Here is this weeks news, information and catch report round up from Luton Angling Club.
Membership Renewals(From 1st April 2026)
Following our AGM this week we can now announce the membership pricing for the 2026/27 membership year.
- ADULT Membership £120.00.
- SENIOR Membership £85.00.
- DISABLED Membership £85.00.
- JUNIOR NIGHT Membership £85.00.
- JUNIOR (Kingfisher) [No Night Fishing] £12.00.
- THIRD ROD UPGRADE +£60.00 in addition to pricing above.
Our renewal system will open on 1st April 2026 and all existing members have priority renewal until 30th April. On the 1st of May any un-renewed membership will be made available to new members. Renew early to avoid missing out!
New Members (from 1st May 2026)
Anyone who has registered their interest will be contacted on the 1st of May when available memberships go on sale - Please note all new memberships are strictly first come first served and having registered your interest does NOT guarantee you a membership - Be quick when they go on sale as numbers are limited and they are in demand.
We will not be selling via the tackle shops again this year due to demand however please do support your local tackle shop.
South Lagoon - Wyboston
Gary Murray Brooks took this stunning picture of the sunrise at South Lagoon it was taken at 5:30am from Peg 1 a couple of weeks ago.
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| Sunrise at South Lagoon by Gary Murray Brooks |
North House Lake
A superb common carp caught at Dawn this weekend by Daniel Keefe. He said that Brian the bailiff recognised this fish as “Johns Common" and its weight was 29lb
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| Daniel Keefe "Johns Common" North House Lake |
Bait Boats at North House Lake.
It has been agreed to allow the use of bait boats at North House Lake for a Trial Period from the start of the 2026/27 season, provided there is no misuse or any issues caused this will be made permanent, please be sensible in their use and be respectful of other anglers.
Beckerings Reservoir
Carlo Managed 2 mirrors on a night session on the 27th the biggest being 22.4lb they were caught on Mad baits Nutz
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| Carlo Borromeo - Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Carlo Borromeo - Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Carlo Borromeo - Beckerings Reservoir |
Damien Fitzpatrick did a 48 hour session on Beckerings on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, he was trying some new bait out. He had no luck the first night and he thought at some points that his bivvy might be blown away in the storm, luckily it wasn't! He decided to move to a new spot first thing in the morning and what a good decision that turned out to be as he ended up beating his personal best and landing 3 carp and 4 bream, first came a 26lb 4oz mirror then a 29lb 2oz Mirror which is his new PB
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| Damien Fitzpatrick - Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Damien Fitzpatrick - Beckerings Reservoir |
Two new Junior Club Records
Junior member Nathaniel Pantazi stole the show during the presentation of the awards at the AGM. His 5lb Chub from the Ouse at Wyboston is a new Junior Club Record along with an Eel he had from South Lagoon. He was also awarded specimen awards for a 28lb 9oz Common Carp from South Lagoon. Nathaniel is turning into a skilled young angler, his dad Kletos was also a Junior record holder between 1991 and 2022.
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| Nathaniel - Junior Club Record |
If you catch a fish that meets the minimum weights needed for our specimen awards its well worth submitting a claim. We also know many of our club records have been beaten over the years but unfortunately these are seldom officially claimed. You can find details on how to claim a club record or specimen award in your membership book.
Match Report Three Locks 25th March 2026
Well, what a change a week can bring! After the warmest day of the year last week, we got a hairy day on the bank this Wednesday with all the seasons in one go.
Following a change in the weather and a cold night, we had the mad March winds gusting up to 40 mph at times, extremely cold periods with dark overcast and hailstones and periods where the sun shone which felt much warmer and gave welcome relief.
When the guys pegged below the lock tried to return to the car park, they found the way blocked by a huge tree which had come down across the towpath.
The tree was on the bank of the small stream that runs under the road and into the canal just before the bend, narrowly missing a wide beam Canal boat. The stream has just been dredged with the ground scraped to clean the local area. The tree was very rotten at ground level which is obviously why it fell.
Our Guys had to manhandle their gear and make their way through the wreckage, helping each other to get back to the car park. We had phoned CRT who attended quickly and were on site before the last angler had cleared the obstacle.
There were a very large number of boats moored in the area (possibly seeking shelter from the winds) which meant we could only get 7 pegs on the upper and the remaining 8 on the lower section. The water temperature was measured at 10 C.
Given the weather it really wasn’t too much of a surprise that the fishing was extremely challenging, and we had several DNW this week especially below the Lock where the wind just about counteracted the tow on the water, and Colin Holmes managed to take the only decent fish in this section, a 2lb 4oz Bream.
Above the lock was more sheltered and we did find some fish, but holding a pole was extremely challenging making long pole fishing very awkward.
Tim Watts our winner chose to use a waggler float on rod and line over. Tim found the presentation was not ideal but on a hard day this approach coupled with heavier floats than normal on a short pole setup seemed to work, and Tim weighed in 2lb 8oz
Second above was Chris Howard with 2lb 4oz. Due to the weather Chris stayed fishing down the track. Using punch bread resulted in tiny Roach giving him lots of bites which were difficult to hook, but even if you hooked one, they fell off due to the wind. Chris tried to feed them off with regular balls of liquidised bread and hemp fishing fluro pinkie, which seemed to work as he then caught a slightly better stamp of fish.
Third above was Sean Leatherland with 1lb 10oz. Sean caught most of his on Punch on a line at 11 meters. When bites dried up he used squatt and pinkie on the hook, switching between the Punch and pinkie to keep bites coming. Sean had a mixed bag of roach perch and gudgeon
Special thanks to Ray Burton for doing the admin with pools and peg fees and Barry Roper for pegging this week, and all who helped with the weigh in
Results
1st Tim Watts 2lb 8oz
2nd (Joint) Colin Holmes & Chris Howard 2lb 4oz
4th Sean Leatherland 1lb 10oz
5th Pete Mills 1lb 7oz
6th Dennis Hunt 1lb 2oz
7th Keith Ward 0lb 0oz 4drm
DNW Barry Roper, Dave Ridley, Dudley Frankland, Les Burton,
Ray Burton, Simon Faulkes. Terry Vickers and Tony Hickmott.
Our next match is Wednesday 1st April and is at Westbrook Mere, courtesy of Boxmoor Angling Society when we hope the weather better!
Meet in the Car park at the venue promptly for an 8.30 draw as usual. £5.00 optional pools plus £2.00 Luton pegging fee, Fish 10.00am – 3.00pm
For anyone thinking of joining us for the first time you must 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 at Three Locks |
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| Wednesday Match at Three Locks |
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| Wednesday Match at Three Locks |
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| Wednesday Match at Three Locks |
That's all for this week, Please remember to renew your membership if you are an existing member and if you are interested in becoming a new member register your details via the form on the club website.
Tight Lines until next week
Dave
Luton Angling Club
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