Birmingham Anglers Association

I've known for some years ( referring to the CRT website ) that all craft on the waters mentioned need a licence. When we had matches, club, opens or welfare events on the middle Severn during the 80's and 90's we knew what time the organised canoes would come past. At Knowle Sands it would be around 11.15 am then Quatford around 11.30, Hampton Loade just before 12.00. After they had passed there were no more during the match. These days it seems continuous with at least three organised canoe parties mixed in with individual canoes, kayaks, paddle boarders and so called " wild swimmers " Of course, you're trying to cast in and catch fish amongst all this.
So this is from past experience to the present from a matchmans point of view, so I'm with Reg on this one and I have to be more aware as to what time of year we book river matches these days.