Short session carp
With the weather improving Alan Davies and a friend had a quick after work session on McGregor Lake and in 3 hours fishing had 6 runs which resulted in 4 carp up to 15lb, tactics involved casting to rolling fish with all the runs coming within 15 minutes of casting
Kellar Mason fished Swan Lake and landed a pike of about 15lb
AGM and Carp from Gingerbread
Callum Sharp on a recent session at Gingerbread landed two carp, 40.02 and 35.06 respectively.
Mick Broom fished at Swan Lake at the weekend where he caught four carp, all commons, with the biggest being a 34lb 6oz specimen. The fish was an unusual two-tone colour with the front half light and the rear dark. Another member reported banking a 30lb mirror carp too.
The AGM was held on the 22nd March at Biggleswade Rugby Club where the board presented a summary of how the club was performing. Main points of the meeting were:
1) Subscriptions would remain unchanged for the 2018/19 season
2) Sawmills Pool at Temspford following the changes to the adjacent sluice was no longer viable as a fishery and the lease would no be re-newed for the coming season
3) Lease on the section of the Ouse at Brampton would not be re-newed for the upcoming season and beyond.
4) Richard Banks was appointed President of the Club, following the passing of Bill Chisholm last year
The club book is now in the process of being updated and will shortly be sent to the printers, after which it will appear in the shops.
Final reminder that night permit renewals should be returned along with payment by the end of April, after which unfilled places shall be offered to those on the waiting lists
End of Season Chub
Chris Tribe targeted the river Ivel recently, using bread and managed a 5lb chub to bread. Chris reports that the river has been hard going this winter, with a roving approach needed to find the fish.
Elsewhere anglers have returned to the lakes following the recent freeze, although no confirmed catches have been reported an angler did report that several carp had been caught from the bottom end of Gingerbread.
Night permit holders should have received reminders for joining the 2018/19 season by now and are reminded that payments should be returned to Dave Hallybone by the end of April to guarantee their place, after this date remaining places shall be offered to those on the waiting list.
Multiple Carp from Gingerbread
The milder weather at the weekend found the carp at Gingerbread on the feed and Sean Pashley took full advantage catching 4 carp of 26lb, 25lb, 21lb and 19lb.
Elsewhere catch reports have been very thin on the ground.
Reminder that next Saturday, McGregor Lake will be closed for work to be carried out in the lake
Carp for McGregor
During the last week, a consignment of around 100 carp were delivered by Sport & Leisure Fisheries and stocked into McGregor Lake. The fish weighed between 3-8lbs and included many fully-scaled mirrors, linears, scattered scaled fish and a few commons and will give a boost to the fishing in this lake.
Carp in Gingerbread were on the feed in the recent mild weather, with a number coming out to those on the lake, the largest being a 30.02 Mirror to Craig Jones.
A member fishing for pike at Swan Lake had a surprise catch when his herring deadbait was taken by a 21lb carp. He later returned to the water and caught a 15lb carp but this time on boilies
Tempsford Saw Mill Trial . The EA have advised that over several days the gate will be incrementally lifted. It will then remain open for a year and the impacts on water levels, river users, ecology and the flow of the river will be monitored. The club are asking for members to advise the board of any effects that this has on the fishing upstream at Higher Romper and downstream at Church End and Ouse Farm. This information shall be passed to the EA and will help make an informed decision about the future of Tempsford Saw Mill Sluice.
