People

President

John Cheyne

John was one of the founders of the club and has been a keen lure angler for many years. As President he tries to ensure that the club never loses it’s key objective of being a fun, friendly organisation. His greatest skill is finding people more competent than himself to do the real work on the committee!

Chairman and Match Secretary

Derek Holmes

Derek has been on the committee since 2018 and acts as our chairman and match secretary. Derek is an accomplished angler and two times LACC individual champion. He has won numerous lure matches and titles, and is without doubt one of the nicest guys in lure fishing.

Treasurer 

Richard Haines

Richard deals with the finance side of the LACC as treasurer making sure we work within our means. Richard is a highly skilled angler who has represented England at two World Boat Fishing Championships.

Membership Secretary

Nick Wilson

Nick has been the membership secretary of the LACC since 2023. He monitors our email inbox and is the first point of call for all membership related queries. He has represented England twice at the World Streetfishing Championship, most notably becoming World Streetfishing Champion in 2024 with his fishing partner Ben Sharp.

Head Bailiff

Dave Mutton

Dave has taken on the role of Head Bailiff from Felix Hay. Dave is a highly skilled Lure fisherman and has even represented England at the World Streetfishing Championships. He recently won our Pairs League for the second time with his fishing partner Ian. As Head Bailiff, Dave manages the bailiff team made up of – Justin Ashby, Ryan Matteri, David Leathem, John Robbins, and Rob Busby. If you see them out and about on our waters, be sure to say hello.

Committee member

Steve Wilson

Steve has been on the committee for many years acting in numerous roles over that time. Currently Steve looks after our relationship with the Canal and Rivers Trust and advises on our stocking policy. He is a skilled canal lure angler and was the inaugural winner of our Matchplay Championship in 2017. He’s also a 2x National Dropshot Champion. Whenever there is a lure fishing competition, Steve’s name will be near the top of the leaderboard!

Committee member

Mike Maguire

Mike sits on the committee making sure we remain on the straight and narrow having previously held the position of membership secretary. Mike is an extremely successful lure angler having represented England in both Boat and Kayak lure fishing disciplines. Mike became England’s first lure fishing World Champion at the 2022 World Kayak Fishing Championships.

The Club Members

The most important people in the LACC aren’t the committee, they are our wonderful members. There’s something about the club that brings out the best in people and you only need to attend one of our events or bump into some fellow members on the bank to experience the buzz of camaraderie that you get from proudly being a member of the Lure Anglers Canal Club!