Author Archives: Mike Duddy

Blowing A Hooley On The Ribble

Last Sunday afternoon saw me spending a few hours trotting an big avon float down [...]

Barbel Quest Pt8

I spent a few hours this afternoon fishing the slow deep run behind the Cliff [...]

Barbel Quest Pt7

So this afternoon saw me continuing in my attempts to catch one of those ever [...]

Salmon In The Irwell !!!!!

Salmon fishing in Manchester could become a reality by 2015 provided the Secretary Of State [...]

Barbel Quest Pt6 Going Hi Tech!

Whilst I’ve been sitting waiting for bites which havent materialised during my recent quest my [...]

Fishing – A Panacea For All Ills

I woke this morning with a headache and a really big dose of the blues. [...]

Irwell Barbel Quest Pt5

Another few hours on the river after work, and I was joined this time by [...]

Bradshaw Photos

Mine went 12.5lbs and was my biggest carp in ages. All of the fish were [...]

Irwell Barbel Quest Pt4

As the weather was fine, and the river fining down after recent heavy rains, I [...]

In Pursuit Of Carp

The heavy rain we’ve been experiencing these last few days has knocked river fishing on [...]