I had a couple of nice short sessions on the Rivers Irwell and River Roch at Springwater Park in North Manchester. I started off fishing lures in the shallow fast runs, thinking that the fish might be in the oxygenated water,,, but I was wrong. The trout were lurking in the shady, slow deeper water, […]
I fancied a bit of a change, and thought a quick trip over the Pennines to Huddersfield chasing some ladies would be good fun. I’ve fished this bit of water in summer and done really well, and grayling feed all the way through the coldest months so why not. The weather in Manchester was cold, […]
Here are the observations of a North Manchester Angler written in 2009 – it gives a great insight as to the impact Cormorants have made on my local River Irwell. (and I’ve added a few observations of my own to conclude) “I’ve run Wickenhall bottom lake in Newhey for around 8 years now. It […]
I arrived at the river yesterday afternoon with my pal Terry for a short session, to discover that I’d forgotten my usual trotting floats and only had a few pole floats in the boot of the car. Not ideal for trotting the river, but its not the first time that I’ve used a pole float […]
