That was a refreshing video to watch Mark seeing someone enjoying a simple day out fishing. It takes me back to my youth when you just went out fishing for the enjoyment of.` Fishing`. You hit the nail on the head about tackle companys and some well know anglers. Tellling us we must have this gear and have 10 kilos of bait to catch the biggest fish in the lake. Sorry if i`m on my soap box but young anglers will never learn the true passion and understanding of fishing. Like you said small waterways are a wonderful places and overlooked. When i`m fishing on the river wey, the river and its surroundings absorbe me and you feel part of it, there is no better feeling, i do love my lake fishing but a small river, there is something about them that you cant put into words. Thanks again for sharing your trip with us Mark regards Peter
Great fishing, Mark. Gonna get out this weekend and do some trotting. Like you say, these small waterways are well overlooked and produce the best fishing. Looking forward to your next video mate.
Great bit of trotting Mark that last gudgeon was proper industrial sized ! Going to do a bit myself on the wye in 3 weeks looking forward to it as I've so neglected that side of my fishing
Well worth waiting for! Great session Mark, some beautiful fish. The gudgeon always put a smile on me, very first fish I caught as a 6 year old and my old man kept telling me you've got to put it back in the water now 😂. Great stuff , love it🐟🪱🎣👍
Thabks Smiffy, I bloody love gudgeon, such a beautiful mini species, very special and much like yourself they were one of my first species that I caught as a child along with perch. Very glad that you enjoyed the video mate! ❤
@@markerd5378 Yes of course, but in SA most run seasonally ie: dry in summer or are reduced to isolated waterholes and our 'rivers', with the exception of the Murray, are little better. 'The driest state on the driest continent'.
Great video Mark great nursery for chub ! lovli net of fish and a real change from your normal stuff and that dace did look very "chubbie" a hybrid perhaps?
Well what can i say thats my kind of fishing.been waiting for you to do a trotting video andvwell worth the wait hope 🙏 you do more would like to see you fishing thames near you for thosd big roa ch thanks mark
Just a thought mark ,you said you had quite a few over runs with the centre pin,have you ever used a close face reel? Brilliant for stick float /trotting,simple one finger control, or are you an out an out centre pin man,i have never used a centr pin before,they just look awkward on the rod and they limit your casting ,but each to their own as they say,whatever floats your boat ,looking forward to more of the same. There seems to be a great head of roach in that little river,have you ever fish it with hemp and tares,you might be surprised at the size of roach that seem to appear out of nowhere? Great to see the amount of gudgeon,one of my favourite fish. Best wishes brother
Cheers Richard, to be fair it's not a river where any real distance casting is required and I do really rather enjoy the free flowing that a centrepin reel does afford although I'm hardly as competent as some anglers with them when it comes to trotting with them. I certainly do agree that a closed face reel would work well and save over runs. Regarding seed that's actually a funny question because on one trip I did I fact take my bird seed and caught using some as bait. Most of the time though I generally fish flake/punch and maggots on here.
Hi Mark. i was just wondering if you could tell me of a stretch of foudry brook to fish. I rlly want to improve my river fishing skills but find the kennet a very daunting thought where as small streams which i have a little experience in fishing in other parts of the country are just up my street! regards. Benjamin
Great video and session mark ,beautiful little river, that stretch looks familiar, did you fish it a few years ago with nick from avon angling? Just a question out pure curiosity (maybe it's the old match angler in me )you seem to have your keepnet quite away from were your fishing,instead of by your feet ,seems like a lot walking back snd forth? I really enjoyed the video mark , Keep up the good work brother, best wishes.
Good morning Richard and that's correct Nick did pay me a visit and fished it with me. Unfortunately I couldn't make up my mind where I wanted the keepnet due to the fact that I had planned to move to fishing downstream and next to it later on which I did eventually do 😂.
A lovely mixed bag of fish there Mark. Very enjoyable to watch. They don’t always have to be big to be enjoyable to catch.
That was a refreshing video to watch Mark seeing someone enjoying a simple day out fishing. It takes me back to my youth when you just
went out fishing for the enjoyment of.` Fishing`.
You hit the nail on the head about tackle companys and some well know anglers. Tellling us we must have this gear and have 10 kilos of
bait to catch the biggest fish in the lake.
Sorry if i`m on my soap box but young anglers will never learn the true passion and understanding of fishing.
Like you said small waterways are a wonderful places and overlooked.
When i`m fishing on the river wey, the river and its surroundings absorbe me and you feel part of it, there is no better feeling, i do love my lake fishing but a small river, there is something about them that you cant put into words.
Thanks again for sharing your trip with us Mark
regards Peter
I love these types of fish for everything vids,I do still like the specimen hunts too but for me this is pure fishing great job as always mark👍
Most enjoyable Mark, love that style of fishing.
Great fishing, Mark. Gonna get out this weekend and do some trotting. Like you say, these small waterways are well overlooked and produce the best fishing. Looking forward to your next video mate.
Hello, a great pleasure to see this fishing, simplicity and beautiful fish! quickly in place! an approach truly accessible to everyone! see you soon
Merci Eric! Oui, une opportunité pour la plupart des pêcheurs, quelle que soit leur competence.
Great bit of trotting Mark that last gudgeon was proper industrial sized ! Going to do a bit myself on the wye in 3 weeks looking forward to it as I've so neglected that side of my fishing
Haven't been on the bank for ages Mark, but that has given me my fix. Proper fishing. Well done
Thanks Charlie, glad you enjoyed it mate and hoping you can get back on the bank soon.
Well worth waiting for! Great session Mark, some beautiful fish. The gudgeon always put a smile on me, very first fish I caught as a 6 year old and my old man kept telling me you've got to put it back in the water now 😂. Great stuff , love it🐟🪱🎣👍
Thabks Smiffy, I bloody love gudgeon, such a beautiful mini species, very special and much like yourself they were one of my first species that I caught as a child along with perch. Very glad that you enjoyed the video mate! ❤
Well that was a pretty productive session Mark - lots of fish and good variety. Wish we had streams like that to fish here!
Thanks Frank it's a fab little river, despite the sewage issues which it is plagued by. Don't you have creeks in Australia?
@@markerd5378 Yes of course, but in SA most run seasonally ie: dry in summer or are reduced to isolated waterholes and our 'rivers', with the exception of the Murray, are little better. 'The driest state on the driest continent'.
Quel plaisir de te revoir à la digue Carnot ! Hâte de découvrir tes nouvelles aventures et tes trouvailles dans ce lieu magnifique.
Enjoyed that Mark Thanks For Sharing must Say Can't Beat a Bit of Trotting.
Cheers Kerry, yes it's good fun and nice when you get into a rhythm.
Great video Mark great nursery for chub ! lovli net of fish and a real change from your normal stuff and that dace did look very "chubbie" a hybrid perhaps?
Thanks Phil 👍🙏
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Woah Chicago, that's some distance! Cheers for subscribing and coming back to revisit the channel. Much appreciated ❤
Well what can i say thats my kind of fishing.been waiting for you to do a trotting video andvwell worth the wait hope 🙏 you do more would like to see you fishing thames near you for thosd big roa ch thanks mark
Cheers Mark ❤
Just a thought mark ,you said you had quite a few over runs with the centre pin,have you ever used a close face reel?
Brilliant for stick float /trotting,simple one finger control, or are you an out an out centre pin man,i have never used a centr pin before,they just look awkward on the rod and they limit your casting ,but each to their own as they say,whatever floats your boat ,looking forward to more of the same.
There seems to be a great head of roach in that little river,have you ever fish it with hemp and tares,you might be surprised at the size of roach that seem to appear out of nowhere?
Great to see the amount of gudgeon,one of my favourite fish.
Best wishes brother
Cheers Richard, to be fair it's not a river where any real distance casting is required and I do really rather enjoy the free flowing that a centrepin reel does afford although I'm hardly as competent as some anglers with them when it comes to trotting with them. I certainly do agree that a closed face reel would work well and save over runs. Regarding seed that's actually a funny question because on one trip I did I fact take my bird seed and caught using some as bait. Most of the time though I generally fish flake/punch and maggots on here.
Hi Mark. i was just wondering if you could tell me of a stretch of foudry brook to fish. I rlly want to improve my river fishing skills but find the kennet a very daunting thought where as small streams which i have a little experience in fishing in other parts of the country are just up my street!
regards.
Benjamin
Great video and session mark ,beautiful little river, that stretch looks familiar, did you fish it a few years ago with nick from avon angling?
Just a question out pure curiosity (maybe it's the old match angler in me )you seem to have your keepnet quite away from were your fishing,instead of by your feet ,seems like a lot walking back snd forth?
I really enjoyed the video mark ,
Keep up the good work brother, best wishes.
Good morning Richard and that's correct Nick did pay me a visit and fished it with me. Unfortunately I couldn't make up my mind where I wanted the keepnet due to the fact that I had planned to move to fishing downstream and next to it later on which I did eventually do 😂.
Is that effluent foam on the surface mark? Friggin disgraceful if it is mate! 😡