Here is this week's news, information and catch reports round up from Luton Angling Club. If you want to send in a picture or a catch report you can do so via our social media pages or via the "send us a catch report" link in the contact us section of the club website. You can also send them via what's app to 07940 229071.
North House Lake
North House has been fishing well this week according to reports from members. Brett Collins had several fish during his 24hr session. All were caught on Five Star baits.
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| Brett Collins - North House Lake |
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| Brett Collins - North House Lake |
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| Brett Collins - North House Lake |
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| Brett Collins - North House Lake |
Junior member Dexter Allen had an 11lb 8ox Common on a Hinders XO popup over a light scatter of boilies. He also had a small hand sized tench on worm.
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| Dexter Allen - North House Lake |
Beckerings Reservoir
Steve Emery had a productive session on Thursday evening, he had 6 carp, 26lb 1oz, 20lb 7oz, 20lb 2oz and three others between 16-18lbs
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| Steve Emery - Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Steve Emery - Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Steve Emery - Beckerings Reservoir |
Lavendon River Ouse
Dave Murdoch fished Lavendon Mill on the Downstream section on Sunday, He had quite a few small bits and pieces on Red Maggot and despite getting some really good bites on legered cheese paste only hooked a couple of small Chub. The swims at Lavendon are looking really good all thanks to the hard work of the bailiffs Roger and Bob.
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| Lavendon Downstream |
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| Lavendon Downstream |
A review of the 2022 Luton AC ‘Lets Fish’ and Coaching Team's Year so far.
2022 has been busy for Dennis Hunt and all the Luton coaching team members. Here is a review by Dennis’ Hunt who is one of the coaches and the club match secretary.
"We have again learnt a lot about improving the delivery of the events and some of the students who have attended the ‘Lets Fish sessions this year have caught some brilliant fish, including bream of 6lb and an old warrior Canal roach of 1lb 6oz
We have helped deliver ‘CRT’ Coach the Coach’ training in January when Simon Mottram attended, delivered our own Classroom sessions in January, February, and March, and ‘Let’s Fish’ events from Easter onwards at weekends and school holidays. In the July Half Term and the August school holidays our teams delivered 2 highly successful events per week, unfortunately having to cancel one due to torrential rain, a first for us. At one of our events, we were visited by a ‘Mystery shopper’, Tom Sherwood from the Environment Agency, who came to see how ‘Lets Fish’ delivered first hand and went away very impressed.
We ran the CRT Southern heat of the Commonwealth Celebration at Three Locks, assisted with a similar event in Reading, delivered ‘Lets Fish’ at Hays Canal Festival, and have the GUC Junior Championship event at Three Locks planned for the 16th of October still to run. We are proud of the fact that very nearly all who attend our sessions manage to catch multiple fish. In addition to our own ‘Lets Fish’ events Luton Coaches have also assisted other local Clubs deliver events as far afield as Coventry.
Our own Luton Kingfisher Junior Club ‘follow on’ coaching events, where the attendance is steadily growing, have been very successful. These run on Saturday afternoons at Three Locks, Slapton and Wyboston through the summer. These ‘Follow On’ sessions are aimed at helping our younger Club members with the skills required to fish competently on their own and preparing those who want to participate in the CRT Celebration event in mid-September with the techniques they need to do so.
Some great fish have been caught during these sessions, A hybrid over 3lb 8oz and a Perch well over 2lb, both fish winning CRT ‘Fish of the Month’ prizes for the captors.
We hope to have 8 entries spread across the Youth, Junior and Cadet categories representing Luton this year in the CRT National Celebration and they all should be equipped with the skills they need to enjoy themselves on the day and catch a few fish. Luton Coaches will of course be on hand during this event helping with the organisation and assisting our participants on the bank
It's been gratifying to have inspired one former qualified Level 2 to renew his coaching badge and join us, and he is now planning to run events at Half Term. Additionally, we have gained some enthusiastic volunteers who assist us with our reception desks at these events.
The winter classroom sessions for the months October to March are arranged in a Luton Community centre, as is another CRT ‘Coach the Coach’ session in January using the same venue.
We will get out on the bank with our Kingfishers again if we can before the end of the year, depending on the weather.
We look forward to concluding our year successfully, it’s been hard work at times, and we have all travelled a few miles, but it has been rewarding for those involved. We look forward to engaging with CRT to plan next years events soon"
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| Let's Fish |
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| Let's Fish |
Luton AC Match Secretary, Wednesday Match Group Member and Club Coach Dennis Hunt fished the Division 2 National on the Warwickshire Avon on Saturday. Here is his report from the day.
"Myself and Roger Baker who was acting as our team steward travelled up to Redditch on Friday evening and stayed overnight to be nearer the draw on Saturday morning.
After arriving at the draw, and doing some late team changes we waited for the draw at 8am, and I drew peg set 2, which put me on C15, (permanent peg No 76) at Barford below the weir. After communicating the peg numbers to the rest of the team it was away to find the section, which turned out to be about 25 - 30 miles back in the Redditch direction from whence we came!
After driving past the entrance once we eventually found the place and were directed down a track, toward the river which had a steep muddy bank which we eventually persuaded the car to climb. We were very much more fortunate than some as we could park by the peg, others had some long walks.
On initially seeing the peg my spirits rose a little, I thought it looked Ok, but access was a bit Slippy, the water was clear and weed present, but the heavy storms of Thursday and Thunderstorms locally Friday had put a lot of water in the river.
I had a slack on the inside as the bush in the water to my left was pushing the flow over to the far bank. I set up stick rod, Tip rod and big whip
I did have a plan as knowing the section held Barbel and Chub I was going to start on the tip with worm. At all in i put a bomb rod into the slack with worm as bait and had a big twitch which I missed! what might have been?
After that I tried the worm for about an hour, then I started on the stick, but the flow was very powerful, then the whip and back to the bomb.
At about 2-30 I had a twitch, struck and was into a fish which turned out to be the bulk of my weight. Initially thought to be a chub it turned out to be a beautifully coloured and very lightly hooked Perch, very quickly followed by a much smaller one.
I weighed 950 grams, better than some, beat the chap on my right, and didn't disgrace myself on a difficult day when weights were low all around"
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| Peg C15 at Barford below the weir. |
Thats all the news, information and reports for this week.
Tight Lines,
Dave M
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