Author Archives: Mike Duddy

Bad Luck Or A Lack Of Guile

Sunday Afternoon saw me back on the banks of one of the Wigan Flashes in [...]

A Big Wet Disapointment

I had a free pass on Saturday – no work, no gardening/decorating/cleaning/shopping etc. Fantastic…. i [...]

Back To Secret Lake

In my increasingly desperate chase for species, I had another trip to Secret Lake . [...]

Red Letter Day On The Tarn

I’ve been meaning to fish a certain Cumbrian Tarn all summer, but for one reason [...]

The Good Old Days

Have a look at this old news reel.http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=32966 The River Irwell comes in at 1.05 [...]

Irwell Barbel Quest Pt9

And so after a gap of 10 months, I decided to squander a few hours [...]

Pike Fishing On The Manchester Ship Canal

The blogs been quiet for the last couple of weeks – Ryan Airs measly 15kg [...]

The Best Laid Plans

How often do we dream about the perfect fishing scenario? We have it all planned [...]

Lure Fishing In Manchester City Centre

I’ve had a couple of short evening sessions lure fishing on the River in the [...]

A Tale Of Three Rivers

Saturday afternoon Lucia asked me to drop her off in Manchester city centre so she [...]