I grew up in Whitby area. My grandad was known for walking with his dogs as he had a distinctive walk - his name was Alec. He carved jet, Whitby always reminds me of him, I watch your channel often as it reminds me of my childhood and your voice is a lot like my uncle’s.
- It is a wonderful area, I wonder if I ever knew your uncle. I know a few people who own jet shops. I am glad you are enjoying the channel and that we can walk you down memory lane. ;)
When you buried the cockle. Aww my heart was so lightened. Thank you for caring as much as me. I always move worms and keep a packet of sugar in my bag for hungry bees
- It is how I feel we should all be. I am glad the message transferred across in the video. It is something that we are also teaching our children, never take more than you need and always treat the natural world with respect ad appreciation. :)
debra bolton - It is a wonderful place to visit, such a rich history and IMO surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. Hey jewellery is lovely isn’t it. Small world.haha. Have a great day Debra and all the best. 😊🎣🦀🌿
I'm an American who loves history, thanks for the commentary. Nothing better than fishing and history. Love your videos.👍 I love England's long history, you guys do a wonderful job of documenting it.
Loved watching your videos ! All of them . I am in my 60's and live in the States (Ohio ) but I grew up in California. I miss the West Coast and always spent my time at the Beach, Tide pooling, Fossil hunting . I use to take my Children on hunting Adventures. They are now all grown up. But its still a passion of mine. To hunt along the Coast .I have been Hunting in Mexico , California and Oregon. Amazing things you'll find on the Beach . Thank you for bringing it alive for me again !
Lorie P. - Lorie it honestly makes me so happy to hear that. I am thrilled that we are able to share our passions with like minded people all over the world such as yourself. Have a fantastic weekend and all the best. 😊
Very interesting & informative video John. I actually called my wife in to watch because she used to visit Whitby from Middlesbrough where she grew up before her mom, who had lost two husbands, decided to migrate to Australia with her 4 girls, 2 from each husband. I met her, married her & that was 59 years ago. It brought back some pleasant memories for her so we both thank you for this trip down memory lane for her. As I said, very educational walk along the shore. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
thankyou, I love rockpooling and just looking what's on the shore. living on an island on the west coast there is so much to see. I'm now disabled and struggle with mobility so watching your videos at least keeps me in touch with what an amazing place we live, thankyou, thankyou thankyou
Thank you for showing us your territories. I love the sound of the waves, the sound of the water, the little animals of the past and the present. It seems almost magical, and for this impression I have to thank your passion. What a nice walk!
I lived in Whitby for four years before I moved to the usa. Bram Stoker stayed in the hotel I worked at while he wrote Dracula. This brought back a lot of memories. My favourite video yet. Thank you!
Sacrilege ! it has to be cod 😂,best fish and. Chips in the world ,although cafe 1 in Inverness does cod in tempura batter with a mild curry sauce . Posh fish and chips excellent !
Another great video. What a beautiful place you grew up in. The coastline reminds me of the coast around the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia where my mother's side of the family is. The cliffs there and the rocky beach areas are very similar, and you can get caught at the bottom of the cliffs by the incoming tide. Beware! Two girls who grew up near where my aunts and uncles live were forced to climb the cliffs near Margaret's Bay and found a hole in the cliff filled with amethyst. Thanks for the video
- Thank you Elizabeth. As always it is my pleasure. :D I have to confess that one time as a kid I did get stuck by the tide and did the same thing. Climbed up onto a bit of the lower cliff and waited the 6 hours for it to go back down again. haha.
Beautiful to see, my family came to U.S.A. on a ship years ago. My dna is 99.9 % Eastern European. I have never seen any of that country, always wanted to. Now to old and in a wheelchair. So glad to see what you show us. Love the videos. I think I have watched everyone of them. God Bless, be safe
Your videos are brilliant, you have a deep knowledge of nature not just marine, botanical, geology, weather...the list goes on! But it’s your clarity of explanation that pulls it all together. I love the coast, spend a lot of time there, both sides of the family are from fishing villages. Keep up the great work, respect from Ireland 👍
- Thank you Dara, I hope that it is the depth of knowledge and understanding that sets our channel apart from those who try to copy what we do. Best wishes and welcome to our channel. 😊
Love it!!!!! There was a tiny star by the brittle star you showed us! I love them so much! I went to Mexico years ago and played in the tidal pools for hours pulling interesting sea life out. I could do that all day! Thanks for all your amazing knowledge!
- It is my pleasure Elisabeth I am glad you enjoyed the video. The tiny brittle stars are far too fragile for my fat fingers Im afraid. I put the big one back. Best wishes and I hope you enjoy the rest of the content. :)
I couldn't click on this video fast enough when I saw the Abbey! I went to Whitby on my first trip to England. I loved it! I climbed those steps and had the best fish and chips of my life there. My friends said that fish had been swimming in the sea about thirty minutes before we enjoyed it. I also came back with a jet necklace. Great memories. Some of these days, maybe I will make it back!
Surely a smart TV exec can see the potential for a fascinating and educational TV series here. John makes outstanding videos, with a bare minimum of equipment. I for one would love to see his films on mainstream TV.
- Thank you Dougie, being able to share our videos with so many people would be incredible, but I don't know wether they would restrict our creativity. Right now we do what we enjoy and only what we chose. Who knows? :D
From the past few weeks I always look forward to see if you upload a new video. This video is absolutely great! You are not just an amazing fisherman, you are also a man of knowledge and I am grateful you share all this to your viewers specially the place where you grow up and where your passion all started.
LiZie Kim - Thank you Lizzie and I am very pleased I am able to share these things with you. Best wishes to you and your family and have a great weekend. 😊👍🏻💙
Because of your beautiful and interesting videos I've decided to put the Yorkshire coast as a place to vacation in the future. It's so beautiful and interesting.
Thanks for taking the time to take us along John, such beautiful coastlines you have in the UK. I like how all the flat stones are wearing into each other, in some parts it looks like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle.
- It is my pleasure. We have some stunning areas of coastline here in the UK. Hopefully as the weather improves we will be able to do more of these videos. :)
Thanks for this and all your videos. You and your family are just lovely people, your boy and his digger are a charm. I am from Canada and my Dad lived in Nova Scotia on the Bay of Fundy side. When visiting I always loved to walk out and see all the life, that in a few hours would be under water once again. Your videos make me remember this time in my own life and that just makes me smile. Thank you.
- It is our pleasure Jackie and welcome to our channel. I am lad that our videos can take you back to that happy time. Best wishes and have a nice day. :D
Great video. What a great place to have grown up and developed such a passion and knowledge of the ocean. Being from the United States my mind is always blown when I hear how old some of the structures are in Europe. My house is 160 years old and that's about as old as they get for my area.
- I love history, it is so fascinating isn't it. I did really enjoy growing up where I did, but the problem with small towns is they often create small minds. It is better to move away and see the world after childhood. ;)
Fantastic video bud, 99% of youngsters today wouldn't be able to answer any questions on these small creatures, you've done a brilliant video, the new Mr Attenborough maybe Keep passing this knowledge on.
Stephen Geoghegan - Doughty. - Thank you very much Stephen, hopefully these videos go some way to encouraging folks and young ones to get out and explore the natural world around them. 😊👍🏻🐚🦀🐟
thanks for taking us home John. When I was back in Scotland a few years ago I also took the time to revisit where my passion for fishing started and was glad to see to a couple of young lads fishing where I did +45 years ago.......memories of a lifetime :)
Malcolm Bennett - The funniest thing when I went for this walk. Is I bumped into my great uncle on the scaur looking for jet. He’s in his 80’s and I hadn’t seen him for 15 years. These type of places just take hold of your soul dont they.
These videos are so calming watching you have a an amazing walk is so fun and when you find some cute little animals and you are very knowledgeable about most watery eco systems
Great video again buddy, a great history of your home. Very similar to the coastline where I grew up, full of fossils and a myriad of species under the rocks. Thanks a million again for posting.
Wow, that tidbit about Bram Stoker having written Dracula there is incredible!! Dracula is one of my favorite books! Always interesting to see where authors get their inspiration from
Motorcycle Mikel - You would be amazed. We have done a few rockpooling videos and I always find it absolutely fascinating. So so much life on our shores. 😊🦀🐚🐟🌿
So glad to see you back...John, as it were..you're actually away. I sense you are emotional going back to where you grew up...caught n released a few times if you're anything like me !Anyway...still here and so looking forward to another year of the best fishing tips on the toob. Stormy sums up the now Bless your little hearts and thanks Tony
Simone de B. - It is my pleasure Simone. Simply sharing what we love doing. People had asked me many time’s how my passion for the shore began, so I thought this would be a good way to share it. 😊
"All that life under 1 rock" indeed john. I dunno what your day to day job is but you would be a fantastic educator for school kids to inform and make them appreciate what we have around us. This video brought me right back to my childhood turning rocks and not knowing what we would discover, but that was part of the fun. Really enjoyed this one! 👏👏👏
Dave O'Donovan - I know what you mean Dave. It was that wonder and curiosity that captured my interest as a kid. If my school teachers could hear you suggest me as an educator they would wet themselves laughing 😂
Hello John, just came across this video and I had not previously seen. You have such knowledge! All you well taught, well read, Master's degree? I found all of this very interesting! Please never change the way you Bless people with knowledge. I have something not yet diagnosed. It is costing me the highest price of memory. I cried during this video several times, you nudged full memory of several things to life. God Bless you and your beautiful family.
Saltwick bay was my play area when I was a young lad, I spent many many hours doing what you were doing, on lower tides further out as you will know, there is a drop off gully with large boulders with holes in where crabs and lobsters wedge themselves in, a good area to hunt with a hook, a great video which brought back many happy memories.
- You and I may have been down there doing the same things at the same time. Yes I know exactly where you mean off the ledge. Had many a good crab out of there. ;)
John I love geology,and we have a cement ship in the USA,it’s at the tip of cape may it’s also a sunken ship,we can see part of it now but wen I was younger a lot more of it was out of the water.but those fossils are fascinating thanks for showing us all of these wanderful things😊☮️
Thanks for this video , makes me homesick as brought up in marske in the 80s and have fond memories of days down to Whitby and crabbing at saltburn , really enjoy you're boat fishing vids as well best ones I have seen ,
Very very interesting. What a charming place. How fortunate you were to grow up there. I was a block from the St. Lawrence but one could not go to comb. It was very fast and held the city's human waste - not now thankfully. Cheers.
John I'm watching this in the States on Friday afternoon and I find out my workmate Andrew grew up in Whitby, which I did not know. He was so excited to see this!
@@TheFishLocker Andrew Waters. He is really keen to subscribe and watch some videos over the weekend. Maybe he will see this comment and chime in. BTW John I really love your channel, thank you so much for sharing.
I always love checking out the tide pools in any area I manage to travel to. Watching your videos has helped scratch that itch during these indoor winter months!
I remember my mother asking for directions to Whitley bay and getting directions for Whitby. lol We got there eventually! ...The joys of the Scottish accent.
You really know your nature. Always cheers me up to see your passion for maritime life, and not just for the catch. I hope to see, and learn a lot more videos of you. Thank you for the knowledge. Greetings to the family. Bye!
- Thank you very much, I am glad you are enjoying our content. It really is my pleasure. I love being out on the shore and marine life has fascinated me since I was a young child. :)
Thank you for sharing where your journey and passion for the sea and shore began...every bit as interesting and absorbing as I knew it would be. Cheers!
Kev Fletcher - I am glad you enjoyed joining me mate. Lots of folks have been asking me where it all began. I thought this would be good way to share the journey. 😊👍🏻
I knew it Lad, took me back some sixty years and some that video. Found my first fossil on a school trip to Whitby when I was 8. When I first saw your video's, I thought he's not from around there. I thought north of Whitby, maybe Redcar, accent had me wondering. Anyway Lad love the video's especially when your out with the young beach comber and Mrs Fish locker. Love that coastline from Hull to Seahouses, fish and chips and Kippers too, nice seafood to nibble on while walking along the sea front. When we get rid of this Covid-19 I'll be over to Yorkshire from Canada for family and friends, Coast and country-side. Watch out for Christopher Lees spirit up by the Abby
Starr B - It is a wonderful place to visit, but a bit slow if you live there. 😉 I’m glad you’re enjoying our content. All the best and have a great weekend. 😊👍🏻
- Thats great to hear Chris, I could have had a winkle cookup but this was only a passing through visit so I didn't bring the stove. Summer time maybe ;)
Thankyou so much for this film. Heading to Whitby in Easter. The fishing will probably be slow, but I can now amaze the kids with my rockpooling knowledge 👍
Whitby looks charming. That bit of exploration puts your fishing exploits in a larger context. Always great to learn something about an area I know nothing about.
Hubert Van Calenbergh I feel the same way Hubert, everyday is a school day. Whitby is a lovely area with lots of character. Glad you enjoyed it. All the best 👍🏻😊🎣
What a delightful coast walk! I learned so much and really enjoyed it all...and how wonderful to see where you started and what an inspiration you had...wonderful! Thanks so much!
John , all of your videos are very interesting and informative . Thanks for sharing . Your narrative technique is friendly and relaxing . Your camera work truly captures the small creatures that you find on the shore . Keep up the great job . Greetings from Maryland USA .Looking forward to the next video .
Superb video. Inspirational in its own way. A clear explanation of why even small wild and natural places are important in their own right. Whole worlds under a rock.
It's interesting because I live in blyth which is a small fishing town in Northumberland I've walked over loads of things and never thought anything of them and now I know what most of the things are and in the summer when I'm walking my dog on the beach with my kids I can look out and show my kids ❤️
@@natasharowe1997 it is. I spend a lot of time now on Seaton Sluice beach and rocks with the dog too... Only got back into fishing recently, and The Fish Locker has taught me so much that I never knew, both fishing and what's just out there on the beach...
Excellent! I grew up on the beaches at Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. We used to spend our summers living on those, or in the dunes farther north at Blythe, swimming in the sea, never really noticing the cold of the North Sea as a child. Those days are now long gone for kids because I was shocked how it has changed and how expensive it is now to park and enjoy the simple pleasures of a beach.
- It was a lovely little visit. Weather was fine but cold and saw who I needed to see. Had a nice walk on the shore and was back home again before the Cornish fish had even realised I had left :P
I really enjoying watching your foraging videos and learning about the diversity of tidal species there! I'm pretty sure you can conduct a lecture course on it with your wealth of knowledge! Your tidbit about fossils and coastal geology is super neat! Highlight was you IDing Jet versus Sea Coal (didn't know that exists!)
- We are simply sharing what we know and love with people. It is my belief that we should all share more. If we all shared what we know, we would all know an awful lot more. :D
starshinesoldier - It is my pleasure. A lot of people have been asking where it all started for me. So I thought this would be a good way to share it with you all. 😊
I grew up in Whitby area. My grandad was known for walking with his dogs as he had a distinctive walk - his name was Alec. He carved jet, Whitby always reminds me of him, I watch your channel often as it reminds me of my childhood and your voice is a lot like my uncle’s.
- It is a wonderful area, I wonder if I ever knew your uncle. I know a few people who own jet shops. I am glad you are enjoying the channel and that we can walk you down memory lane. ;)
You're the man when it comes to coastal walks and foraging thanks John.
- Thank you very much, I am glad you think so. We are simply sharing what we love doing. :)
Agree
When you buried the cockle. Aww my heart was so lightened. Thank you for caring as much as me. I always move worms and keep a packet of sugar in my bag for hungry bees
- It is how I feel we should all be. I am glad the message transferred across in the video. It is something that we are also teaching our children, never take more than you need and always treat the natural world with respect ad appreciation. :)
The earth is an amazing museum of the past. It's incredible what you can find just walking on the shore
val eerie - There are some truly incredible areas of the coastline in this area. It really puts our own existence into perspective.
You're compassion,love and care for your environment is an example mate. Love the videos. Thank you.
- Thank you Alfie, we are simply sharing what we know and love doing. Take care mate. :)
Whitby is a lovely town. Interesting history. My Mom owned a necklace made of jet. Your videos are so informative. Greetings from New York.
debra bolton - It is a wonderful place to visit, such a rich history and IMO surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. Hey jewellery is lovely isn’t it. Small world.haha. Have a great day Debra and all the best. 😊🎣🦀🌿
channels like this is the reason why i still go on youtube
Bobby Lee - Thank you very much Bobby. 😊🎣🦀🌿
I'm an American who loves history, thanks for the commentary. Nothing better than fishing and history. Love your videos.👍 I love England's long history, you guys do a wonderful job of documenting it.
- Thank you very much Grady, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. This was a new type of genre for us. I hope folks enjoy it. :)
Loved watching your videos ! All of them . I am in my 60's and live in the States (Ohio ) but I grew up in California. I miss the West Coast and always spent my time at the Beach, Tide pooling, Fossil hunting . I use to take my Children on hunting Adventures. They are now all grown up. But its still a passion of mine. To hunt along the Coast .I have been Hunting in Mexico , California and Oregon. Amazing things you'll find on the Beach . Thank you for bringing it alive for me again !
Lorie P. - Lorie it honestly makes me so happy to hear that. I am thrilled that we are able to share our passions with like minded people all over the world such as yourself. Have a fantastic weekend and all the best. 😊
Very interesting & informative video John. I actually called my wife in to watch because she used to visit Whitby from Middlesbrough where she grew up before her mom, who had lost two husbands, decided to migrate to Australia with her 4 girls, 2 from each husband. I met her, married her & that was 59 years ago. It brought back some pleasant memories for her so we both thank you for this trip down memory lane for her. As I said, very educational walk along the shore. Cheers, Don from South Aust.
That is wonderful. She may have even met members of my family back then.
thankyou, I love rockpooling and just looking what's on the shore. living on an island on the west coast there is so much to see. I'm now disabled and struggle with mobility so watching your videos at least keeps me in touch with what an amazing place we live, thankyou, thankyou thankyou
Dawn k - I am so glad that you can join us on the shore and that you are finding our videos pod viewing. Best wishes Dawn and have a great weekend. 😊💙
Thank you for showing us your territories. I love the sound of the waves, the sound of the water, the little animals of the past and the present. It seems almost magical, and for this impression I have to thank your passion.
What a nice walk!
- Thank you Mary, it is my pleasure to share these things with you :)
I lived in Whitby for four years before I moved to the usa. Bram Stoker stayed in the hotel I worked at while he wrote Dracula. This brought back a lot of memories. My favourite video yet. Thank you!
- It is a lovely place to visit isn't it. :)
40 years ago I visited Whitby and had the best fish and chips (haddock) I have ever tasted before or since. You bring back great memories, thanks.
- It is without question, the home of good fish and chips. I could do a video on the fish and chips alone. :)
Sacrilege ! it has to be cod 😂,best fish and. Chips in the world ,although cafe 1 in Inverness does cod in tempura batter with a mild curry sauce . Posh fish and chips excellent !
Another great video. What a beautiful place you grew up in. The coastline reminds me of the coast around the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia where my mother's side of the family is. The cliffs there and the rocky beach areas are very similar, and you can get caught at the bottom of the cliffs by the incoming tide. Beware! Two girls who grew up near where my aunts and uncles live were forced to climb the cliffs near Margaret's Bay and found a hole in the cliff filled with amethyst. Thanks for the video
- Thank you Elizabeth. As always it is my pleasure. :D I have to confess that one time as a kid I did get stuck by the tide and did the same thing. Climbed up onto a bit of the lower cliff and waited the 6 hours for it to go back down again. haha.
Oh wow! I love history and was fascinated by the Abbey and fossils. Thank you so much!
Twyla Johnson - I am so glad that you enjoyed our video. This was a bit of an experiment to see if people would enjoy this type of video. 😊👍🏻
The Fish Locker I LOVED IT! If I can’t ever travel there, I appreciate someone showing me things I would never get to see otherwise.
Thank you for sharing. It is absolutely beautiful!
A Link - It is my pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed the video. 😊
Beautiful to see, my family came to U.S.A. on a ship years ago. My dna is 99.9 % Eastern European. I have never seen any of that country, always wanted to. Now to old and in a wheelchair. So glad to see what you show us. Love the videos. I think I have watched everyone of them. God Bless, be safe
Well Brenda I am very pleased to be able to share our videos with you. 😊👍🏻💙
Your videos are brilliant, you have a deep knowledge of nature not just marine, botanical, geology, weather...the list goes on! But it’s your clarity of explanation that pulls it all together. I love the coast, spend a lot of time there, both sides of the family are from fishing villages. Keep up the great work, respect from Ireland 👍
- Thank you Dara, I hope that it is the depth of knowledge and understanding that sets our channel apart from those who try to copy what we do. Best wishes and welcome to our channel. 😊
Love it!!!!! There was a tiny star by the brittle star you showed us! I love them so much! I went to Mexico years ago and played in the tidal pools for hours pulling interesting sea life out. I could do that all day! Thanks for all your amazing knowledge!
- It is my pleasure Elisabeth I am glad you enjoyed the video. The tiny brittle stars are far too fragile for my fat fingers Im afraid. I put the big one back. Best wishes and I hope you enjoy the rest of the content. :)
I couldn't click on this video fast enough when I saw the Abbey! I went to Whitby on my first trip to England. I loved it! I climbed those steps and had the best fish and chips of my life there. My friends said that fish had been swimming in the sea about thirty minutes before we enjoyed it. I also came back with a jet necklace. Great memories. Some of these days, maybe I will make it back!
That is so wonderful. It is a small world isn't it. Depending on when you visited I may have been living there. 😊
Can't remember when I last enjoyed 33 minutes of the BBC as much as this upload, stunning scenery and good, informative commentary 👍
- Thank you very much it is my pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Best wishes and have a good one. ;)
Surely a smart TV exec can see the potential for a fascinating and educational TV series here.
John makes outstanding videos, with a bare minimum of equipment. I for one would love to see his films on mainstream TV.
- Thank you Dougie, being able to share our videos with so many people would be incredible, but I don't know wether they would restrict our creativity. Right now we do what we enjoy and only what we chose. Who knows? :D
From the past few weeks I always look forward to see if you upload a new video. This video is absolutely great! You are not just an amazing fisherman, you are also a man of knowledge and I am grateful you share all this to your viewers specially the place where you grow up and where your passion all started.
LiZie Kim - Thank you Lizzie and I am very pleased I am able to share these things with you. Best wishes to you and your family and have a great weekend. 😊👍🏻💙
Because of your beautiful and interesting videos I've decided to put the Yorkshire coast as a place to vacation in the future. It's so beautiful and interesting.
- I truly love North Yorkshire. In the summer time it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. :)
Love seeing Whitby, and the abbey is glorious! Love history and all the “old stuff”.
Its a wonderful place to visit isn't it. 😊
Thanks for taking the time to take us along John, such beautiful coastlines you have in the UK. I like how all the flat stones are wearing into each other, in some parts it looks like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle.
- It is my pleasure. We have some stunning areas of coastline here in the UK. Hopefully as the weather improves we will be able to do more of these videos. :)
Thanks for this and all your videos. You and your family are just lovely people, your boy and his digger are a charm. I am from Canada and my Dad lived in Nova Scotia on the Bay of Fundy side. When visiting I always loved to walk out and see all the life, that in a few hours would be under water once again. Your videos make me remember this time in my own life and that just makes me smile. Thank you.
- It is our pleasure Jackie and welcome to our channel. I am lad that our videos can take you back to that happy time. Best wishes and have a nice day. :D
Reminds me when I went to Whitby and Scarborough as a ten year old:-) :-)
That was great John I really enjoyed it, thanks a lot:-) :-)
- Im glad you enjoyed it mate, it is a lovely place and so many people have such happy memories from there. :)
Very informative! I love the sea and I love history as well. I’m so happy I found your YT channel.
- Well I am glad you found us as well. Happy watching. :)
This is better than tv.. We actually learn things here👍👍😊
- I am glad that you think so Helle. We are simply sharing what we know and love doing. :)
Great video. What a great place to have grown up and developed such a passion and knowledge of the ocean. Being from the United States my mind is always blown when I hear how old some of the structures are in Europe. My house is 160 years old and that's about as old as they get for my area.
- I love history, it is so fascinating isn't it. I did really enjoy growing up where I did, but the problem with small towns is they often create small minds. It is better to move away and see the world after childhood. ;)
This was a fascinating walk. I could listen to you talk all day long. Thanks for sharing :)
Sue Zoo - Sue, it is my absolute pleasure. I am glad you enjoyed joining me on my walk on the coast. 😊
Fantastic video bud, 99% of youngsters today wouldn't be able to answer any questions on these small creatures, you've done a brilliant video, the new Mr Attenborough maybe
Keep passing this knowledge on.
Stephen Geoghegan - Doughty. - Thank you very much Stephen, hopefully these videos go some way to encouraging folks and young ones to get out and explore the natural world around them. 😊👍🏻🐚🦀🐟
so informative and beautiful... thank you, best wishes to you and family
- Thank you Joe, it is our pleasure. Best wishes to you and yours and have great weekend. :)
thanks for taking us home John. When I was back in Scotland a few years ago I also took the time to revisit where my passion for fishing started and was glad to see to a couple of young lads fishing where I did +45 years ago.......memories of a lifetime :)
Malcolm Bennett - The funniest thing when I went for this walk. Is I bumped into my great uncle on the scaur looking for jet. He’s in his 80’s and I hadn’t seen him for 15 years. These type of places just take hold of your soul dont they.
What a good video! That is a beautiful place.
- It really is a wonderful part of the world. :)
These videos are so calming watching you have a an amazing walk is so fun and when you find some cute little animals and you are very knowledgeable about most watery eco systems
- I am so glad that we can share these things with everyone. Best wishes and take care. :)
Great video again buddy, a great history of your home. Very similar to the coastline where I grew up, full of fossils and a myriad of species under the rocks. Thanks a million again for posting.
- It is my pleasure. Best wishes and take it easy. ;)
Wow, that tidbit about Bram Stoker having written Dracula there is incredible!! Dracula is one of my favorite books! Always interesting to see where authors get their inspiration from
omegasage - There have been some cracking books written here. Robin Jarvis wrote some good ones 😉
Never realized there was so much life under a rock! Enjoyed the video!
Motorcycle Mikel - You would be amazed. We have done a few rockpooling videos and I always find it absolutely fascinating. So so much life on our shores. 😊🦀🐚🐟🌿
So glad to see you back...John, as it were..you're actually away. I sense you are emotional going back to where you grew up...caught n released a few times if you're anything like me !Anyway...still here and so looking forward to another year of the best fishing tips on the toob. Stormy sums up the now
Bless your little hearts and thanks
Tony
tony smith - It is our pleasure Tony. As I keep saying, I’m just sharing what we love doing 😊🎣💙
Thank you. Thoroughly enjoyed this episode.
Simone de B. - It is my pleasure Simone. Simply sharing what we love doing. People had asked me many time’s how my passion for the shore began, so I thought this would be a good way to share it. 😊
I absolutely love this video. I found this video very interesting. Thank you fish Locker. I hope one day to visit your beautiful country
The proud American - That is wonderful to hear. If you do make it over, give us a message and we can maybe recommend a few places to visit. 😊👍🏻
Can't imagine how beautiful it would be to grow up in such a place.
It surely is a wonderful place. 😊
"All that life under 1 rock" indeed john. I dunno what your day to day job is but you would be a fantastic educator for school kids to inform and make them appreciate what we have around us. This video brought me right back to my childhood turning rocks and not knowing what we would discover, but that was part of the fun. Really enjoyed this one! 👏👏👏
Dave O'Donovan - I know what you mean Dave. It was that wonder and curiosity that captured my interest as a kid. If my school teachers could hear you suggest me as an educator they would wet themselves laughing 😂
Your knowledge is outstanding and you have a lovely way of explaining things ,I enjoy every video you make!
- Thank you Alan, as I keep saying - we are simply sharing what we know and love doing. Best wishes to you and your family mate and stay safe. :)
Hello John, just came across this video and I had not previously seen. You have such knowledge! All you well taught, well read, Master's degree? I found all of this very interesting! Please never change the way you Bless people with knowledge. I have something not yet diagnosed. It is costing me the highest price of memory. I cried during this video several times, you nudged full memory of several things to life. God Bless you and your beautiful family.
Angie I am so very glad that we could walk down memory lane with you.
awesome, great to see you post again... have a great weekend
- Haven't missed a weekly upload in over 70 weeks Joe. ;)
@@TheFishLocker oh my apologies i just started subscribing... such great content, thank you sir, lovely family
Saltwick bay was my play area when I was a young lad, I spent many many hours doing what you were doing, on lower tides further out as you will know, there is a drop off gully with large boulders with holes in where crabs and lobsters wedge themselves in, a good area to hunt with a hook, a great video which brought back many happy memories.
- You and I may have been down there doing the same things at the same time. Yes I know exactly where you mean off the ledge. Had many a good crab out of there. ;)
John I love geology,and we have a cement ship in the USA,it’s at the tip of cape may it’s also a sunken ship,we can see part of it now but wen I was younger a lot more of it was out of the water.but those fossils are fascinating thanks for showing us all of these wanderful things😊☮️
It is my pleasure Ed. 😊
Thanks for this video , makes me homesick as brought up in marske in the 80s and have fond memories of days down to Whitby and crabbing at saltburn , really enjoy you're boat fishing vids as well best ones I have seen ,
- Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Take care mate.
Very very interesting. What a charming place. How fortunate you were to grow up there. I was a block from the St. Lawrence but one could not go to comb. It was very fast and held the city's human waste - not now thankfully. Cheers.
- That doesnt sound too much fun.
watched this video several times. still fascinated every time I watch it. I'm sure it was great to be back in the area you grew up in
It is a lovely place to visit. 😊
Wow great video..I love your old home town..such history too, you didn't read about it you lived there...great...
- I left out so much as well. The next time I go back I talk about the other side of the town. :)
Brilliant video as usual very interesting about Bram Stoker and Dracula and rest of video great to watch learned a lot 👍
Adrian Tolson - Thank you very much Adrian, I am glad you enjoyed the video mate. All the best and have a great weekend. 😊👍🏻
Cheers john I'm over in whitehaven cumbria you should do one over here sometime maybe 😁
Adrian Tolson - Do you watch Earl? He’s over your way.
I'll have a look 👍
John I'm watching this in the States on Friday afternoon and I find out my workmate Andrew grew up in Whitby, which I did not know. He was so excited to see this!
- Haha. Small world isn't it. Who's your mate? I may know him?
@@TheFishLocker Andrew Waters. He is really keen to subscribe and watch some videos over the weekend. Maybe he will see this comment and chime in. BTW John I really love your channel, thank you so much for sharing.
Scott Brunner - It’s a small world I may know him or at least his family. All the best Scott and take it easy 😉
Your elaborate storytelling is just amazing, I could listen to you talk about sea animals and organisms for ages, very therapeutic!
- Thank you very much for the compliment. I am glad that you are enjoying our content. Take care and stay safe Frigit ;)
Perfect video John, thank you once again.
- Thank you Robin. It is my pleasure. 😊
I always love checking out the tide pools in any area I manage to travel to. Watching your videos has helped scratch that itch during these indoor winter months!
Mike Norton - I share that with you. Every time I go anywhere on holiday or something I am drawn to the coast or the wild areas. 😉👍🏻
I remember my mother asking for directions to Whitley bay and getting directions for Whitby. lol We got there eventually! ...The joys of the Scottish accent.
I live 5 minutes from whitley bay :D
- Haha. Funnily enough several times folks have asked me where IM from and they are like "Ahh Whitely Bay" no Whitby.lol.
You really know your nature. Always cheers me up to see your passion for maritime life, and not just for the catch. I hope to see, and learn a lot more videos of you. Thank you for the knowledge. Greetings to the family. Bye!
- Thank you very much, I am glad you are enjoying our content. It really is my pleasure. I love being out on the shore and marine life has fascinated me since I was a young child. :)
Great video thank you...and a great subtle dig in the ribs that the average yank will have missed completely....🤣🤣🤣fascinating...loved it
Paul Evans - Whatever do you mean? 😏 Glad you enjoyed the video Paul. 😉👍🏻
Thank you for sharing where your journey and passion for the sea and shore began...every bit as interesting and absorbing as I knew it would be. Cheers!
Kev Fletcher - I am glad you enjoyed joining me mate. Lots of folks have been asking me where it all began. I thought this would be good way to share the journey. 😊👍🏻
I knew it Lad, took me back some sixty years and some that video. Found my first fossil on a school trip to Whitby when I was 8. When I first saw your video's, I thought he's not from around there. I thought north of Whitby, maybe Redcar, accent had me wondering. Anyway Lad love the video's especially when your out with the young beach comber and Mrs Fish locker. Love that coastline from Hull to Seahouses, fish and chips and Kippers too, nice seafood to nibble on while walking along the sea front. When we get rid of this Covid-19 I'll be over to Yorkshire from Canada for family and friends, Coast and country-side. Watch out for Christopher Lees spirit up by the Abby
- That sounds like a plan mate. Good luck with your travels and best wishes to the family. 😊
applejack120 Seahorses not sea houses lol
@@Julia.Taunton-Clark99 i think he meant seahouses little fishing village in Northumberland 👍
So beautiful John.
I'd give my right foot to live there.
I love your accent. ☺
Starr B - It is a wonderful place to visit, but a bit slow if you live there. 😉 I’m glad you’re enjoying our content. All the best and have a great weekend. 😊👍🏻
Great bit of viewing for me, I live in Thailand now but lived in the North East and visited Whitby regularly, great to see the place :)
steven richardson Thanks very much Steven. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻😊
Superb Video and commentary. I love Whitby too. You are very lucky indeed.
Stunning spot isn't it. 😊
As one Yorkshire lad to another, well done I enjoy your videos and appreciate your passion for nature.
Thank you very much. 😊
Whitby . Well worth a visit . There is something for all ages , very interesting town and area
mike young - It is a lovely spot to visit isnt it. 😊👍🏻
Your videos are great everything I love to do when I come to the coast I’m just lacking a beach cook up hopefully soon
- Thats great to hear Chris, I could have had a winkle cookup but this was only a passing through visit so I didn't bring the stove. Summer time maybe ;)
The Fish Locker top man diamond geezer 👍🏻
Wonderful to see where you grew up. Sure a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing. I did miss Fish Locker Jr. and the Mrs.
Carol Lauver - Thank you Carol. It is a wonderful place. No this was a solo visit. A thousand mile round journey is too much for the little man. 😉
Thankyou so much for this film. Heading to Whitby in Easter. The fishing will probably be slow, but I can now amaze the kids with my rockpooling knowledge 👍
- It is my pleasure mate. Be sure to wrap up warm it was blooming cold when I was there. ;)
Great day to you from Seattle Washington! love your adventures at the coast "Thank you"
Sass - Thank you very much and have a great day, from Cornwall in the UK. 👍🏻😊
There was a tiny brittle star on the rock aswell. Great video
- There were loads, I love the shore. :)
Whitby looks charming. That bit of exploration puts your fishing exploits in a larger context. Always great to learn something about an area I know nothing about.
Hubert Van Calenbergh I feel the same way Hubert, everyday is a school day. Whitby is a lovely area with lots of character. Glad you enjoyed it. All the best 👍🏻😊🎣
WOW!!! Now I have another destination on the list
- Whitby is a stunning place to visit. 😊
Loved that, lovely area around whitby. Good fish and chips too 😊😊😊😊
Matt Rush - It is a nice spot to visit isn’t it. Definitely the best fish and chips in the UK. 😛🍽
Thank you. Very interesting.
- It is my pleasure Michael. :)
Very interesting...I enjoyed watching. Thanks
jan king - It is my pleasure Jan, glad you enjoyed the walk. 😉👍🏻
What a delightful coast walk! I learned so much and really enjoyed it all...and how wonderful to see where you started and what an inspiration you had...wonderful! Thanks so much!
- It is my pleasure Ann. I am glad that you enjoyed joining me. 👍
John , all of your videos are very interesting and informative . Thanks for sharing . Your narrative technique is friendly and relaxing . Your camera work truly captures the small creatures that you find on the shore . Keep up the great job . Greetings from Maryland USA .Looking forward to the next video .
- Thank you very much Allen, it really is our pleasure. I am glad you are enjoying our content and have a great weekend. :)
Superb video. Inspirational in its own way. A clear explanation of why even small wild and natural places are important in their own right. Whole worlds under a rock.
I am glad that the message transfers through in the video. 😊
another fabulous video! missing living by the sea.
Polaris ̣ - Thank you very much. I know your pain, my wife and I lived in the city for a while before our little boy was born and I hated it. 😆
Brill good the fella know a lot keep it going fella very educational program
Andy Simpson - Thank you very much Andy. All the best. 👍🏻🎣
Thanks for the video. I'm always impressed with your knowledge of sea life & i thoroughly enjoy all your videos , so thank you !
- Thank you Matthew it really is my pleasure. We are simply sharing what we love doing. Best wishes and have a great weekend. :)
Great channel mate. Keep it going. All the best from Wearside.
- Thanks mate and welcome. I hope you enjoy the videos. :D
What a wonderful place to have grown up. Thank you for sharing!
Jennie Metts - It is my pleasure Jennie, I am glad you enjoyed our video. 😊👍🏻🎣🦀
That place is BEAUTIFUL oh my gosh!!
- North Yorkshire is a wonderful place in the world. I love it. :D
best to go during quiet times of the year also if you go on camsecure web site you can get live feeds of whitby
andrew horner - Thats very “Big brother”haha. I didn’t know you could do that.
I love these search and find vlogs, and learned something new about Jet rock or should I say gemstone. Very interesting, and fun vlog.
- Glad you are enjoying the content Tom, best wishes and have a great weekend. :)
Fantastic video, thank you very much for the information
- It is my pleasure Doug. 😊
Beautiful town view💕wonderful beach watching ✌nice video thanks friend✌🙆👍
- Thank you very much. :)
It's interesting because I live in blyth which is a small fishing town in Northumberland I've walked over loads of things and never thought anything of them and now I know what most of the things are and in the summer when I'm walking my dog on the beach with my kids I can look out and show my kids ❤️
From Blyth too, but live in Cramlington now.... 👍
@@chrisdavison2022 it's interesting isn't it looking back at blyth beach how overlooked things there are
That is a beautiful story indeed.
@@natasharowe1997 it is. I spend a lot of time now on Seaton Sluice beach and rocks with the dog too... Only got back into fishing recently, and The Fish Locker has taught me so much that I never knew, both fishing and what's just out there on the beach...
- That is great to hear Natasha, I am so pleased to hear you are finding our content educational and good viewing. :)
Excellent! I grew up on the beaches at Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. We used to spend our summers living on those, or in the dunes farther north at Blythe, swimming in the sea, never really noticing the cold of the North Sea as a child. Those days are now long gone for kids because I was shocked how it has changed and how expensive it is now to park and enjoy the simple pleasures of a beach.
You're in my neck of the woods! Hope you enjoyed your time back up north x
- It was a lovely little visit. Weather was fine but cold and saw who I needed to see. Had a nice walk on the shore and was back home again before the Cornish fish had even realised I had left :P
I live deep inland and remember doing this as a kid. Wish I was there now. This shore stroll is very enjoyable.
JEIL - Very enjoyable and very doable by anyone able bodied. 😊👍🏻
I really enjoying watching your foraging videos and learning about the diversity of tidal species there! I'm pretty sure you can conduct a lecture course on it with your wealth of knowledge! Your tidbit about fossils and coastal geology is super neat! Highlight was you IDing Jet versus Sea Coal (didn't know that exists!)
- We are simply sharing what we know and love with people. It is my belief that we should all share more. If we all shared what we know, we would all know an awful lot more. :D
How beautiful! So much history and amazing coast! Thank you for showing us your ancestral home! :)
starshinesoldier - It is my pleasure. A lot of people have been asking where it all started for me. So I thought this would be a good way to share it with you all. 😊
Magnificent episode John,this episode had everything 😊☮️
Glad you enjoyed it ed. 😊
Excellent video! I really felt like I was exploring with you! Thank you my good man!
- It is my pleasure Peter, I am glad you enjoyed our walk. All the best and have a great weekend. :)