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

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/

Float Making Part 5 - Stick Floats. If there is one method I love above all other types of fishing it is trotting a stick float in conjunction with a centerpin reel. It is the most intimate and satisfying way of catching fish I know, so, full of confidence after my successful waggler trials over the Christmas period I was confident enough to have a punt at making a few stick floats.  " The Castetman " will field test these precious pieces of wood for me. Casterman will pull no punches with his float reviews either, otherwise, whats the point ????? I require a none bias product review and I believe Casterman will do just that.......I'm a little nervous to be honest. I will never live it down if he slates them off. Due to a lack of raw materials I was forced to make a cane stemmed stick float first. This float is very useful in the summer months fishing on the drop but not an ideal choice for testing at this time of year on the middle Irwell but the Casterman