Luton Angling Club Weekly News Report for the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & St Neots Cambridgeshire Area - Week Ending 20th February 2022

Here is all this week's news and catch reports from Luton Angling Club. Please send in your catch reports from Luton AC waters via our social media pages, Upload via our website or send pictures via WhatsApp to 07940 229071. Remember all catch photos submitted are automatically entered into our monthly photo competition and the winner is chosen at the end of each month by the Luton AC committee.

A slow week for reports as the adverse weather conditions in the later part of this week have meant fewer anglers on the bank. Following the high winds please take care at our venues and always look up and around you and assess the condition of any trees above you. Our bailiffs do inspect the venues regularly but if you do see anything that poses a hazard please let us know so we can deal with it.

Beckerings Reservoir
Bill Ridgway spent a very windy day today at Beckerings but after taking advice from Bailiff Mark, he finally caught the bream. 3 nice bream 8 to 9 lbs and a 2lb roach which looked as if big pike or catfish had got hold of it at some point.

Amer Jawad spent another few hours at Beckerings reservoir in search of his first double figure bream. The search goes on as he fell short catching 8 bream which went 67lb 6oz’s… smallest fish went 7lb 12oz’s and the largest fish 9lb 2oz’s!! Thanks to club member Liam who helped weigh the fish and took the pictures.

Wyboston Complex
After Storm Eunice had done its worst the Wyboston bailiff team were out very early Saturday morning dealing with the trail of destruction that she left. The access track and swims are now clear with several branches and debris removed by the bailiffs Brian, Warren Sam and Paul. They also managed to do some weed clearing in North House which was the original plan before the weather decided to create more urgent remedial works around the South Lagoon and along the River. In amongst some of the weed they found a very small pike 

Match Report, Three Locks GUC 17th Feb 2022
On a fine, warm, and breezy February morning 13 anglers met in the car park at Three Locks on Wednesday, and it was pleasing to see some new faces again.

The Three Locks flight is currently drained for repair, so no boats are moving on the canal, and after the last few days heavy rain and wind the Canal was a dirty mahogany brown colour, with plenty of floating debris from the surrounding trees, making presentation difficult.
As the cutting is reasonably sheltered, we were able to continue fishing as the wind rose significantly later in the match.

All the anglers struggled to find fish which seemed reluctant to feed, perhaps because of the recent influx of cold water, fluctuations in air temperature and atmospheric pressure.
Dave Abbott took his first fish (which didn’t count) on a bare hook when checking his float shotting prior to the whistle!

Bart Bonito fishing Squatt took some roach and a perch to weigh 1lb 8oz and take first place, while Steve Lathwell took roach and a skimmer to weigh in 1lb 1oz.

Dennis Hunt and Dave Abbott took half a dozen small roach each to tie on 7oz. Tony Hickmott fishing worm dropped in near the edge while drinking his soup and the float shot away as his bait was taken by an obliging 4oz Perch to take 4th place!

Roger Baker was fishing worm and hooked and lost the biggest fish of the day which ran and snagged in the bushes opposite.

It was a difficult day and the rest of the field struggled; several anglers returned DNW on what turned out to be a very challenging outing.

Results
1st Bart Bonito 1lb 8oz
2nd Steve Lathwell 1lb 1oz
3rd Dave Abbott 7oz & Dennis Hunt 7oz
4th Tony Hickmott 4oz
5th Dudley Frankland & Richard Darbon 2oz
6th Chris Howard 1oz
DNW: Malcolm Ogden, Ray Burton, Terry Vickers, Barry Roper, Roger Baker

Next week is members only as we are fishing our first ‘Inter Club’ of the year against Wellingborough on Tuesday (note change of usual day). This was to be on the River Nene, but due to recent flooding has been transferred to Mill Cotton. We are limited to 15 a side so those intending to come need to notify Dennis Hunt in advance. Meet for 8.30 Draw fish 10 till 3 £1.00 peg fee £5.00 optional pools.

David Edwards Funeral Arrangements

I have been informed that Club President David Edwards funeral will be held on Monday 14th March 2022 at 11:30am at the Holy Trinity Church, 20 Trinity Road Luton with the burial in the churchyard behind. Flowers can be delivered to Co Op Funeral Care, New Bedford Road Luton.

After the funeral there will be a gathering to celebrate his life at the Old Moat House,Moat Ln, Luton.

Tight Lines until next week!

Dave M 
LutonAC