David Summerfield fished the Grand Union Canal catching a 14lb 8oz common carp. Successful bait and tactics for David were a 15mm CC Moore N-Gage boilie cut in half and tipped with half a 15mm yellow pineapple hellraiser to add balance and colour. A pva bag was used with crushed N-Gage boilies and pellets and fished over 15 boilies with a Gardner size 8 covert mugger hook fished kd style.
David Summerfield
Also on the canal were brothers Michael & Danny Smith with Michael having a 17lb 12oz mirror on CC Moore Odyssey XXX and Danny a 9lb common on Fishing Wizard ‘The Plums’. Both also had bream during their session.
Elsewhere decent bags of skimmers are being caught on Town South at the Tesco end and big perch are being caught on most sections.
On the South Lagoon ‘Old Mick’ managed a 4lb tench and 6lb 1oz bream with Stuart Sinclair banking an 8lb 11oz zander. The silver fish are back on the feed with anglers again catching plenty of roach and skimmers on float and feeder tactics.
On the adjacent North House Lake Mark Ridgeway landed commons of 23lb and 10lb.
At Beckerings Reservoir Mark Lougher caught a mirror carp that he had a fortnight previous at 24lb.
The Luton AGM was held on Thursday 24th March 2011 at the Luton Airport Social Club Proctor Way Luton where members were able to vote on a number of propositions. Subscriptions were increased by only £2 and the club hope to offer on-line memberships very soon. In the meantime card payments can be taken over the phone by calling 01582 603466.
Club Chairman David Edwards stood down after 49 years on the Board and David Murdoch was voted in as his replacement.
The next workparty is on Sunday 3rd April 2011 at North House Lake and the river.
The Fisheries Management is in great need of spades, shovels, forks, brooms, rakes, digging spoons for posts, post wackers, sledge hammers and wheelbarrows, any tools are gratefully received. This shortage was brought about by the theft of virtually every single piece of equipment the Club owned when the Tingrith container was broken into last autumn. Tools can be collected by calling David on 01582-413035.
British Waterways have asked for 3 or 4 volunteer members to dig 4 post holes for steel posts for some new signs at Slapton which should be of benefit to anglers. This will qualify for the work party exemption and the club is looking to complete the work on a Saturday morning very soon. Volunteers should contact David Edwards on 01582-728114 to discuss availability.
The club is looking for anybody in the Wyboston area that has any brick rubble. Could they leave it on the grass by the car park or contact one of the Bailiffs on the Wyboston Complex to arrange delivery. The rubble is needed by Sunday 3rd April 2011 to help backfill the sleeper retainers in the disabled swims.
The are still a few days left to enter the March photo competition. The winner will have the choice of 10kg of the new Starmer Baits Coconut Fish boilies or nearly £100 worth of Nash IC-1 and Nash Terminal Tackle. It is open to anyone (members and non members) submitting a digital photo taken on any Luton AC controlled water and it can be of absolutely anything eg a sunset on the canal, a nice fish, wildlife etc. The photos submitted cannot be over a month old, the judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the result. So get snapping and forward your pictures to our usual email address catchreports@lutonac.org or send from your mobile to 07704462635.
For my final Nash competition of the series I have two spools of Nash Missing Link Silt & Gravel Braid in 20lb bs to give away worth almost £28. All you have to do is guess how many Nashbaits are in the 6 tubs that Shayla my Rottweiler is looking after. Entry is via email only to carpreport@talktalk.net include your guess and your name and full address. Only one guess per person will be allowed and multiple entries will be disqualified. In the event of a tie the first correct/closest entry received wins. Closing date for entries is 1st May 2011 at midday. If you want to see a large picture of Shayla and the bait then go to my Facebook page at the same email address.
Keep an eye out for a new competition starting next month with a prize up for grabs from Five Star Baits who are based in South Bucks. Five Star Baits are also looking for Field Testers in the Luton area so if you think you have something to offer contact them via their web site at www.fivestarbaits.com
Please phone/text your catch reports from Luton AC waters to 07704462635 or email catchreports@lutonac.org and if you have pictures taken on your phone send picture messages to 07704462635. Remember to always use an unhooking mat when targetting specimen fish, keeping the fish as low to the ground as possible when taking photos.
Check out the Luton AC website at www.lutonac.org for all the latest catch reports, news, pictures and membership details.
Steve
Mark Lougher – 24lb mirror carp
