Sea Fishing UK - Exploring areas of reef in Winter for fish to eat!! | The Fish Locker
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- Sea fishing on the Cornwall coast can offer some wonderful species to catch if you adapt what you are doing. This time of year you really have to make the most of any opportunity you can. Here I explore areas of reef on the drift with lures and float fished baits to find fish for my family to eat. A difficult day means I need to search around but find some incredible fish!! This video was filmed 2 days before the end of the recreational bass season.
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This video was filmed on November 29th 2022. Current regulations for 2022 are that any bass caught by a recreational angler between December 1st - 31st 2022 must be catch and release. 👍🏻🐟
Is there a minimum size for mackerel? Thanks.
@@burntre1 30cm
People really give you a hard time about it watching the video weeks/months later? Here in Oregon we have salmon/steelhead regulations that require a PHD in Law just to understand, and I don't often see people whining about closed seasons (our quota-based system can open/close multiple times within a "season"). Kinda interesting, honestly.
Do you have a physical address we can send things to? I want to send you a couple of better descenders we use here often. A shallow-er water one, and a deep water one. Because it's Christmas and there's a better mouse trap to be had.
@@MrAcuta73 that’s really generous of you. Send me a PM to the Fishlocker Fb page and I’ll send you the PO Box. 😊👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker Ugh....I don't have FB, and never will. If you take my user name. Edit: Deleted information.
Another great and entertaining video.Brilliant Wrasse you looked well chuffed with that and rightfully so. Thanks for taking us with you. I don't know if you know that a large size hyperdermic needle is great for decompressing fish, you can hear the air coming out wait until you cant hear it before you remove. Love to you and yours.
Yes I am aware of that technique. 😊👍🏻
Second time around. I found it very interesting the way you revived the wrasse, you understand fish so well. I would never have thought any of that, nor would I have known what to do.
It all comes from experience. Some fish suffer worse than others and unfortunately some cannot be saved.
It has been a really most interesting year watching you being with you online many many thanks John ~Trig
My pleasure Trig. Best wishes and merry Christmas bud 👍🏻🎄
John i have recently re-started sea fishing after a long break ( about 40 years) and i have been totally inspired by you U-Tube exploits. The re-education i have learned from your fantastic videos have given me a new thirst for fishing, The workshops on rig making and boats fishing sessions have re-kindled my desire to get back out fishing and i wanted to thank you for all you do and the lessons you so happily pass on. Thank you. And please keep doing what you do its amazing. Mick
Mick, I am really stoked to hear you are excited to get back fishing again and am so pleased that our videos have helped you on your way. Good luck and let us know how you get on mate. 👍🏻🎣
Good for you , bit jealous. .
Same story here, Michael.
John, you've a LOT to answer for to all of the wives of the new sea anglers YOU have created!
Eternally grateful, Sir!
Love this reply I'm same back to sea fishing after yrs regards from North Wales
@@TheFishLocker Makes me want to move back to Blighty and start sea fishing again. Miss it so much!
A fitting end to our bass open season John 👏
Meanwhile - bass landings into Newlyn between 29th November and 14th December total 11 tonnes.
Average size of fish grade 4, so approx. @1.5kgs ... 7,000 plus bass.
Yes. And your point being Steve?
A great watch as always John.♥️
What a magnificent wrasse.😲 Love your respect and care for the fish.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A nice mixed catch, but missed not seeing a dogfish.🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing your skills and tips.👏👏👍👍
Take care and stay safe.😷🙊
Haha. I didn’t miss not catching a doggy!! 🤣
Good afternoon John 😊 even though you only got the one fish to take home....it was worth it,more would be nice but it was such l lovely day calm and quiet day.l could of fallen a sleep on your boat that day. Definitely had a calming affect on me lol.Wishing you and your family all the very best and taking this opportunity to wish you a fabulous Christmas and good health and lots of happiness in 2023.....not forgetting great fishing,stay safe dear friends 🌱🌱🌱💞
Thank you Joyce and have a wonderful day. If I don’t speak to you again before Christmas we wish you and your family all the very best. 😊💙🎄
Thats the most beautiful Rass I have ever seen John, Tel G
Wonderful aren’t they. 😊
to use your words "stunning" John
Never seen a wrasse so big, well done you. Despite the mixed areas you fished those Bass were so impressive and I hope to see it featured in Jim’s kitchen. Thanks for the valued tips and information you share with us all. Take care John👍
It is my pleasure Stephen. Take care and best wishes to the family. 😊👍🏻🐟
Thanks John, excellent vid as always. Had two shore session where I am from round the coast to you, nothing caught but a pleasure trying. (from the guy that spoke to you in the supermarket a week or so ago 👍).
Haha. Small world isn’t it. Well at least you got out there and gave it a go. 👍🏻
the sea was so peaceful, sunlight on the water, what a beautiful video, thanks.
That Ballan Wrasse was absolutely stunning. What a great catch.
You don’t see many that size do you. Proper kelp donkey. 🤣
What a great little session in lovely conditions. Stunning Ballan too. Great little disgorger and neat descender trick too. Great stuff and Tight Lines.
Thank you very much. 😊👍🏻
I know you were complaining about the sun the entire time, but the weather was absolutely splendid. The clouds were really really really stunning. Stay safe fishing
It’s the time of year. That low sun makes it very difficult when driving too. 😊👍🏻
A lovely video to watch as always John but not one of the most productive days for you. one nice Bass found your line so better luck next time. Hope you & all your family had a good Christmas. Have a safe & happy New Year. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
For the time of year it wasn’t a bad session. It’s hard work this time of year bud.
Yet again John cracking video I’ve been struggling to get out on the boat in Pembrokeshire wales. My plus side was I caught my first ever squid last night it wasn’t a monster but me and the daughter have tryed hard to get one. We were so happy got it home and the whole family tryed it and ate it. I’m buzzing so happy 🙈
Well done Paul. Catching a target species you’ve put effort into is a great feeling isn’t it. 😊👍🏻🦑
Last time my eyes popped out and I was sent back to bed. Years ago now; but ,I, too survived! Happy days. KEEP IT UP.
We will do our best. 😊👍🏻
John, you have such a stoic look about you. I reckon you wouldn't even make a face if you happen to jam your toes into something by accident. lol Thanks for all this content. truly, you are an inspiration.
Haha. Very occasionally I do utter the smallest of curses when I stub my toes but you are close to being right. 🤣
@@TheFishLocker You are allowed once or twice haha
Well done john, good to see you on the bass
Cheers mate. 👍🏻
Think your the “Monty Don” for us people who love your approach to fishing and being with nature. 👍
That is a very prestigious person to be compared to. 😊
Absolutely. The cream always rises to the top. 👍
I love the way you describe what you are doing.
Keep up the good work.
It is my pleasure Joseph. I hope the information helps folks out. 👍🏻🎣
Love your calm nature and care of the sea. Just what I need before the last week in school before the Christmas hols.
I am just sharing what I know about the subject I love. 😊🐟
Everything is beautiful that you find us with on your hunt
Thank you. I agree.
Beautiful wrasse john and a lovely day out on the 🛥
Glad you enjoyed joining me Pat. 😊👍🏻
hello John
another nice video to watch and a wonderful end to the bass season they should also set that here in the Netherlands I think it's just a period of rest for this beautiful sport fish there are still some caught here but most are here left so we must waiting for next season but winter has replaced it cod and dab and beautiful whiting this year 40 cm and more are also caught from the beach so you can enjoy that too
I found another nice video to watch until the next one and if it doesn't happen anymore, very nice Christmasdays to you and the fam greetings Willem
Thank you Willem. Take care bud.
@@TheFishLocker 🧡
Hello brother, nice to watch your fishing video.
😊👍🏻
Another fantastic video, ty.
My pleasure Graham. 😊👍🏻
Just awsome once again.
Thanks mate.
That ballan wrasse looked like Arnold schwartzenegger at the end of total recall
Haha. I know the exact scene you mean!! 🤪
Hi John, another great vid, and well done for a great Bass catch. I think all the fish must be in Cornwall at the moment, I was out on my boat from Plymouth on the 29th as well - and not so much as a bite !!! But that is fairly normal 😅
It’s a difficult time of year mate.
Stunning day john and a stunning fish
HI John love coming in from work as work late nites and seeing a new upload from your channel , please please show us around your boat in a video upload ,as its would be like a my best car video to us guys who love being out on the water . Lots of love from IRELAND to you and your family , PS you are now up there in my eyes with John Wilson ok your more enjoyable Matt hayes but please dont starting kissing the fish like Rex hunt . Many thanks for your hard work , regards Pat
I have a few videos showing the boat. Including one on the Fishlocker workshop channel.
Another great video (as usual) shame about the Pollack, but, it was lovely to see that huge Wrass being released . I look forward to your next edition. 👍👍👍
Thank you Garry. 😊👍🏻
Thanks for the video John! A good watch on a relaxing Sunday afternoon!👍
Thank you very much. 😊🐟
Nice fish there ! Thanks for taking us along, always interesting 👍
It was my pleasure. 😊👍🏻
Them mackerel, perfect bait, I always thought they were a summer species around the UK, obviously all year round, down there mate.
We get our best mackerel fishing in the winter here.
Gleaming video, even when you do get out at least for me this time of year, it’s just whiting after whiting haha, worth it when you pull up the bigns
Yeah this can be a really difficult time of year. Take care Gene. 😊🐟
Another cracking video John. 🎉 keep them coming great watch in a cold evening
Cheers bud.
Thanks John for the vid educational as always
My pleasure Neil. 😊
The best thing about tough days like this John, there's a good day around the corner.
I agree Joe. I feel like after a hard day you’re owed a good one. 😉👍🏻
@@TheFishLocker and all going well we can share it with you John. Can't wait for the next vid 👍
Excellent video. I learn so much from you.
Glad to help. 👍🏻🎣
awesome stuff as always, that ocean just looked beautiful!!
On days like this it’s hard to imagine it could be so fierce and unforgiving.
@@TheFishLocker I've been fishing through the salad for the last two months down here, conditions have just been unforgiving. I have the guys ready to take you when you come out here if you like, including a champion yellowtail fisherman...
What a beautiful ballan that was great way of returning him to his home great idea john.
They are simple but really effective. 👍🏻
Great vid and I learned something which is always great .. Nice weather also...
Every day is a school day mate. 😊👍🏻
Nice to be back out on the boat with you , !
It's very relaxing to watch 😉👍🏴
Glad you enjoyed joining me mate. 😊👍🏻
Much love from Texas. Your videos are some of the best on TH-cam. You remind me alot of David Attenborough, but for like, fishing. Mainly due to the loads of educational value you provide. Yes, other channels do this, too. But, for a comparison, they're elementary while you're a college professor. I love it. I'm inland and away from the coast, so your videos give me alot of hope and something to look forward to in the future as things I must try. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you very much. I am really so pleased to hear that the information I share transfers across well. I always worry about that. Have a wonderful day and take care. 😊🎣
Hi John a quiet day but it was still a good watch and I always learn something new in your videos.I know you will say you just like to share what you enjoy doing but it's much more than that.The away you explain things in some detail is always going to be a winner with the viewer and your depth of knowledge and experience not just with angling but with wildlife and nature in general is quite amazing.Thanks John for all you keep giving us and I hope you and all your family have a great Christmas.
Ron.
As always mate, it is my pleasure. 😊👍🏻🐟
You never fail with the sunday upload cheers bud..
Haven’t missed a Sunday upload in over 2 years mate. 😉👍🏻
Well done John ....as always very enjoyable to watch
Cheers bud. Not an easy time of year to find the fish so it’s good to find a few. 👍🏻🎣
@The Fish Locker true John we struggled out there last week
But still a few squid to save the day
Nice bass a good end to the video awesome as usual fairplay
Cheers Tony.
Hi John great vlog iv been up llandudno myself weekend on pier great fresh weather hope u an family well regards from North Wales
Cheers Mike. We’re all good down here mate. 😊👍🏻
Every aspect of your channel is class John. From the trips out to the beach combing and the cooking. I’m not far from you and can’t wait to catch a few fish from your estuary next year and from the Dart estuary too. Keep em coming. 👍Thankyou.
Thank you and good luck. 😊👍🏻🎣
Thanks for the video! Tough session but the weather wasn't bad and you caught dinner. 🔱
Yep. I enjoyed myself and got a nice eating fish for my troubles. 😊👍🏻
Awesome stuff as always💪
Thank you.
Another brilliant video
Thanks Luke. 👍🏻
Nice couple of late Bass bud, and always good to see a large Ballan wrasse, always great colours. Good little session, well done. All the best to you and family.
Thank you very much mate and best wishes to you and your family mate. 😊👍🏻
In all fairness, you did spike that bass first😁
Enjoyable as always.👍
After watching through a lot of your older videos, i understand that the winter season is pretty "dead", ever thought about going to Norway and fish for "skrei"?
Its migrating Atlantic cod, not to be confused for coastal cod as they are totally different populations.(DNA and appearance differentiate quite a bit)
Skrei has a maximum weight around 50KG, more commonly 10-20KG, anything above 30KG is fairly rare.
Costal cod maxes out at about 15KG, rare above 10KG.
Season is February. to April, location: Lofoten, Northern Norway.
I am aware of them as a fish. Never caught one though. If I’m honest I don’t really want to go to Norway when it’s winter. 🤣🥶🥶🥶🥶
Nice fish enjoyed the video as always John
Thank you Dawn. 😊👍🏻🎣
I love watching you catch lots of fish but there are days when you hardly catch anything but that is life,it is how it is.And it's good to see you still show the video unlike some channels when they only seem to catch lots of big fish and never have a quiet day.Keep up the good work and i hope you and Hannah and James have an amazing xmas.
Like I have said from the start Steven. Our videos are honest. Simple, no B/S and true to life. The good days and the bad 😉👍🏻
Hi John, I hope you and family are all good
Thank you Richie yeah we are good mate thank you for asking. 😊👍🏻
Great video as always, ty from Denmark
Thank you. 😊👍🏻🐟
Thanks
Thank you very much. 👍🏻🎣
A beauty of a bass john,but what a stonker of a wrasse.love the way you put it back and showed how to do it also.well done and tite lines as always.best wishes to all the family.take care.
Thanks Michael. 😊👍🏻🎣
Nice to see you out again. Take the opportunities when you can lol.
That’s what it’s all about at this time of year.
Such a relaxing video! As always! We do get a lot horse mackerel and mackerel here in the North Adriatic (Croatia) but we mostly catch them for food, rarely for a bait.
Mackerel are a good eating fish too. 😊👍🏻
Happy Christmas to all the Lockers ❤️
Thank you Sam. 😊👍🏻🎄
Them bass was awesome!!!! Haven't had the opportunity to go fishing in a wile really miss it. Loved seeing you use that disender as well! Briliant video as always tight lines 🎣🎣🎣
Hope you get out with the rods soon. 😊👍🏻
GreT and informative as always John. All the best for Xmas to you and your family
Thanks Steven. 👍🏻🎣
Lovely bass! I love eating them and i do often.reminds me of black bream which is just as lovely!
Nice table fish and fab video👏👏👏👍
They are delicious. 😊👍🏻
Nice one !
Thank you. 😊👍🏻
Hi John, wow that Wrasse was a monster!! Glad you managed to get a nice bass for your table. Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the videos that you have put out this year. Very enjoyable and very educational. Much appreciated mate. Wishing you and the family a wonderful Christmas & New year. Cheers Graham👍👍🥶🥶🐟🐟🐟🎣🎣🎄🎄🎅🎅
It is our pleasure Graham. 😊👍🏻🎣
Nice!
I caught a nice bass a few months back, I text the missus to ask if she wanted me to keep it and she didn't reply for ages so I let it go. After it swam off my phone went off and she said yes please! 😂
Haha. Typical. 🤣🐟
A good day out despite not getting a pollock, that lovely bass and wrass more than compensated you though. I know that I've said this before but back in the 1950s and 60s we had a completely different approach. We'd have kept those two smaller bass and released the big one. Way back then there weren't any size limits for sea fish or closed seasons. Hope that you got to collect James on time. That fish will taste lovely, I'm jealous.
Just in time. 😉👍🏻
Nice one John atb👍
Thanks Phil.
Love watching your videos mate, nearly as much as fishing, not yet had the chance of fishing where you are, i will get there though, hello from Pickering and i'll see you in the next one!
I might bring the boat up that way in the summer mate. 😉👍🏻
Well done John, certainly not a straight forward session for you mate, can tell you had to work hard on this one,but very well rewarded with the bass (yum!) A donkey of a wrasse was quite a sight too 😂. Your efforts are appreciated bud👍🏼👍🏼
The wrasse was a real clonker wasn’t he!!!
Can't wait for Christmas ✌️
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Another great vid have a good Xmas!!
Thanks Rhys. 👍🏻
Great video , some days are just hard fishing. That wrasse was incredible. 👍
He was a beauty wasnt he. 😊🐟
@@TheFishLocker i think thats the biggest ive ever seen someone catch, stunning colours as well.
Well done mate 👍
Awesome
Thank you. 😊👍🏻
Great vid as always, there are lots of great videos on here using the Ikejime method of dispatch/bleed out. I wish more ppl would use these methods as well as proper hook removal like you're doing. Ethical fishing makes it more enjoyable knowing your protecting the future of the fisheries. 🐟 🐠 🎣 🦞 ⛵ 🦀
And shows the catch the respect it deserves. 👍🏻🐟
enjoy your catch mate
Thank you. 😊👍🏻🐟
great vid
Thank you Nicholas. 😊👍🏻🐟
Nice bars of sliver there John and that wrasse was a real lunker mate , tight lines
Aye they’re stunners to see aren’t they. 😊👍🏻🎣
Those Ballooning spiders can travel a long distance. A lot of them get snagged on my fishing pole.
It look like a nice day out fishing with some great weather.
They’re in trouble if they’re blowing out to sea. 🤣
Thanks for video besafe 🦀🐟🦞🐙
Thank you Susan. Best wishes and take care. 😊👍🏻
ouuuut on the boat!!! Sorry about the cup, fishing's the better sport! You win even if you don't catch anything
I don’t follow football at all. If you asked me I wouldn’t even know it was going on.
@@TheFishLocker I tried my best this year 😂
Just back from your part of the world in Leyburn. A Friend based in Catterick got married. We expected snow etc but it didn’t appear. When we got back tonight to Dorset, it was colder and had seen snow. I don’t envy you if you’re out on the boat!
Haha. 🥶
Nice fishing 🎣
Thank you.
Looks like a bit of a swell came in during the day. Probably some okay waves to surf at the beaches. You should get out there, it's quite a good time. As soon as you said "ex live bait" Monty Python popped into my head. "It's rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot!”
That was exactly what I was thinking when I said it. 🤣
You weren't the only one that was lured out (pun intended) by the nice weather!
Cheers Dan. 👍🏻
That looked a hard session. I bet that bass tasted good
Not been eaten yet. We’ve been too busy it’s been vac packed and is awaiting a special occasion. 😊
Nice trip, I took my dad out on the 30th, we had 3 nice ones between us, so a very happy and memorable afternoon.
Since then I've mostly been targeting pin whiting on big baits, success rates are quite high with the odd Ray and huss, luckily no decent codling pestering me yet👍
Wow. That is fortunate for you. 🤣
A great video as usual John and what a fine wrasse you caught along with couple nice bass pity you didn't get your pollack mate, your videos are really great viewing many thanks
I’ll get some next time. 😊👍🏻
I lived in Cornwall in 1985-1986. Never went fishing; that were my loss.
I dare say you are right. 😊👍🏻
have a great Xmas John and family ...no fishing here in snowy lancs ...maybe a pike session when the ice melts ....great video as always ..cheers ..
Good luck bud. 👍🏻🎣
Get in 👍🏼
Enjoy. 😊👍🏻🐟
Enjoyed that mate great sound quality 👌
You’ve been nailing them offshore Pollack!! I’m getting itchy feet!!
@@TheFishLocker in a few weeks there going to get bigger and the cold weather keeps the marina weekend Warriors away😉🎣
@@ManicFishing - Shame the commercial boys don’t stop.
@@TheFishLocker 😆