David Starling fished North House Lake on the Wyboston Complex near St Neots and caught an 18lb 15oz mirror carp fishing a single hookbait to a gravel patch at 15yards. He then returned to catch another mirror carp known as The Beast at 24lb 7oz. Also at North House Harvey Millier from Eaton Socon continued his recent success with a repeat capture of Pecs at a spawned out weight of 24lb 10oz along with commons of 22lb and 19lb with all the fish falling to Innovate Squid 2t baits. Stuart Bradley from St Neots caught a 17lb 10oz common carp on Innovate Squid 2t. G Millier from St Neots had a 16lb 2oz linear mirror during an overnight session . Dean Boutwood from Dunstable had commons of 12lb & 15lb on plastic corn fished to clear spots and R Smith from Huintingdon caught two commons to 12lb.
At Beckerings Reservoir near Flitwick bailiff Mick Stringer caught a 30lb common carp. During the week there were numerous low 20’s and doubles caught. A 4lb eel was caught and roach and perch to 1lb are being caught by pole anglers.
The Grand Union Canal continues to fish exceptionally well. The 72 peg Angling Times Southern Canal League was fished on the canal at Town South Leighton Buzzard Beds and one section at Slapton:
Individuals:
1st 41lb 8oz Don Fresa – Team Raiders Red – Bream & skimmers
2nd 32lb 6oz Roger Knight – Browning Crowsports – Bream & skimmers
3rd 23lb 11oz Jim Wilson – Maver Image Van Den Eynde – Bream & skimmers
4th 22lb 7oz Gary Foster – Oakwood N14 – Bream & skimmers
5th 21lb 12oz Mick Howells – Farnborough – Bream & skimmers
6th 21lb 9.5oz Paul Medcraft – Maver Image Van Den Eynde – Bream & skimmers
All of the top six weights came from Town South.
Team Results:
1st Maver Image Van Den Eynde – 57 pts
2nd Fox Match Black Horse – 50 pts
3rd Oakwood Angling – 44 pts
4th= Browning Crowsports – 42 pts
4th= Farnborough – 42 pts
6th Team Raiders Blue 38 pts
Current Team Standings:
1st Oakwood Angling 215 pts
2nd Fox Match Black Horse 191 pts
3rd Maver Image Van Den Eynde 189 pts
4th Team Raiders Blue 166 pts
5th Oakwood N14 165 pts
6th First Line Tackle 150 pts
Luton AC fished at the Golf range:
1st M Harley 5lb 2oz
2nd I Orbell 4lb 14oz
3rd W Boustead 4lb 12oz
Section winner
N Dawson 4lb 10oz
Luton AC members are reminded that if you make a night booking on North House Lake or Beckerings Reservoir and then fail to turn up you will not be allowed to make another night booking for 28 days.
Luton Angling Club Membership Books for the 2009/10 season are available from the club Membership Secretary telephone 01582-728114 or download an application from the web site www.lutonac.org . Application forms are also available in select tackle shops. Luton AC represents excellent value for money as ALL of their stillwaters are open for a full 12 months and there is no premium for night fishing.
Through a water share arrangement with Barnet Angling Club Luton AC members may also fish several additional stretches (not listed in the membership book) of the River Great Ouse, River Ivel and River Thames, maps that show parking areas etc are available to download from the club web site or by sending a request with an A5 sae (large size stamp please) to the club office. These waters offer excellent fishing for Barbel, tench, bream and carp.
Please phone/text your catch reports from Luton AC waters to 07704462635 or email catchreports@lutonac.org
Check out the Luton AC website at www.lutonac.org for all the latest catch reports, news, pictures and membership details. And if you have pictures taken on your phone send picture messages to 07876331180. Remember to always use an unhooking mat when targetting specimen fish, keeping the fish as low to the ground as possible when taking photos.
