Join us at a 2024 Regional Celebration Event

This is your chance to put your fishing skills from Let's Fish to the test in a relaxed setting with fellow beginners from your local community. Let’s Fish coaches will be on hand to support you on the day. You will need your own fishing equipment for these events.

Starting out on your fishing journey

If you have never been fishing before, we would recommend first booking on to one of our popular Let's Fish! introductory sessions. You will be taught the basics of fishing at you own pace and can work towards earning your Let's Fish! gudgeon award.

After perhaps three or four sessions, you will be ready to take the next step, which is joining us at one of our 25 Regional Community Celebration events, being held as an introduction to fishing alongside others in a fun environment.

Regional celebrations

The 25 regional events are listed below. All cost £5 to attend, and you can take part in as many as you wish to.

It is important to note that you will need to have some of your own fishing equipment to be able to participate. Guidance around acquiring basic starter equipment is here. Some Let's Fish clubs do have equipment that you can borrow. You can also apply for some free or reduced cost equipment as part of the Let's Fish accelerated development programme email [email protected] for more information.

Here is a useful instructional video on how to make the most of this occasion.

There are three age categories:

• Cadet (7 to 10 years on the day) although 6-year-olds whose siblings are attending or who will be 7 by the 16 September 2022 may also attend.
• Junior (11 to 15 years on the day)
• Youth (16 to 20 years on the day)

Reserve your place now

You can reserve your place by visiting our Let's Fish! events page or by clicking the links below:

See full list of Regional Celebration events here

Newton le Willows

• Saturday 15 June 2024 -Sankey Canal, Bradlegh Road Newton le Willows WA12 8RA

Cheshire West and North Wales

• Sunday 23 June 2024 - National Waterways Museum Ellesmere Port, South Pier Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4FW

Leek

• Saturday 29 June 2024 - Caldon Canal, The Hollybush Denford Rd Leek ST13 7TY

Solihull

• Saturday 6 July 2024 - Grand Union Canal, The Black Boy Warwick Road Solihull B93 0EB

Middlewich

• Saturday 6 July 2024 - Trent & Mersey Canal, Tetton Lane Middlewich CW10 0HF

Taunton

• Saturday 13 July 2024 - Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, Charlton Road Charlton Taunton TA3 5PF

Stoke on Trent

• Saturday 13 July 2024 - Trent & Mersey Canal, Wedgewood Drive Barlaston Stoke on Trent ST12 9EX

Rochdale

• Saturday 13 July 2024 - Rochdale Canal, The Causeway Chadderton Oldham OL9 0JA

Nottingham

• Saturday 13 July 2024 - Nottingham & Beeston Canal, Canal Side Beeston Rylands Nottingham NG9 1NG

Luton

• Saturday 13 July 2024 - Grand Union Canal, Three Locks Leighton Road Stoke Hammond MK17 9DD

Middleport

• Saturday 20 July 2024 - Trent & Mersey Canal, Mill Vale Street Stoke on Trent ST6 3NQ

Wakefield

• Saturday 20 July 2024 - Aire & Calder Canal, Foxholes Lane, Normanton, Leeds, WF6 2PE

Coventry

• Saturday 20 July 2024 - Coventry Canal, The Moorings Foleshill Road Coventry CV1 4LR

Market Harborough

• Saturday 27 July 2024 - Grand Union Canal, Foxton Locks Gumley Road Foxton Market Harborough LE16 7RA

Wombourne

• Tuesday 30 July 2024 - Staffs & Worcester Canal, Round Oak Tollhouse Rd Wombourne WV5 8BU

Northampton

• Saturday 3 August 2024 - Grand Union Canal, Furnace Lane Nether Heyford Northampton NN7 3JZ

Pelsall

• Sunday 4 August 2024 - Wyrley & Essington Canal, Wood Lane Pelsall Wolverhampton WS3 5AA

Dudley

• Sunday 11 August 2024 - Dudley Canal, Bumble Hole Windmill End Dudley DY2 9HT

Solihull

• Monday 12 August 2024 - Blythe Waters, Hampton Road Solihull B93 0NU

Nantwich

• Saturday 17 August 2024 - Shropshire Union Canal, Marsh Lane Nantwich CW5 5LD

Ilkeston

• Saturday 17 August 2024 - Nutbrook Canal, Ilkeston Road Ilkeston DE7 4RE

Newton le Willows

• Saturday 24 August 2024 - Sankey Canal, Bradleigh Road Newton le Willows WA12 8RA

Sheffield

• Saturday 31 August 2024 - Sheffield & Tinsley Canal, Tinsley Park Road Sheffield S9 5DL

If you are aged between 13 and 16 inclusive, you also need to obtain your free rod licence before you go fishing. The full event rules can be found here.

National Celebration of Young People and Fishing

Following on from the Regional Celebrations, if you would like to take part in the largest fishing participation event for young people in the UK with around 400 other participants, then this event is just the thing you're looking for. It is ideal for anyone who has fished four or five times.

The format is very similar to our other celebration events, but with the opportunity for all to win fishing tackle prizes, vouchers, trophies, medals and, if you are really skilful, an iconic Guru gudgeon mug. The event will be held over two days on 14 and 15 September 2024 with the full details available here.

Stories of young people who took part in previous national celebrations

Daiwa Global Communities Celebration

Aimed primarily at those who have joined us at the National Celebration of Young People and Fishing, we will round off our year of Let's Fish! celebrations on Saturday 19 October with a gathering of around 200 participants on the Shropshire Union Canal.

We believe that teams are an important component in almost any sport). Consequently, we will be aiming to allocate each chosen participant a place in a team of three.

Those who are invited to be part of this event will receive a formal invitation via email in late September 2024. We are keen to hear from anyone who has a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent who was born overseas. Participants will need their own fishing equipment for this event.

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