Here is all the catch reports, news and information for the week ending 12th April 2026 from Luton Angling Club
Membership Renewal Reminder – Don’t Miss Out!
A quick reminder to all existing members that priority renewal runs until the end of April. After that, any un‑renewed memberships will be released for sale to potential new members.
With demand already high this year, please make sure you renew in good time so you don’t lose your place for the coming season.
For potential new members, now is the perfect moment to register your details so you’re ready when any spaces become available. You can sign up and find full information on the club website:
Let’s get everything set for another great season on the bank.
Beckerings Reservoir
Liam Newton had a superb 25lb mirror from Beckerings on Saturday morning.
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| Beckerings Reservoir |
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| Liam Newton - Beckerings |
North House Lake
Richard Boulter turned up to a proper blustery last Saturday afternoon at North House, he took a slow lap of the lake to look for any carp activity, but with not much showing at all, he dropped into Peg 4 for the session. A lead about revealed nothing but blanket weed, so it was a day for keeping things simple: solid bags on a gentle decline at 6.5 wraps, with little-and-often mixed boilies and pellets. It worked a treat as he managed to slip the net under a lovely 22.4lb common, which absolutely made the day. He also met some cracking people on the bank, especially the grandad‑and‑grandson duo he's bumped into a few times now and it's always great to see familiar faces enjoying the place.
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| Richard Boulter - North House Lake |
Harry Albone had a Common last weekend it was 13lb 3oz.
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| Harry Albone - North House Lake |
Sam Rose Sent in a report from a session a few weeks back which was fished during Storm Dave the potential for bad weather conditions did not dissuade her and her partner from having a go. She had this 19.54lb common which caught from peg 15.The fish was caught around 08.30pm. An underarm chuck to the right by an overhanging tree, using a few handfuls of manilla sticky baits boilies and a manilla boilie as the hook bait. The advice from their friend Wayne to come close in at night for the patrolling margin carp worked a charm.
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| Sam Rose - North House Lake |
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| Sam Rose - North House Lake |
South Lagoon - Wyboston
Mark North enjoyable few hours on the Lagoon on Tuesday. Fishing an afternoon session from 2pm–6.30pm he put together a cracking 14lb net of Roach. All were taken on the 6m whip, with hemp proving irresistible from start to finish.
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| Mark North - South Lagoon |
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| Mark North - South Lagoon |
Also on the Roach on Tuesday was Nobby Clarke he also had an enjoyable afternoon and early evening session packing up at 6.30pm. He had 8.5 lb in total with hemp and wheat hook baits proving successful. He was then back on the lake on Thursday after the Roach again. He started fishing at just after 10am but could not buy a bite until after 2 pm, even when the bites started he didn’t get many ending up with just 4lb 13oz in total when he packed up at 6:30pm. He commented that during the past week or so South Lagoon has fished very well using wheat and hemp, but today they were not interested in either and all he could get bites on was Tares , It's a crazy place sometimes!
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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 |
Wednesday Match Group - Beckerings Reservoir 15th April 2026
We were all looking forward to our last Beckerings trip of the season for 2025/26 this week.
However, we were slightly apprehensive when we met having seen the weather forecast, which said there was a high chance of heavy showers and even thunderstorms in the afternoon. As we met for our peg draw there was slight drizzle in the air and a moderate breeze, but the drizzle soon cleared and apart from a couple of sharp showers we weren’t bothered by rain during the day.
The wind however was another matter. While starting off gently, the wind increased by at least one mile an hour every hour we fished, and the reservoir ended up with significant waves on the surface in the afternoon. For those on the bank facing the wind, conditions became increasingly challenging as the day progressed.
The water had decent colour, and the temperature was measured at 10C.
Simon Faulkes decided to fish two feeder lines, one at 35m and the other at 45m. Simon put seven full bait feeders in on each line loaded with groundbait, dead reds and micro pellets, and started on 35 metres, taking one good bream and a small skimmer in the first hour, and had a couple of line bites which came to nothing. He changed to the longer feeder line but didn’t contact fish in the next 90 minutes, so he decided to change tactics to the waggler line. He had been feeding this waggler line from off and the change produced a steady run of small roach until the end of the match. Simon finished with 11lb 14oz to take first place.
Pete Smith took second catching two bream and some skimmers. Pete used an open‑end feeder with groundbait, maggot and chopped worm. Pete, using a 14 hook, kept changing his hookbait from triple red maggot to worm, ending with 8lb 1oz.
Third was Dave Ridley who also decided to start on the tip, putting out six bait‑up feeders just short of the middle. While this settled down, he fished a waggler with red maggot & pinkie and started catching roach straight away. Rather than change away from a line where he was catching fish, Dave continued this approach throughout, catching roach steadily all the way until the end of the match, his largest roach weighing 1lb 10oz, a beautiful fin‑perfect specimen. Dave ended with 7lb 15oz.
Fourth placed man was Mark Sessions, another angler who opted to fish a waggler float in far‑from‑ideal conditions at three rod lengths out. Mark used double red maggot on a size 16 hook fished over groundbait. His comment was he missed quite a few bites due to the wind but really enjoyed the challenge. He ended up with a mixed bag weighing 7lb 1oz.
Many thanks again to all who did the admin and weighed the sections, again a real team effort on, at times, a very windy day.
Results
1st Simon Faulkes – 11lb 14oz
2nd Pete Smith – 8lb 1oz
3rd Dave Ridley – 7lb 15oz
4th Mark Sessions – 7lb 1oz
5th Dennis Hunt – 6lb 12oz
6th Andy Frankum – 4lb 4oz
7th Tony Hickmott – 3lb 10oz
8th Graham Stringer – 3lb 2oz
9th Sean Leatherland – 1lb 14oz
10th Dave Whillock – 1lb 13oz
11th Terry Vickers – 1lb 10oz
12th (Joint) Chris Howard & Sam Rose – 0lb 9oz
DNW: Colin Holmes, Danny Worth, Dudley Frankland.
Next Match – Wednesday 22nd April – How End
Booking is essential and numbers will be limited and this match is currently oversubscribed.
Meet at the venue promptly for an 8.30 draw as usual. Please do not arrive before 8am.
£5.00 optional pools plus £2.00 Luton pegging fee, plus fishery peg fee.
Fish 10.00am – 3.00pm.
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| Beckerings Match - 15/04/26 |
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| Beckerings Match - 15/04/26 |
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| Beckerings Match - 15/04/26 |
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| Beckerings Match - 15/04/26 |
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| Beckerings Match - 15/04/26 |
Match Booking Change:-
Our match secretary has informed me of a late match booking that we have taken for Friday 8th May - This will not be in your membership book. This will affect the Cooks Wharf section of the Grand Union Canal. Please always check the online events diary on the club website for any changes/additions to the bookings that are printed in the membership book.
That is all we have for this week. Keep your catch reports coming in. You can send in your catch reports via the club website, via email or via one of the club's social media accounts. All catch reports are greatly appreciated and we love seeing all your catches no matter how big or small. All content helps us promote membership and keep the club in a strong position.
Tight Lines,
Dave M
Luton Angling Club
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