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Secret Lake

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 […]

A Greedy Perch

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 […]

Summer Nights

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 […]

And Again

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

Casting A Line

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 […]