A reminder that the new 2011/12 membership season started on 1st June 2011 with the river season starting on 16th June 2011. Members will have received their newsletters and renewal forms over the past couple of weeks. Renewal and new membership forms can however be downloaded and also paid for on line at www.lutonac.org Please do not go fishing before your new membership book arrives as the clubs bailiffs are unable to check on the bank that you have renewed and you will be asked to leave or pay for a day ticket if fishing the Grand Union Canal.
Luton AC offers fantastic fishing for most species with Carp to 37lb+, Tench 8lb+, Bream 10lb+, Chub 7lb+, Zander 16lb+, Pike near 30lb, Perch 3lb+ and Roach and Rudd over 2lb. All of the clubs stillwaters including 12 miles of the Grand Union Canal are open all year round and a lot offer secure parking close to the venue. Unlike some clubs Luton AC do not charge a premium for night fishing or fishing between March and June. Money from subscriptions is continually being ploughed back into improving the fisheries for the benefit of its members through work parties throughout the year.
Our Fisheries Team report that the broken gate post at Eaton Ford has now been replaced plus many of the platforms at Biddenham.
Members should note that the club have received a letter from E.W.Pepper Ltd cancelling the club’s half price day ticket deal for members at Bury Lane Fishery, Melbourn, Herts with effect from 31st May 2011. No explanation was given in the owners letter.
Carlo Borromeo landed the largest resident in North House Lake in the shape of The Big Common at 38lb 8oz. Carlo from Marston Moretaine chod fished a tutti frutti pop-up over a scattering of Source boilies. At the same venue Simon Peters managed a 22lb common, Dave Hyne a 19lb 11oz common, Ollie Caress a 19lb 4oz mirror and Ivan Sayer a 16lb common.
On the adjacent South Lagoon Trevor Kitchener had a 12lb 8oz common. Plenty of roach and skimmers are being caught from the Lagoon.
On the Grand Union Canal there are plenty of upper double figure carp with the odd twenty being caught with many coming off the top to bread and mixer baits presented close to snags. Roach and skimmers are plentiful throughout with maggot and pellet being the top baits.
At Beckerings Reservoir Andy Murphy caught a 21lb mirror on a pineapple pop-up.
Eric Brandon has been having great sport with his friend Dave at Woodlands and sent in this report ‘We have had great fishing over the last couple of weeks, the last time I went I caught 8 tench, 4 bream and 1 carp .The tench were in excellent condition and they went like rockets, it was like they were on steriods my rod was bent double. I was using a Hardy Marksman 10ft ultra light bomb rod with 4lb line and the smallest float I could find.The best fish were caught on luncheon meat and maggots fished over liquidised bread and hemp. I must say Woodlands is the most idilic lake I have fished when I walked down to the lake for the first time it took my breath away and I will be fishing the lake as often as I can’.
Competition Winner
Carlo Borromeo won the Starmer Bait prize for May with his picture of a cruising mirror carp at North House Lake.
The winner of our June photo competition which closes on 30st June 2011 will receive 10kg of the new Starmer Baits Coconut Fish boilies. 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.
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
