Here is the latest catch reports and news round up from Luton Angling club for the week ending 14/11/2021. We will be resuming the £25.00 best photo prize at the end of November which has been on hold for a while due to work and other commitments of the volunteers that run the club.
The committee has been dwindling over the past couple of years with the sad loss of our secretary John in January 2020 and Membership secretary Dave in August this year and some other volunteers no longer available to devote their time to the club due to family and work commitments. A huge amount of effort and time is involved with the day to day running of the club. If any member would like to get involved and help out do let us know.
Send in all your catch reports from our waters via our facebook page, the club website or by email as all pictures sent in are automatically entered to the monthly competition and the winning photo will be selected at the end of each month by the committee (It's not always the biggest fish that wins so it’s worth sending in your pictures!)
Biddenham River Ouse
Fergal O'Kane fished the Ouse at Biddenham last Sunday and caught a Pike weighing an impressive 20lb 7oz. He has been targeting this stretch for some time for a 20 plus Pike and finally his perseverance has paid off. He also had a 9lb 6oz Pike in the same session.
River Ouse- Undisclosed Stretch
Gareth Evans fished one of the Luton AC stretches of the Ouse and landed a 20lb 3oz Pike. He asked for the venue not to be mentioned as he has put a lot of effort into finding the right methods and hot spots at the venue. We always respect your wishes if you want any information kept secret but we really like seeing and sharing your catches so please do send in your reports so we know how our venues are performing.
Bailiff Brian Turner had a productive predator fishing session on the South Lagoon he landed 4 Pike up to 17lb and he also lost another three.
Beckerings Reservoir
Just the one for Neil Cox from what seemed like a moody 24hr session on Beckerings, With no fish showing when he turned up Friday morning he went with his gut and opted for his go to peg and this 14lb 7oz Common decided to take a fancy to his Madbaits boilie at 11.45pm and it was an angry one and fought like a demon.
North House Lake
The bailiffs were out on Sunday carrying out general maintenance around the venue. The last of the Barley straw bundles used for algae control were removed using the club boat and other general maintenance tasks were carried out.
Luton Junior member James Oakes having only started fishing in August has made incredible progress under the tuition of the Luton Angling club coaches fishing a national competition in September!. A great write up of James' journey so far, written by one of his parents has been published on the Fisheries and Angling team section on the Canal and River Trust angling website - See the article at the link below. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/.../james-fishing-journey
Wednesday Match Report Wyboston Ouse
10th November 2021
Wednesday was a murky but mild November day, with very little wind. The River at Wyboston was carrying good colour and had a decent steady flow. The surface was calm, without ripple when we arrived, but the occasional gentle breath of wind sent the autumnal leaves flurrying from the trees onto the surface of the water. The light continually changed during the day from a gloomy overcast to a brighter spell when the sun briefly appeared, and the flow also increased and then dropped back again during the match.
The anglers that met for the earlier draw this week were joined by Colin Crane, a member who had never fished a match before but came along for the experience and to see if he could pick up any information. Colin was made welcome and soon joined in the pre draw banter with the others. He enjoyed the day and left after the weigh in saying he had enjoyed himself and hoped to come again.
The fishing this week was very close, and it was great to see the roach appearing in their autumn colours when the fins become redder and the bodies take on a more golden tinge.
Steve Lathwell returned to winning ways this week using his pole at 13 Metres fishing Maggot in about 7 feet of water over his favourite Spotted Fin groundbait to take a nice bag of roach. The fish were finicky, and he was constantly swapping hookbait colours to keep fish coming, and like others having to alternate between running the float through the swim and holding hard back, and depth and shotting patterns had to be continually changed to keep fish coming.
Chris Howard fished a long Bolo rod for his catch, having to swap baits between maggot and bread to keep the fish coming.
Dennis Hunt fished a Pole at 6 Metres, initially fishing red maggot with loosefed pinkies over groundbait, and had trouble keeping runs of fish coming to the net, he was also feeding a hemp and tare line, which eventually produced some better roach. However, to keep fish coming he had to continually switch baits lines and presentation.
Others fished running line or a tip, and several anglers reported Pike taking hooked roach during the day. All who came enjoyed themselves and there were no dry nets.
Perhaps special mention should be made of Ray Burton who having never really fished before this May and now comes out with us every week and gets better and better weighing in this time 3lb 7oz for 6th place, Ray has learnt a lot in a short time and I’m sure would encourage anyone else who wants some company and tips to give it a go one Wednesday.
Results
1st Steve Lathwell 6lb 9oz
2nd Chris Howard 4lb 14oz
3rd Dennis Hunt 4lb 9oz
4th Barry Roper 4lb 6oz
5th Colin Crane 3lb 10oz
6th Ray Burton 3lb 7oz
7th Dudley Frankland 2lb 13oz
8th Richard Gibbs 2lb 12oz
9th Malcolm Ogden 0lb 14oz
10th Roger Baker 0lb 11oz
This week, we will fish the Canal, Section 2 Braggenham Side. Because of the clock change we will meet for an 8.30am draw, fish 10.00am to 3.00pm £5.00 optional pools, non-members welcome on payment of a day ticket.
That's all for this week. Keep sending us your reports!
Tight Lines
Dave M - Luton AC
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