Thursday saw driving Lucia over to Leeds again – so rather than fish club waters on the River Wharfe, I decided to visit a lake which i know contains Grass Carp. This venue is only 30 minutes drive from the hospital where Lucia us currently working and I was able to have a good 6 […]
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Its been a week or two since my last post – I’ve been busy – fishing and working, so be prepared – this post is a long one. A week last Saturday, Matthew and I had a few hours free in the City Centre of Manchester when we dropped Lucia off to do a bit […]
Yesterday I spent the last hour of daylight plugging for pike at Adelphi Weir. A very aggressive greedy perch was attacking the plug for about half a dozen casts before it finally committed hari kari and hooked itself up. Apologies for the dodgy mobile phone picture. I didnt see any pike. manchester fishing Irwell Ribble […]
Its been a while coming but the EA have finally got their man so to speak. Hopefully McBrides who have had a long history as polluters of the Irk will get the message at long last.Some of you may think that the fine is small when compared to the £capitalisation of the company which is […]
As the housekeeper had to work last Saturday I had a rare day to myself. Phil and Tony have been pulling away from me in the number of species they have caught from “the list” so i decided that Saturday would be a suitable day to fish a couple of venues and get myself back […]
I have been able to get out fishing far less this summer than I would do normally. Which is a shame really when you think about the fantastic weather we’ve enjoyed recently and the long clear summer evenings. So when I bumped into Nick one lunchtime last week it took me a nano second to […]
Saturday afternoon, saw me back on the banks of the Ribble near Ribchester. I went back to revisit the beat which I fished on opening day, determined that a few tweaks to my set up, and a more promising swim would see me taking a few better fish than my opening day account. A discussion […]
Due to work pressures, my time on the bank has been limited recently, and as I cant see any let up in the short term my fishing time is very precious.Last week saw me out fishing only once, to take my young nephew Ed out for his 7th birthday for an hour at Drinkwater Park.Its […]
Yet another Manchester River suffering a pollution incident. See link to BBC website for details. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/10307127.stm And theres still no news yet from the EA about a prosecution for last years devastating pollution incident on the River Irk. manchester fishing Irwell Ribble Trout
Now the rugby season is over, Matthew now has the energy to spend a few hours on the river with his old fella on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Armed with fishing gear, wine gums and a can of Irn Bru we spent a happy couple of hours catching small brownies from the river. Fishing doesnt […]