Luton Angling Club - Weekly News, Information and Catch Report Roundup - Week Ending 7th December 2025

Catch reports are understandably thin on the ground at this time of year, so if you’ve been out on the bank, we’d really appreciate hearing from you. Every report helps keep the weekly round‑up going through the winter months.

We start the report this week with some sad news, the recent passing of Mick Stringer at the age of 78. Mick was a long-standing club member and a regular face at Beckerings Reservoir.

Mick was also a club bailiff at the reservoir for around 18 years.

Funeral arrangements:

- Date: Friday 2nd January

- Time: 2:00pm

- Location: Flitwick Crematorium

- Afterwards: A gathering is provisionally booked at the Wingfield Club.

Our thoughts are with Mick’s family and friends at this difficult time - RIP Mick.

Junior Success Story – Molly Wins CRT Fish of the Month
We’re delighted to report that one of our Juniors, Molly, has been awarded CRT Fish of the Month for her fine bream caught on punch at Town South.

After taking part in a couple of Let’s Fish! sessions over the summer, Molly joined the Kingfishers as a Junior member in September.

Since then, she has continued to grow in confidence, steadily developing her skills and showing real promise on the bank.

It’s fantastic to see her progress, and we look forward to celebrating many more of her achievements in the months ahead.

Molly - CRT Catch of the Month

NORTH HOUSE LAKE

Paul Martin enjoyed a productive session at North House, landing two decent pike during a short winter outing. With reports understandably thin at this time of year, it was great to see some predator action coming through.Paul’s catches add a welcome highlight to this week’s round‑up and show that North House continues to offer good winter sport

Paul Martin - North House Pike

Paul Martin - North House Pike

Match Report - Wednesday 3rd December 2025 – Ouse Embankment, Bedford

This week we fished the Ouse Embankment in Bedford – a venue familiar to many, but one we hadn’t tackled as a group before. Parking proved a little tricky due to ongoing construction work, but everyone managed to squeeze in eventually.

Weather & Conditions
The river looked inviting, with good colour, a steady slow flow, and a measured water temperature of 7°C. Given the weekend’s match results (20 fished, only 2 caught!), we knew it would be a testing day.

For once, the rain stayed away. The morning began bitterly cold at -2°C with frost on the ground, before lifting into a bright late morning and afternoon. As the sun dipped, the temperature dropped sharply again.

The Fishing

• Barry Roper fished two lines – an 8m whip and 10m pole. After a steady run of roach, his pinkie rig buried and the elastic streamed out. Following a tense 3–4 minute battle, Barry netted a surprise December tench weighing 3lb 4oz. He added more roach to finish with 4lb 3oz and first place.

• Mark Sessions christened his new 8m Drennan Acolyte whip. Feeding caster and pinkie with occasional groundbait, he built a tidy mixed bag of roach and perch. His careful approach earned him 3lb 12oz and second place.

• Danny Worth fished his pole at 9m with worm heads over groundbait and pinkies. He finished third with 1lb 3oz.

• Colin Holmes found unexpected depth by the island and tried liquidised bread, squat, pinkie, and chopped worm without success. Switching to a small feeder brought a few roach, though lilies claimed some feeders. He ended with 8oz.

Despite modest weights, spirits remained high. Everyone agreed the venue deserves a return visit next year, when parking should be easier once construction is complete.

Thanks

Grateful thanks to Barry for pegging, Ray for admin and weigh‑in, and all who helped on the day. As ever, it was a real team effort.

Results

1st Barry Roper – 4lb 3oz (incl. Tench 3lb 4oz) 2nd Mark Sessions – 3lb 12oz 3rd Danny Worth – 1lb 3oz 4th Colin Holmes – 0lb 8oz 5th Dennis Hunt – 0lb 7oz 6th Tony Hickmott – 0lb 2oz 7th Dave Ridley – 0lb 1oz 8drm 8th Les Burton – 0lb 1oz

DNW: Ray Burton, Dudley Frankland, Graham Stringer, Richard Darbon, Terry Vickers, Sam Rose

Next Match

Venue: Greensands Date: Wednesday 10th December Meet: 8.30am in the car park Fish: 10.00am – 3.00pm Fees: £5 optional pools + £2 Luton pegging fee + £10 fishery fee

New members: Please message us beforehand so we can manage pegging. Bring your club membership book, as it must be shown on your first appearance.

Embankment Match 3rd December

Embankment Match 3rd December

Embankment Match 3rd December

Embankment Match 3rd December

Embankment Match 3rd December

That’s all for this week. Thanks to everyone who shared reports and updates — they really help keep the news flowing through the winter months. Stay warm, look after yourselves, and we’ll see you on the bank next week.

Tight Lines

Dave M

Luton AC