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

 I have, once again been struggling to get motivated to go fishing but finally made it out last night for a spot of centerpin float fishing on a lovely scenic pool in Yorkshire. I decided to fish the lift method down the margins to see what the pool offered and  opted for one of my standard, banded porcupine quills in fluorescent yellow and white. Baits used were corn and bread....loose feeding liquidised bread and hemp. The session started off slowly.  I had a few lifts and bobs but nothing solid. A few blows around my feed built up my confidence so I introduced a little more liquidised bread and hemp. Straight after the new bait was introduced my float bobbed, then buried and I was into one of the small resident bream. A few more bream graced my net and to be honest I was just happy sitting there in the sun catching a few fish, taking in all the atmosphere of this lovely little lake when polite voice behind me bid me said  "Good evening" ......  it was the own...

It is the night before the river season opens but the weather was spot on, so...........instead of tying some new river rigs I decided kill two birds with one stone. Try out a new lake in Yorkshire I have recently found.  Try out the new porcupine quills I have made. Only lightly load with tackle and floats I had a leisurely, short drive to the new lake, paid my £4.00 and started setting up.  I was shoting my new quill when the owner came over for a chat. I had initially met him last week, chatting about the lake, what is in it and all the wild life that is present near by. He gave me a little more information regarding baits and tactics and wished me luck on my short evening session. I decided to keep it simple and fish two swims down the side, left and right with micro pellets, corn and soft pellet. It didn't take long for the action to start !!!! First I was into some decent roach which I could just about swing in on the Harrison SU without bumping them off. Lovely though t...