Supported by Tackle Guru, there will be prizes, medals, trophies, and awards aplenty in this significant national event.

Supported by Tackle Guru , there will be a Tackle Guru goodie bag and event medal, a £5 Angling Direct voucher, a collectable event certificate and tackle prizes for every participant taking part. Anyone who weighs in one or more gudgeon will win a coveted 2026 edition Tackle Guru branded gudgeon mug.

Day 1 of the national celebration welcomes cadets aged 6 to 10 years inclusive and Youth participants aged 16 to 20 years inclusive on the 1st day of January 2026 the match. You will require an up to date Environment Agency Rod Licence if participating in the youth section.

To help make the most of the day, we have added a video at the bottom of this page about making the most of the 3m line. For further informative video's look to Improve you canal skills

Booking information

Please book one ticket per participant in the correct category, Cadets age 6 to 10 years on 1st January 2026 and Youth age16 to 20 years on the 1st January 2026, ensuring that the ticket is booked in the name of the actual participant who intends to fish, not in the parent or guardians name. Multiple bookings using the same participant name will not be accepted.

The allocation of fishing positions will take place on Let’s Fish Live facebook page on Wednesday September 9th from 5pm.

Directions to the canal.

You will be sent directions to the location of the nearest car park for your peg within 24hrs of the draw.

Match times

Cadets, 12.00 am until 3pm

Youth 11.30am until 4.00pm

Youth should aim to be on the bank for 9.45 to 10am and Cadets 10.00am -10.45am

The Rules

for full detals, including the important Cadets 3m rule, click on this link

Prize Presentation

As in previous years this will be held at Harper Adams University, Newport. TF10 8NB.

Such is our success; we have outgrown the hall that we have previously used and are now using a larger hall called 'The Barn'. This is to the left of the previous location and has no stairs to negotiate. Parking is in the usual place but there is additional parking behind the new venue. Please look at the campus map, the new venue is marked No. 39. Harper Adams Campus Plan

Cost of Event

The cost for each participant is £12.00 plus booking fee

However, if you have booked on and are subsequently unable to attend before the draw then please cancel your ticket.

You must cancel using one of these three mechanisms:

• 1 The preferred method is via the Eventbrite ticket booking system using the link that you can find on your ticket. This can be found at the bottom of your ticket and has a link directly to “cancel my ticket”.

• 2 By email lets.fish@canalrivertrust.org.uk giving details of date, venue and participants in your email message.

• 3 If you are unable to attend after the draw you must cancel by emailing; lets.fish@canalrivertrust.org.uk

We ask for your co-operation in this matter. This will allow others who would otherwise have regrettably missed out due to lack of available fishing pegs, it will give the opportunity to those on the reserve list to attend this event.

What's Next

This event is also ideal preparation for the to represent your nations community at the Global Communities Celebration event on Saturday 17th October 2026. For more information email john.ellis@canalrivertrust.org.uk stating the name of the participant and details of any overseas ancestry (including home nations other than England).

Follow us

Be sure to follow us on, Let’s Fish Live facebook page or

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Donate to Let's Fish!

The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Fish! campaign is free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water by learning to fish. You can now support the work our teams do with children and families. Donate directly through our website or via the QR code below, all of the money donated goes directly to our Let's Fish campaign

For more information on events and fishing tips visit the Canal & River trust website https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/lets-fish

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