Happy New Year we hope you enjoyed the festive break.
Sadly the weather has mostly had other ideas continuing to throw floods and cold conditions at us so only the hardy few have ventured out.
KEMPSTON LAKE
Gary Rosenthal landed a 23lb mirror from Kempston Lake using Thripster Merry Berry.
SOUTH LAGOON
Paweł Ceks caught a 6lb zander.
GRAND UNION CANAL
Report received from Dennis Hunt who fished the canal on Boxing Day -
'After a slightly later than anticipated start I set off to the Grand Union Canal to see if I could get a few fish on the bank in what could be the last session of the year.
Looking at the forecast with a keen wind and knowing that it was not going to be a temperature busting day I opted to go to the back of Tesco in Leighton where I was sheltered from the wind and in the sun.
I parked and selected a swim, set up, fed some liquidised bread, baited with a 4mm piece of punch on an 18 hook to 0,09 hooklink and first drop in hey presto! 2Lbs Bream.
Second put in the same thing happened. I continued to catch pretty steady, ending up with double figures of Bream, Roach and the odd Gudgeon. I lost 2 bigger Bream during the session which would have pushed the weight higher still. The wind direction changed, temperature dropped and the fish eventually melted away, and I knew that it was time to go.
A great session on the Canal to end the year, the people on the towpath were very interested in the fishing and stopped to chat and pass the time, it was a very pleasant day out'
Second put in the same thing happened. I continued to catch pretty steady, ending up with double figures of Bream, Roach and the odd Gudgeon. I lost 2 bigger Bream during the session which would have pushed the weight higher still. The wind direction changed, temperature dropped and the fish eventually melted away, and I knew that it was time to go.
A great session on the Canal to end the year, the people on the towpath were very interested in the fishing and stopped to chat and pass the time, it was a very pleasant day out'
Elsewhere on the canal I came across Marcin Miierzejewski who was lure fishing when he hooked into a surprise fully scaled mirror carp. After a long battle on light gear Marcin landed and measured the carp (lure anglers tend to measure rather than weigh their captures) at an impressive 86cm (almost 34inches). Photo seen by this writer.
RIVER GREAT OUSE BIDDENHAM
Saturdays match had to be cancelled as the river was over its banks flowing through the car park some 100m from where it should be!
MATCH RESULT
Abbey Lads fished the Grand Union Canal at the Globe 7/1/18 but overnight frosts and very coloured water made the going tough. Only 4 fished due to illness and all caught.
1st D WHILLOCK 3-14 (PERCH ROACH SKIMMERS)
2nd D SMITH 3-8 ROACH BREAM
3rd P DEPPE 1-4
4th K WARD 12OZ
4th K WARD 12OZ
Steve
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