Here is this weeks round up of catch reports, news and information from Luton Angling Club. It's been a quiet week in terms of catch reports and generally as the year goes on, days get shorter and the weather gets colder the catch reports do tail off.
Please do let us know how you get on if you fish any of our waters as all your stories, information and catch reports are very much appreciated.
2025 Predator Challenge Match (Sat 25th October 2025)
Book Your Place now to avoid disappointment - We still have some spaces on our popular annual predator match on South Lagoon which is open to both Club members and Day Ticket anglers, Entry is just £10.00 (+ £10.00 day ticket fee if you are not a club member) This match has cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and the remainder of the proceeds will be donated to charity - Visit www.lutonanglingclub.co.uk/predator to book your place.
Book Your Place now to avoid disappointment - We still have some spaces on our popular annual predator match on South Lagoon which is open to both Club members and Day Ticket anglers, Entry is just £10.00 (+ £10.00 day ticket fee if you are not a club member) This match has cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and the remainder of the proceeds will be donated to charity - Visit www.lutonanglingclub.co.uk/predator to book your place.
Beckerings Reservoir
Louis Harford Smith enjoyed a good day at Beckerings with his grandad ,he managed 3 fish the best being this nice conditioned common of 20lb.
Louis Harford Smith enjoyed a good day at Beckerings with his grandad ,he managed 3 fish the best being this nice conditioned common of 20lb.
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| Louis Harford Smith - Beckerings |
Shooting around Beckerings Reservoir
We have been informed by the farm that shooting events will be taking place on land around and near the reservoir on several dates throughout October, November, December and January, The reservoir will remain open to members during majority of the shooting dates as they do not directly affect the reservoir, although there will be a few dates when the shoot is taking place directly around and within the perimeter of the reservoir and we will be closing the venue on these dates. Our social media pages and website will be updated with all the dates in the next few days and we will also put some local signage up at the venue. As with previous years please follow any instructions from the gamekeepers while shooting is in progress.
North House Lake
Rod Gladston fished North House Lake on 27th September and had two lively Commons. One at 2:30am weighing 21lb 8oz and the second was caught at 7:30am and was 17lb, photos are of the 17lb fish and were kindly taken by fellow member Sam
Rod Gladston fished North House Lake on 27th September and had two lively Commons. One at 2:30am weighing 21lb 8oz and the second was caught at 7:30am and was 17lb, photos are of the 17lb fish and were kindly taken by fellow member Sam
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| Rod Gladston - North House Lake |
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| Rod Gladston - North House Lake |
John Morris Memorial Match - Biddenham Sunday 5th October
The annual charity match in memory of former club secretary John Morris was held today (5/10/2025) The event was well attended with 21 anglers taking part. The results were a mixed bag—some found the fish obliging, others less so—but the camaraderie and cause made it a winning day all round. A full report and some pictures are expected to hit my inbox at some point soon and of course will be shared via all our usual channels.
Match Report - Wednesday 1st October – Lavendon Mill
The light rain was still falling as we met at the venue, did our draw and made our way to the pegs, and it continued to fall for the next couple of hours—not really troubling anyone—but then it thankfully faded away, leaving us with a lovely bright autumn afternoon.
The trees on the banks, with the leaves turning to autumn golds, formed the perfect backdrop, and the river looked lovely, holding decent colour but unfortunately very little movement due to lack of flow. The water temperature after a couple of cold nights recently was measured at 13°C.
Most found the lack of flow a challenge, and the river certainly wasn’t at its autumn best, but we did all manage to catch a few.
Sean Leatherland decided at the off to keep the plan as simple as possible. Sean opted for a pole line at 11 metres fishing over groundbait with red maggot as bait, regularly loose feeding red maggot over the top. Ever reliable to put a few fish together, Sean caught fairly steadily throughout the day and had a nice mixed bag at the finish mainly consisting of roach, with a nice smattering of skimmers, perch and other species to take first place with 7lb 2oz.
Chris Howard took second place with his catch of skimmers, Roach and Perch, all taken using worm as hookbait. Chris, after fishing the Sunday league match a few weeks ago here, started by using a feeder to take the skimmers but found it hard going. He changed to using a pole rig on a 15ft float rod to take some more fish including a magnificent 2lb 14oz perch (weighed individually) taken in the last 15 minutes of the match. Chris weighed in 6lb 12oz.
Graham Stringer had an enjoyable day and has become a very consistent framer since joining our ranks a few months ago, taking third place with 3lb 5oz. Graham started by potting in 4 balls of groundbait at 7 metres. He left this for half an hour, fishing just a top kit in front of him, but only caught one small chublet. So he moved to the groundbait line with a 7 metre whip, running it over the baited swim, and stayed on that line for the rest of the match, topping up with a pot of groundbait every half hour. Graham’s comment was: “It wasn’t easy yesterday!”
Thanks to all who contributed to making the day a success—Barry Roper for pegging and all those who helped with the weighing in and admin on the day. We all really appreciate the contribution.
Results
1st Sean Leatherland – 7lb 2oz
2nd Chris Howard – 6lb 12oz
3rd Graham Stringer – 3lb 5oz
4th Simon Foulkes – 2lb 14oz
5th Colin Holmes – 2lb 6oz
6th Dudley Frankland – 2lb 4oz
7th Barry Roper – 1lb 15oz
8th Andy Frankum – 1lb 11oz
9th Dennis Hunt – 1lb 2oz
10th Mark Sessions – 0lb 14oz
11th Tony Hickmott – 0lb 7oz
Terry Vickers tipped back – DNW
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Next Match: Wednesday 8th October
Away venue on the River Nene at Ringstead (Wellingborough water).
Draw at the venue at 8.30am as usual. Fish 10am till 3pm.
£5.00 optional pools plus £2.00 Luton pegging fee.
For anyone thinking of joining us for the first time, please message us beforehand so we know you’re coming. This helps us 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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| Lavendon Mill - Wednesday Match |
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| Lavendon Mill - Wednesday Match |
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| Lavendon Mill - Wednesday Match |
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| Lavendon Mill - Wednesday Match |
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Tight Lines
Dave M
Luton AC