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Monster Gudgeon

Due to the current appaling weather conditions i decided to have another day at Bradshaws rather than fish a more difficult, exposed venue. If i was going to sit out in a howling gale then at least i would catch some fish rather than struggle for bites on a different venue. I arrived early with […]

Surprise Brook

As the new game season is about to begin, i have been weighing up my options as to which rivers i am going to concentrate my efforts. My local river was once heavily polluted but now its tributaries support healthy populations of brown trout in their upper reaches, and as most of these waters are […]

Things Get Worse

Three hours trotting red maggots over hemp, not a bite. Used a float that took 7 grams to cock, but still couldn’t hold back against the flow effectively.Its difficult to fish this river in the winter as the fish seem to want the bait held back hard which is difficult when you consider the strength […]

Double Blank

Bought a new trotting rod on Wednesday, so i went fishing before work on Thursday morning. I fished the Irwell at Mocha Parade in downtown Salford, got there at dawn and fished till 10am without getting a bite. Tried the Irwell again on Sunday afternoon 2.30 – 5.30 without getting a touch. I was in […]