Here is all this week’s club news and catch reports from Luton Angling Club.
The club is very sad to have to inform you of the death of long standing life member Dave Moss. Dave passed away on Christmas Eve following a battle with cancer he was 88 years old. Dave was heavily involved with the club’s match group for a number of years and spent many years as the club captain. The club sends its condolences to all his family and friends. Rest in Peace Dave.
It has been fairly quiet for catch reports this week due to the flooding and the wet weather which has kept a lot of people indoors however those that did venture out and managed to catch were not disappointed.
Beckerings Reservoir
An unexpected and unusual catch for this time of year by Richard Boyd this week - Following a screaming run and a good fight one of the reservoirs catfish was in his landing net weighing in at 32lb 8oz. It was caught on a 3ft Zig. The cats are usually pretty dormant during the winter and although it is possible to catch them year round it’s quite a rare occurrence during the colder months of the year and I do not recall reporting one being caught during the winter before.
Biddenham
As the floodwaters at Biddenham had receded we visited for an inspection and as expected there is a fair amount of flood damage with a large section of the boundary barbwire fencing along the river pulled out of the ground by the force of the floodwater debris against it. There is also lots of rubbish and debris washed up and left strewn along the bank by the floodwater. We will be carrying out an ad-hoc work party next Saturday 9th January to have a clear up along the banks and make repairs to the fencing. The water levels on all our river sections have returned to almost normal levels though as to be expected the water is very coloured and still pushing through. The car park is quite boggy so please assess the ground before parking to ensure you don’t get stuck.
Eaton Ford- Backwater Restoration and Development Work
The development works and backwater restoration that was due to start on 4th January has been delayed. The bailiffs and project lead Dennis hunt have been monitoring the ground conditions and water levels over the last few days and while the water levels have dropped considerably the ground is still extremely waterlogged as we had 3-4ft of water across the site at the peak of the flooding. The delayed start to the work saves any expense in the hire and transport of equipment that we won’t be able to use because of the ground being too soft.We do not want to risk causing long term damage to the banks. We will review the situation again in two weeks. Let’s hope things dry out a bit so we can crack on soon!
Please send in any of your catch reports via Facebook or via our website. You can also text reports and pictures via What’s App to 07940 229071.
Tight Lines until next week!
Dave
Luton Angling Club
It has been fairly quiet for catch reports this week due to the flooding and the wet weather which has kept a lot of people indoors however those that did venture out and managed to catch were not disappointed.
Beckerings Reservoir
An unexpected and unusual catch for this time of year by Richard Boyd this week - Following a screaming run and a good fight one of the reservoirs catfish was in his landing net weighing in at 32lb 8oz. It was caught on a 3ft Zig. The cats are usually pretty dormant during the winter and although it is possible to catch them year round it’s quite a rare occurrence during the colder months of the year and I do not recall reporting one being caught during the winter before.
Also at Beckerings Gareth Evans had a good start to 2021 with his first fish of the year - a Pike weighing 11lb
South Lagoon
Wyboston regular Wojciech caught a superb double figure Zander weighing 10lb 12oz.
As the floodwaters at Biddenham had receded we visited for an inspection and as expected there is a fair amount of flood damage with a large section of the boundary barbwire fencing along the river pulled out of the ground by the force of the floodwater debris against it. There is also lots of rubbish and debris washed up and left strewn along the bank by the floodwater. We will be carrying out an ad-hoc work party next Saturday 9th January to have a clear up along the banks and make repairs to the fencing. The water levels on all our river sections have returned to almost normal levels though as to be expected the water is very coloured and still pushing through. The car park is quite boggy so please assess the ground before parking to ensure you don’t get stuck.
The development works and backwater restoration that was due to start on 4th January has been delayed. The bailiffs and project lead Dennis hunt have been monitoring the ground conditions and water levels over the last few days and while the water levels have dropped considerably the ground is still extremely waterlogged as we had 3-4ft of water across the site at the peak of the flooding. The delayed start to the work saves any expense in the hire and transport of equipment that we won’t be able to use because of the ground being too soft.We do not want to risk causing long term damage to the banks. We will review the situation again in two weeks. Let’s hope things dry out a bit so we can crack on soon!
Please send in any of your catch reports via Facebook or via our website. You can also text reports and pictures via What’s App to 07940 229071.
Tight Lines until next week!
Dave
Luton Angling Club
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