A blank day on the vale

Apologies for the tardiness of my posts these days. I have to balance work, football, fishing and family these days (and regrettably mostly in that order). However I have managed to get on the Medlock recently. On Sunday 25th September I ventured on to Clayton Vale to find I had the river to myself. What I didn't have was any of the killer bait, maggots. The day started with a trip to Ashton angling supplies on Crowhill, only to find they no longer open on Sundays contrary to earlier reports. Never mind, a loaf, a tin of corn, and some false maggots should have been enough to lure a couple of the resident chub. Not likely. A beautiful sunny morning slowly turned to a grey rainy lunchtime and I had no bites whatsoever. I did take some nice piccys of a woefully low river though.

 On any other day I would have moved elsewhere to try to prevent a fruitless day, but today I decided to admit defeat and drown my sorrows. Picked up the family and headed to B.A.S tackle in Bolton to rekindle my enthusiasm, (a great tackle shop), and then parked myself in Yates's and watched Cardiff v Leicester match whilst indulging in a few pints of Bombardier. For anybody not in the know, Bolton must be the cheapest town centre in Britain to eat and drink. £1.99 for scampi and chips and £1.39 for a pint of Young's golden bitter in Yates's, and most other pubs do a burger and a beer for £4.