Eaton Ford River Ouse
Mark Zan fished a 24hr session on the River at Eaton Ford and had a nice chub that weighed 4lb 8oz and a Pike at 5lb 9oz.
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| Mark Zan - Eaton Ford Chub 4lb 8oz |
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| Mark Zan - Eaton Ford Chub 4lb 8oz |
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| Mark Zan - Eaton Ford Chub 4lb 8oz |
Grand Union Canal
A visiting angler from Scotland had a good result on Monday with over 16lb of fish from the canal near Church lock fishing squatts and pinkies on a 4 metre pole to hand.
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| A 16lb plus bag of fish from the Grand Union Canal |
Regular contributor to the reports, Paul Parkinson fished a 48 hour session last weekend and what a session he had with 5 carp, one pike and two bream, the biggest carp was a lovely 26lb 10oz mirror and a nice pike on a lure at 15lb 9oz.
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| Paul Parkinson 15lb 7oz Mirror |
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| Paul Parkinson 15lb 9oz Pike |
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| Paul Parkinson 18lb 10oz Mirror |
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| Paul Parkinson 19lb 7oz Common |
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| Paul Parkinson 26lb 10oz Mirror |
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| Paul Parkinson Beckerings Bream |
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| Paul Parkinson Beckerings Bream |
His son Kyle had carp and bream on OG fish Wafters. The carp weighed 21lb 4oz and the bream was 9lb 12oz he also had a perch on a lure.
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| Kyle Thompson-Parkinson Beckerings Common |
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| Kyle Thompson-Parkinson Beckerings Perch |
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| Kyle Thompson-Parkinson Beckerings Bream |
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| Craig Mahoney 26lb 8oz New PB Mirror |
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| Craig Mahoney 26lb 8oz New PB Mirror |
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| Craig Mahoney Beckerings Common |
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| Craig Mahoney Beckerings Common |
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| Craig Mahoney Beckerings Common |
Liam Murphy had 4 Carp during his 24hr session Saturday and the biggest was 25lb. He also stayed around and helped us with the work party.
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| Liam Murphy Beckerings Mirror |
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| Liam Murphy Beckerings Common |
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| Liam Murphy Beckerings Common |
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| Liam Murphy Beckerings Common |
This weekend we held a work party to Pollard the willows around the reservoir to limit their size, something we have to do every year to satisfy the reservoir inspectors. We had a decent turnout and great to see a few new faces.
It was very strenuous work and everyone who attended worked extremely hard, cutting and transporting the large branches to the fire where they were burnt.
The club is extremely grateful to the bailiffs, members and work party volunteers that assisted us today, we couldn't have done it without them.
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| Beckerings Work Party |
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| Beckerings Work Party |
Match Report, Wednesday 5th October GUC Town South
The dawn had just broken this week when 18 anglers met in good humour on the towpath at the bottom of the white bridge on Town South, all looking forward to the days fishing. The canal was holding good colour, but the midday water temperature struggled to make 10C, indicating a significant drop in temperature recently, due perhaps to cooler nights and the influx of cold rainwater last week.
The day started with conditions reasonably benign, and the sun even came out for the first couple of hours, but then the wind got up, with branches and leaves being stripped from the off bank trees, making the fishing extremely challenging for those trying to use a long pole, and occasional heavy rain showers moved through.
The inside lines were fished earlier on producing some good fish to punch and pinkie, and many anglers chose to concentrate on the short and track lines rather than try and fish longer in the strong winds.
Several anglers lost decent fish while they were being played due to the windy conditions. Sean Leatherland had a lovely canal roach of over a pound this week, and Dave Abbott unfortunately lost a big Perch to a large Pike which grabbed the fish sideways on as it was being played.
First place this week went to Bart Bonito with a good mixed bag of 10lb 8oz, with Dave Whillock one of the the Abbey Lads who travelled to fish with us this week a very close second with 10lb 4oz his fish being taken on punch. Third place was taken by Charlie Robinson with 9lb 14oz.
Mid table positions this week were extremely close with oz between the places.
All who came enjoyed the day out despite the challenging conditions.
Many thanks are due to Steve Lathwell for pegging out and to Ray Burton running the weigh in at the end of the match.
Results
1st Bart Bonito 10lb 8oz
2nd Dave Whillock (Abbey Lads) 10lb 4oz
3rd Charlie Robinson 9lb 14oz
4th Steve Lathwell 7lb 10oz
5th Dave Abbott 4lb
6th Colin McBeth 3lb 15oz 8drm
7th Tim Watts 3lb 14oz
8th Dennis Hunt 3lb 8oz
9th Dave Smith (Abbey Lads) 3lb 7oz 8drm
10th Sean Leatherland 3lb 4oz 8drm
11th Dave Ridley 2lb 4oz
12th Chris Howard 1lb 8oz
13th (Joint) Keith Ward (Abbey Lads) & Terry Vickers 1lb 2oz
15th Les Burton 1lb 0oz
16th Malcolm Ogden 6oz
Ray Burton DNW
This week we will fish the Twin Lakes fishery at Biddenham, so members only and booking essential as we have limited pegs. Meet for 8-30 draw in the car park, fishery tickets with £5.00 optional pools, and £1.00 Luton peg fee.
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
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| Wednesday Match |
John Morris Memorial Match Report
Sunday 2nd October.
As dawn broke over Biddenham on Sunday 2nd October 16 anglers from Luton, Abbey Lads, and Queens Arms Sandy gathered expectantly in the car park at Biddenham on what was to become a perfect autumn day. The morning was mild at 10C and the trees are just turning into the reds, greens and golds of autumn.
The river had a slow steady flow and some colour due to the heavy rain (16mm) on Friday. There was little wind, but occasional gusts made the fishing difficult for some later.
Fishing turned out to be challenging, methods being tried included tip, pole, whip and waggler. The fishing seemed to have been adversely affected by the cold rain on Friday night, which caused the river temperature to plummet, and the fish caught were noticeably colder than the week before. The fish definitely weren’t as prolific as the week before when 10lb+ weights had been recorded by anglers practicing from the same swims, but all present managed to catch.
The largest fish landed on the day was a Perch of 1lb 14oz by a Kings Arms angler, and several anglers hooked and lost Pike.
Species landed included Roach, Dace, Chub, Perch, Bleak and Gudgeon. Baits used were bread (punch and flake) the usually reliable worm, hemp, tare, and caster, but none seemed to produce on the day, most fish falling to maggot and pinkie.
The match raised £180.00 to go to John’s nominated charity Groundwork, and all anglers fishing enjoyed the day out.
Special thanks are due to Roger Baker who didn’t fish but gave up his time to Steward the event taking charge of car parking, booking in, and the after match weigh in, allowing everyone else to enjoy themselves.
Next year the event will be held as usual on the first Sunday in October (1st October 2023)
Results
1st Dave Smith Abbey Lads
6lb 2oz Peg 5
2nd Liam Willis - Abbey Lads
5lb 12oz Peg 20
3rd Keith Ward - Abbey Lads
4lb 5oz Peg 18
4th Les Bolland - Kings Arms
3lb 7oz Peg 4
5th Peter Deppe - Abbey Lads
3lb 4oz Peg 9
6th Phil Hipgrave - King Arms
2lb 6oz Peg 11
7th Dennis Hunt - Luton
2lb 1oz Peg 14
8th Dennis Vivian - Luton
1lb 15oz Peg 15
9th Dave Whillock - Abbey Lads
1lb 12oz Peg 19
10th Les Burton - Luton
1lb 6oz Peg 6
11th Fergal O’Kane - Luton
1lb 1oz Peg 12
12th Terry Lincoln - Kings Arms
0lb 14oz Peg 10
13th Roy Smith - Kings Arms
0lb 12oz Peg 13
14th Malcolm Lloyd - Kings Arms
0Lb 10oz Peg 7
15th Derren Lofthouse - Kings Arms
0lb 7oz Peg 8
16th Ray Burton - Luton
0lb 5oz Peg 17
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| John Morris Memorial Match at Biddenham |
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| John Morris Memorial Match at Biddenham |
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| John Morris Memorial Match at Biddenham |
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| John Morris Memorial Match at Biddenham |
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| John Morris Memorial Match at Biddenham |
That's all for this week
Tight Lines,
Dave M
Luton AC
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