Here is the round up of News, Information and Catch reports for Luton Angling Club waters for the week ending 18th May 2025.
Beckerings Reservoir
Darren Savage sent in a couple of pictures of Mirror Carp he had recently.
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| Darren Savage - Beckerings |
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| Darren Savage - Beckerings |
Whilst mowing the grass at Beckerings Neil Cox stopped and kindly watched the rods for a member who needed to pop to the car - 3 minutes later, he had this 17.5 Common.
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| Neil Cox - Beckerings |
Paul Martin sent in some recent catches from Beckerings , Commons of 24lb 8oz, 18lb 6oz and 14lb 8oz from a session on 5th May and he had 2 carp and 4 Bream on Friday 9th May.
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| Paul Martin - Beckerings |
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| Paul Martin - Beckerings |
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| Paul Martin - Beckerings |
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| Paul Martin - Beckerings |
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| Paul Martin - Beckerings |
Ryan Millin and Damien Fitzpatrick fished Beckerings on the 13th May. The 2 biggest fish they had was Ryan’s was 23lb Damien's was 21lb. They had to cut their session short as they both ended up wet and muddy after slipping while returning fish. The water levels are dropping quickly due to irrigation pumping, and the banks can be wet and muddy for a while until they dry out. Extra care should be taken while landing and releasing fish. |
| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
Jason Mash caught two fish on a very cold day at Beckerings, nothing big but he had an immaculate common with a stunning colour.
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| Jason Mash - Beckerings Reservoir |
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Jason Mash - Beckerings Reservoir
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Damien Fitzpatrick and his family had a session at Beckerings Damien had one at 14lb, Abby had one of 17lb, and his daughter Poppy did the best, catching a 24lb carp and a Pike.
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| Abby - Beckerings |
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| Abby - Beckerings |
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| Abby - Beckerings |
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| Abby - Beckerings |
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| Damien - Beckerings |
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| Damien - Beckerings |
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| Poppy - Beckerings |
Ben Waymont sent in a couple of pictures from his recent session at Beckerings and a picture of one of the four fish he had a few weeks back.
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| Ben Waymont - Beckerings |
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| Ben Waymont - Beckerings |
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| Ben Waymont - Beckerings |
South Lagoon - WybostonAmer Jawad fished the South Lagoon last week he had had a brilliant afternoon and had 20 bream all in superb condition. Great sport to be had there at the moment, and it looks like the lagoon is going to provide a good years sport!
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| Amer Jawad - South Lagoon |
Paul Webb has been catching the carp out of the South Lagoon. His biggest was 13lb 8oz. He also had a fully scaled Mirror on a legered boilie. He also sent a picture of Dave Hughes with a 9lb plus Common. |
| Dave Hughes - South Lagoon |
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| Paul Webb - South Lagoon |
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| Paul Webb - South Lagoon |
Nobby Clarke Fished South Lagoon on Wednesday. He fished peg 4 using a 10 metre whip with a flick tip.
He had 23 half decent Roach and a few smaller ones. He managed a few 6/7 oz fish and a couple of 9/10oz. He unfortunately lost a good Bream, which he said was a shame but never mind. He had a very enjoyable day, and he said it was nice to get a few Roach as it’s been a while.
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| Nobby Clarke - South Lagoon |
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| Nobby Clarke - South Lagoon |
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| Nobby Clarke - South Lagoon |
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| Nobby Clarke - South Lagoon |
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| Nobby Clarke - South Lagoon |
The Wednesday Match group held their match at the lagoon this week, their full match report is below.
John Botfield had 110lb of Bream from the South Lagoon, They were all proper slabs between 4lb 8oz and 7lb. He also had approximately 30-35lb worth of Carp. All fish caught on the feeder at 37m between 5am and 10am
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| John Botfield - South Lagoon |
MATCH REPORT - Wednesday 14th May South Lagoon Wyboston.
It was a hazy overcast morning as we met for our draw at South Lagoon, and it was great to welcome existing member Paul Webb for the first time this week.
We had all been afraid of delays due to the current Black Cat roadworks, which didn’t materialise, so we were all nice and early, and raring to go, so we decided to draw at 8 and fish 9-30 to 2-30 this week so we could miss the traffic on the way home! The initial somewhat chilly temperature was 8C, which soon rose, but it really was a day of stark contrast, some anglers sitting in brilliant sunshine sheltered from the wind applying copious quantities of suncream, and others on the bank between the Lagoon and North House in the shade with a strong Northeast wind blowing in their faces huddled in winter jackets.
The lagoon looked great, holding good colour with a water temperature recorded at 19C and there was the unmistakeable sound of the Cuckoo singing in the trees.
Simon Faulkes set out to fish the feeder today. He clipped up at 40 yards and introduced 10 large cage feeders of ground bait laced with chopped worm, caster and hemp at the off. He then changed to a swim feeder; getting bites straight away but they didn't really get their heads down! Simon had 5 skimmers and 3 fish lost in the first 3 hours and then went an hour without a bite. Simon then took the clip off and punched it out further, resulting in a wrap around in the last few minutes of the match which 7mins later resulted in a carp of 7lb 5oz gracing his net. Simon ended the day taking the win with 12lb 7oz,
Second place was taken by Steve Lathwell who also fished a tip rod all day, using both cage and window feeders with dead red maggot on the hook feeding ground bait and a little chop worm. Steve fished at 30 metres, but found he had to reduce the initial length of his hook length to 2.5 feet to hit the bites. Steve lost two decent fish when they ran under the nearside bank bushes but ended with 7lb 14oz of Silvers.
Dennis Hunt also opted to fish a tip rod clipped up at 35 Yards and introduced 5 big feeders of groundbait laced with maggot at the off. Dennis was using a 14 hook with a large bunch of red maggots, and after 30 Mins he had a couple of small taps followed by a huge take, resulting in a hooked fish which was eventually lost in the near bank bushes after 10 Minutes. Dennis continued to catch Silvers , with a slack spell at early afternoon and a final fish just before the whistle, ending on 4lb 1oz and third place.
Fourth place was taken by Tony Hickmott, also fishing a tip rod. Tony landed 3 Bream, and lost two others using a helicopter rig, with double or sometimes triple maggot on a size 16, ending with 3lb 5oz.
We all enjoyed our day on the lagoon this week despite the changeable conditions and lost fish!
Thanks to everyone who helped to make the event a success by doing the admin, and assisting with the weigh in
Results
1st Simon Faulkes 12lb 7oz
2nd Steve Lathwell 7lb 14oz
3rd Dennis Hunt 4lb 1oz
4th Tony Hickmott 3lb 5oz
5th Richard Darbon 3lb 1oz
6th Dave Ridley 1lb 15oz 8drm
7th Richard Gibbs 1lb 15oz
8th Paul Webb 1lb 5oz
9th ray Burton 0lb 6oz 8drm
Les Burton, Terry Vickers and Malcolm Ogden DNW
Our next match is Wednesday 21st May at How End.
Draw at the venue at 8.30 as usual, £10 Venue peg fee, £5.00 optional pools plus £2.00 Luton pegging fee, Fish 10.00am – 3.00 pm.
For anyone thinking of joining us for the first time please message us so we know you are coming before turning up. This will help us to manage the pegging of the venue
Please bring your club membership book with you as you will be asked to produce it for your first appearance.
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| Wednesday Match - South Lagoon |
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| Wednesday Match - South Lagoon |
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| Wednesday Match - South Lagoon |
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| Wednesday Match - South Lagoon |
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| Wednesday Match - South Lagoon |
Coaching Update
On Saturday 10th May our Coaches helped four of our Juniors in a Session at How End. We had Kayden and Cody practicing with poles and introduced Louis and Alex to the method feeder. For Alex, it was his first real experience of using rod and line, and he did very well.
The session went very positively, and all who came learnt a lot and really enjoyed themselves, all catching plenty of fish. Louis had a nice Tench, and all had at least one Carp at the end of the session.
We have a ‘Lets Fish at Slapton on Monday and will be back practicing on the Canal next Saturday sharpening the skills of our Juniors in preparation for the Daiwa sponsored CRT Regional heat on 18th May.  |
| Coaching Session How End |
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| Coaching Session How End |
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| Coaching Session How End |
CRT National Pairs - 25th May 2025 - Grand Union Canal
On Sunday 25th May 2025, The club is proud to be hosting a heat of the CRT National Pairs competition on Sections 3 & 4 above and below Three Locks on the Grand Union Canal. This was arranged after the 2024/25 Membership books were printed, so does not appear in the fixtures list in the book. Always check the website and Facebook page for any changes or additions to our events and work parties to avoid a wasted trip or any conflict.
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| CRT National Pairs |
Venue Maintenance
During the River close season our dedicated team of bailiffs and volunteers work hard behind the scenes to ensure our River sections are kept under control as without regular maintenance they soon become a jungle. Bob Burdiak strimmed downstream at Lavendon Mill today - he said a mystery person had already mowed the track and the 4 swims between the bridges, possibly something to do with the landowner as they have done it before for us, Thank you to whoever it was!! Bob did did the rest. He had to move a few bits of flood debris along the way. I'm sure it will get a little more attention before the 16th June too! He did add that as always at this time of year when we can’t fish the river, It looked superb with streamer weed growing, and chublets and dace topping all along the stretch. I've also been informed he has also trimmed the Slapton Car Park - Thanks Bob.
Elsewhere, Andy Smith has been busy around North House Lake carrying out some general maintenance work and at Beckerings Neil Cox mowed all around the reservoir. Des Saunders continues to work tirelessly at many of our venues keeping the weeds down and the grass cut.
All our bailiffs work very hard all year round keeping our venues in great condition, I am only mentioning the specific jobs that have been brought to my attention and lots goes on behind the scenes and we are very grateful to all those who give their time to maintain the venues.
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| Beckerings Mowing |
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| Lavendon Mill |
Book Giveaway - "Memoirs of the Banana Man" Sorry for the delayed result to the book draw we ran in April (membership renewals got in the way) but we have now drawn the winners.
The Winners are Del Nash and Gary Scott - We will contact you to arrange sending the books to you.
The book was written by one of our club members - "Memoirs of the Banana Man" is mostly a collection of Chris Willis' personal fishing stories, and some opinions that he wanted to share. It certainly is not a book about how to catch - that has been done a thousand times - I am told that some of the recollections are based on Luton and Vauxhall river stretches though the real venue names aren't mentioned. Once again thanks to the author Chris Willis for providing us with a couple of copies.
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| Chris Willis - Memoirs of the Banana Man |
If you would like to send us a catch report from a Luton AC Water you can send reports and pictures via our facebook page and other social media accounts, the club website or via what’s app message to 07940 229071. Don’t forget every picture we receive is automatically entered into our monthly photo prize which is judged by the committee and you could win £25.00. It’s not always the biggest fish that wins so well worth sending in any of your catch reports.
Tight Lines Until Next Week!
Dave M
Luton AC
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