Free Let's Fish! - 23/03/23 - Castleford Adults - Learn to Fish session

Learn to fish with our team of professionally qualified and licensed angling coaches. All bait, equipment, permits and licence are provided. You'll be taught the basics of fishing tackle, how to correctly hold a pole, bait the hook, recognise bites, land and unhook fish and much more. We'll also advice on best value for money equipment to help you get started on your own and point you in the direction of a suitable local club when you are ready for it. All you need to do now is to book in and turn up on time on the day.

Booking information

Please note these are adult only sessions and only book one time slot per person, ensuring the ticket is in the correct name of the actual participant who intends to fish. Multiple bookings using the same participants name won't be accepted. On event day, arrive 5 to 10 minutes before your allocated start time.

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Who are these events for?

These one and a half -hour sessions are open to all adults and are aimed to give people the opportunity to relax and experience the wellbeing created by being by water.

What do I need to bring?

All fishing equipment and bait is supplied however you should wear appropriate clothing for the expected weather conditions and you MUST bring a chair for anyone who is spectating.

Cost of Event

This event is free for all participants who attend on the day. However, if you have booked on, subsequently fail to cancel and simply don’t show up on the day, you are liable to be invoiced for the standard £50.00 administration fee, chargeable for each ticket booked.

Therefore, if your circumstances do suddenly change and you find you are no longer able to attend, you must cancel using one of these three mechanisms:

• 1 The preferred method is via the Eventbrite ticket booking system using the link that you can find on your ticket. This can be found at the bottom of your ticket and has a link directly to “cancel my ticket”.

• 2 By email [email protected] giving details of date, time, venue and participants in your email message. Don’t email if within than 48hours of the event, instead please use option 1 above or in an emergency 3 below.

• 3 In the event of an unforeseen emergency within 48 hours of the event, by telephoning the lead coach named in your final reminder email which will have been sent to you approximately 48 hours before the commencement of event.

We ask for your co-operation in this matter. This will allow others who would otherwise have regrettably missed out due to lack of space, the opportunity to attend this event.

Covid Guidelines

If you have Covid symptoms, you must not attend. Please cancel your ticket as set out above. Please help keep everyone safe. Thank you.

Developing your fishing skills

If you have children who might wish to learn about fishing , apart from our substantial Lets Fish program, each year, we hold the national celebration of young people and fishing event open to all keen young anglers, including all Let’s Fish attendees aged between 7 & 20. The London marathon of young people's fishing, it's an event that any young person should experience at least once in their fishing journey. Check out our website for information on the event which will be held on the 16th & 17th September 2023 in the Midlands.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/matches-and-competitions/canal-pairs-championships

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. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/donate

For more information on events and fishing tips visit the Canal & River trust website https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/lets-fish or email us at: [email protected]

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