Simple Match Fishing Forum

I'm looking to hire a narrowboat on the Lancaster canal and I wondered if anybody knew anything about the canal who could tell first of all, if it was nice cut to go cruising on and if it would be worth taking my fishing gear with me. I'm not into carp or pike etc., just a nice net of silvers.

The reason I am interested in this canal is that my partner it sh1t scared of locks and I've read that there aren't any on this cut.

Thanks,
John.

Have you looked at the Ashby canal ?? No locks on there either and very rural.

http://www.ashbyboats.com/

We've used these, very good too.

Their boats look really nice Arch What's the fishing like ?

Hi John

Yes take your fishing gear with you. Fished a lot of blood worm winter matches on the “Lanky” lovely canal beautiful countryside can be good bream and roach fishing in the basins, up around the Forton area you’ll enjoy

Their boats look really nice Arch What's the fishing like ?

Ermm, well, now then.

To put it bluntly, it's pretty poor. Odd places throw up a few weights.

Last week Shakerstone AC held their annual teams of 4 match. Used to be really popular with maybe 40 to 50 teams fishing it. Last week 11 fished. Top weigh was 9lb 4oz of Bream from a section called Hags lane. 7lb 6oz was second. 7lb 3oz third. But on the whole anglers weight in ozs most of the time.


The canal is a 22 mile dead end canal. It stops at Snarestone and as a result of it being a dead end it is quite shallow, so boat progress is quite slow (We got grounded twice, but that was driver error ::)). The other way is the Coventry canal. If you turn left onto it, no locks for a while either. There is a "Stop" lock at Hawkesbury onto the Oxford, but it's only 6" so no big deal. From there no more locks untill Hilmorton. We had a mid week break and got to Hilmorton, went through the Hilmorton lock then turned around and headed home. Total of 4 locks and a good time.

ATB.

Arch.

Thanks for your help Arch & Bobbyg I'll check out prices and availability on both cuts and see what the boss thinks. ::)