John fished until dusk, covering 2 miles of water and fishing all the known pools and lies, but saw not so much as a sign of a fish. The whole experience left him feeling rather sad, and he drove home with the thought that perhaps that grilse in the angler’s creel had been the very last salmon to run the Lyn.
Hopefully, we are learning our lessons after the dreadful way we have managed our rivers and their fish stocks and, as a result, one day the fish will once again surge through the runs and crowd the pools. Until then the Lyn, and so many other English ri
‘Yes… I think you’re right. Yes, he’s definitely coming to the top.’
Then, about 120 yards behind the boat, there was a huge swirl and a large, brown head appeared on the surface. Across its mouth was the silver body of Barbara’s 50-pound King salmon.
‘What is it?’ Barbara cried.
‘It’s a sea lion!’ shouted the boatman. ‘A bloody great sea lion’s taken your fish!’
‘And I bet he’s eating it, the swine!’ she shouted, still holding on tightly to the rod and keeping up the pressure on the salmon-cum-sea lion. ‘Oh, he’s let go now… I think.’
Barbara
Full List of areas covered on our Blackburn Fishing Lake Directory:
Abbey Village, Abbeystead, Accrington, Acre, Adlington, Altham, Ansdell, Appley Bridge, Arkholme, Aughton, Aughton Park, Bacup, Balderstone, Bamber Bridge, Banks, Barley, Barnoldswick, Barrow, Barrow Nook, Barrowford, Barton, Bashall Eaves, Bashall Town, Baxenden, Becconsall, Belmont, Belthorn, Bescar, Bickerstaffe, Billington, Bilsborrow, Bispham, Blackburn, Blacko, Blackpool, Bolton by Bowland, Bolton-le-Sands, Borwick, Bottom Head, Bowgreave, Bracewell, Braides, Bretherton, Brierfield, Brindle, Brinscall, Britannia, Broadley, Brookhouse, Broughton, Brown Edge, Burn Naze, Burnley, Burscough, Burscough Bridge, Calder Vale, Cantsfield, Capernwray, Carleton, Carnforth, Catforth, Catlow, Caton, Catterall, Chapeltown, Charnock Richard, Chatburn, Chipping, Chorley, Church, Churchtown, Claughton, Clayton-le-Moors, Clayton-le-Woods, Cleveleys, Clifton, Clitheroe, Cockerham, Colne, Common Edge, Conder Green, Coppull, Coppull Moor, Copster Green, Cottam, Cowan Bridge, Crawford, Crawshawbooth, Crossgill, Crossmoor, Croston, Cuddy Hill, Dalton, Darwen, Digmoor, Dolphinholme, Downham, Downholland Cross, Dunnockshaw, Dunsop Bridge, Eagland Hill, Earby, Earcroft, Eccleston, Edenfield, Edgworth, Elston, Elswick, Esprick, Euxton, Ewood, Farington, Fence, Feniscowles, Fisher’s Row, Fishwick, Fleetwood, Forton, Foulridge, Freckleton, Fulwood, Galgate, Garstang, Gisburn, Glasson, Goosnargh, Great Altcar, Great Eccleston, Great Harwood, Great Marton, Great Mitton, Great Plumpton, Greenhalgh, Gressingham, Greystone, Grimeford Village, Grimsargh, Grindleton, Haggate, Haighton Green, Halsall, Halton, Hambleton, Hambleton Moss Side, Hapton, Hareden, Harle Syke, Haskayne, Haslingden, Haslingden Grane, Healey, Heaton, Helmshore, Hesketh Bank, Hesketh Lane, Heskin Green, Hest Bank, Heysham, Higham, Higher Ballam, Higher Thrushgill, Higher Walton, Hoddlesden, Hoghton, Holden, Holme Chapel, Holmeswood, Hornby, Horton, Huncoat, Hundred End, Hurst Green, Hurstwood, Hutton, Inglewhite, Inskip, Ireby, Kelbrook, Kirkham, Knott End-on-Sea, Knowle Green, Lancaster, Laneshawbridge, Langho, Lea Town, Leck, Lee, Leyland, Limbrick, Little Bispham, Longridge, Longton, Love Clough, Low Moor, Lower Darwen, Lower Green Bank, Lower Thurnham, Lowgill, Lytham, Lytham St Anne’s, Marshaw, Mawdesley, Meanley, Melling, Mellor, Mellor Brook, Mere Brow, Middle Salter, Middleton, Midge Hall, Mill Houses, Moor Cock, Moor Nook, Morecambe, Moss Side, Much Hoole, Nateby, Nelson, Nether Burrow, Nether Kellet, New Lane, New Longton, New Row, Newburgh, Newby, Newchurch, Newsham, Newsholme, Newton, Norbreck, Normoss, Oakenclough, Ormskirk, Osbaldeston, Oswaldtwistle, Out Rawcliffe, Over Kellet, Overton, Oxcliffe Hill, Padiham, Parbold, Paythorne, Pendleton, Penwortham, Pilling, Pilling Lane, Pinfold, Pleasington, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preesall, Preston, Priest Hutton, Quernmore, Ratten Row, Rawtenstall, Read, Ribbleton, Ribchester, Rimington, Rishton, Rivington, Roby Mill, Roseacre, Roughlee, Rufford, Ryal Fold, Sabden, Salesbury, Saltcotes, Salterforth, Samlesbury, Samlesbury Bottoms, Sandylands, Sawley, Scaris-brick, Scarth Hill, Scorton, Scotforth, Sharoe Green, Shawforth, Shirdley Hill, Silverdale, Simonstone, Singleton, Skelmersdale, Slaidburn, Slyne, Snape Green, Sollom, Squires Gate, St Anne’s, St Michael’s on Wyre, Stacksteads, Staining, Stake Pool, Stalmine, Staynall, Stodday, Stonyhurst College, Street, Stubbins, Swillbrook, Sykes, Tardy Gate, Tarleton, Tarlscough, Tarnbrook, Tatham, Thistleton, Thornton, Tockholes, Torrisholme, Tosside, Town Green, Trawden, Treales, Trunnah, Tunstall, Turton Bottoms, Up Holland, Upper Thurnham, Waddington, Walk Mill, Walker Fold, Walmer Bridge, Walton-le-Dale, Warton, Water, Waterfoot, Weeton, Weir, Wennington, Wesham, West Bradford, West End, Westby, Westhead, Whalley, Wharles, Wheatley Lane, Wheelton, Whin Lane End, White Coppice, Whitechapel, Whitewell, Whittington, Whittle-le-Woods, Whitworth, Wilpshire, Winewall, Winmarleigh, Wiswell, Withnell, Woodplumpton, Worsthorne, Worston, Wray, Wrea Green, Wrightington Bar, Wycoller, Yealand Conyers, Yealand Redmayne
