will be drawn between sections 1, 2 and 3. If 16 or more pairs enter, they will be drawn between sections 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Where a bridge forms the boundary to a section, teams from both sections may fish under the bridge. However, you should not cast out into the next or preceding section. Where a lock forms the boundary, the first section ends above the lock and the second section starts below it.