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Saturday 8 August 2009
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Staffs & Worcester, Shropshire Union & Trent & Mersey Canals
Staffordshire
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PPPPaaaaggggeeee 2222 Contents – Useful Contacts – Addresses and Telephone numbers etc

PPPPaaaaggggeeee 3333 Countdown to Angling Trust Division One National Championship and General Information.

PPPPaaaaggggeeee 4444 Eligible Teams

PPPPaaaaggggeeee 5555,,,, 6666 &&&& 7777 Article, Bait Information and Section run down by Tony Keeling

PPPPaaaaggggeeee 8888 Open Matches and associated details

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AAAANNNNGGGGLLLLIIIINNNNGGGG TTTTRRRRUUUUSSSSTTTT Mick Turner AAAANNNNGGGGLLLLIIIINNNNGGGG TTTTRRRRUUUUSSSSTTTT Tony Keeling
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8888tttthhhh AAAAuuuugggguuuusssstttt 2009 Angling Trust Division One National Championship

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LLLLiiiicccceeeennnncccceeeessss All competitors must be in possession of a current Environment Agency Rod Licence. Any competitor
reported by the Environment Agency to the resulting team on the day of the match will be disqualified.

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(This is in accordance with local club rules)

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All competitors taking part must be Individual Members of the Angling Trust. Individual Membership can be obtained by
telephoning 0845 6010699, requesting a form in the post or by visiting www.anglingtrust.net/join.

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The 2009 Angling Trust Division One National Championship comes to the very area that fishing as a sport first developed,
Staffordshire. This is the first time that the long standing Championships will have been held from Rodbaston College on the
A449 between Stafford and Wolverhampton, with its full facilities, and the first time the match will have been held on three
different canals in the area.
The match will include four sections on the Staffs-Worcs Canal, three on the Shropshire Union and three on the Trent and
Mersey Canal. While rigs will be much of a muchness on all the three canals the fish content can vary, but as far as the team
stakes go squat and punched bread will be the basis of most teams attack for the many roach, perch and gudgeon that are vital
for good team points.
As to what canal could win Individual glory the real answer is, - any of them! It all depends how the fish will respond on the day
and if you listen to six of the competitors you could get six different replies! In reality any of the ten sections is more than
capable, they have all done it in the past, of producing well over 20 lbs winning weights and even more interesting, it could be
various individual species or a complete mixture.
In the latter part of 2008 local meetings will be arranged to sort out a very sensible open match program leading to the event.
Hopefully a simple ‘ticket’ system can be worked out for anglers to practice on any section of their choosing on the weeks
leading up to the match. In order to give yourselves the best opportunity to have what could be a great event it makes sense to
restrict the practice sessions to short burst of five hours or less. These Midlands canals are very shallow and the match can
suffer through too much angling pressure.
When the remaining bit of spadework with the actual “pegging” and accesses has been completed on the Trent and Mersey
Canal there will be a dossier available, covering the whole match length.
On the bait front this is quite a cheap match to fish and we would advise the following, or some of the following:-

*Red squatts half a pint, three-quarters absolute max. In most cases you have plenty left.
Pinkies, (Inc. A few fluoros) a quarter only (hookers)
Big maggots, same as above.
Casters, half a pint, chub will accept more.
Hemp, small amount.
Worms, a quarter of a kilo is ample. For chopping and odd ones for the hook.
Punch feed, very small amount.
Odd slice of bread, for punch.

Note, bloodworm, jokers, pellets, boilies are barred on the waters.
*Red squatts. Red is without doubt the only colour squatt you will need on A, B and C; white squats are just not responsive.
White squatts can work on the other section but red work equally well. It is probably best to ask for ‘reds’; ask for a pinch of
whites in them if need be.

Rigs. It is normal Midlands narrow canal fishing. Use a very light rig, 5x12 to 0.06 and a fine wire 22 or similar variation.
Generally you will need a strung out rig but some set up a ‘clump’ or small olivette rig if the small fish start coming fast. There
are variations of light on some areas of the canals so you may need to change your float tip colour as needed.

Keep feeding a few squats very regularly; start with pinkie on the hook and when that slows or stops switch to squat; a big
maggot can also be tried on this rig. Some feed a bit of hemp with their squats, there is no hard and fast rule though. If your peg
is too shallow to even set a squat float up, just come back a foot or so. Any track rigs or carp and chub rigs are really personal
choice. While most opt for the squatt as THE initial approach some do very well on the bread punch but it can get too
complicated if the two are mixed in the summer. It is strange really but it is best to be alert from the word go; it is amazing how
many times your first bite results in your biggest squatt fish!

Groundbait: - The continental ‘barrage’ has ‘had its day’ in this area and although it can just very occasionally still work it is very
risky and very hit or miss. Fishmeal groundbait can work very well if you are on skimmers/bream; the huge problem is that roach
tend to ‘shut up shop’ and certainly shy off it big style. Most use a darkish mix, with part Supercup; as a basic start feed four
fairly hard balls, (tangerine or a tad smaller) dotted around towards the far bank; it is always worth feeding a cup of groundbait
that is not squeezed together; this should get you off the mark quicker. In most cases ‘topping up’ does not seem to have the
desired effect.

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1 section, (IWAA water). Through to Penkridge (Wolves AA) 3 sections. This will be four sections on the Staffs-Worcs.
Shropshire Union Canal – Norbury (Stoke City) 2 sections, Little Onn (IWAA water) 1 section.
This will be 3 sections on the Shropshire Union.
Trent and Mersey Canal – Weston/Salt (Saracens Head/Goms Mill AC lengths) 1 section. Hoo Mill (IWAA water) 1 section.
Shugborough (Shugborough FC, private stretch) 1 section, the latter will be opened for practice and prior contests.
The Staffs-Worcs sections, A, B, C, and D are nearest to the draw with A the closest and so on.

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AAAA a roach, perch and gudgeon job but there is no way you
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to a point downstream of the Boat pub. This is a very these chub in this area; if they get caught they can ‘move
interesting section that often produces a better stamp of house’ and settle in pegs that haven’t produced them
roach. The pegs by the marina mouth are very well known before. One species that does show around here,
and have won many a match and section in the past. obviously escapees from the nearby river, are dace but
Usually they produce roach but there are odd bream and they are very ‘iffy’ you can catch 20 one day and not see
quite a few skimmers. Some of the pegs on this section, any more for a week or two.
although not obviously apparent, do hold chub and as with
the species they are never in ‘ones’ on these canals. There
is the odd carp along the section. On the other side of the DDDD
coin a couple of shortish length can be tougher than the SSSSttttaaaaffffffffoooorrrrdddd BBBBooooaaaatttt CCCClllluuuubbbb ((((aaaakkkkaaaa ddddeeeeeeeeppppmmmmoooorrrreeee,,,, RRRRoooosssseeeeffffoooorrrrdddd oooorrrr
rest but plenty of points are available to the angler that HHHHaaaazzzzeeeellllssssttttrrrriiiinnnneeee)))).... This section of many names has greatly
doesn’t get too carried away and does the job carefully. improved over recent years and supplied the top two in last
Below the Boat pub, opposite the ‘mobiles’ can be brilliant years Div 3 National. I wouldn’t expect it to take individual
for roach and there is a shoal of decent sized bream with honours this year but you never know. It is a very good
skimmers too. There are gudgeon throughout this section. section to draw and one where you could well need a
bonus fish to get your desired points. There are chub
BBBB towards Roseford Bridge, (on the reeds) and lots of roach
WWWWoooooooodddd BBBBaaaannnnkkkk.... This section will approximately run from Wood and sometimes dace on this length going to Deepmore
Bank Lock to the very bottom of the ‘roadside’ section. The Lock. The other side of the lock is a wider part where
stretch immediately next to the road will NOT be pegged bream and skimmers can show; this bit can be hard for
due to safety reasons. The pegs right by Wood Bank Lock roach but there is the odd manageable carp, (under
can cough up chub and roach and will be a good draw in 10lbs!). As the canal narrows again there are some real
the section. There is a narrow length next to this and this tackle breaking chub. They are really wild fish and just a
short length needs very careful attention but again points couple of summers ago Paul Bick put two in the weigh
are there to be taken by those that sort it out; in fact the basket for over 11 lbs. The next bit, by the boat club, will
pegs either end are better here. Chub can show by Pretty not be pegged (boats) but as the pegs pick up again every
Bridge and the ‘green shed’ – they can top 3 lb; once in a single peg (if previous form is to be believed) is capable of
while the odd big bream can put in an appearance, they producing a bream or a few decent skimmers, (some of
can go much bigger than 5 lb! There is a peg opposite a these pegs look really ugly but the bream are there!) There
boat canopy and some fine weights of chub have come is no access to this length via Stafford Boat Club for
from here in the past. The boatyard and near it are very practice sessions although thankfully it can be used for
good roach and gudgeon pegs but you can never rule out contests. It is a big walk from the Radford Bank Inn pub to
bream and the occasional carp. As the section resumes at practice this section and just too far to the Deepmore and
the bottom of the roadside the first few pegs offer large Roseford lengths.
skimmers, big perch, odd chub and you may even hook a
carp. There should be about 20 pegs along here and the SSSShhhhrrrrooooppppsssshhhhiiiirrrreeee UUUUnnnniiiioooonnnn CCCCaaaannnnaaaallll
second ten are very even. EEEE
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CCCC the Shroppie always has a heavy colour in the summer and
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Longford Lock and work its way into the country at Acton. massive and individual chub have been weighed in to 5 lb
This section is not fished as much as the other two as 15 oz. The chub show much better from November,
access is a little problematic at times. The pegs opposite through the winter, as the canal goes clearer. The section
the Moat Hotel are really good and well capable of is not all about chub as some will have you believe though.
coughing up very decent weights of roach. There is the odd The section will start somewhere in the wood where nets of
shoal of chub opposite the moored boats and one of the roach and skimmers, maybe odd chub, are the norm at this
placed anglers in last years Div 3 was pegged on here. As time of the year. There has been an explosion of smaller
the section progresses downstream there is a good skimmers in recent years and they supplement your bread
amount of far bank features with reeds and stick-ups and butter fish. In fact skimmers can show throughout this
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section but as you get near the ‘cables’ on the long straight red bush which is home to lots of them. While there are
there is a huge head of bream. It was not that long ago that undoubtedly lots of carp along here, someone is sure to
Jason Cunningham had 32 on caster for a venue record of get some out, the section also has a good head of small
64 lb, there were no chub in his net at all. Working your fish and proper roach. There are skimmers and the odd
way along the straight there are odd bream, skimmers and bream and while there are not many, the odd chub could
chub. There are plenty of roach too and you can ‘drop’ on put in an appearance. Come what may there will be a few
shoals of decent sized roach near the gantry. The next tales of woe after the match from this section! Three fish
length, where the boat turn is (it will not be pegged) is could easily win the National here; they could weigh over
extremely shallow but is full of fish with an increasing 40 lb between them! Funnily enough, this and the other
amount of chub. If I peg this, you can expect a good days T&M sections could well see quite a few fish caught on the
sport with roach, skimmers and gudgeon. whip line.

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the Barnes Bridge section where it is little fished until you actually pegging of this section (and K section) but it
reach the next bridge. Although open this could be quite a should run from Mill Lane Bridge by the Fruit Farm through
reasonable section to draw as there are lots of roach, and beyond Hoo Mill. This really could be the surprise
skimmers, perch and gudgeon amongst the far bank weed. package as not much of it is fished. The first bit is opposite
When you reach the bridge there are odd chub dotted moored boats and will supply lots of roach for all; the idea
around from here to the second aqueduct. There is also a here is to sort out the better stamp amongst the small
huge shoal of bream and skimmers under the trees. The ones. Skimmers can show, sometimes in big number along
narrow peg by the aqueduct has some chub form. The long here as can big perch and caster roach. Chub are very rare
length in between the two aqueduct basically all looks the but as you go through the next bridge there are a few chub
same and in reality it does fish the same too with the odd on the reeds, 3-4 lb and as you go on further there is a new
exception of a chub or two. For virtually all of this section entrance to a new marina. The opening is right where there
the fishing will be very fair with nets of roach, skimmers, used to be quite a decent shoal of skimmers (around 1 lb a
perch and gudgeon all scoring well on the points list. The piece). As to if they are still there I can’t answer that
pegs nearest the Junction Inn are very good for nets of because I don’t know. The section moves on with odd far
roach and other species. For the canal ‘purist’ this is a very bank cover and a chance for caster roach and smaller
good section to get your points. chub to show. As you get near some stick-ups there is a
huge shoal of skimmers here but not throughout the year,
GGGG it’s simply pot luck if they are there or not in August. There
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section there is plenty of cover all the way along G section. decent roach area. Above Hoo Mill Lock are mainly roach
The early pegs, by the high cables, can throw up huge but they can be very sizeable; some pegs are opposite
catches of hybrids, bream, skimmers and roach; a really boats, some are not. Odd areas have bream and there is a
big weight is on the cards if these species feed. There is small shoal of proper ones right at the end of this section.
also the odd massive carp near the wires and if one gets
caught it could well be ‘game, set and match’, as far as the KKKK
individual honours go. Skimmers are plentiful in the wood WWWWeeeessssttttoooonnnn.... This section will probably start at Weston Lock
and generally somebody latches onto a chub or two. Very and the midway point should be around the A518 bridge at
good weights of roach, if you can find the right stamp, are an estimate. The first crop of pegs are right in the open but
possible through to and beyond the actual High Bridge offer really good sport with lots of roach, perch, bleak and
itself. Once again skimmers should show and there is even the odd smaller chub. As you progress there is a real
always the chance of a big bream but they are hard to mix of screaming feature pegs intermingled with reed beds
catch. The Saddle Bridge length is fair for roach and and open bank pegs. Again you will need to sort out better
skimmers but again the odd chub is a possibility. The last roach from the small ones. There are quite a lot of decent
few pegs at Grubb Street are much the same the same as chub with a large shoal generally opposite the reeds near
Saddle Bridge. The odd really big perch show anywhere, the boat yard. This section and the other side of the bridge
from time to time, on this section; they can be bigger than also contains, believe it or not, quite a few F1s of around
the chub. the 2 lb mark. They do get caught quite often and basically
fall to any bait with caster or maggot probably favoured.
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HHHH might work out to be a tad tougher than the other half.
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will run from the Cast Metal Bridge to Meadow Lane Bridge there does tend to be quite a few in the shoals. There are
approximately. This is most angler’s idea of where the F1s again and some decent perch dotted around. I am not
individual winner will come from and they could well be sure how far the section will reach yet but it should
right, it certainly has the potential. Set on estate land there encompass a short narrow stretch where chub and decent
are more carp in this section than any other by a long roach are usually there in good numbers. There is the odd
chalk! They have no respect for even the strongest of poles area that coughs up a few bream too.
and many have finished a match here with a lot more pole
sections than they started! The carp here are very, very
wild and a 10 lb fish is a bit of a tiddler! They show up
pretty well all along, even in the open, but there is a huge TTTToooonnnnyyyy KKKKeeeeeeeelllliiiinnnngggg

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As different clubs waters are involved in the Angling Trust Division One National Championship, a decision has been made to
produce a one-off card available to all members of any team in the Division One National. This ticket will cost £15 per individual
and any section in the National Championships can be fished as many times as desired on production of this card at no extra
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A match plan is as follows:

Sat June 13th Shropshire Union Canal, Little Onn (one section) E.
Sun June 14th Trent & Mersey Canal. Weston and Hoo Mill (two sections) J,K.
Sun June 21st Staffs-Worcs Canal, Boat Club and Acton (two sections) C,D.
Sat June 27th Trent & Mersey Canal, Shugborough (one section) H.
Sun June 28th Staffs-Worcs Canal, Penkridge (two sections) A,B.
Sun July 5th Shropshire Union Canal, Norbury (two sections) F,G.
Sat July 11th Shropshire Union Canal, Little Onn (one section) E.
Sun July 12th Trent & Mersey Canal. Weston and Hoo Mill (two sections) J,K.
Sun July 19th Staffs-Worcs Canal, Boat Club and Acton (two sections) C,D.
Sat July 25th Trent & Mersey Canal, Shugborough (one section) H.
Sun July 26th Staffs-Worcs Canal, Penkridge (two sections) A,B.
Sun Aug 2nd Shropshire Union Canal, Norbury (two sections) F,G

The above means there are two chances to cover every section in the National.
The matches will be £15 all in. Out of the £15, £3 will be deducted for peg fees; there will be no charge taken out for any type of
expenses or extra parking, the full £12 will be paid out.

Draw times and headquarters will be announced at a later date. Every effort will be undertaken to make food and refreshments
available i.e. Breakfasts, available at the draw.

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The clubs involved in the Division One National are:

Wolverhampton AA (three sections) A, B, C.
Izaak Walton (Stafford) AA (three sections) D, E, J.
Stoke City AA (two sections) F. G.
Shugborough Fishing Club (one section) H.
Saracens Head AG (Weston) one section if pegs allow, if not the section will also cover Goms Mill AC (Stoke), adjoining water.
K.

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All the listed matches will be organized and bookings taken by Paul Turner, Fred Cheetham and Tony Keeling. Please book by
name only; no block bookings by teams please, although a captain can, of course reel the names off.
If any angler fails to turn up he will have to pay his peg fee (£3) from the said match before he fishes another one.

Tony Keeling, 01785 257416, - 07720 239572, - E Mail: [email protected]

Fred Cheetham, 01782 321084. PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee rrrriiiinnnngggg aaaatttt aaaa rrrreeeessssppppeeeeccccttttaaaabbbblllleeee ttttiiiimmmmeeee

Paul Turner, 01902 458145. PPPPlllleeeeaaaasssseeee rrrriiiinnnngggg aaaatttt aaaa rrrreeeessssppppeeeeccccttttaaaabbbblllleeee ttttiiiimmmmeeee

8 Angling Trust Division One National Championship 2009
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9 Angling Trust Division One National Championship 2009
Angling Trust Division One National Championships 2009
Staffs – Worcester Canal ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ Sections
Shropshire Union Canal ‘E’, ‘F’ & ‘G’ Sections

10 Angling Trust Division One National Championship 2009