Stick Float Roaching On The The River Ribble
A long awaited session on the River Ribble finally came off this week. I had arrange to meet Pete Bell A.K.A " Ribble Pete " A great float angler who knows the lower river like the back of his hand. I arrived at the river at 07.30 . . . . around an hour after sun up. " Ribble Pete " was there since 06.00 with his usual set up. . . Tip rod upstream and his stick rod in front. As I arrived Pete was netting a lovely roach of around 10 ounces. " Arite Miiiiike. Long time no see " Came the friendly reply in a broad Bolton accent from beneath the olive green umbrella. " Glad you made it Mike......they are really having it this morning surprising really as the river is well up but if it rise more than another six inches on top of what it is now it will kill the fishing so don't mess about and get fishing next to me. Having received my instructions from the Ribble float master . . . . . . . I jumped on the peg upstr