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Dec
Dec
I’m still here, The blog is in a state of suspended animation until Summer 2016 when Fishing Fiend Jnr will be accompanying his father on regular trips to wet a line or two manchester fishing Irwell Ribble Trout
Author Archives: Mike Duddy
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Apr
Apr
The second day of our walk we continued from Congleton Train Station at 11am with the intention of arriving in Macclesfield around tea time (6pm) We parked the car near the Railway Inn Walked under the main road underpass where my family tried not to appear “gangsta” And were soon out into the open countryside […]
Fishing has slowly become something I used to to in a previous existence – pre child – but like swimming or riding a bike its something that can always be put down and picked back up again when the time suits. I’ve been doing a lot of walking recently, pushing little Tommy around various fishing […]
I only got out a handfull of times during 2013, so much happening domesticaly that going out fishing became nothing but a flashback to a previous life. A couple of trips out on some local venues (mostly the Rochdale Canal) my fishing kit gathered dust in the shed. Now the Diddy Duddy isnt so diddy, […]
My life revolves round bottles, nappies and a pram at the moment – and after waiting for so long for little Tommy to decide to come along I’m not in any rush to get outdoors with a fishing rod in hand at the moment. The poor little lad is only 8 weeks old, and hes […]
There’s been a lot going on at Fishing Fiend Towers recently – a new son Tommy 6lb7oz and the other Tommy (aged 76) in the family being hospitalised for the last month. So with yours truly being both a dutiful father and son, fishing time has been non existent recently.A weeks “paternity fishing” was wrecked […]
You can’t keep a good quest down – I know they’re there and one day I will finally achieve my goal. Today wasn’t that day. Other than chasing dreams on the river, I’ve been roach fishing up at Maceys in Bury, and on the Old River in Irlam. Fishing caster shallow at both venues I’ve […]
I spent the evening on a local stream with Pete. My first time on this particular water I had no idea what to expect. Pete told me that i had the chance of trout, roach, perch, chub and dace.He wasnt wrong – we caught the lot in less than an hour. I found it to […]
The rivers been unfishable for large parts of this summer – and during the windows when the river has been fishable yours truly has been under the thumb, dressed in decorators garb brush and roller in hand.I’ve been trying to get out for an evening on the river with Adam (Rawtenstall Kick Sampler) for ages […]
The blogs been quiet recently – that doesnt meant I’ve not been fishing though – lots of sessions with nothing really worth writing about – and a couple of big fish getting off have numbed the urge to write. SYMPTOMS: Continual complaint as to need of fresh air, sunshine and relaxation. Patient has blank expression, […]