Here is this week's news information and catch reports from Luton Angling Club - Week ending 9th February 2025.
The John Morris Memorial Match
With regret, and after careful consideration it was decided that that we would cancel the match due to be held on Sunday 9th at Biddenham, after the 8mm of rain at the end of the week and already saturated ground conditions, and having been and assessed the conditions at the venue, as we suspected the car park and paths are extremely boggy and many of the platforms covered in slippery silt. In addition to this the river conditions will be less than favourable after all the rain.
Match Report 5th February 2025 GUC Town South
This week was our first match of 2025, and 17 of us were all eagerly wanting to get back on the bank again. This week, we welcomed new recruit Pete Mills, joining us for the first time after some time away from the area. We met by the white bridge for our peg draw on a cold morning with frost on the ground, which soon vanished as the day warmed, and it turned out fine and warm, with little wind. The canal looked cold but had colour, and we set off to our pegs with high expectations.
The lovely warm day was about the only thing of note, however we soon found out the Canal was in dour mood and bites were at a premium, with most of those present failing to attract a bite all day despite trying a range of baits.
Colin Holmes who won said it was his third canal match of 2025, and he was still waiting for his first bite, so this time he started off by potting in just a few pinkies and a small pinch of bread down the middle. Hour in and still not a bite!
He then moved out to the reeds on far bank at 11 meters again feeding very lightly, and still not a bite! He was thinking not another blank I need a miracle, and it turned up in the form of a kingfisher. The bird landed on a bush on the far bank just to his right, and as he watched it dived into the shallow water and then returned to it’s branch with a small fish and ate it, then flew off. Thinking he knows something, Colin added more pole sections to fish at 14 meters and caught a small fish. After this miracle, he followed up with a further 10 fish to end on 11 fish for 3 ounces. Thank you, Mr Kingfisher.
We have no boats moving at the moment due to stoppages at Grove Lock and Chelmscote bridge, let’s hope these will be removed soon and the boats begin to move again, and the weather warms, and Canal comes round and starts to fish again!
Results
1st Colin Holmes
0lb 3oz 0drm
2nd Tim Watts
0lb 2oz 0drm
3rd Pete Mills, Sean Leatherland, Syd Wilson 0lb 10z
4th Barry Roper, Dudley Frankland
0lb 0oz 4drm
DNW
Simon Faulkes, Steve Lathwell. Danny Worth, Dave Ridley, Dennis Hunt, Paul Carr, Ray Burton, Roger Baker, Terry Vickers, Tony Hickmott,
Our next match is on Wednesday, 12th February, on the GUC at Town North (space permitting)
Draw 8.30am on the bank, £5.00 optional pools £2.00 Wednesday peg fee, fish 10am till 3pm.
For anyone thinking of joining us for the first time can we ask you message us so we know you are coming before turning up, as we need to ensure we have room as this will allow us to better manage the pegging.
You will be asked to produce your Club book at first appearance, so please have it with you.
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| Wednesday Match 5/2/25 |
All this rubbish (including bags of human excrement) has been cleared from just one swim at South Lagoon by bailiff Andy. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, and we'll be stepping up patrols and keeping a close eye on who is fishing each swim. All litter MUST be taken with you. Anyone caught leaving litter will be banned from fishing the venue in the future. If you think this is acceptable, then find somewhere else to fish as you aren't welcome at our waters.
Just because it's a day ticket water doesn't mean club rules do not apply to you. If you are identified leaving litter you will no longer be welcome to fish any Luton Angling Club water. There is absolutely no excuse for leaving litter. Please respect the environment. If this continues it could see the water becoming a members only water!
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| Litter collected by the bailiff at Wyboston |
That's all for this week,
Tight Lines
Dave
Luton Angling Club
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