It’s time for round 4 of this year’s LACC pairs league on the Stratford and Grand Union canals
Booking is open for round four of the 2024-25 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 February 1 (NB this event was originally scheduled for Dec 7 but was postponed twice due to adverse weather). 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 Friday, January 24 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 February 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.
Tickets on sale for annual Predator Pairs open competition
Booking is open for the Lure Anglers Canal Club annual open competition, Predator Pairs. This competition is open to all lure anglers, including non-members, fishing as a team of two.
Predator Pairs will be held on the Lure Anglers Canal Club’s stretch of the Grand Union Canal between bridge 61 White Bridge, located between Shrewley and Rowington, and bridge 30 Welsh Road on Sunday, November 24.
The best 4 zander and best 4 perch from each team will count towards the team’s overall total. No other species will count. This is an open match. You do not need to be a member of the LACC to enter.
Entry costs £30 for a team of two.
Prizes
There will be trophies for the teams who come first, second and third as well as trophies for best perch and best zander. The six anglers from the top three teams will share cash prizes.
Practice
All teams are welcome to practise on the LACC canal stretch before the match as long as they buy day tickets as required if they are not LACC members. Day tickets can be purchased online from https://lureanglerscanalclub.co.uk/public-pay-shop/
NOTE: the stretch between bridge 52 below Hatton and bridge 51 at Warwick is available to members under an agreement with the rights owner, but non-members may be asked to buy an additional day ticket on the bank when practising.
Teams must not fish the entire competition stretch between Friday November 15 and the start of the competition on Sunday, November 24. This is to give the competition area a rest on the lead-up to the big day.
Itinerary
Parking is at the end of Welton Road Warwick CV34 5PZ. Please park on the canal side of the car park, double parking where necessary. Do not park in front of any of the buildings.
7.45am: registration and free pastries & coffee served
Teams must attend registration in pairs. All teams must present a valid rod licence for both team members at registration. Failure to do this will result in your team being unable to fish in the event. Please also show your match fishing measure. Please make sure you arrive at registration by 8.20am at the latest.
8.30 am competition briefing and photo
This will be a quick round-up of the rules to ensure everyone is aware of how the event works. Plus a photo of all competitors.
8.40am: competitors can depart on foot or in cars
9am: fishing starts on the bank
3pm: fishing finishes on the bank
Photos of all fish caught by teams in prize-winning positions will be verified.
3.30pm Prizegiving.
Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. There will also be awards for the biggest zander and biggest perch.
3.45pm: social in the pub
Rules
The match is lure fishing only
No groundbait or pre-baiting of any type is allowed
All competitors must be in possession of a valid rod licence
Teammates may not fish more than 30 yards apart
Competitors may carry a maximum of three rods each but may only use one at a time.
Only one lure should be used at any time by each competitor. No multi-lure rigs allowed.
This is a roving match and competitors can fish anywhere between bridge 61 White Bridge, located between Shrewley and Rowington, and bridge 30 Welsh Road. Use of cars is allowed.
This is a friendly match, please respect your opponents and don’t fish within 10 yards of another team unless you have been invited to do so.
All competitors must carry a measure suitable for match fishing. It should have a solid plate raised at a right angle at zero and have clearly visible measurements in centimetres. If in doubt, please show your measure to the organisers. We will have a limited number of measures for those who don’t have their own or don’t have a suitable one. You must also carry a landing net and pliers/forceps.
All teams must have at least one unhooking mat.
All fish caught must be unhooked on an unhooking mat and then photographed on the fish. Team mates must stop fishing when their partner has caught a fish and help with the photography process to speed things up and avoid fish being out of the water for too long. Fish are measured to the tip of the tail and measurements are rounded up to the nearest centimetre ie 20.1cm is recorded as 21cm. Photos must be taken from directly above the fish. The nose of the fish must be visible against the start of the measure and the tail must be fully visible to the right. The full width of the measure must be visible on one side of your fish. Unclear photos will be disqualified. If in doubt, retake your photo.
All competitors MUST be civil and friendly to ALL other canal users during the event.
The winners will be the team that catch the longest combined length of their longest 4 zander and 4 perch.
The competition organiser’s judgement is final. In the event of a tie the winning team will be decided by who caught the longest zander (including increments of a centimetre). If there is still a tie, it will be decided by longest perch, and then by the second biggest zander and second biggest perch and so on.
Prizes for the longest zander and longest perch caught on the day will be decided by increments of centimetres in the event of a tie.
No drinking of alcohol or taking of drugs before or during the match. Any competitor deemed to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be disqualified and asked to leave the water.
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.
Join us in Stratford for round 3 of the members-only pairs league
Booking is open for round three of the 2024-25 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 2. 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 Friday, October 25 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 2, 2024, 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.
Catch your best four perch and best four zander in round 2 of the pairs league
LACC Pairs league round 2, Welton Road, Warwick, Saturday, September 21, 2024, 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 4pm on Thursday, September 19.
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 Friday, September 13 (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 21, 2024, 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
Can you be the LACC individual champion for 2024 and take home the prestigious kingfisher trophy?
Join us at Warwick on Sunday May 12 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 from Grand Union bridge 54 Hatton down to bridge 44 Myton Road, Leamington.
The match is open to members of the Lure Anglers Canal Club fishing individually and travelling on foot.
It is an individual competition in its own right. The 15 best-placed anglers will also automatically qualify to take part in the LACC matchplay competition alongside the defending matchplay champion Tom Andrews. 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 3.
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).
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. Largest fish will be the tie-breaker in the event of a tie.
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.
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