Month: May 2026
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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 phase because I couldn’t resist rising fish even though the conditions weren’t ideal for trout and probably more suitable for an early salmon.
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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 big tides this week, the river should be fining down to a nice level tomorrow. Flexi day secured, we’re back in the game lads. I…
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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 gin clear and low river. Still lots of that slimy weed about, the river needs a big flush out soon. Freezing cold as the sun…
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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 a cheeky pork pie by 5ish. The trout weren’t massive but they were super tricky to get close enough to trick on dries in such…
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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 fish. Stalked a rising fish for over an hour. It was tucked into the far bank under trees. I’m thinking monster brown trout, sneaky bugger…