Now that the nights have drawn in, and the weather not conducive to pleasurable fishing, i think thats its a natural progression for me to learn to tie my own flies. This past season Tony has been incredibly kind with the donation of his time, effort and materials, donating many tiny works of art to […]
Author Archives: Mike Duddy
I sometimes wish i owned a set of scales – this one measured 27inches and came from a small river in inner city Manchester. Full report to follow One of my local rivers has been so polluted for so long that even by Mancunian standards its considered a lifeless sewer. However a few weeks ago […]
The past week has been pretty quiet on the fishing front. I have made two short visits to Pendle View, where i havent really had much success. On my first visit, i caught two fish on my first two casts, on the second visit i caught only one fish with my last cast. I sometimes […]
I spent Saturday on the Ribble fishing for Grayling using stick float, pin and maggots. Despite battling a strong gusty upstream wind which made fishing difficult at times i managed to catch a good few grayling. None of which were a remarkable size, but all of which were remarkably beautifull in colour.My intial intention was […]
After discovering a hole in my waders on my last outing, i was hoping a bicycle tyre repair patch might prove to be a suitable repair, it wasnt and i got quite cold standing in the river this afternoon. However Phil and Tony kept my spirits up with their good company and mickey taking at […]
After 40+ hours i finally caught my first Salmon of 7lbs from the Ribble – many thanks to Tony and Phil for all your support, especially Phil for the slightly rusty red flying c which did the business.As the salmon season closes on the 31st Oct, back in July i had cleared the 30th and […]
River Irwell gets the treatment12:40pm Sunday 12th October 2008 – Bury Times WHAT was once one of the most polluted rivers in the North West is about to get a massive boost, thanks to a major project at water treatment works in Stoneclough.Thousands of people and the environment will benefit, along with the much-neglected River […]
I spent this afternoon thrashing the waters of the Ribble without a take, bite, pull or sight of a fish. Are Salmon like buses – nothing for ages and then two at once? I hope so. After an early start in the office, i escaped mid morning and was on the riverbank by midday. The […]
I went for a walk this afternoon to have a look at a couple of the weirpools on my local river. After seeing trout attempting to jump the weir in the top most picture on Friday, i thought it might be interesting to see if they were attempting to get up any of the others. […]
My original intention was to spend the whole weekend fishing the EA beats on the Ribble, however a late phone call from Matthew telling me he wanted to spend the weekend with his Dad made for a hasty change of plans. Matt is captain of his rugby team and now lives and breathes his new […]