WEDNESDAY25th October 2000

River Ribble – Good chub and barbel being caught on pellets and meat bait Anglers fishing with Muddler minnow in the fast broken water catching some nice chub.A perch of 3lb 3 ounces reported from Balderston by Manchester angler on three gentles fished on a size 14 hook but not confirmed. Sea trout being taken…

v NGOs call on Ireland to match restraint shown by Greenland v Mackerel by-catch may help explain declines in wild salmon v Demands to eradicate lethal parasite in Norway The 19th annual meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO see note 1) in the Faroe Islands June 3-7 agreed reduced quotas for salmon…

The weather was still a bit up and down, one minute mild and rainy, the next clear and frosty. This afternoon was a wet and windy one so darkness was early, almost before 4pm. I had no time to wade round to see if any other carp were showing signs of distress as I had…

The ferry took 1.15 hours to get there. But the weather was calm, with just a light breeze blowing. The weather for the weekend was forecast as being good, with average temperatures. It was, however, very overcast but warm. I had the happy experience of catching the first seatrout of the weekend, about 20 minutes…

Seven years have passed since my family and I moved out of suburban Manchester into the wilds of rural Cheshire. At the time it seemed like a good idea – but I hadn’t bargained on the cost, and we are still recovering. However, it was a good move fishing wise; only ten miles from the…

So, there you are, replete with good food and a pink wife (or was it a good wife and pink food ? I can’t remember…………….). The sand has finally worked its way into your beer, the kids have disappeared along the beach with the last of your foreign currency, and you haven’t taken a single…