Not often do I bait quite so positively with those “depth charges” but when it’s mild and I think they will be feeding hard it’s a great method to kickstart a swim.
Great angling Paul. I would be delighted with any of those little flappers, still never found a Thames Barbel. It's certainly a good sign that there are so many smaller fish being caught.
Thanks Matt. As you’ll no doubt have noticed, most of my Thames barbel come after dark but the biggest trick is locating them. Once you’ve found them they aren’t all that hard to catch I think.
@@mrpaulcake Yes, I've never really targeted the Barbel in earnest, they've always been a bit daunting, but I live in hope that one might turn up during my chub fishing. It's great to see so many young barbel though, so maybe next year I'll give it a proper go. Always great to see your videos. I'm especially looking forward to the next one on your winter chub fishing, i know you've had at least one special fish. Good luck for the rest of the winter, fingers crossed for better conditions than last year.
@@matthewharding6245 sadly didn't get any video of that big chub I had the other day. Thought I was recording but instead ended up with a photo of a fence and trees. Annoying as video would have shown off the real size of that chub in a way that the photos don't. You had a few tanks last season from what I recall so I look forward to drooling over more of the same from you this winter.
I get that it was dark but it is a shame there was no video of you casting, getting a bite, playing or landing the fish just to add some action. Must have been a very pleasing session though.
I do agree that it's lacking in action but especially in the dark the action is hard to capture and not great to look at as all you see is the isotope moving anyway. I don't really like using head torches or lights unless I really have to so as not to spook fish or affect my vision in the dark.
Just Wow!!! I've been waiting for this vid for a long time. I do love the full moon myself as long as the mist doesn't appear.
Not often do I bait quite so positively with those “depth charges” but when it’s mild and I think they will be feeding hard it’s a great method to kickstart a swim.
@mrpaulcake I'll be using the Depth Charge next summer for sure.
Great angling Paul. I would be delighted with any of those little flappers, still never found a Thames Barbel. It's certainly a good sign that there are so many smaller fish being caught.
Thanks Matt. As you’ll no doubt have noticed, most of my Thames barbel come after dark but the biggest trick is locating them. Once you’ve found them they aren’t all that hard to catch I think.
@@mrpaulcake Yes, I've never really targeted the Barbel in earnest, they've always been a bit daunting, but I live in hope that one might turn up during my chub fishing. It's great to see so many young barbel though, so maybe next year I'll give it a proper go. Always great to see your videos. I'm especially looking forward to the next one on your winter chub fishing, i know you've had at least one special fish. Good luck for the rest of the winter, fingers crossed for better conditions than last year.
@@matthewharding6245 sadly didn't get any video of that big chub I had the other day. Thought I was recording but instead ended up with a photo of a fence and trees. Annoying as video would have shown off the real size of that chub in a way that the photos don't. You had a few tanks last season from what I recall so I look forward to drooling over more of the same from you this winter.
I get that it was dark but it is a shame there was no video of you casting, getting a bite, playing or landing the fish just to add some action. Must have been a very pleasing session though.
I do agree that it's lacking in action but especially in the dark the action is hard to capture and not great to look at as all you see is the isotope moving anyway. I don't really like using head torches or lights unless I really have to so as not to spook fish or affect my vision in the dark.