Purplepeanut007 PP007 FLOAT MAKING & FISHING ADVENTURES - THE RIVER IRWELL AND BEYOND.

I have managed ( eventually ) to put on the blog the video of the only River Irwell barbel I have caught from march 2015. I was playing the fish fine until realised what I had hooked then I fell to pieces with nerves.....lol The fish was caught from a private stretch of the Irwell run by  Little Britain Anglers Just thought we would warn viewers there is some colourfull language as we was a tad excited........😆 Below us a link to Little Britain Anglers Wbsite http://littlebritainanglers.co.uk/ Below is the link to the day I caught an Irwell Ghost !!!!!! http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/river-irwell-barbel-another-dream.html?m=1 If you would like to look at all of the hand crafted floats I make please click on the link below and it will take you to my float page. http://purplepeanut007.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hand-crafted-floats-float-making-by.html?m=1 TTFN Peanut

I would like to say a big  " Thank You "  to everyone who reads about my little adventures on the River Irwell and beyond..... I hit a mildstone this weekend...... " 10, 000 Page views "  Not to shabby since i only started blogging around christmas time. Thanks for your time & interest. Peanut........😉

There will be a river Irwell match this Sunday at the bottom of Great Clowes street this Sunday. All in 17.30. Casterman aka " Derek Kenyon will be organising it. If you are doing nothing come down  see what we can winkle out of, what used to be the most polluted river in Europe !!!!!! Please contact me via face book if interested as we need an idea of numbers to pick out the best pegs. A full right up will be on next week. Its free to join. With just a couple of clicks of your mouse u can help us clean up the River Irwell. It will not cost you a penny. http://salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk/join/

  DO YOU MAKE THE GALLERY ??????? Luke Max has made the most of his session with an Inverted Porquipine Quill with this fanstatic Crucian. . . . . . . . . . . .  A brace of superb captures on a Mini 5BB  Avon by Nicholas Coulthurst. Well done Nick 👏 Perch 2lb 7oz Roach 1lb 8oz  Both on the pin to.  https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2022/08/small-fat-tipped-avons-for-shallows.html I have done well using the metal stem version on these floats.   https://purplepeanut007.blogspot.com/2023/02/river-irwell-pb-on-new-mini-alloy-stem.html 😁 . . . . . . . . . . . .  Andrew Boyne with a quality, fin perfect roach from the Ribble. Hes using a very delicate loaded avon I made in 2019. Excellent for roach on maggot or caster. . . . . . . . . .  My mate Derek Kenyon AKA The Casterman doing what he does best, trotting on the Irwell., this time with an avon. Four chub, the best 4lb ish. . . . . . . . . . .  Adam with a lovely chub from Austria caug...