downstreamblog
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Riverdipstick
I’ve been working on a side project, It’s called riverdipstick.uk. And it does exactly what it says on the tin – its a dipstick for rivers. Instead of standing in the…
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Dirty Mayfly
Terrible effort on the salmon today. I got sidetracked by a hatch of Mayfly on a swollen and dirty River Ribble. On reflection I must still be in my trout…
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Silver Safari
Ok I admit, this blog was a shit idea. I’ve been going fishing loads and haven’t bothered to update it in real-time. But anyway, its been raining heavy, there’s been…
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Backfilling Gold
Last minute Sunday session on the Ribble, in the river by 5pm and fishing till i couldn’t see the fly. I went hunting for more dry fly fish on a…
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Sneaky Pie
I went to that special place again high up on the Ribble. With an early dart from work I was down the river for a touch of dry fly and…
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Birthday Treat
This one is simple. Slice of high grade Bakewell on the bank at 8am followed by more spooky trout on a low river. The comedy kicked in for the last…
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3 Day Bender
Determined to make the best of the early season this year, I pulled the trigger on a 3 day adventure on the upper reaches of the River Ribble. There was…
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Time for Trout
Had to check my metadata to confirm that this year, I first went sniffing for trout on the 6th of April. And from the looks of these pictures, my preference…
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Perching Hour
Best thing about this time of year is sneaking out after work for an hour before dark, throwing little lures for little Perch and being home in time for tea…
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Spearfishing
Had a cast hoping for a last minute trout on the Ribble on exactly the wrong beat for my euro nymphing setup. Ended up spearing a minnow and catching a…