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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 mins There is a longer version here http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=32967 but I cant seem to get any sound with this one. This is how I remember the river from my childhood – am I really that old!?! The factories and chimneys are […]

The Best Laid Plans

How often do we dream about the perfect fishing scenario? We have it all planned out in our heads, ideal weather, river levels, the best swims empty, loads of bait etc etc.Well yesterday saw me on the Ribble, with the benefit of perfect river levels, empty swims, loads of bait, lovely weather … the whole […]