Learn to fish with our team of professionally qualified angling coaches. All the bait and equipment is provided, so all you need to do is book in and turn up on the day.

Booking information

Please note multiple bookings using the same name will not be accepted

Please book only one time slot per person. Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot. These 30 minute sessions are designed for adults and for children from six years old upwards who are interested in trying out a potential new hobby.

Please be aware that although this event is free, if you fail to attend and don't cancel your ticket you will be liable for a £50.00 administration fee to be charged to you per ticket booked.

Covid-19 Guidelines

If you have Covid-19 symptoms, please do not attend.

Walk ins are now accepted if space is available. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or please get in touch with us to allow another budding angler a chance to take part. Social distancing measures will be in place and all equipment will be cleaned in between sessions. Please see latest Government guidelines here.

Donate to Let's Fish!

The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Fish! campaign is free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water by learning to fish. You can now support the work our teams do with children and families and make a donation on our website.

National Celebration young people and fishing

Each year we have a national Celebration for all our up and coming anglers and offer a new experience to take part in this excellent event.

Check out our website for information on our event on the 17th & 18th September 2022 www.canalrivertrust.org.uk

The Commonwealth Games 2022

Would you be proud to represent your country in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

In 2022, the Commonwealth Games are coming to the West Midlands. Associated with the Games will be a major fishing participation events for young people run along the lines of the 2021 national celebration of young people and fishing. The provisional dates are 9th July (cadets) and 16th July (juniors) which are not that far away.

For more information contact visit: canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing

Wider Commonwealth Family

Our plan is to make up teams of three to have representation of as many of the Commonwealth family of nations as possible. We are now keen to hear from young people who can trace their ancestry (parents, grandparents or great grandparents) back to any of the current Commonwealth member country listed below and who would be interested in the once is a lifetime opportunity of representing their ancestral country in a Commonwealth Games celebration of fishing and young people event.

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Cyprus, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Christopher and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, The Bahamas, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands.

Should you have connections with any of these listed counties and formally wish to register your interest, please contact peter.henery@canalrivertrust.org.uk with your name, date of birth and the name of the country of ancestral origin. I look forward to hearing from you.

We hope you enjoy your Let’s Fish event, keep practicing and most of all enjoy your angling experience.

For more information on events and fishing tips go to the canal & River trust website or email us at lets.fish@canarrivertrust.org.uk

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