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Welcome to the Coors Angling Club Website!
A member of the Angling Trust, Coors AC is located in Burton Upon Trent, with plenty of matches planned all year round.
Hello & Welcome!
To Coors AC
Calling All Club Members Season 2024
Following a successful series of club matches during last season, Coors Angling Club are pleased to announce that a further series of friendly matches is planned for the 2024 season. Any member wishing to take part please download the match schedule and follow the instrutions
Match number 9
Trent & Mersey Canal section TBC
We will meet for the draw at the Tower Café at 7.45am.
Our clubmatch number nine, is scheduled for Sunday, 10th November can members who are going to fish please confirm back to me by close of play Wednesday 6th November.
Memberswho wish to fish please book your places with (emails preferred or leave text message on mobile)
Email: www.johnalewis@watermanenvironmental.co.uk Mobile 07966533220
Please Do not justturn up on the day as we will be pegging out prior to 8.0am
Memberswho wish to fish please book your places.
If you are looking at the Coors AC website with a view to joining the club:
NEXT SEASON'S MEMBERSHIP CARDS 2024-2025 ARE NOW ON SALE @ £45
IF YOU ARE A CANAL MEMBER AND WISH TO TAKE UP A FULL MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDE YOUR CANAL CARD WITH THE MEMBERSHIP FORM AND YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL BE £33
Please complete a membership form which can be downloaded from the website. Follow the joining process which can be found on the form.
For just £45 you'll have prime river fishing whilst parking directly behind your peg (NO WALKING), over five miles of excellant canal fishing and a lake in picturesque surroundings.
Water safety for anglers
Water safety for anglers | Canal & River Trust (canalrivertrust.org.uk)
For those of you not familiar with Baileys Meadow click the YouTube link below
Coors Angling Club
Burton on Trent
18th August 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxcA-70indY
We've been informed by the owner of Watersmeet that both cattle and sheep are going to be moved onto the meadow. Whilst we'll still be able to fish the meadow, angler's access is on foot only, with no vehicles allowed and obviously this includes dogs.
Whenever this situation changes we'll keep you informed.
POACHERS BE WARNED !
Sting carried out alongside the EA on 27 March 2021 resulting in a hefty fine
Closed Season Fishing- GUILTY – Fined £435
CANAL ARTICLE
Download a magazine article featuring
Cadence sponsored canal ace Darren Massey
fishing our stretch of the Trent and Mersey canal,
by kind permission of the Angling Times.
NEWSLETTER
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Download our Match Schedule
Club Matches
MANAGEMENT
Management Committee
- Tony Vandome - Secretary - Telephone: 07940 532367
- Carl Nuttall - Chairman - Water Bookings - Telephone: 01782 279662
- Graham Toon - Membership Secretary - Telephone: 07421 730298
- Peter Curtis - Club Treasurer - Telephone: 07974 174578
- John Lewis - Club Match Secretary - Telephone: 07966 533220
- Ian Shaw - Work Party Management - Telephone: 07586 589364
- Ian Shaw - Open Match Secretary - ian.shaw3519@gmail.com
Water Bailiffs
Armitage, Rugeley Canal & Middle Lake
- Keith John Telephone: 07980 271796
- Paul Vernon Telephone: 07958 185317
- Alan Perrin Telephone: 07934 569332
- Chris Shadbolt: 07811 181275
- Christopher Shadbolt: 07908 653434
- Tony Vandome Telephone: 01283 512711
River
- Head River Bailiff John Anderson Telephone: 07831 637678
- Adrian Gale (Baileys Meadow & Waters Meet) -
- Telephone: 07950 077153
- Aivars Volf (Sherratts Andressey) -
- Telephone: 07864 879235
- Peter Curtis (Municipal & Broadholme) -
- Telephone: 07974 74578
- Gary Briers 07765 195500 (Sherratts)
- Dave Shakespeare (Sherratts)
- Roger Simpson (All Waters) 07869 56140
All committee members are roaming bailiffs
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to all, and subject to approval by the committee. Download and print the Application Form by clicking on the red button below, and send it to the address as printed on the form. Payment via bank transfer is available.
Sections
Below are all of our sections available to fish at, please note the photos are due to be updated soon.
Municipal
- This section has 23 swims. which may change due to seasonal weed growth .
- Access to this section is through the grounds of the Washlands Sports and Social Club through their main gate.
- Parking on this section is behind most pegs. A very unique feature of this s of Coors A.C. water is that it is all single bank fishing due to the building up of the flood defences over the years to help stop Burton Town centre flooding. The consequence of this is that access to fish from the opposite bank is nigh on impossible, it’s a good thing to know that when you turn up for a days fishing, here you’ll have nobody opposite.
- Target species :--- Chub, Roach, Perch, Barbel, Pike, Dace. Grayling.
- Pegs 1 to 13 are best accessed from the Wash lands Club main gate. Via Meadow Road which may be locked with a combination lock for members out of club hours.
- Peg 1 is sited just below a pipe bridge. The river here is wide, shallow and weedy for much of its width but on the inside is a deeper weed free channel which can produce bags of chub, dace even Grayling ! Peg 2 has similar characteristics.
- Pegs 3,4 and 5 have depth from the inside line to mid river.
- Peg 6 is a noted peg, an old weir creates many vortices and back swims across the river whilst a large back swim on the inside makes it a must to fish when the river is carrying a little extra water. Though this swim is not just a flood swim it is capable of good nets of fish at any time. Many big chub to 5lb+ have been caught from this peg.
- Pegs 7 - 13 are stick and waggler swims though peg 9 is a noted barbel area.
- Peg 14 is the start of what is known as ‘above the groundsman’s.
- Peg 15 has been much improved by the addition of a very comfortable platform.
- These pegs right up to 23 can produce good bags of roach in the Summer and bags of chub in the Winter. Barbel can put in an appearance from any of these swims. The average depth is 4 - 5 feet.
- Peg 22 & 23 is accessed from the Meadow Road car park.
Sherratts
- This section is accessible from Watson Street behind the Tesco supermarket and down to the public car park by the old pump house building. From here to the river is a flat tarmac walkway ideal for trolleys.
- It has 33 pegs which may change due to seasonal weed growth which can be driven behind but in matches only.
- The average depth of swims on the stretch is 3 to 5 feet.
- Target species:--- Roach, Perch, Chub, Bream, Barbel
- Starting at the upstream boundary peg 1 is in the shadow of the imposing structure of the Leicester Line railway bridge.
- Sharratts is the widest (approx’ 50 yards) of all the sections of river Coors A.C. control. Pegs 1 to 4 are fast shallow swims of 3 to 4 feet deep home to chub, dace and barbel. Pegs 5 to 9 smooth out because of slightly deepening water until we come to the famous bream pegs on 9 to 13. These have in the past thrown up big bags of bream to both pleasure and match anglers.
- The next 20 pegs are quite even with bags of silver fish, roach, dace, chub, coming from any of them.
Please note that seasonal weed growth may restrict the number of fish-able pegs
Andressey
- This section has 20 pegs which may change due to seasonal weed growth
- Accessible via the public car parks behind Burton library
- The walk to the river is by flat tarmac walkway, ideal for trolley and across the bridge over The Silver Way.
- The tarmac track meets this section of fishery at Peg 8 and continues to the upstream boundary at Peg 20.
- Target Species: Roach, Chub, Bream, Perch, Pike
- Downstream end has pegs 1-5, with these being of similar depths to each other (5/6 feet), they also offer ideal stick and waggler fishing.
- Peg 6 is dramatically different, a huge willow tree dominates the downstream at the end of this peg and shades a swim which is probably the deepest of any of the Coors AC waters, it's 16 feet deep, and home to all species, but this swim is noted to the big Bream at 7lbs+
- Upstream from here, the rest of the swims to peg 20 offer some great stick and waggler float fishing with depths ranging from 5-8 feet.
- Are you a devotee of the center pin? Then this is the section for you!
- Some of the swims of this stretch lend themselves perfectly to this wonderful way of fishing.
- On this stretch, as on all of our river sections, where possible, we have tried to keep the distance between the swims to approximately 35 yards. This gives all anglers ample room between swims, which are also permanently pegged.
- Please note that seasonal weed growth may restrict the number of fishable pegs.
Broadholme
- This section has 26 pegs which may change due to seasonal weed growth and as the name indicates is an island.
- Parking is at Meadow lane, walking from here up onto the bridge. Access is via a ramp off the Burton Bridge down onto the island.
- Target species:--- Roach, Chub, Bream, Perch, Pike, Carp.
- The upstream end of the island is where the river splits at the downstream end of the Andressey section.
- Looking from the top point the river flows on the right hand side opposite the Rowing club and the gun barrels and on underneath 3 arches of Burton Bridge on the Stapenhill side. The left hand side flows past the mouth of the Silver way and on underneath 1 arch of the Burton Bridge on the town side.
- Upstream and downstream of this arch are weirs. Carrying on past these weirs the river has a shallow back channel which joins back up to the main river and is just above the upstream boundary of the Baileys Meadow section.
- As this back channel rejoins the main river we have pegs 1 to 5 going back upstream to the Stapenhill side of the Burton Bridge.
- Pegs 4 and 5 are below the buttresses of this bridge and have always been fish holding features providing big bags of roach quite often throughout the season and on other occasions chub.
- Peg 6 is on the upstream side running into the arches of the and is also a noted swim. The swims from here up to the point are quite even in depth and character lending themselves to stick and waggler presentations.
- On the opposite bank is the Burton Rowing Club who use their side to launch rowing boats on most days. Some anglers can be put off fishing these pegs for that reason but don’t be put off because the fish certainly are not. They have that disturbance every day and are well used to it, very many good bags of fish have been taken from these swims despite this, seemingly to us, this disturbance of the river!
- The last swim on this side at the top point is 16, coming around the point we come to peg 17, 18, 19 these are on clear bank and are opposite the mouth of the Silver way noted for its bream in the scoured out hole approx 10 feet deep.
- The next swims are in the trees, pegs 20 -25. Stick and waggler again down the inside and mid river, opposite these swims on the far bank are beds of whips and lily pads home to all species including bream and carp.
- Peg 25 is just out of these trees and at the upstream end of a weir, this is a noted chub swim fishing to the weir and also the inside line of this swim is well known to hold big perch. From here we go under the town side arch to the downstream weir and back channel, interesting little swims that have produced big chub.
Watersmeet
STRICTLY DAWN TIL DUSK FISHING ONLY
We've been informed by the owner of Watersmeet that both cattle and sheep are going to be moved onto the meadow. Whilst we'll still be able to fish the meadow, angler's access is on foot only, with no vehicles allowed and obviously this includes dogs.
Whenever this situation changes we'll keep you informed.
- Access to this stretch is via the double ‘coral type’ gates at the end of Baileys Meadow. There are lots of pegs on this stretch but as yet many of these are not defined.
- You can drive to the swims but you must follow the river bank when traversing the fields . Do not drive across the fields, Keep to the bank.
- Some of the swims are easy to access and can produce good nets of fish.
- The noted Pipe bridge peg is famous for the large chub that it holds and if you know where the swim is you can have 30 lb+ on most occasions.
- Some swims have high banks and care is needed
- On the opposite side of the island we have a short stretch known as sinii , this is a slower water and can produce Barbel chub roach and bream
- Target species:---Chub, Roach, Barbel, Pike, Carp, Bream.
- Should you fancy some almost untouched fishing then this is the place to explore and fish in countryside which belies its proximity to an urban conurbation. Kingfishers, Herons, Buzzards, Green Woodpeckers even Oyster Catches will share this countryside haven with whilst you fish.
NOTE
It may be necessary to close this water for short periods during the season when the farmer has Bulls in
the field this is done for health and safety reasons and during this period fishing is not allowed.
Notices will be posted on the Baileys gates when this occurs
Silver Way
- The Silver way is a cutting from the main river excavated by the Brewery to provide ease of transportation when the river was navigable in bygone times.
- The access is the same as for Andressey, from the car parks behind Burton library.
- There are no defined pegs on this cutting.
- Target Species:--- Bream, Roach, Carp, Pike, Tench.
- Starting at the mouth where it meets the main river opposite Broadholme Island, this is known as bream corner. It can be fished from either side but probably the best is from the trees on the swimming pool bank.
- Pads to the left and right give way to deep water of approx 10 feet deep right in front.
- From here to the footbridge and beyond, very shallow water with lots of lily pads is the order of the day.
- Above the Abbey are some deeper swims on the opposite bank. A bit of a stalking water really not the usual match type water at all.
- Specimen anglers may find it interesting though. In years to come when other more important work has been done, this neglected piece of Coors water may receive some attention.
- NOTE fishing is not allowed in the Cherry Orchard opposite the garden of remembrance.
for reasons of Respect
Baileys Meadow
- This section is accessible from the Meadow side road off the Burton Bridge
- As you drive off the tarmac road onto the rough track the access gate is on the right hand side. The gate is combination locked for members use only
- Please not just before the entrance gate we have a new platform peg and to save renumbering all Baileys pegs, we've called this new peg zero.
- Driving through the gate (please close, lock and scramble the numbers) there are 25 swims which may change due to seasonal weed growth and there are 18 purpose built fishing platforms where you can park your car behind each one for a very easy days fishing!
- Target species for these platforms:--- Roach, Perch, Chub, Silver Bream, Pike
- Noted swims are peg 1, approximate depth 6foot, probably fished the most often because of its close proximity to the gate, fish the middle of the river.
- Peg 3, fish middle to far side along the far bank tree line for bonus bream and tench in the summer.
- Pegs 12, 13, 14 are fringed with lilies in the summer and hold most species in the river, this is the area for the increasingly rare Silver Bream recognisable for the pink tinge to their fins.
- Pegs 15 to 18 are reed fringed but deeper down the middle approx’ 9 foot and are the most consistent when contests are held often providing section wins and sometimes contest wins.
- The platforms finish at the start of the spinney which is now private property.
- Below the weir there is an islands with 2 swims, these are only accessible by the new Bridge. These swims suffer the ravages of flooding.
- There are now comfortable platforms to fish from on this island . The weir pools offer very interesting fishing!
- The last pegs, are again ones to park behind. They are mainly fast shallow chub and barbel swims. Though 23 does have a large back swim opposite, home to big chub and perch who feed on the bleak carrying extra water this back swim is as good a bet as any.
Please note that seasonal weed growth may restrict the number of
fishable peg on this section
Trent & Mersey Canal - Bridge 58 to Bridge 62
Carthy's Tackle Shop
Click below to check out Carthy's Tackle Shop website, the local fishing shop in Armitage who also sells our Armitage & Rugeley canal tickets. A £12 ticket is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and day tickets are £3.
Canal Sections
Listed below are the canal sections with maps
Trent & Mersey Canal: Bridge 58 to 62
BRIDGE 58
From Burton going North A513
Two cars can park by canal in pub car park
1st left (if by a pint after!)
OR lane on right before pubBRIDGE 59
Carry on from Bridge 58 to T Junction
Turn right
2nd exit at mini island
Around 200 yards park on road opposite bridge
OR ok for two cars over bridge on right by canalBRIDGE 60
Instead of 2nd exit at mini island, go straight on to Armitage
Turn right into Church Lane
Follow through and park in church car park on left during weekdays
Steps down from bridge – NOT suitable for large trolleyBRIDGE 61
Carry on A513
Park on right – top of hill
Starting 40 mph, past the Plum Pudding on right
OR in layby on left by Peg 100BRIDGE 62
Carry on A513 to Ash Tree Pub on right
Park on road on left opposite
OR take 3rd exit at roundabout Wheelhouse Road
1st left park by new houses by canal
Trent & Mersey Canal: Bridge 62 to 66 & 66 to 68
BRIDGES 63 and 64 Lea Hall Est
Keep on A513 to Rugeley
2nd exit at roundabout at Ash Tree Pub on right
Turn right at Lea Hall sign
Park on bridge Wheelhouse RdBRIDGE 65
Keep on A513 Rugeley Road
Turn right at Mossley Tavern
Park in garage at end on far left
Just say hello to garage ownerBRIDGES 65A and 65B
Do not normally fish here due to permanently parked boatsBRIDGE 66
Just off Power Station Road, turn left off A51
Bypass by Tesco and turn left to canalBRIDGE 67 Rugeley Bridge
Come off A51 bypass to town centre across mini island
1st right
Then 1st left
Park by canal on grass vergeBRIDGE 68 Rugeley Bypass Bridge
Just below A51 bypass, park on road
Walk down to canal
Middle Lake
PLEASE USE UNHOOKING MATS WHEN TARGETING SPECIMEN FISH
River Rules
Night fishing is allowed on some sections please contact gtoon@aol.com for more information. The number of Anglers permitted to night fish is limited by the Club's Management Committee and permission has to granted before fishing.
1. Membership is via the Club's application form only.
2. All members must be in possession of a Club Membershipcard and an EA rod licence when fishing which must be produced to an authorised Bailiff when requested. Failure to do so will result in the Angler being asked toleave the water immediately.
3. The close season comes effect on the 15th March until the 16th June and no type of fishing is allowed during the close season on the river.
4. The Coors AC year starts from the 1st April. Membershipsubscriptions should be paid before the 1st May.
5. Juniors under the age of 18 or over 12 on the 1st April are entitled to free memberships. To qualify they need to be nominated by a full member of the club and supply a completed membership form and must fish on an adjacent peg to the full member. Junior Anglers aged 13 to 16 get a free Environment Agency rod licence and they must. have this in place before fishing
6. Members details will be held by the Club on computer for the purpose of the Data Protection Act, you agree to this by virtue of membership.
7. Any member who breaks any of the Club’s rules orgenerally brings the name of the Club into disrepute shall be liable to be called before the Management Committee who shall have the power to suspend or expel the offending member.
8. The Management Committee decision pertaining to anymatters not provided by these rules shall be final
9. All members and guests are responsible for their ownsafety when fishing/visiting all Club waters and do so at their own risk and the Committee wish to remind all Anglers they are fishing in natural environments and as such due care and attention should be exercised to ensure they are not endangering themselves and others.
10. All anglers before fishing under trees are instructed to consider the weather conditions (high winds, thunder & lightning), to check the canopy for hanging or damaged limbs and to report any concerns or issues to the club secretary tony@vandome1.plus.com immediately.
11. No alcohol or drug use is permitted on the clubs waters or the lighting of fires.
12. Members must leave no litter, all gates must be closed and the locks secured.
13. No alteration allowed to club stages i.e. drilling orfixing brackets or extensions.
14. Normally fishing is from dawn till dusk however, nightfishing is allowed on some sections please ask for more information before night fishing.
15. When fishing on stretches that have been permanentlypegged please keep to the pegged swims.
16. Where parking at a peg is permitted you must park so asnot to obstruct any footpath or right of way. The club is not liable for any damage to vehicles.
17. No Fish are to be taken from any Coors Water under anycircumstances or used for live baiting (The exception is Rule 18).
18. Any Zander, Wels Catfish and American Signal Crayfish caught, must be removed and dealt with in accordance with the official E.A. Policy.
19. Before Pike or lure fishing, please refer to additional rules below, these rules are to ensure fish welfare.
20. From time to time it may be necessary to put a temporary ban on specific sections as requested by the Landowner, and if it happens then it must be respected. Notices will be posted on this website accordingly.
21. A maximum strict speed limit of 5 mph is to be observedwhen driving on the club stretches of Baileys, Municipal, Sherratts and Meadow Road.
22. All Coors Angling Club members, when attending 'The Washlands Sports & Social Club' for any reason, MUST carry their angling club membership card and produce this if requested. The Angling Club membership card serve as a Washlands Club membership.
23. All members are expected to act in a courteous manner (see below) to all other users of the facilities
24. All accidents or incidents including any form of antisocial behaviour MUST be reported to the club secretary (Tony Vandome) tony@vandome1.plus.com immediately
All rules are correct as of 1/4/24
Canal Rules
1. Upon request, tickets must be shown to an authorised bailiff or member of the club.
2. Environment Agency rod licence is required before fishing.
3. Keep walkways clear.4. Dawn until dusk fishing only.
5. Maximum of one rod which must always be attended.
6. No live baiting.
7. Movement of fish is prohibited.8. Treat other canal users with respect.
9. Any Zander or American Signal Crayfish caught must be removed and dealt with in accordance with the official E.A. policy.10. Bait bans: Bloodwormand Joker.
Don’t forget to take your litter home to protect the wildlife inhabiting the area.
Please remember that sections of the canal can be closed during maintenance work and during these times the water levels may be variable and banks closed.
All rules are correct as of 1/4/24
Pike Angling Rules on all waters
Bait Fishing
1. Only dead baits that have been purchased are permitted.
2. No live baiting.
3. Two rods maximum (min 2.5lb test curve) river only.
4. Rods must be fishing on the same peg.
5. Minimum mainline breaking strain 50.
6. Maximum size hook 6.
7. Semi barbed or barbless hooks.
8. Wire trace must be used.
9. Minimum wire trace length 20".
10. Minimum breaking strain of trace 30lb.
11. Strike as soon as possible if your float moves or goes under or your alarm sound
12. If ledgering please set a tight line for immediate bite indication.
13. If float ledgering please make sure stops are no more than one foot over depth for adequate bite indication (recheck each time you move swims).
Lure Fishing
1. Minimum of 50lb line.
2. Wire traces must always be used with a 30lb minimum breaking strain .
3. Fluorocarbon as a trace material is not allowed.
4. Maximum of two hooks per lure (to reduce damage).
Equipment/Code of Conduct
1. All fish must be returned unharmed.
2. All anglers to carry adequate tools to unhook fish (forceps, long nose pliers, hook cutters).
3. Nets used must be a minimum of 36” knotless triangular or 30” knotless circular.
4. Use suitable sized unhooking mat and weigh sling.
5. Refrain from retaining fish any longer than is necessary.
6. If weighing fish please wet the mat and weigh sling accordingly.
7. When photographing fish please wet both hands and be as quick as possible.
Absolutely no Pike GAGS or GAFF HOOKS are permitted.
All rules are correct as of 1/4/24
Equality Policy Statement
Coors AC is committed to treating all people equally, fairly, with dignity and with respect, irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We will create a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
2024 CANAL WATER BOOKINGS
Listed below are the latest in our canal water bookings. We are taking water bookings now!
14 January 2024
33 pegs from bridge 61a tunnelbridge to bridge 63a road bridge.
Rugeley IndividualWinter League, Round 1, Trent & Mersey Canal, The Priory & Ash Trees Sections, Rugeley, Staffs. Sun (34 fished). Dave
Berrow 5-14-6 (one bream and one big perch on poled worm, the rest were roach
on poled pinkie and bread punch); Simon Nickless (Sensas Black Country) 5-0-12
(roach and perch); Dave Dale (Drennan Leics. MVDE) 4-11-0 (one decent perch
plus roach); Neil Turner (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 4-7-8 (all roach); Richard
Guest (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 4-4-10 (all roach); Steve Broome (Maver Midlands)
4-3-0 (roach and perch).Lure fishing match
Sunday 28 April 2024
More information to follow on these extreamly interesting matches!
Rugeley Individual League
28 January 2024
Location 6 pegs either side of bridge 63a
Bridge 65 Mossley to bridge 67 Church Bridge.
Rugeley Individual Winter League, Round 2, Trent & Mersey Canal, Rugeley, Staffs.
1st 15.14.00
2nd 8.5.15
3rd 7.11.0
Rugeley Individual League
Sunday 11 February 2024
Location Bridge 62-63a 11 pegs, Bridge 65a-500metres past Bridge 67 23 pegs.
Rugeley Individual Winter League, Round 3, Trent & Mersey Canal,Rugeley, Staffs. Sun (33 fished). Glyn Bagley (Goodyear AC) 10-5-12 (twobream and some good perch on poled worm and caster); Nigel Clayton (SensasBlack Country) 10-1-12 (roach and perch on poled caster); Dave Richards (SensasLifestyle MG) 8-15-3 (skimmers and perch on poled caster); Jason Cunningham(Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 7-13-2 (one 3lb bream on poled bread, one 1lb 8ozperch plus small silvers on poled caster and pinkie); Steve Broome (MaverMidlands) 6-2-12 (roach and perch on poled caster and worm); Richard Guest(Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 6-2-2 (roach and perch). League: (Joint 1st)Dave Berrow 7; Simon Nickless (Sensas Black Country)7; Jason Cunningham (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 7; (Joint 4th)Darren Lewis (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 13; Dave Richards (Sensas LifestyleMG) 13; (Joint 6th) Darren Massey (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Rech) 14;Perry Follows (Team Eclipse) 14.
Rugeley Individual League
Sunday 25 February 2024
Location Bridge 64 to Bridge 67.
Rugeley Individual Winter League, Round 4, Trent & Mersey Canal,Rugeley, Staffs. Sun (32 fished). Dave Hughes (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 9-15-6
(one 2lb bream, then mostly perch with a few roach on poled caster); Darren
Barrett (B’ham) 8-5-10 (mainly perch on poled maggot); Steve Askey (Stafford)
7-6-6 (mixed bag); Mick Hatchard (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 6-15-4 (a 2lb
perch, a 1lb 8oz skimmer plus smaller perch on poled caster); Glyn Bagley
(Goodyear AC) 6-12-7 (two bream; one 3lb plus a smaller sample on bread punch
plus a few perch on poled caster); Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 6-10-10 (three
decent skimmers plus a few perch). League: Simon Nickless (SensasBlack Country) 11; Dave Berrow 12; Jason Cunningham (Cadence
Superteam/Bait-Tech) 15; Dave Hughes (Bag’em/Maver Midlands)16; (Joint 5th) Darren Massey (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 17;Darren Barrett (B’ham) 17.Rugeley Individual League
Sunday 10 March 2024
Location Bridge 62a to 63a 11pegs.
Bridge 66 11 pegs either side
Bridge 67 11pegs either side.
Rugeley Individual Winter League,
Final Round(5), Trent & Mersey Canal, Rugeley Town Waters, Rugeley,Staffs. Sun (32 fished). Simon Nickless (Sensas Black Country) 12-4-0 (three
bream on poled bread plus roach and perch); Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver
Midlands) 9-2-6 (roach and perch on poled caster); John Hanna (Milo/Bait-Tech
West Midlands) 8-3-0 (perch on poled worm and caster); Glyn Bagley (Goodyear
AC) 7-15-8 (bream and skimmers on poled bread); Dave Hughes (Bag’em/Maver
Midlands) 7-11-9 (a couple of big perch plus roach on poled caster); Darren
Massey (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 7-5-0 (mostly perch). Final league:Simon Nickless (Sensas Black Country) 12; Dave Berrow 16; Glyn Bagley (Goodyear
AC) 19 (two section wins); Dave Hughes (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 19 (on weight);
Darren Massey (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech) 19; Dave Richards (Sensas Lifestyle
MG) 21.Cashmores Match Group
Saturday 23 March 2024. Between Bridge 61 (Armitage Tunnel) and
Bridge 62 (Ash Tree bridge).
Cashmores MG, Trent & Mersey Canal,Priory Section, Rugeley, Staffs. Sat (22 fished). Mike Elcock 6-12-14; CarlNicholls 3-15-0; Paul Vernon 3-7-4; John Dunkley 3-1-1; Ian Kent 2-8-3Perry Fellows
Sunday 15 September
Armitage, Mossley Bridge No. 65
Peg Details. Either side of bridge approx. 15 pegs
Details. Either side of bridge approx. 15 pegs
Coors AC Open, Trent & Mersey Canal, Rugeley, Staffs.Sun (16 fished). Dave Hughes (Bag’em/Maver Midlands) 7-11-2 (one 2lb bream plus
roach and perch on pole-fished caster and pinkie); Perry Follows (Team Eclipse)
7-6-8 (40 roach and perch on poled caster); Richard Guest (Bag’em/Maver
Midlands) 7-0-8 (mostly perch); Dave Holbrook (Team Eclipse) 5-15-1 (three big
skimmers plus smaller fish); Glenn Law (Sensas Black Country) 5-12-10 (perch);
Malcolm Appleby (Drennan Leics. MVDE) 5-12-2 (perch).
Date of Booking 13/11/2024Location Trent and Mersey Canal, Armitage, Bridge 61a-62a
Peg Details. Approx. 15 pegs
Start Time 10:00 am
Group Booking:- Vysions Youth Group Coaching Sessions
Date:- 7 July 2024
Location: Trent and Mersey Canal at Armitage Mosley Bridge
Angling Trust Winter League
Trent and Mersey Canal
Location: between the Tower cafe to the Church bridge
Match 1 - 3rd Novemberember 2024
Angling Trust Warwickshire Teams of Eight Winter League, Round 3, Trent & Mersey Canal,Rugeley, Staffs. Sun (48 fished). Tony Barker (Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech)
11-6-8 (all perch on poled maggot); Shane Bassett (Sensas Black Country) 9-9-0
(all perch on poled meat and caster); Doug Jackson (Nytro Central) 8-9-8
(skimmers on poled bread punch); Simon Nickless (Sensas Black Country) 8-8-8
(skimmers on poled bread punch); Keith Brown (Nytro Central) 8-8-4 (nine perch
on poled worms); Carl Smith (Nytro Central) 7-15-3. Teams:Nytro Central 20; Sensas Black Country 23; Cadence Superteam/Bait-Tech 28;
Bag’em/Maver Midlands 30; Drennan Leics. MVDE33; 3 Counties 34. League: CadenceSuperteam/Bait-Tech 6; Bag’em/Maver Midlands7; Nytro Central 10; (Joint 4th) Sensas Black Country 12; Drennan Leics. MVDE
12; 3 Counties 16.rent and Mersey Canal
3/11/2024
Location Between Tower Café and Church Bridge
Anglers 56
Angling Trust Winter League
Trent and Mersey Canal
Location: between the Tower cafe to the Church bridge
Match 2 - 15th December 2024
2024 RIVER BOOKINGS
Coors AC outside bookings 2024Date 12/13/14 August 2024 Location Sherrats section Booked by Burton Mutual AA
Date Saturday 27 July Location Sherrats Booked by Cashmore match group
Date Saturday 24 August Location Municipal Booked by Cashmore match group
Date Sunday 20 October Location Baileys section Booked by Dr Johnson Lichfield.
GolfCourse Group Open
All matches on Sherratts
Wednesday 24th July
Wednesday 7th August
Wednesday 4th September
Wednesday 30th October
Coors AC Open Matches 2024
Please see Coors Facebook page for match information/results and banter!
Sunday 23rd June – Drennan Coors Work Party volunteer’s match
(for anyone who helps get the pegs ready for the season – Work Party dates TBC)
Sunday 30th June – Drennan Coors Round 1
Wednesday 3rd July – Riverfest qualifier at Burton
Sunday 21st July - Drennan Coors Round 2
Sunday 4th August - Drennan Coors Round 3
Sunday 18th August - Drennan Coors Round 4
Sunday 1st September – Macmillan Charity Drennan Coors round 5
Tuesday – Thursday 10th, 11th, 12th September – Cadence Burton Festival
22nd September – Drennan Coors round 6
29th September – Drennan Coors final
19th and 20th October – Coors Weekend Festival (Sherratts and Municipal)
Other matches to note.
Three Day Festival Gary Rogers
Monday 12th Tuesday 13th Wednesday 14th August on Sherratts
Wednesday 28th August – Riverfest qualifier at Burton
Saturday 26th October – Roger Smith Memorial with Burton Mutual
Wednesday 30th October – Frank Barlow memorial
Team England Lure Match
Team England lure fishing Pairs Match report by Paul Danby current England Captain.
Trent & Mersey pairs comp 26.03.23 held on the canal at Rugeley with a massive thanks again to Coors Angling Club for the chance to hold this competition.
40 Anglers decended on Forge Road carpark in Rugeley for the start of the pairslure competition. The meeting time was 8am with a briefing and score card hand out at 8.30 then at 9am everyone was let loose to start the comp.The card was as follows:
5 x Perch
2 x Pike
2 x Zander
All measured on a tape with our unique score cards clearlyvisible in the photos (see pictures below). Fish we're measured, photo taken,
returned then image uploaded to a WhatsApp group for checking. If everything
was good then it was added to the pairs score card for the day
From the start of the competition it was clear this was going tobe a great competition with lots of great fish coming out especially perch. The
quality and size of the perch throughout the canal is superb. With regular
updates throughout the day on the Team England Lure page you could see how the daywas going and see the fish that everyone was catching and also if you needed to change your own tactics to try and get a few places up the leader board. A lot to think about as tactics can play a huge part in these comps sometimes. 3pm signalled the end of the competition so it was back to forge road carpark for the results.
The eventual winners and the only team that managed a full cardon the day was Team Englandpairing Kevin Cox and Thom Hunt. Thom also got the biggest perch of the day a fine specimen at 41cm. A great display of Angling from a pair at the top of there game.
Please see the results table below for the other pairstandings. Also included is the number of fish caught of each species.55 x Perch to 41cm
13 x Piketo 65cm
11 x Zander to 49cm
More perch were caught and not counted as they were either too small to count or it didn't improve the total length of the pairs score. Please see the photos of
the day below.
Again a massive thankyou to all at Coors Angling Club for letting us hold the comp on the canal. It's really appreciated by all involved so thanks once again.
Hopefully we can hold a few more competitions here in the future.
See photographs in the Canal Gallery
COORS AC - 2020/2021