Fourteen teams chose the pouring rain and driving winds of the Grand Union Canal towpath at Radford over the rugby world cup final today. It was a good choice (honest) as the day saw a closely fought contest and all but one team catching fish.

Team No Name of Vidar Thomassen and Alan Brown ran out winners with 397cm made up of 8 perch and 5 zander. Second were Realistic Shad of Stephen Coldicott and Greg Bafia with 352cm that included 3 zander, 6 perch and a pike. Third were No Wasps Here of Steve Wilson and Derek Holmes with 325cm made up of 10 perch and 3 zander.

Biggest zander of 46cm was caught by Paul Claydon and largest perch of 34cm was caught by Tom Andrews.

There’s only one round left to fish, and this year’s title is still up for grabs. Team No Name have a narrow lead at the top of the league followed by No Wasps Here and Realistic Shad.

PAIRS LEAGUE ROUND 4
Team no name……………………..397
Team Realistic Shad…………….352
No Wasps Here…………………….325
Perchinators…………………………301
Trentside Predator Angling…277
The Brummies………………………241
Top of the class……………………..214
Team North West………………….204
UK Lures……………………………….198
Squid……………………………………..136
Boinging Baggies………………….126
VampireS………………………………100
Norfolk Enchancers………………87
The tug is the drug…………………0

LATEST TABLE
Team no name…………………………63
No Wasps Here………………………..58
Realistic Shad…………………………..47
Trentside Predator Angling……46
UK Lures………………………………….40
Brummies………………………………..40
Perchinators……………………………30
Canalmasters………………………….29
Team North-West……………………28
Top of the class……………………….24
Mombakkies……………………………21
Boinging baggies…………………….20
VampireS………………………………..20
Norfolk Enchancers……………….15
Flambeau Selecta…………………..10
Blunt hooks…………………………….10
Squid……………………………………….10
Aquaholics Anonymous…………..5
The Lureless Lads…………………….5
Billy no mates…………………………..5
Snoekbaar Stars……………………….5
Zanderinators…………………………..5
The Tug is the Drug………………….5
No Blanks…………………………………5

The Grand Union canal at Warwick showed once again why it is the LACC’s most prolific stretch of water. Thirty-two anglers fishing round 3 of the pairs league caught 169 fish between them.

Ten teams finished with more than 300cm and 7 teams returned more than 400cm.

Winners on the day were No Wasps Here, Steve Wilson and Derek Holmes, with 22 fish for a total of 695cm.

Brummies, the father and son team of Rob and Mike Busby, took second with 20 fish for 571cm. Rob also caught the biggest perch of the day at 34cm to net five bonus points.

Third was Team North West of Balint Koder and Brachna Gyorgy with 17 fish for 548cm.

Mike McGuire of Canalmasters took the bonus points for the biggest zander of the day at 65cm.

• ROUND 3 RESULTS
• No Wasps Here……………………695
• Brummies……………………………571
• Team North West………………..548
• UK Lures……………………………..450
• Canalmasters………………………446
• Perchinators……………………….422
• Team no name……………………400
• Trentside Predator Angling..385
• Mombakkies……………………….374
• Boinging Baggies………………..369
• No blanks……………………………297
• The Tug Is The Drug…………..235
• Zanderinators…………………….189
• Top of the Class…………………..137
• VampireS……………………………..52
• Squid……………………………………49

• LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 3
• No Wasps Here………………………45
• Team no name ………………………43
• Trentside Predator Angling…..36
• UK Lures ………………………………..35
• Realistic Shad…………………………31
• Brummies……………………………….31
• Canalmasters………………………….29
• Team North-West…………………..23
• Mombakkies…………………………..21
• Top of the class………………………19
• Boinging baggies……………………15
• VampireS………………………………..15
• Perchinators…………………………..14
• Flambeau Selecta…………………..10
• Blunt hooks…………………………….10
• Norfolk Enchancers…………………5
• Aquaholics Anonymous…………..5
• The Lureless Lads……………………5
• Billy no mates…………………………..5
• Snoekbaar Stars……………………….5
• Squid………………………………………..5
• Zanderinators………………………….5
• The Tug is the Drug…………………5
• No Blanks…………………………………5

The first sign of autumn is here – yes, it’s time to enter round 3 of the Lure Anglers Canal Club pairs league.

Fishing is on our prolific Warwick stretch on Saturday, September 28. Don’t worry if you haven’t fished round 1 and 2, you can still join us as long as you are a member.

Arrival is at 8.15am and fishing is between bridge 54 at Hatton and bridge 44 Myton Road, Leamington.

The water is closed to competitors for practising between September 18 and the start of the match.

Entry is £5 a pair. Click on this link to sign up.

The club are pleased to announce that long time member and former LACC Individual Champion Richard Haines has joined the committee in the new post of Angling Participation Officer. Richard is already a qualified Level 1 Angling Coach and the club will be paying for him to take his Level 2 course this year. Once that is in place Richard will be putting together a number of events aimed at getting new people into angling on our waters. Welcome Aboard Richard

Round 2 of the Lure Anglers Canal Club pairs league was no washout despite the heavy rain that fell during most of the match.

30 anglers set off from the Blue Lias pub to fish the Grand Union Canal between Welsh Road and Calcutt.

Some quality zander were landed, topped by a stunning fish of 74cm that fell to Greg Bafia and will be hard to beat for this year’s prize for biggest fish.

No Wasps Here of Steve Wilson and Derek Holmes finished first with a mainly perch catch of 513cm. Second were Trentside Predator Angling of Paul Danby and Lee Perry with a mixed catch of perch, zander and pike for 392cm. Third were Team No Name of Alan Brown and Vidar Thomassen with an all-zander catch of 373cm.

Despite retiring early after getting a soaking and catching three bream, Rob Busby picked up five bonus points for largest perch of 28cm.

• ROUND 2 RESULTS
• No Wasps Here…………………………513
• Trentside Predator Angling……392
• Team no name………………………….373
• UK Lures…………………………………..343
• Realistic Shad…………………………..318
• Top of the class………………………..316
• Snoek Baar Stars……………………..298
• Mombakkies…………………………….280
• Team North West…………………….268
• Boinging Baggies……………………..261
• Flambeau Selecta…………………….241
• Canalmasters…………………………..180
• VampireS………………………………….177
• Blunt hooks……………………………….98
• Brummie……………………………………95
• Perchinators……………………………..49

• LATEST TABLE
• Team no name……………………….38
• Realistic Shad…………………………31
• Trentside Predator Angling…..31
• No Wasps Here……………………….25
• UK Lures…………………………………24
• Mombakkies…………………………..16
• Canalmasters………………………….14
• Top of the class……………………….14
• Boinging baggies…………………….10
• Team North-West……………………10
• VampireS…………………………………10
• Flambeau Selecta……………………10
• Blunt hooks…………………………….10
• Brummie…………………………………10
• Norfolk Enchancers………………..5
• Aquaholics Anonymous………….5
• The Lureless Lads……………………5
• Billy no mates…………………………..5
• Perchinators…………………………….5
• Snoekbaar Stars……………………….5