Hi Mick. Today's maths lesson.....1 enjoyable session plus 1 enjoyable (but not so productive) session equals 1 thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable video with lost of useful information. O.K., maths was never my strong point but the point is made! Thanks for posting. Still can't quite get my head around the fact that you do all your own filming (and editing)...sheer brilliance. Cheers and stay healthy. Ken
i know loads of good spots along here from Dartford creak to northfleet used to be superb fishing further on just past where empire paper mills jetty used to be, we all called it the black swan after a pub that was there
@@rodsangleuk6283 hi yep sorry forgot they are in decline at moment sad really as I fear that over the last 50 years ,probably more they have been abused by anglers as a nuisance species…..wen i started out on my fishing journey 60 plus years ago I fished a lake that is actually in the doomsday book , sited near to a monastery, next to a small brook called monks brook the lake was redug out in the fifties by some anglers which included my uncle so I started fishing it in 59/60 …there’s a sluice gate from the river at one end and there is a small sluice gate ar the lowest point that runs into monks brook wen opened …. .I have watched ,many years ago, elvers wriggling up the sluice gate to get into the lake ! Monks brook empties into a salmon pool and then the estuary….. Point is I wonder how many 100 years have those elvers been coming back to the lake from the sargasso sea……. and now they are facing extinction because we like eating them sad story that unfortunately is facing many species Colin
I normally keep hoklengths short - about 5in. Sometimes they spin up - eels and whiting tend to cause that. Can find booms with swivels - these are particular useful on the Bristol Channel, where I use braid hooklengths, since conger eels can be a problem and I like to get them in.
The Colmic 07 rods are 4.6m, which is 15ft 1in. Most of my Grauvell continetal rods are slightly shorter at 4.5m; but I do use 16ft Diawa Grandwave rods for some of my fishing aswell
👍Mick No blanks .not like my fishing lately. And that weed every were you go .Wheres it all coming from .its making fishing impossible.. Are you finding your venues searching google earth. Or do you recce them first. Best on here chap👍
Thanks Stephen. Yes I do like to look over a venue before fishing it and Google Earth is very helpful, particularly if it shows the coastline at low water.
I only fish once or twice a year.
But watching and listening to this legend is so relaxing.
Many thanks for that.
Hi Mick. Today's maths lesson.....1 enjoyable session plus 1 enjoyable (but not so productive) session equals 1 thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable video with lost of useful information. O.K., maths was never my strong point but the point is made! Thanks for posting. Still can't quite get my head around the fact that you do all your own filming (and editing)...sheer brilliance. Cheers and stay healthy. Ken
Thanks again for your kind words Ken.
Always good to see a few fish in the river.. well done on another entertaining video..thank you.
Thanks Michael 👍
Enjoyable as always Michael. Thank you so much for this and all your uploads.
My pleasure Jerry!
Once again a very nice informative ,well made vid .many thanks .
So nice of you John.
Super video as always Rods,doesn't have to be always prolific to be good.
Many thanks again @gazellis1961
Another great video, love seeing your thames sessions. I miss fishing the river, had 30 years from woolwich to Allhallows on there.
Many thanks - I've still got many of your venues still to cover.
I've found fishing from the Canvey side that the Thames estury fish seem to be more on he feed during the ebb. Great video. 😀👍🍀🐟
Yes, I tend to agree with that - but I catch a fair amount right at the top of the tide, just as it turns.
Another good video cobber weed here is really bad wind comeing straight of ocean dumping more weed. Happy catching from AUSTRALIA Nick
A problem on a lot of our coastline after storms. Thanks for watching Nick.
Thanks for sharing sir .
Most welcome Carl.
Thanks for enjoyable video
Thanks again Mark.
Cheers for the great video do you ever catch anything big enough to eat ? 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Steve - not here yet, but I do take plenty of soles from the Thames and the occasional bass when sizeable.
Nice bro
Thanks
i know loads of good spots along here from Dartford creak to northfleet used to be superb fishing further on just past where empire paper mills jetty used to be, we all called it the black swan after a pub that was there
Nice one John - I'll have to hunt down that area and intend to fish at the mouth of Dartford creek sometime. Thanks for watching and commenting.
hi again do u ever think about using eel as bait as i c in previous vids you do get a few ..something out there must be eating them up colin
They are currently protected, so all go back. I would expect bass to eat small ones. Thanks for watching Colin.
@@rodsangleuk6283 hi yep sorry forgot they are in decline at moment sad really as I fear that over the last 50 years ,probably more they have been abused by anglers as a nuisance species…..wen i started out on my fishing journey 60 plus years ago I fished a lake that is actually in the doomsday book , sited near to a monastery, next to a small brook called monks brook the lake was redug out in the fifties by some anglers which included my uncle so I started fishing it in 59/60 …there’s a sluice gate from the river at one end and there is a small sluice gate ar the lowest point that runs into monks brook wen opened ….
.I have watched ,many years ago, elvers wriggling up the sluice gate to get into the lake ! Monks brook empties into a salmon pool and then the estuary…..
Point is I wonder how many 100 years have those elvers been coming back to the lake from the sargasso sea……. and now they are facing extinction because we like eating them sad story that unfortunately is facing many species
Colin
You’re brave man for fishing with all those weeds , I use to go to college there
There seems to be a fair amount of floating weed from the Dartford Crossing to Grays - its not always a problem though. Thanks for watching.
I always seem to end up in a muddle with doom rigs. Bad hook lengths maybe?
I normally keep hoklengths short - about 5in. Sometimes they spin up - eels and whiting tend to cause that. Can find booms with swivels - these are particular useful on the Bristol Channel, where I use braid hooklengths, since conger eels can be a problem and I like to get them in.
@@rodsangleuk6283 Thanks
Rod, did you say your rods are 15ft?
The Colmic 07 rods are 4.6m, which is 15ft 1in. Most of my Grauvell continetal rods are slightly shorter at 4.5m; but I do use 16ft Diawa Grandwave rods for some of my fishing aswell
👍Mick
No blanks .not like my fishing lately. And that weed every were you go .Wheres it all coming from .its making fishing impossible..
Are you finding your venues searching google earth.
Or do you recce them first.
Best on here chap👍
No weeds in aldeburgh ,dunwich or Gorleston
@@kuangle8422 going try Aldeburgh very soon .night fish .cheers for that👍
@@kuangle8422 think you need a national channel to report on were the Sea Weed is around britain .hot spots were not to go .🤔
I need to visit these venues soon.
Thanks Stephen. Yes I do like to look over a venue before fishing it and Google Earth is very helpful, particularly if it shows the coastline at low water.