Join us on the Stratford and Grand Union canals for round 3 of the 2025-26 pairs league
Booking is open for round three of the 2025-26 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 November 1. 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 27 inclusive.
Scoring will be paper-based for this match. Teams will be expected to photograph their score sheet at 3pm and send it to competition headquarters either via the LACC Facebook Messenger account or by email to lacccompetitions@gmail.com
Pairs league round 3, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Saturday November 1, 2025, 8am
8am – Registration at Stratford-upon-Avon parkway.
8.15am – Competition Briefing
8.25am – Competitors can head off to sections on foot or in car
9.00am – Fishing starts
3.00pm – Fishing ends on towpath and competitors return to Stratford-upon-Avon parkway on foot or in car. Scoresheets must be photographed at 3pm and sent into competition HQ straight away.
3.45pm – results and prize-giving
The match will be held on the following sections of canal:
Section 1: South Stratford Lock 50 Wilmcote bottom lock to Neals Bridge 58.
Section 2: Neals Bridge 58 to Bridge 53 Wootton Waven
Section 3: South Stratford Bridge 47 Old Warwick Road to Bridge 38 Broom Hall Bridge
Section 4: Grand Union Bridge 56 Hatton Station to Bridge 62 Rowington
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.
Book now for round 2 of the pairs league. Catch the best four perch and best four zander for the win
LACC Pairs league round 2, Welton Road, Warwick, Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7am
Join us for round 2 of our members-only pairs league at Warwick. Entry is £5 for a team of two. Entries close at noon on Thursday, September 25.
The match will be held on the Grand Union Canal between bridge 54 at Hatton and bridge 23 Stockton Road, Stockton. This time only your four biggest perch and four biggest zander will count towards your score. There are no sections, so you can fish anywhere along the competition stretch. Fishing is from 7.45am-1.45pm.
See full details of the format and rules and point-scoring. You can also check the CRT website maps for the fishing boundaries
The water will be closed for practising from Monday, September 22 (inclusive).
We are using paper-based scoring for this match. Teams will be expected to photograph their score sheet at 1.45pm and send it to competition headquarters either via the LACC Facebook Messenger account or by email to lacccompetitions@gmail.com
Pairs league round 2 Warwick
Saturday September 27, 2025, 7am
7am – Meet in car park at the end of Welton Road. No parking on building side. All cars to be parked on the canal side even if it means double parking.
7.15am – Competition Briefing
7.25am – Competitors can head off on foot or in car
7.45am – Fishing starts
1.45pm – Fishing ends on towpath and competitors return to Welton Road on foot or in car. Don’t forget to photograph your scoresheet and send it in.
2.30pm – results and prize-giving
Kingfisher Trophy awaits this year’s LACC individual champion
Join us at Warwick on Sunday May 11 for a chance to win the Kingfisher Trophy and be named the Lure Angler Canal Club’s individual champion 2024.
We’ll be fishing as individuals this time on a stretch of canal that has both produced some big fish and some great competition lengths in recent years.
The match is open to members of the Lure Anglers Canal Club fishing individually and travelling on foot. It will be held on the following stretch of canal:
Grand Union bridge 54 Hatton down to bridge 44 Myton Road, Leamington.
It is an individual competition in its own right. The 15 best-placed anglers will automatically qualify to take part in the LACC matchplay competition alongside the defending matchplay champion Lee Saville. Any places not taken up in the matchplay will go to the next best-placed angler.
The water will be closed for practising from Friday May 2. Note the extra days of closure for this match as it is being fished on a short section with lots of anglers.
7.15am – Meet at Welton Road, Warwick.
7.30am – Registration
7.45am – Competition Briefing
8.00am – Fishing begins
2.00pm – All anglers must be back at the start
2.30pm – Results and prize-giving
LACC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP RULES
Entry to the competition will cost £5.00 per angler (payable in advance).
Fishing is with lures only
No keeping of any fish in landing nets and continuing to fish. All fish must be measured and photographed as soon as they are caught and then immediately released. The penalty for breaching this rule is disqualification
Each angler may only fish with one rod at a time (although they may carry as many rods as they wish).
Each angler may only use one lure at a time (no multi-lure rigs).
You must maintain 10 normal paces between yourself and the next angler. Each angler is entitled to cast halfway to the nearest angler. If an angler is fishing a lock, another is entitled to fish the lock from the other side. Neither angler should cast across an imaginary line that runs from the centre of the lock gates out into the main channel. Where an overflow can be accessed from both sides, more than one angler may fish as long as there is space to allow them to keep to the 10 paces rule. Where anglers are on opposite sides of the overflow the 10 paces should be measured from the point directly opposite the first angler. You should at all times maintain friendly communication about where you are going to fish.
All teams must photograph scoring fish caught on an unhooking mat using a competition-standard fish measure (no tape measures) and with their competitor’s sticker in the picture using a camera or phone that allows photos to be viewed. The measure must have a solid board at the end where the fish’s nose can be placed up against. The measure must also be wide enough to allow one side to be continuously visible in the photos. There should be NO interruption of visibility of one side whether that be by hand or fish. Photos must be taken from above (not the side). The head must be clearly visible against the start of the measure and the tail visible on the measure. Please check your photo before returning the fish to be sure that it complies. Captures should be recorded on the scoresheet provided. Measurements are rounded up to the nearest centimetre.
All anglers must carry an unhooking mat and landing net.
The winner will be decided by who catches the longest combined length of perch, pike, zander, chub and ruffe.
By entering the competition you agree to abide by the club and competition rules of the Lure Anglers Canal Club and accept that you take part in this event at your own risk.
Take the first step towards becoming LACC pairs league champions by entering round 1 of this year’s competition
Booking is open for round one of the 2025-26 pairs league on more than ten miles of our stretch of the Grand Union Canal. Note the change of meeting point. We now meet at Hatton Locks.
The match will be held between bridge 54 at Hatton and lock 18 Welsh Road, on Saturday April 12. 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, April 7.
Note: Teams will be expected to photograph their score sheet at 2pm and send it to competition headquarters either via the LACC Facebook Messenger account or by email to lacccompetitions@gmail.com
Pairs league round 1, Warwick.
Saturday April 12, 2022, 7am
7am – Registration in CRT car park at Hatton Locks, Hatton, Warwick CV35 7JL.
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 Hatton Locks on foot or in car. Scoresheets must be photographed at 2pm and sent into competition HQ straight away.
2.45pm – results and prize-giving
The match will be held on the following sections of canal:
Section 1: Grand Union bridge 54 Hatton down to Lock 25 Cape Top lock.
Section 2: Lock 25 Cape Top Lock to bridge 44 Myton Road, Leamington.
Section 3: Bridge 44 Myton Road to bridge 34 Offchurch Lane, Radford Semele
Section 4: Bridge 34 Radford Semele to lock 18 Welsh Road
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.
Join us for the final round of pairs league plus annual prizegiving and agm
Booking is open for round five of our pairs league on more than ten miles of our stretch of the Grand Union Canal. The match will be followed by a buffet and the club’s agm and annual prizegiving. Ticket sales for the match close at midday on Thursday 13 February. All members are invited to the buffet and agm and prizegiving from 3.30pm
The match will be held between bridge 18 Tomlow Bridge, Calcutt, and Bridge 44, Myton Road, Leamington Spa, on Saturday February 15. 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 rules and point-scoring.
The water will be closed for practising from Friday, February 7 inclusive.
Scoring will be paper-based. Teams will be expected to photograph their score sheet at 3pm and send it to competition headquarters either via the LACC Facebook Messenger account or by email to lacccompetitions@gmail.com
Pairs league round 5, Blue Lias Fisherman’s car park, Stockton, CV47 8LD.
Saturday February 17, 2024, 8am
8am – Meet at Blue Lias Fisherman’s car park.
8.15am – Competition Briefing
8.30am – Competitors can head off to sections on foot or in car
9.00am – Fishing starts
3.00pm – Fishing ends on towpath and competitors head to awards and agm at Blue Lias.
3.30pm – Buffet, club agm and annual prizegiving.
The match will be held on the following sections of canal:
Section 1: Bridge 18 Tomlow Bridge, Calcutt, to Bridge 23 Stockton Road
Section 2: Bridge 23 Stockton Road to Lock 18 Welsh Road
Section 3: Lock 18 Welsh Road to Bridge 34, Offchurch Lane, Radford Semele
Section 4: Bridge 34 Offchurch Lane, Radford Semele, to Bridge 44 Myton Road.
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. No fishing inside any locks. The water will be closed for practising from Friday February 7 inclusive.
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