Category Archives: Trout

Trout and Grayling on the River Irwell

I had a couple of nice short sessions on the Rivers Irwell and River Roch [...]

Excitement Turns To Disappointment (again)

Ha Ha – silly me – Did I really go to bed last night thinking [...]

New Season Excitement

As the coarse fishing season on my local rivers finishes and one chapter closes another [...]

Bringing Things Up To Date

Life sometimes takes over, and I don’t have as much time or inclination to write [...]

Dace Fishing On The Irwell

After a tough day mulling over financial spreadsheets I wanted  nothing more than a few [...]

New Kit

I’ve just put a bit of new kit together for my daughter who turns 4 [...]

Black Death On The Irwell

Here are the observations of a North Manchester Angler written in 2009 – it gives [...]

The Irwell Imp

The Irwell Imp – a variation of the GRHE tied with red wire that’s a [...]