2021 ANGLING TRUST DIVISION TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 11th September 2021 Gloucester Canal
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2021 ANGLING TRUST DIVISION TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 11th September 2021 Gloucester Canal
DIVISION 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
COUNTDOWN
Sunday 5th September 2021 5.00pm Closure of water for practice purposes.
Saturday 11th September 2021 Angling Trust Division 2 National Championship.
Please note: All competitors taking part must be Individual Members of the Angling
Trust. Individual Membership can be obtained by telephoning 0343 507 7006 (option 1),
requesting a form in the post or by visiting www.anglingtrust.net/join. Your individual
membership must be valid when taking part in the Championship.
Contact
Angling Trust
The Old Police Station
Wharncliffe Road
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 5GF
Email: kirsty.marshall@anglingtrust.net
Tel: 0115 822 4660
Match Local Joint Organisers
Mark Treasure – Tel: 07590 862 484
Email: mark_treasure@rocketmail.com
Kevin Fortey – Tel: 07970 903 797
Email: kevin.fortey@sky.com
AT Event Manager
Andre Grandjean – Tel: 07951 062 560
Email: a.grandjean@sky.com
A big thank you and appreciation must go out to all our volunteers who give up their time to
assist with our competitions. Without their help and continued support we would not be able
to provide competitions on the scale that we do for our members.
If you would like to offer your assistance to act as a volunteer at any of our competitions please
contact Kirsty Marshall, Angling Trust via email; kirsty.marshall@anglingtrust.net
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Headquarters
Severn Vale School
School Lane
Quedgeley
Gloucester
GL2 4PR
Draw To be conducted on AT Competitions Facebook
www.facebook.com/anglingtrustcompetitions
4pm on Friday 10th September 2021
Fishing 11:00am-4:00pm (Duration 5 hours)
Licences 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.
Keepnet Minimum length of 2 metres.
For 2021 Nationals on the Canals a separate keep net is required to
retain any non-native fish species caught (zander/catfish). These must
conform to the same requirements as other keep nets and a
representative from the EA/and/or partner organisation will remove the
fish at the end of the match.
Bait Bans: No bloodworm and joker.
Refreshments: Available on site.
Eligible Fish: All fish caught are eligible for weighing with the exception of Game
Fish, Pike, Zander, Catfish and Crustaceans.
Procedures: Any Team Changes required after the draw has taken place must be
notified to the Event Manager before 8am on the morning of the match.
All weighing in, and recording will be carried out by Senior Stewards,
who will be supplied by the organising club.
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POOLS INFORMATION
Entry Fee
Non-refundable deposit: £50.00
Remaining Balance of Entry Fee: £150.00
Total Entry Fee: £200.00
Pools
Section Pool (optional): £20.00 per angler
Section Pool @ £5.00 per angler • Sub-Section Pool @ £15.00
per angler
This pool CANNOT be split. (See below for explanation)
(£200.00 if all 10 anglers enter)
Individual Pool (optional): £10.00 per angler
(£100.00 if all 10 anglers enter)
Team Pool (optional): £150.00 per team
Total (if all pools entered) £650.00
Please note that from 2021 the pools for the Division 2 National have changed slightly to
mean that section and sub-section winners will receive a pay-out, changed from sub-section
winners only in previous years. The section pool is now £20.00 per angler to enter and is
optional. The section pool is split as follows: Section Pool pays 1st in Section - £5.00
entry, Sub-Section Pool pays 1st in Sub-Section - £15.00 entry. This pool is optional
but CANNOT be split. To ensure that the total to pay remains the same as previous years,
the individual pool has been reduced to £10.00 per angler.
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GLOUCESTER CANAL – INITIAL OVERVIEW OF SECTIONS AND POSTCODES
Please note: These are subject to change dependent on final entries.
Description Parking Post Code
A Monkmeadow to Hempsted Drydock Way Hempsted GL2 5EX
Rowing Club Quayside Way Hempsted GL2 5FX
Hempsted Bridge GL2 5JW
B Hempsted to Rea Netheridge Bridge but access only GL2 5LE
available for formally organised events
Simms Bridge Roadside GL2 3NJ
Rea Car Park GL2 4LG
C Rea Downstream Rea Car Park GL2 4LG
D Pilot up and down stream Pilot Bridge GL2 4JG
E Laynes Farm (Parkend Laynes Farm but access only available N/A
upstream) for formally organised events
F Parkend downstream Parkend Bridge roadside GL2 7NF
Saul Junction – car park fee will apply GL2 7LA
G Splatt downstream Splat Bridge roadside GL2 7EJ
H Cambridge Arms up and Cambridge Arms Bridge - please access GL2 7AT
downstream outside of formally organised events
J Slimbridge Down Slimbridge roadside GL2 7BP
K Purton Lower up and Purton Bridge GL13 9HU
downstream
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OPEN MATCH CALENDAR
Date Venue/Match Comments
Sunday Canal Open – Pilot to Saul Junction Jon Tocknell 07733 065825
1st August Draw: Whitminster Inn
Saturday Glos Canal Open – Monkmeadow to Pilot Gordon League Club (Feeder Only)
7th August Mark Treasure 07949 840091
Sunday Canal and River Trust Pairs –Castle, Saul Gordon League Club – Angling Trust
8th August Junction, Splatt www.anglingtrust.net/competitions
Saturday Glos Canal Open – Castle Up and Down Jon Tocknell 07733 065825
14th August Draw: Whitminster Inn
Sunday Glos Canal Open– Rea, Pilot, Saul Junction, Gordon League Club (Feeder only)
15th August Splatt Mark Treasure 07949 840091
Saturday Glos Canal Open – Slimbridge and Purton Jon Tocknell 07733 065825
21st August Draw: Whitminster Inn
Sunday GLOS CANAL FEEDER NATIONAL - Feeder Only Angling Trust
22nd August Monkmeadow to Purton https://anglingtrust.net/our-
competitions/at-feeder-national/
Draw: Gordon League Club
Saturday Canal and River Trust Pairs – Monkmeadow Gordon League Club – Angling Trust
4th Sept to Pilot www.anglingtrust.net/competitions
Sunday Glos Canal Open – Splatt, Cambridge Arms Jon Tocknell 07733 065825
5th Sept and Purton Draw: Whitminster Inn
Saturday GLOS CANAL DIVISION 2 – Monkmeadow Draw: Severn Vale School
11th Sept to Purton
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MAP OF VENUE & PEG NUMBERS
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LOCAL ACCOMMODATION
Hotel IBIS Gloucester Holiday Inn Gloucester-Cheltenham
Sawmills End, Corinium Ave, A417, Crest Way, Barnwood, Gloucester
Gloucester GL4 3DG GL4 3RX
01452 623650 01452 650200
Hallmark Hotel Gloucester Travelodge Stonehouse
Marlston Close Robinswood Hill, Gloucester A419 Eastington Nr GL10 3SQ
GL4 6EA 0871 984 6054
0330 028 3408
Travelodge Gloucester The Kings Head House Hotel
Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester Bath Rd, Eastington, Stonehouse GL10 3AA
GL1 5SF 01453 822277
0871 984 6427
The Thatch Inn The Bell Inn
141 Bristol Rd, Quedgeley, Gloucester The Green, Frampton on Severn, Gloucester
GL2 4PQ GL2 7EP
01452 720687 01452 740346
Holiday Inn Express Gloucester South The Ship Inn
Waterwells Business Park, Quedgeley, Moor St, Gloucester GL2 7LH
Gloucester GL2 2AB 01452 764050
0871 902 1544
The Beacon Inn The Malt House
Haresfield GL10 3DX 22 Marybrook St, Berkeley GL13 9BA
01452 728884 01453 511177
Premier Inn Stroud Premier Inn Gloucester Business Park
Stratford Lodge, Stratford Rd, Stroud GL5 Whittle Way, Brockworth, Gloucester
4AF GL3 4AJ
0333 321 9056 0333 003 1679
Premier Inn Twigworth Gloucester Premier Inn Longford
Tewkesbury Rd, Gloucester GL2 9PG Tewkesbury Rd, Longford, Gloucester
0333 003 1681 GL2 9BE
0333 003 1677
Premier Inn Barnwood Gloucester Premier Inn Gloucester (Quayside) Hotel
Centre Seven, Gloucester GL4 3HR Bakers Quay, St Ann Way, Gloucester
0333 003 1674 GL1 5BQ
0330 135 9036
The Orchard Hotel Hatton Court Hotel
1 Olympus Park, Quedgeley, Gloucester Upton Hill, Gloucester GL4 8DE
GL2 4NF 01452 617412
01452 348327
Travelodge Cheltenham Premier Inn Cheltenham Central
Hatherley Ln, Golden Valley, Cheltenham 374 Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham
GL51 6TA GL51 7AY
0871 984 6202 0333 777 4533
Best Western Cheltenham Regency Hotel Jurys Inn Cheltenham
Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 0ST Gloucester Rd, Cheltenham GL51 0TS
01452 713226 0161 774 2984
Premier Inn Little Witcombe Gloucester The Ship Inn
Ermin Way, Gloucester GL3 4SS Moor St, Gloucester GL2 7LH
0333 003 1676 01452 764050
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Angling Trust National Team Championship Rules
1. The Angling Trust (AT) will organise National Championship. Failure to comply with this date will
Championships each year. The AT Coarse mean the Team being refused entry to the
Management Group will be responsible for Championship. N.B. All competitors taking part
supervising the arrangements. must be Individual Members of the AT.
2. The number of teams in the 1st Division will be 8. No person may fish for different teams on the same
limited to 50 and the remaining Clubs and National Championship venue in successive years.
Associations in the AT eligible to compete shall be
formed into the 2nd Division. 9. No person may compete in more than one
Divisional Championship in the same year.
3. Promotions and Relegation’s will operate on a 10 –
up 10 – down basis, assuming a full entry of 50 10. No person will be allowed to fish the Divisional
teams in each division. National Championships if he/she is below the age
Should there be less than 50 Teams in any Division of 16 on the day of the Championship.
the number of Teams relegated will be varied
downwards. 11. Organising clubs will provide Senior Stewards for
Any team not competing in its designated National weighing in and recording, therefore no teams will
Championships will normally be relegated ONLY need to provide Stewards.
one Division although this may vary depending on
12. The Senior Stewards will have the right to examine
circumstances.
all containers carried by competitors prior to the
Championship at their pegs.
4. The Sections to be used in each National
Championship will be closed for fishing to all 13. Stewards will do their utmost to prevent spectators
competitors in that Championship from 5pm on the approaching or interfering with the competitors.
Sunday prior to the National Championship. However, a maximum of 4 Bank Runners per Team
are allowed who will be clearly identifiable. They
5. The National Championships will be “pegged down” may pass information to their own team members
competitions, pegs to be preferably 20 yards (18 only.
metres) apart, or more where practicable. And
must be a minimum of 30m from overhead power 14 Any Team Changes required after the draw has
cables. taken place must be notified to the Event Manager
before 8am on the morning of the match. The
6. Member Clubs and Associations are entitled to number of changes a Captain can make at this time
enter more than one team consisting of 10 anglers will be restricted to the number of anglers, over
in the Divisional National Championships. Member and above the first ten names, listed on the Team
Clubs and Associations shall not be entitled to Entry Form. Where any such change is made the
compete with Teams consisting of fewer anglers incoming angler MUST fish the drawn Section and
than those referred to in this Rule unless prior peg of the angler he/she is replacing.
written consent has been obtained.
15. The Section and Peg Draws will be randomly
7. In order to qualify to compete in the National generated at AT Central Office prior to each
Championships a Member Association/Club must respective Championship. There will be one
have paid its subscription for the current year by member of each Team in each Section. This draw
the due date, plus they must have paid a £50 non- will produce combinations of Sections and Pegs
refundable deposit by 31st March. into sets of 10, i.e., one set for each Team
The Team Entry Form comprising up to 20 names
plus the balance of the entry fee and any pools in
respect of the first ten names on the Entry Form
ONLY must be received at AT Central Office no later
than 4 weeks prior to a club’s respective National
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16. The ‘peg set’ draw will take place ‘Live’ on the AT direction of the flow as far as the next peg. On still
Competitions Facebook Page at 4pm on the day waters he/she may fish as far as half the distance
before the match. between his/her peg and the pegs on either side.
Where competitors are drawn on opposite banks
Competitors pegs will then be confirmed ASAP by
the limit of the swim will be the middle line
publishing the weight sheets on the AT between either bank. The competitor will restrict
Competitions Facebook Page their activities completely to these boundaries,
neither his/her person, tackle, bait, ground bait or
17. No competitor will change his/her Section. Any hooked fish may intrude into his/her neighbour’s
angler who commences fishing at the wrong peg swim.
will be disqualified. In an extreme situation e.g., snagged tackle or a
snagged fish, an angler must seek permission from
18. Competitors must plan to use private transport in his neighbour/neighbours before moving this from
every case to transfer from HQ to his/her Section his/her designated peg to try and remedy the
and return. On occasions, however, it may be situation.
necessary to use official coach transport. Where
this arises anglers MUST use the official transport
to and from their section as designated. 26. No competitor may leave his/her peg during the
Championship other than to answer the call of
19. Any angler may bring a caddy to help carry his/her nature. However, in the event of an emergency
tackle to his/her peg. However, if section coaches and/or severe weather conditions, a competitor
are being used caddies will not be allowed to travel may leave their peg but only with the express
on these coaches, unless their Angler is suffering permission of the Senior Section Steward. In such
from a physical disability and has a medical circumstances the Senior Steward may decide in
certificate. Consent must be obtained from the the best interests of the competitors that fishing
organizer on the morning of the Championship. should be suspended. In the worst case fishing may
Once at the peg no further assistance will be be terminated by the Senior Steward upon an
allowed. instruction from the AT’s team of Championship
adjudicators.
20. No competitor will have live or dead fish in their
possession before the Championship. 27. A competitor must not cause annoyance to, seek to
interfere with another competitor during the
21. The signal to commence and cease fishing will be course of the Championship. They must act in a
given by the Senior Section Steward in each sporting manner at all times.
Section.
28. A competitor shall have in use, one rod or pole, one
22. The duration of the Championship will be 5 hours. line and single hook at one time, but may have
other poles or rods and tackle assembled behind
23. Before the starting signal no competitor must on them where possible, providing that tackle is not
any account ground bait or loose feed the swim but baited.
will be allowed to wet a line, plumb the depth and
test the float, mix or wet ground bait, clear his/her 29. Any bait, subject to the local rules appertaining at
fishing ground of weed or obstructions and the time of acceptance as a National Championship
position his/her equipment. On no account must a venue, may be used during the National
feeder be used prior to the starting signal. Championships, except live or dead fish, spinning
baits and artificial lures.
24. A competitor may wade provided that the water
does not extend above the knees, unless he/she 30. Maximum length of poles permitted is 16 metres,
can touch the bank with their fingertips, in which floating poles are not allowed
case the water can extend above the knees. When
platforms are used, the water must not come over 31. Braid hook lengths are not permitted.
the angler’s knees when standing on the
river/lakebed. 32. Surface Floating baits either hook or feed are not
permitted
25. Every competitor must fish from within one metre
either side of his/her designated peg. On flowing
33. The use of electronic fish finders is forbidden.
water, he/she will fish from their position in the
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34. No competitor shall present their baited hooks into 43. Competitors are responsible for ensuring their pegs
their swim by any means other than the pole or rod are clear of litter and no competitor shall have their
to which the line is attached. catch weighed in who has litter on the banks of
their swim.
35. All feed may be thrown in by hand, or by the use of
one or two handed catapults, throwing sticks, swim 44. Both the competitor and Scales Steward MUST
feeders, bait droppers, bait cups and bait shuttles, ensure that the correct procedure for transferring
but no other mechanical means of projecting feed fish from a keepnet to weigh net and back to the
is allowed. No bait shall be introduced with a pole water is followed.
or bait dropper attached to an extra pole or rod
whilst continuing to fish. Spodding is not (a) Swim the fish from the bottom of the Keepnet to
permitted. the top, ensuring that the top ring is out of the
water, and gather the rings up from the bottom as
36. Competitors must strike, play and land their own fish the fish move up. Once the fish are between the top
from the confines of their own peg. (See Rule 25) ring and the 2nd or 3rd ring (depending on the
number of fish in the net), remove the keepnet
37. Competitors must retain all fish in a keepnet that from the water and gently slide the fish into the
complies with the relevant Environment Agency weigh net. Should the number of fish require more
bylaws. than one weigh only slide sufficient fish into the
weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the weigh is
38 a) Nets must be dry when arriving to fish, dry nets are taking place hold the remaining fish back in the
less likely to spread diseases, parasites and non- water until required for weighing and repeat until
native species. Keep nets must be pegged out all fish have been weighed.
behind the designated swim until 15 minutes
before the start of the match, this may (b) Remove the keepnet from the water collapsing
be signaled by a whistle and/or claxon. the net down, until the 2nd or 3rd ring from the
b) For 2021 Nationals on the Canals a separate keep bottom can be reached from inside. Pull the chosen
net is required to retain any non-native fish species ring through the top ring and then gently slide the
caught (zander/catfish). These must conform to fish into the weigh net. Should the numbers of fish
the same requirements as other keep nets and a require more than one weigh, only slide sufficient
representative from the EA/and/or partner fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the
organisation will remove the fish at the end of the weigh is taking place, hold the remaining fish back
match. in the water until required for weighing and repeat
until all fish have been weighed.
39. All fish caught are eligible for weighing except
Game Fish, Pike, and non-native species (zander After each competitor has been weighed in at their
and catfish) and Crustaceans. peg, it will be the duty of the Scales Steward to
return all the fish to the water.
40. Competitors must, if practicable, keep all fish
caught alive. If for any reason competitors cannot 45. The individual weight of each competitor will be
keep fish alive the Stewards shall have the power to recorded to the nearest 10 grammes rounded up
weigh in during the Championship and return the (Where 10Kg scales are used) and 20 grammes,
fish alive to the water. rounded up (Where 20Kg scales are used).
41. Competitors must cease fishing at the signal. 46. Each competitor will be responsible for ensuring
Should a competitor still be playing a fish hooked that the weight of his/her catch is correctly
before the signal is given, they will be permitted no recorded by the Record Steward on the Weigh
more than 15 minutes after time has been called to Sheet and on his Peg Card. He/she MUST sign both
land the fish. to that effect. The Peg Card MUST be kept safe in
case of a query.
42. All competitors will remain at their pegs until
details of their catch have been recorded by the 47. After being weighed any dead fish are to be
Steward, except for the purpose of clearing litter returned to the National HQ by the Scales Steward
from their swims or as defined in Rule 25. and suitably disposed of.
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48. Any fish about which the Stewards have any doubt 51. The holders of the trophies shall, upon
must be brought before the Management Team presentation, be allowed time for photographs to
and the competitor’s weight will not be confirmed be taken and will then be required to hand the
until a ruling has been obtained. Even if the trophy back to the Officials present.
Steward recommends the disqualification of a
competitor, they MUST weigh the fish in case their 52. All National Championships competitors must
ruling is not upheld. conform to Environment Agency bylaws. Any
competitor reported to the Resulting Team by the
49. Any objections must be made in writing and lodged Environment Agency for being unable to produce a
with a member of the Management Team or Senior valid license shall be deemed to be in contravention
Section Steward no later than one hour after the of the Rules and shall be disqualified. All pools,
end of the Championship on the official form entry fees etc in respect of the said competitor shall
contained in the Record Stewards’ Book. be forfeited. Local fishery rules will also apply.
Irregularities which are brought to notice at a later
date may be dealt with only by and at the discretion 53. The use of lead, including any alloy or compound of
of the AT Board. lead, in the form of split shot or any other suitable
items for weighting fishing lines is prohibited. The
prohibition does not apply to weights of lead, alloy
50. The result of the team competitions in the National or compound of lead, of 0.06g or less or of more
Championships shall be determined on a points than 28.35g or to weights of lead, alloy or
system. The top weight in each Section shall compound less than 28.35g if the said lead, alloy or
receive the same number of points as there are compound is incorporated in the construction of
teams entered, the second highest weight one swim feeders or self cocking floats.
point less etc. In the event of anglers failing to
54. If, in the opinion of the Event Management Team,
catch a fish, together with absent or disqualified
any Team or Individual is in breach of these Rules
anglers, they shall receive “no” points.
or is guilty of behaviour which is contrary to the
best interests of the sport, or upon complaint being
In the event of more than one competitor recording
received by the Event Management Team that
the same weight in the same Section, those
there has been an alleged breach of the rules, the
competitors will receive equal points i.e., one point
Event Management Team shall make a decision on
less than allocated to the previous highest weight
all available facts and that decision will be final and
in that Section. Therefore, in a Championship of 50
binding. An appeal can be made to the AT Board;
Teams if 3 anglers in one Section tie for 6th place,
a copy of the appeals procedure is available from
all having equal weights, they would receive 45 AT HQ.
points each with the 9th angler in that Section
receiving 42 points and so on. 55. Any team or competitor proved to be in
contravention of these rules will be disqualified.
In the event of more than one team having the
same total points, their final positions will be 56. Any team or individual angler deemed to be bringing
decided by total weight. the sport into disrepute will be severely dealt with
by the Management Team.
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