Due to other commitments and lack of time there was no weekly report for the week ending 31st May 2021. This weeks report covers the week ending 31/5/21 and also this week ending 6/6/21.
The 2021 2022 Membership season started this week and did you know that by the end of this season Luton Angling Club will be 100 Years Old. The club would like to welcome all its new members and also thank all existing members for their renewals.
NORTH HOUSE LAKE
Carlo Borromeo managed a 9 fish haul using Mad Baits. New member Chris French fishing North House for the first time had a 17lb 5oz Common within 3 hours of setting up. Not a bad start to his Luton AC membership.
Kyle Thompson Parkinson caught a new PB common carp
Dean Brittain had a nice 23lb 9oz Mirror - he says he caught the same fish last year and it has putting on lots of weight and is getting up to a good size.
The old and dilapidated section of chainlink otter fencing at North House Lake has now been completely replaced. Members are reminded not to lean tackle against the otter fencing and report any damage or rabbit holes under it to the fisheries team. A work party will be planned soon to remove all of the old fencing materials from the site and we hope members will attend and help out as many hands make light work.
BECKERINGS RESERVOIR
Lee Cooke spent his birthday weekend up at Beckerings with his catches including 2 new pbs!! He had a 9lb 2oz Common then the Cat rod went off half hour later, after a 10 minute fight the right hand rod went off with another 18lb common a nice little double take!! The Catfish was 36lb 8oz then the second common a PB at 18lb 5oz he is still trying to reach the 20lb mark and we are sure that will happen soon.
The fish started spawning last weekend however just before they started a number of fish were caught.
Scott Judge had 3 fish during his 24hr session the biggest was a scale perfect Common, Bailiff Neil Cox put him on a good spot its always worth asking the venue bailiffs for some advice and tips as they know the waters well.
Bailiff Neil Cox had a great session as usual catching a number of stunning fish
Richard Boyd caught 3 fish 3 from Beckerings including a 31lb 8oz Mirror he also had a nice Common.
Brett Collins sent in pictures of the fish he had during a 24hr session on Beckerings.
Wojciech caught his first eel of this year at 2lb from the lagoon.
Wednesday Match report 26 May Grand Union Canal Ivinghoe Section 13.
After last weeks near record turnout we had five club members fish section 13 at Ivinghoe this week on a warmer but heavily overcast morning where the sun eventually shone and warmed our backs.
The Canal is still extremely clear but does seem to be warming at last and the fish are starting to respond, but the Roach for which this section is famous are still failing to show in any great numbers.
With the Canal so clear numbers of methods were tried, Dudley Frankland opting to fish a light tip rod baited with worm tipped with maggot from the off.
Dennis Hunt used Pinkie and fished a waggler over, Chris Howard tried waggler and pole, while Barry Roper and Roger Baker stuck with a pole through the match. Most had a slow first hour, but eventually we got a few fish feeding. The wind freshened and we had a few boats around midday which introduced some much needed colour into the water.
Dudley Frankland managed three decent Perch and a Bream with a Roach and smaller fish for 1st place weighing 7lb15oz. Dennis Hunt had two fighting fit Roach/ Bream Hybrids over the pound and a skimmer with a few small Perch for second place and Barry Roper had Skimmers and bits for 3rd . Roger Baker fishing his pole in anger for the first time unfortunately lost a nice Bream estimated to have been between 2 and 3lb at the net,
1st Dudley Frankland
7lb 15oz
Wednesday Match Report 2nd June 2021 Cooks Wharf
With the recent rise in temperatures shorts were very much the order of the day for the anglers on the canal at Cooks Wharf this week. There were slightly fewer numbers than expected due to half term and other commitments diminishing the attendance.
The rise in temperature and an increase in the colour in the water with a bit more boat movement seems to have woken the fish up at last, with plenty of silvers (including the roach which seem to have been missing for weeks) showing at last.
We had a good match, some nice boaters even making us cups of tea, with plenty of fish caught, the two anglers before the swing bridge being hampered by the surface scum of floating Hawthorn blossom, which at times covered the surface, and those the other side sometimes struggling to hold a pole in the gusty wind.
For the second week in a row Dudley Frankland opted to fish a tip rod baited with worm to take Bream for 7lb 8oz. Barry Roper took a good net of silvers for 9lb 15oz on Pinkie, and Chris Howard weighed 4lb 8oz of silvers.
Dennis Hunt fishing Top 3 + 1 before the Swing bridge had a 6oz Skimmer first drop and continued taking fish steadily on pinkie feeding squatt over groundbait, although hampered by the surface scum at times to weigh 6lb 9oz. Roger Baker had a skimmer but lost a few fish at the net to weigh 8oz, so saved the blank.
2nd Dudley Frankland
7lb 8oz
This week is a members only match at Beckerings Park Farm, meet for 9am draw £5.00 optional pools
Club Coaching and Let's Fish
On Sunday 23rd May three of our Club coaches ran a ‘Lets Fish’ event using South Lagoon, Wyboston. They were kept busy as 18 adults and young people attended and all caught, many catching a dozen or more fish.
The weather was mixed, but the heavy rain stayed away until after we had packed away. There was a lot of interest in our forthcoming ‘Follow on’ Kingfisher coaching sessions aimed at giving people the skill they need to fish on their own. These are open to any Club Kingfisher Junior member and to be run on Saturday afternoons on our Club venues.
Two of the stars on Sunday were Maryam and Daria, who loved the fishing experience and caught multiple times.
They loved being out by the lake and the resident pair of robins that were taking spilt maggots from the ground.
The Club Coaches have been out and about again this week delivering two Canal and River Trust ‘Lets Fish’ sessions and some help to a new Club member who had contacted us.
The Lets Fish events were delivered on our water at Three Locks on Tuesday, and the LAA water at Canal Fields Berkhamstead on Thursday.
Both were well attended sessions, with young people, including some ladies keen to try angling, and also grandparents who were also lapsed anglers wanting to return to fishing bringing along their grandchildren.
Plenty of fish were caught in a warming Canal. Harley who attended at Three locks lost an enormous Perch which had taken a single Pinkie, disappointed but not put off he picked up another set of tackle and calmly carried on fishing! He was so keen his parents booked the only remaining spaces for Berkhamstead, and he came again on Thursday and caught some more fish and has since become a Kingfisher member.
The coaching team also assisted Raymond a new senior member who had approached us for help as a new angler on Wednesday he spent some time with our coaches and we know he went out again on Thursday and caught some more fish on his own using some of the skills shown to him.
Any members who wish to attend our coaching and Junior matches should message the Club and we will arrange for you to be included in our coaching sessions.
