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

River Irwell Bream...... Sunday was the Salford  Friendly Anglers gathering on the River Irwell in Lower Broughton and I was really looking forward to it as it was my first session on the river this season due to work and family commitments. We were meeting at 4.30 next to the river . I gave Casterman a buzz to see if he had set off about  4.00 ish “ I am already here lad “ came the reply in a deep Lancastrian accent……..My car was already loaded and with a quick good by to  “ Salford Pete “  I was on my way to a bit of river I have been meaning to fish for years. As I pulled up there were already 3 or 4 cars parked up………but where was Casterman ??????????? A quick phone call was made to assertain his location ……….. typical………….he was out rekeying the pegs to let other people know which pegs where worth fishing.  I meet a few people I have talked to on face book but never met in person, Craig was there to , so we had a quick wonder upstream to giv

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 caught using a Heavy Inverted Tear Drop Avon. .