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Yeah I'm friends with Mike, salford friendly anglers chairman. He's still after an irwell barbel after many years of trying. I must be a sucker for punishment as I love the challenge, knowing there are so few of them in there.

Yeah, it's a stones throw from mine, just over the canal (upper part of Bolton,Bury canal) quicker to walk than to drive. I'll post any progress on here.

Yeah, I've done youtube to death 🤣. Location is the most crucial thing, as is with all fishing, but as there are so few barbel in the irwell it becomes even more critical. I think I got snapped off a barbel once on the irwell, was on 4lb line and it tore off like a missile and we parted ways, it...

I have one of them Darent valley rods, I was surprised at how heavy it was. Only used once and had a few trout to about 2lb which it was fine for, but my arm was aching a bit after an hour trotting in the middle of the river. On the other hand, The 8ft quiver is absolutely brilliant for the price.

Hi all, I've always loved fishing and was brought up on the Bridgewater canal round Eccles and Trafford park. After moving house 3 years ago to a small town in Radcliffe, I have the river Irwell behind my house (Croal/Irwell confluence) which I have fished on a number of occasions but catching...