Canal pairs championships
The annual canal pairs championships sees regional qualifying heats taking place during the summer across England, with further heats in Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Qualifying pairs compete in the grand final during the autumn.
Entering the 2021 championships
You can enter a qualifying heat for the 2021 Canal Pairs Championships on the Angling Trust website - click here to book a qualifying heat.
Qualifying heats 2021
Carried over from 2020
- Welsh cancelled heat [Qualified pairs; Robert Skellet & Paul Waddington, Mikey Williams & Mark Jones]
May
- Sunday 9 May Moira Canal, Dave Gough [Qualified pairs; Dave Gough & Paul Middleton, Ben Sharratt & Jason Cunningham, Bradley Titmas & Jason Jeenes, Ron Scales & Roger Marlow, Phil Dayman & Ron Hodgson]
- Sunday 16 May Droitwich Canal, Robert Francis [Qualified pairs; Anthony Walsh & Malcolm Appleby, Scott Geens & Ed Warren, Anthony Iliff & Tim Biddle, Keith Hunt & Les Sanders]
- Sunday 16 May Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, Daniel Baldwin [Qualified pairs; Lee Trivitt & Richard Chave, Nick Collins & Steven Kedge, Robert Fuller & Steven Maynard, Jon Martin & Oly Nicholls]
- Sunday 23 May Shropshire Union Canal, Soudley, Dave Watkins/Terry Nutt [Qualified pairs; Scott Doodson & Dave Brown, Wayne Kearney & Simon Beswick, Dave Lloyd & Richard Guest, Kev Clarke & Dave Edgerley, Paul Turner & Neil Turner, Dave McManus & Ian Morrison, Steve Brookes & Dave Mawby, Paul Murrin & Dave McCall, Richard Tomala & Steve Hurst]
- Sunday 23 May Grand Canal, Dangain, Ireland, Geoff Quinn
- Saturday 29 May Erewash Canal, Peter Allwood [Qualified pairs; Robert Parker & Pete Hunt, Dave Trafford & Stuart Bird, Robert Aldred & John Lock, Shawn Sawyer & Pete Cox]
June
- Sunday 6 June Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Liverpool DAA, Peter Gradwell [Qualified pairs; Peter Gradwell & Jimmy Elms, Anthony Marsden & Danny Martin, Anthony Lloyd & Paul Holding]
- Saturday 12 June Stainforth & Keadby Canal, Mike Storey [Cancelled]
- Sunday 13 June Grand Union Canal, Tring & Luton joint, Dennis Hunt/Dick Pilkinton [Qualified pairs; Matthew Cole & Chris Latimer, James Lewis & Dave Lewis, James Drakulic & David Tebbutt]
- Saturday 19 June Shropshire Union, Shebdon, Mark Wilton [Qualifying Pairs; Darren Massey & James South, Simon Preece & Simon Mottram, Keith Hulland & Fred Cheetham, Bernard Leatherbarrow & Phil Johnson, Martin Owen & Kev Perry, Paul Murrin & Dave McCall]
- Sunday 27 June Coventry Canal, Darren Massey [Qualifying Pairs; Scott Westwood & Martin Mansfield and Darrell Wilson & Roger Parfitt]
July
- Saturday 3 July Kennet & Avon Canal, Pewsey, Alan McColm [Qualifying Pairs; Nigel Franks & Steve Saunders, Andre Grandjean & Andy Pearce, Mike Withey & Marc Kay]
- Saturday 3 July July Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Alan Round [Qualifying Pairs; D. Bradley & A. Crook, S. Nickless & S. Dudley, B. Yeomans & L. Olszewski, I. Fewtrell & C. Blaton, M. ‘Killer’ Wood & B. ‘the Wizard’ Jones]
- Saturday 10 July Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire Nene, Chris Howard [Qualifying Pairs; M. Kettle & A. Barnes, C. Harris & G. Young, R. Gardom & M. Hargreaves, L. Newson & G. Smith, P. Passmore & D. Scott, M. Denton & T. Hobbs]
- Sunday 11 July Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Wolverhampton AA, Paul Turner [Qualifying Pairs; S. Broome & B. Garbett, P. Madeley & A. Round, D. Turner & I. Leeds]
- Sunday 25 July Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire, Northampton Nene AC, Chris Howard
August
- Sunday 8 August Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, Mark Treasure
- Sunday 15 August Leeds & Liverpool Canal/Bridgewater Canal, Leigh, Danny Martin
- Sunday 22 August Shropshire Union Canal, Soudley, Dave Watkins/Terry Nutt
- Sunday 29th August Forth & Clyde Canal, The Stables, Kirkintilloch, Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling
September
- Saturday 4 September Kennet & Avon Canal, Hungerford, John Williams
- Saturday 4 September Dudley No 2 Canal, Micky Howell
- Saturday 4 September Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, Mark Treasure
- Sunday 5 September Dudley Canal, Steve Robson
- Sunday 12 September Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Saltaire, Richard East
- Sunday 12 September Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, Abergavenny area, Ross Townley
- Sunday 19 Grand Union Canal, Loughborough, Roger Marlow
- Sunday 26 September Trent & Mersey Canal, Middlewich area, Neil Latham
October
- Saturday 2 October Grand Union Canal, Foxton, Peter Laughton
- Sunday 3 September Llangollen Canal, Fenns Bank, Dave Watkins
Grand final 2021
- Saturday 16 October Shropshire Union Canal, Soudley area, Dave Watkins/Terry Nutt
There will be no day permits available for practice on the final venue after 30 September. Prior to that, there will be no day permits available on the bank unless booked in advance by emailing event organiser Dave Watkins.
Prizes
Prizes for the 2021 competition are as per the below:
- First place pair £200 RPP (voucher) plus two keepnets (one each)
- Second place pair £150 RPP (voucher)
- Third place pair £100 RPP (voucher)
- Fourth place pair £50 RPP (voucher)
- Best qualifying performance £50 RRP (voucher)
Number of qualifiers from each heat
| Number of pairs entering qualifier | Numbers going through to final |
| Less than 8 pairs | Heat cancelled |
| 8-10 | 2 |
| 11-15 | 3 |
| 16-20 | 4 |
| 21-25 | 5 |
| 26-30 | 6 |
| 31-35 | 7 |
| 26-40 | 8 |
| 41-45 | 9 |
| 46-50 | 10 |
| 51 plus | 11 maximum regardless of numbers of pairs competing |
- Minimum qualifying heat size of 8 pairs
- Maximum entry 50 pairs unless stated
We organise this competition in partnership with the Angling Trust and with sponsorship from Dynamite Baits.
2020 winners
Congratulations to our canal pairs champions and runners up for 2020
Champions: Lee Trevitt and Richard Chave
Second place: D Hughes and Colin Talbot
Third place: Wayne Kearney and Simon Beswick
Fourth place: Simon Preece and Simon Mottram
You can watch a post-match interview with Lee and Richard on our angling Facebook page.
Last date edited: 4 August 2021