Weekend saw me out with a client on the River Ribble in Lancashire using the Ribble Catchment Conservation Trust Angling Passport scheme, a great idea that puts anglers onto sections of water at very reasonable costs and certainly a great way for a newcomer to the sport to find if it really is for them.
It was his first session on a river and we needed to brush up on a few techniques before we started to look for fish.
The river was extremely low and in desperate need for rain but probably ideal for a beginner as he could see where fish would hold once the river was up as well as where it would be safe to wade if needed. We started out at Mitton Bridge and slowly throughout the day worked our way down past the junction with the River Hodder and beyond. Some good sized fish were holding in the gulleys of the rock bed just above the junction with the Hodder but they were really shy and very easily spooked but we had a go for them anyway. There was sparse hatches throughout the morning and then very little at all in the afternoon. Nymphs, klinks drys and spiders were all tried and eventually he managed to get a couple of spiders to be accepted by trout, parr and even a small chub.
Lovely day on the river with good company.
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