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🎣 Luton Angling Club – Weekly Roundup

Week Ending: 10th August 2025

🏞️ North House Lake

James Wing landed a superb 22lb Mirror Carp, believed to be No.10 from the 2017 stock. These stock fish continue to thrive, and are showing excellent growth and condition — a testament to our stocking programme and lake management.

James Wing - North House Lake

🌊 South Lagoon, Wyboston

Paul fished on Wednesday and enjoyed a productive session, catching Bream up to 6lb.

Paul - Bream - South Lagoon

Steve fished the Lagoon on Sunday and had a mixed bag of quality Bream and Roach on swim feeder with dead maggots. He also had a surprise when a personal best 16lb Zander took his bait. Though the photo isn’t perfect (Steve prioritised a swift release), the catch speaks for itself — a cracking fish and a memorable moment.

Steve - 16lb Zander - South Lagoon

🌾 Beckerings Reservoir

Ray Dempsey made his first visit of the season and chose to feeder fish for Bream. His first cast produced an 8lb 3oz Bream, setting the tone for a brilliant session. Over five hours, he landed 15 more Bream, all between 6lb and 8lb 12oz. Sadly, his landing net gave out on the final fish — a dramatic end to a rewarding day.

Ray Dempsey - Beckerings

John Bolger also fished the feeder and landed 16 Bream, most in the 7lb bracket, with one standout at 8lb 6oz. A great example of the consistent sport Beckerings continues to offer.

John Bolger - Beckerings

John Bolger - Beckerings

🚸 Junior Angler Spotlight – Daniel Carr

Daniel Carr, one of our talented junior anglers and a success story from our Let’s Fish sessions, visited a new stretch of canal for a focused practice session. Here’s Daniel’s own report:

“I wanted practice on the accuracy of my feeding, so I only set up one line about 7m out. I fed pinkie and used maggot on the hook. This worked as I caught well.
As the session went on, I noticed that when I topped up the swim with groundbait, skimmers and roach came onto it instantly. So every time I caught, I put a little bit of groundbait into a pole pot and started catching quicker.
Then I started changing my shots around to see if they liked it on the drop or just having it on the bottom as quick as possible. Through this, I found out they liked it on the bottom, not it dropping down on them.
Overall, it was a great day for practice as my accuracy and precision definitely got better.”

Daniel’s thoughtful approach and willingness to experiment show real maturity — a bright future ahead!

Daniel Carr - Grand Union Canal

🏆 Match Report – Wednesday 6th August 2025

Venue: Dani’s Lake, Howe End A lively turnout of 10 seasoned anglers, 4 younger members, and 2 juniors gathered for this week’s midweek match. Though Dennis Hunt was away enjoying a well-earned holiday in Cornwall, Colin Holmes stepped up to manage the day’s logistics, assisted by Jim Tookey and Ray Burton (who helped with prep despite being unable to attend). A big thank you to all involved.

We were especially pleased to welcome juniors Jack O’Brien and Daniel Carr, who both impressed with their skill and composure. Also joining us was Sam Rose, taking a break from wedding preparations — best wishes to Sam from all of us!

The day was warm with a gusty breeze, and although water levels were lower than usual, fish activity was high. Everyone caught, with Carp and silver fish showing well.

There were a few hiccups — Richard Darbon forgot to thread his line through all the rod rings, then knocked over his table. His lines spent more time on the bank than in the water before lunch, but spirits remained high (😂😂😂).

Match Highlights:

🥇 Jack O’Brien (Junior) – 117lbs 5oz from peg 14. After experimenting with pellet and feeder tactics, Jack found success in the margins using dead maggots and groundbait. A fantastic performance and a credit to his coaches and family.
🥈 Colin Kidd – 95lbs 6oz, with plenty of Carp landed (and a few lost).
🥉 Jim Tookey – 75lbs 11oz, despite losing four Carp when a net slipped into the water.
4️⃣ Bart Bonito – 71lbs 4oz
Special mention to Daniel Carr (Junior) – 31lbs 2oz using Chocolate Orange boilies, beating his dad by nearly 14lbs!

Full Results:

Position	Name	Weight
1st	Jack O’Brien (J)	117lbs 5oz
2nd	Colin Kidd	95lbs 6oz
3rd	Jim Tookey	75lbs 11oz
4th	Bart Bonito	71lbs 4oz
5th	Sean Leatherland	60lbs 8oz
6th	Andy Frankum	46lbs 7oz
7th	Colin Holmes	43lbs 2oz
8th	Simon Foulkes	38lbs 8oz
9th	Graham Stringer	35lbs 1oz
10th	Daniel Carr (J)	31lbs 2oz
11th	Richard Darbon	30lbs 15oz
12th	Dave Ridley	22lbs 3oz
13th	Sam Rose	21lbs 5oz
14th	Paul Carr	17lbs 3oz
15th	Terry Vickers	10lbs 6oz
16th	Roger Baker	7lbs 3oz

Next Match:

📍 Grand Union Canal at Braggenham side

🗓️ Wednesday 13th August 2025

🕣 Draw: 8.30am at venue 🎣 Fish: 10.00am – 3.00pm

💷 £5 optional pools + £2 pegging fee

📘 Please bring your membership book and message Dennis Hunt in advance if attending for the first time.

Wednesday Match - How End

🚨 Littering at Wyboston – Unacceptable Behaviour

We regret to report another incident of littering at Wyboston, clearly left by anglers who evaded our bailiffs. This behaviour is disrespectful, damaging, and completely unacceptable. It tarnishes the reputation of our club and the wider angling community.

📸 If you witness littering:

Take a photo
Note vehicle registration
Report it to us directly

We treat these reports seriously and will take appropriate action. Let’s protect the waters we all enjoy — together.

Litter left on the Riverbank at Wyboston

📣 That’s All for This Week

Keep your stories and catch reports coming in! You can send them via:

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Tight lines until next week!

Luton Angling Club - Weekly News, Information and Catch Report Roundup - Week Ending 10th August 2025