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 […]
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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 […]
I think Phil should pay me to go fishing with him, as this year every time hes caught a new pb i have been there fishing with him. Pictured above is a 3 1/2 pound Rainbow Trout from a Shropshire venue that Big Dave took us to.Phil then went on to catch a fish of […]
Due to work issues i have been unable to get out fishing for the last week, and this weekend Matthews Rugby commitments took priority so fishing had to be put on a back burner until 3.30 on Sunday afternoon. As i only had time for a short session i passed up on my current salmon […]