Thanks to everyone who voted for Salford Friendly Anglers project in the recent round of funding from the Salford Council Recycle & Reward Scheme
Our project received the most votes – so WE WON £1000 to spend on fish to restock into the Old River..
Vote For Fish !
December 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It’s voting time again – please click this link to the Salford Council Recycle and Reward Scheme and vote for Salford Friendly Anglers Society.
If we get enough votes – then we can get £1,000 to purchase fish for the Old River in Irlam
Christmas Social Fish In – 31st Dec Old River
November 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We will be holding our annual Christmas “fish in” at the Old River in Irlam on Saturday 31st Dec
Our event will start at 8am – and finish when everyone has had enough of the cold/ice/brandy/blanking etc….
Everyone welcome to attend – this is a free event
Most people will be targeting pike – but its just a day to get out doors – have a chat – a brew and meet other club members
Last Day Of The Trout Season 2016
September 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
For anyone who is interested – today is the last day of the trout fishing season for this year – trout fishing starts again on the 15th March next year.
The reason for a trout close season exists- is to allow the fish to spawn in peace – and for the eggs and alevins to hatch and develop undisturbed by anglers feet.
A gentle reminder to all our members that we consider the River Irwell above Bury to be a trout fishery, the River Roch to be a trout fishery, the River Irk to be a trout fishery (yes we do!) and the Bolton rivers above the confluence of the Irwell to be trout fisheries.
Please refrain from fishing these waters during the trout close season – as there are plenty of other places to fish with bait and lures where you are much more likely to catch your target species coarse fish than the locations mentioned above.
Thank you for your cooperation
North West Street Lure Festival 2016 – Result
September 11, 2016 by Leave a Comment
27 anglers took part – on a sunshine bathed Salford Quays
Nearly everyone caught fish – with the winner being decided on the total length of fish caught
1st place Steven Wilson 553 cm (18ft 2 inches)
Winner – Steven Wilson 553cm – great bit of fishing
2nd place Matus Strohner 470 cm (15ft 5 inches)
3rd place Cosmin Antonie 420 cm (13ft 9 inches)
4th place Dragos Dumitrescu 283 cm (9 ft 3 inches)
5th place Craig Evans 280 cm (9 ft 2 inches)
6th place Branislav Kosak 197 cm (6ft 6 inches)
7th place Alexander Takacs 194 cm (6ft 4 inches)
7th place Maciej Szuchmilski 194 cm (6ft 4 inches)
9th place Mindaugas Petrikas 187 cm (6ft 2 inches)
10th place Craig Gilbert 180 cm (6 ft ) – awesome thats SIX FEET of fish !! as tall as me in perch – well done Craig !!
10th place Gregorz Pawlak 180 cm (6ft )
A great effort from everyone concerned – and a great social event both before and after the competition
Many thanks to our event sponsors www.favorite-fishing.com
I will add more photos below as people send them in to me
pre match
pre match
pre match – discussing tactics
getting ready
ready for the off
Salford Quays KHV UPDATE
August 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
IMPORTANT UPDATE – THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF KHV AT SALFORD QUAYS – BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT AND REPORT ANY FISH WHICH YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TO BE IN DISTRESS
Four club members have walked the entire circumference of the Quays this morning (two groups of two). Conditions were perfect for fish spotting.
There are no signs of any fish in distress – there was one small carp dead floating in the corner of Ontario Basin – it had damage and maggots in its gills – highly likely that this fish was the one that was reported to be in distress yesterday..
So – our KHV scare is now hopefully over – please be extra vigilant so that we can respond immediately if there are mulitple fish deaths.
We have no regrets about raising this issue – better to be a PANIC FANNY and take the safety first option – than to ignore issues and hope they go away on their own..
As ever – being vigilant and reporting things is our best defence against disease – the most important way to prevent the transfer of disease is to dry out your nets and tackle between fishing trips !!
The club committee would like to thank the angler who reported this fish in the first place – well done.
Possible KHV at Salford Quays
August 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
IMPORTANT UPDATE – THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF KHV AT SALFORD QUAYS – BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT AND REPORT ANY FISH WHICH YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TO BE IN DISTRESS
Four club members have walked the entire circumference of the Quays this morning (two groups of two). Conditions were perfect for fish spotting.
There are no signs of any fish in distress – there was one small carp dead floating in the corner of Ontario Basin – it had damage and maggots in its gills – highly likely that this fish was the one that was reported to be in distress yesterday..
So – our KHV scare is now hopefully over – please be extra vigilant so that we can respond immediately if there are mulitple fish deaths.
We have no regrets about raising this issue – better to be a PANIC FANNY and take the safety first option – than to ignore issues and hope they go away on their own..
As ever – being vigilant and reporting things is our best defence against disease – the most important way to prevent the transfer of disease is to dry out your nets and tackle between fishing trips !!
The club committee would like to thank the angler who reported this fish in the first place – well done.
A carp was caught today which showed possible symptoms of KHV
We are calling the EA first thing in the morning – and will take things from there………..
However until we are able to provide an update – its best if ALL ANGLERS treat the Quays as though KHV is present…….. please disinfect nets and tackle after use
Lets hope that the fish which was caught showing symptoms today – is located again quickly — will all anglers please keep their eyes skinned and report anything unusual/abnormal to us via admin@salfordfriendlyanglers.co.uk
Here a pic of the diseased fish which was caught today …
Old River Match Result 18th August 2016
August 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Old River – the fishing enigma
10 anglers fished – the weather was perfect – the fishing wasn’t
Congratulations to
1st Alan Baguley 1lb 4oz (1 big eel 2 small roach on red maggot)
2nd Karl Tucker 1lb 3oz (20+ small roach on maggot up in the water)
Most other anglers caught a few small fish for a couple of ounces with only a few (including mine) dry nets.
Where are the tench that we stocked ??? Where are the skimmers we saw spawning earlier this year ?? Where are the bigger roach ??
The Old River throws up lots of questions but gives few answers……..
Salford Quays Fishing Match Result 10th August 2016
August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
An eagerly anticipated evening match fished from 6 until 9pm.
10 anglers fished – nearly all using rod and line (slider or tip)
But the weather was against us = strong wind and driving rain made fishing difficult – and weights were lower than expected.
1st place Karl Tucker 1lb 6oz (a single perch caught down the edge on maggot)
2nd place Darren Smith 1lb 2oz (4 perch on the slider / worm)
3rd place Derek Kenyon 4oz
The fish were there though and a few anglers had hard luck stories of missed big fish….
We will be holding more matches on the Quays this year – so watch out for updates to the match calendar
Vote For Salford Friendly To Help Restock Salford Quays
August 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to vote – WE WON !!!
We will be purchasing a number of 3lb carp to the value of £1000 in the very near future to stock in Salford Quays
We will let everyone know when the fish delivery takes place so that anyone interested can see them being released……..
Salford Council run a funding scheme called recycle and reward – where the general public can vote for good causes in Salford to receive £1000 to spend on a community project
We would like you to vote for us by clicking this link
If we get enough votes to win – we will spend the £1000 buying carp to help restock Salford Quays
mirror carp