Luton AC Winter Memberships are available from 1st November with prices as follows ADULTS – £37.50, OAP/DISABLED/INTERMEDIATE – £25, JUNIOR – £10, JOINT – £50, FAMILY OPTION 1 – £45, FAMILY OPTION 2 – £55. Join online, by post or phone 01582-879382 and pay by card. The winter membership allows you to fish until 31st May 2012 with no extra joining fee or work party levy to pay.
Life Member Dennis Hunt had a great days perch fishing on a stretch of the River Great Ouse with a Luton AC record busting 3lb 9oz specimen plus others of 2lb 10oz, 2lb 7oz, 1lb 7oz and 1lb. Dennis feeder fished worm to a far bank hole using 6 lb line and a 14 hook.
Dennis Hunt – 3lb 9oz perch
Steven McInnes fished a double green lipped mussel bottom bait to the edge of a thick patch of weed at North House Lake and was rewarded with a chunky 22lb 4oz mirror. Peter Girdlestone banked a 24lb 12oz common, Jeremy Gribble a 21lb 10oz mirror, John Hansell an 18lb common and Simon Jackson a 20lb 8oz common.
Dave Jackson fished Beckerings Reservoir landing four commons to 22lb with son Simon Jackson having five with the largest being a 22lb mirror. Damian Edwards was at the same venue with son Lewis and his friend Joel Parish who was fishing the water for the first time. All caught with Damian having a 17lb 4oz mirror and two commons of 15lb and 12lb 8oz, Lewis three commons of 12lb 8oz, 11lb and 10lb with Joel having the largest fish of the trip a mirror of 21lb 4oz.
Dave Britton had a good day on the canal fishing just 1.7lb line and an 18 hook he landed 6 good sized bream plus skimmers followed by a 19lb common which took him half an hour to land and then to cap things off he tempted a rare canal chub of 3lb 2oz.
Also fishing the canal was Eric Brandham who latched into a 16lb common while fishing a light bomb rod. Unfortunately for Eric the carp smashed his landing net and pole which meant a trip to Browns in Leighton Buzzard for a £32 replacement, but despite the expense Eric was very pleased with his catch.
Further afield Carlo Borromeo has just returned from his fishing holiday at Dreamlakes in France where he caught a personal best 42lb 8oz mirror along with commons of 34lb 4oz, 28lb and 27lb. Carlo also latched into eight carp and two monster catfish which were lost in snags. Successful bait for Carlo was Starmer Coconut Fish which he won through this column and Mainline Cell.
The winner of our October photo competition which closes on 31st October 2011 will receive 10kg of 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.
We are pleased to announce a brand new photo competition purely for the predator angler sponsored by King of the Pond www.kingofthepond.com It is open to anyone submitting a digital photo of a pike, zander, chub, perch, eel or catfish caught from a Luton AC controlled water. The photos must have been taken on or after 1st June 2011 and the closing date for entries is 31st March 2012. The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the result.
The lucky winner will receive the following fantastic prize from King of the Pond:
x2 25lb pike wire
x2 20lb pike wire
x2 15lb pike wire
x2 Packs Size 8 silver treble hooks
x2 Packs Size 6 silver treble hooks
x2 Packs Size 8 Blood red treble hooks
x2 Packs Size 6 Blood red treble hooks
x2 Packs Wire crimps
x2 Packs predator Rattles
x2 Rubber Perch Lures
x3 Rubber roach Lures
x1 Large tackle box + x3 mini bit boxes.
So get snapping and forward your pictures to our usual email address catchreports@lutonac.org or send from your mobile to 07704462635.
There is a canoe race taking place on the Grand Union Canal on 23rd October 2011 between 10am & 2pm from the canoe launch area on Town South to Cooks Wharf at section 15 and back. Anglers are recommended to avoid that area of the canal as fishing will be severely disrupted due to the number of canoes, marshals and spectators.
Tons of Tackle has opened next to the snooker club at Admiral Place High Street North Dunstable. They sell fresh bait including maggots and worms and are offering a 10% discount for LAC members on production of your membership book. They are also open late on a Thursday.
Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has launched a web site for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK. The site is easy to use and will gather vital data to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries. Visit www.cormorantwatch.org
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 targeting 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
