Our new season membership books valid from 1st June 2019 until 31st May 2020 are now in all of our tackle shop outlets

 

Our new season membership books valid from 1st June 2019 until 31st May 2020 are now in all of our tackle shop outlets at the following locations.
AB Country Sports - Priory Marina Bedford
Andys Angling Centre - High St Shefford
Arcade Fishing Tackle - Church Parade Bedford
Browns Angling - Grovebury Rd Leighton Buzzard
Fishing Republic - Stacey Bushes Milton Keynes
JL Tackle - The Hyde Stevenage
Mad Tackle - Levellers Lane St Neots
Old Town Tackle - High St Hemel Hempstead
Ouse Valley Angling - Huntingdon Street St Neots
Shaden Fishing Tackle - Round Green Luton
Tackle Hub - Victoria Rd Bletchley
Tackle Shack - Queens St Hemel Hempstead
Tackle Shed - The Old Watermill Barton le Clay
Willards - New Bradwell Milton Keynes
All existing members renewing online at www.lutonanglingclub.co.uk or at one of our tackle shop outlets listed above before 16th June will be entered into a prize draw (see below)
Our 2018/19 season was completely SOLD OUT and we have even more to offer members in the 2019/20 season
* Prize draw for existing members renewing for the 2019/20 season online or in a tackle shop on or before 16th June 2019. Three tackle shop outlet prizes up for grabs £250/£100/£50 with an easy qualifying question for the winners. All prizes will be from one of our tackle shop outlets listed above.
* Monthly £25 tackle shop prize from one of our tackle shop outlets for the best catch photo received each month as judged by our panel of Board members. With an easy qualifying question for the winner.
* Weekly serviced toilets at Beckerings Reservoir and North House Lake free for members to use, no need to buy an extra key as accessed via your new 2019/20 membership key.
* Large carp circa 30lb+ have been sourced and ordered for North House Lake & Beckerings Reservoir.
* Even more 8-10" Ide for Beckerings which have proved a big hit since they were stocked as they don’t stop feeding!
* Another 6 catfish approved for Beckerings as they become available via the EA.
* Keys changed every year make our venues extra secure.
* Still no premium for fishing nights on any of our waters.
* Secure off road parking at many of our venues.
* No angling guests for the 2019/20 season its now members only with non angling guests only allowed except on our day ticket venues as no one wants venues busy with non members taking your favourite swim/s. Its still no guests both angling and non angling at Kempston Lake.
* Money has now been earmarked for an otter fence at Beckerings Reservoir.
* A locked car park for members use at a location on the Grand Union Canal hopefully finalised for early in the new season
* Well tended Great Ouse river venues at Biddenham, Eaton Ford, Wyboston and Lavendon no jungle warfare needed to get to these river sections.
* Another 300m of fishable bank on the River Great Ouse at Wyboston cleared during April 2019 with more to follow.
* A completely new bailiff team at North House and Wyboston who are doing a brilliant job often patrolling during the night.
* More money being spent on the Wyboston track
* 3rd rod dates now the same for Beckerings Reservoir and North House Lake
* Photo ID prevents fraud by members passing books between friends which means more money goes into the club for stock fish etc. Now on the front cover for 2019/20 so easier for our bailiffs to check. Book is invalid without an ID photo.
* Rule breakers will continue to be severely dealt with and we make no apology for the number of bans we imposed during the 2018/19 season which included life bans from Luton Angling Club. We hope our hard no nonsense approach makes our venues far more pleasant places to fish.
* Affiliated to MKAA present your LAC membership book at the tackle shop to receive a discount when joining MKAA
Waters available for members to fish in the 2019/20 season
STILLWATERS
North House Lake Wyboston
South Lagoon Wyboston
Beckerings Reservoir Near Flitwick
Kempston Lake
CANAL
Grand Union Canal 12 miles from Stoke Hammond to Pitstone
RIVERS
Great Ouse Biddenham
Great Ouse Eaton Ford
Great Ouse Lavendon Mill
Great Ouse Wyboston
Great Ouse Chellington Harrold
Great Ouse The Spinney Blunham
Great Ouse Hambarn Blunham
River Ivel Twin Bridges Blunham
River Thames Sonning
River Nene Embankment Wellingborough
River Nene Ditchford Main
River Nene Ditchford Backbrook
River Nene Hardwater Mill
River Ise Wellingborough
River Ouzel Leighton Buzzard
Ledburn Brook Leighton Buzzard

Luton Angling Club Weekly News Report for the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & St Neots Cambridgeshire Area - Week Ending 12th May 2019

 BECKERINGS RESERVOIR

Plenty of good fish being caught with Wayne Bills landing a 55lb catfish 

and then within hours Neil Cox also tempted a large catfish known as The Original at 47lb on a large piece of luncheon meat fished on the second shelf.

Junior member Robbie landed a 20lb 3oz mirror 

while Nathan had a 23lb common and 7lb 8oz bream.

 After his catfish success Neil Cox returned and got amongst the bream with specimens of 11lb 3oz and 10lb.

KEMPSTON LAKE

Mark Austin had a 4 bream catch using simple groundbait feeder tactics with three doubles to 12lb.

NORTH HOUSE LAKE

Brad Pearson fished overnight and was rewarded with two fish to 23lb.

SOUTH LAGOON

Gareth Evans caught his first fish from the lagoon a 9lb pike.

55yr & older Wednesday Social Matches

Just a reminder that our 55yr and older social matches kick off on Wednesday 15th May with the draw at Grove Church at 9am fishing 10am until 3pm. Contact Luton AC Secretary John Morris for details 07951188349.

LETS FISH

Try out fishing for free at the Three Locks on 18th May with our fully qualified angling coaches. All equipment is provided, so just make sure to book your spot! https://www.facebook.com/events/696133884136122/

Steve

Luton Angling Club Weekly News Report for the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & St Neots Cambridgeshire Area - Week Ending 5th May 2019

NORTH HOUSE LAKE

Dave Brown managed a 24lb 6oz mirror 

while James Hines caught a personal best common of 25lb 11oz.

SOUTH LAGOON

Aleksandra Laps fished a deadbait to tempt a 14lb pike.

BECKERINGS RESERVOIR

Mark Austin caught a stunning 20lb common off the top at the start of the week before the temperatures fell away.

GRAND UNION CANAL

Martin Kayman arrived at first light and didn't have to wait long before a 25lb 8oz mirror took a liking to his white pop-up offering.

MATCH RESULT

Enfield Highway fished sections 4a & 4b on the Grand Union Canal at Chelmscote last Sunday and put reasonable weights together

1st J Fisher 11lb 11oz

2nd R Reeves 8lb 14oz inc a 2lb 2oz perch

3rd C Palmer 7lb 11oz

LETS FISH

Saturdays free Lets Fish event at the Three Locks was a success despite the cold wind and occasional shower keeping numbers down.

Here are some photos from the day courtesy of Gareth Evans. Helen caught her first fish a nice skimmer bream. She backed that up with a little roach and caught 6 fish in half an hour. Zac came down with his mum and older brother who were all at the last event at The Globe. Zac caught perch and roach. Jacob visited with his dad and caught plenty of fish including good sized perch. Joshua was with his mum and brother Bobby. In his first two casts he caught two perch at just under 1lb each! Bobby caught his first ever fish a perch like his brother Joshua. Many thanks to Browns Angling Leighton Buzzard for kindly supplying all of the bait for the event free of charge. Thanks also to our hard working coaches that give up their time for free to run these events and to all participants that braved the elements we hope you had a good time and see you at the next free event.

FISHERY TEAM UPDATE

9 attendees were at the Lavendon work party. Bob had strimmed the lay-by parking area during the previous week.The downstream section pathway & swims have now been strimmed and cut out.

Upstream section had majority of swims strimmed & cut out. The 'past its use by date' pedestrian gate at the lay-by parking area has been replaced with the metal gate & post we removed from our original car park which is now built up with farm buildings.
Much of the fencing around the gate has been repaired.

Bacon & egg rolls went down well not forgetting a bit of black pudding. About 10 litres or 2 gallons of tea consumed keeping the workers happy!

The following day saw the finishing off from the work party at Lavendon they also took the chainsaws along to Biddenham where two large trees had fallen on Saturday across the pathway that links the car park to the river. Huge cost savings are being made having our own in house qualified chainsaw team. Many thanks to Des, Bob and David for their hard work.

Steve