Thanks Keith! I’ll take competent 😊 That was a special session where the tench were really on the feed and I was treated to a fantastic first visit to Stockbridge Pond! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for leaving a nice comment 👍🎣🐟
Thanks Kevin, I still think of that fish occasionally!! The water was so clear and I could see every scale. It was a pepper carp and I’d ALMOST managed to tame it on relatively light gear… But it was still a cracking session so no complaints 😃
Thanks Graeme and likewise! I did manage one in the end but it was a slow day as you warned. Would love to have a fish together or another chat sometime. I’ll have to give floater fishing a go when chance too - not done any for ages. Tight lights for the 16th! 🎣
A couple of my old fishing friends and one of their dads had over 100 tench on the old Diana lake in Bushey park, they got there as soon as the gates opened in the morning and had to pack up at lunchtime because they run out of bait 😂😂, stunning days fishing, another great video keep them coming 👍👍👍
Many thanks as always - really do enjoy reading your comments. A hundred tench is some red letter day and you always know you’ve had a good’un when you run out of bait. A ‘century’ of tench! That’s serious fishing 🎣
You smashed it, im a member of Farnham have gone to that venue 3 time caught nothing. Have used sweetcorn and ground bait will try castors and hemp see what happens , good video.
Many thanks, Tom! I must say I was pleasantly surprised by that first visit and it was a good reminder that it’s always worth trying different things when it’s not happening. If I’d have stayed fishing down in the margins I don’t think I’d have had half the action. However, I went back again in June (I’ve yet to release the video) and had a much trickier evening session. In fact everyone was struggling that day, that so I’m not completely surprised you’ve had some blanks. Hemp and caster always worth a try and I’ve heard at least one fellow member saying the fish are often out towards the middle in the main part of the day. There were no lily pads around when I first fished it, either, which may have been another reason they weren’t in the margins that day. Best of luck with the next go at it and I love an angler who wants to crack the code and isn’t put off by a few bad results 🎣✊
Hello john what a cracking session, enjoyed this one mate. It must have been black with fish firther out. Rave on iv just subsribed to channel. Tight lines . Watching from wigan.❤
Eh up Mick! Welcome to the channel, thanks for the sub and I hope you enjoy some of the other videos. Funny you say rave on - I’m just back from a little festival and I’m really feeling my age this week 😂 Cheers for now
Hi Jon, a lovely little water, great video, thanks mate, tough one, but your fishing and thats what its all about, the wildlife, and clear the mind, tight lines mate.
Cheers and a fair point. I do try to do that in a few of my films but I was catching at distance in this session and trying to film a bite on a dotted down waggler at 20m - on basic gear at least - is pretty tricky. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
With 30+ new waters to try out you should be busy for a while. I looked into joining Farnham a few years back, but I couldn't justify the cost as I could only get out maybe a half dozen time a year, and that was with restricted transport as well. Perhaps one day that dream can come true. Anyway, great time among the tech and nice to watch. Take care. TTFN.
Really enjoying your sessions, especially as I’m unable to get out at the moment. Also highlights the real joys of fishing ‘ups and downs’ lost fish being one example of the latter which is as you described it ‘gutted’. Thank you so much for sharing. 👩🌾🙏🫶🎣🌅👍
Absolute pleasure and I’m sorry to hear you can’t get out at the moment - I know what that feels like and it’s even worse in spring and summer. Hope you enjoy some of the other videos on the channel and I REALLY hope you can get back on the bank before too long. Thanks for watching and for the lovely comment 🎣
@@themagicoffishing Hi John, Fortunately only temporarily, maybe only a couple of weeks, but your videos both encourage and gratify that deep longing to be back on the bank again. You capture the essence of fishing, which is a real gift, makes one feel that they’re right there with you experiencing those ‘ups and downs’ that are so much a part of this amazing hobby. Keep um coming. And thanks for taking the time out (your commitment and dedication!) to share the experience with fellow (esses!!) lovers of fishing and the great outdoors that captivates and draws us back to the bank. Tight lines! 👩🌾🫶🐟🎣🌅👍
Glad that bit of information I gave you made your day. I did give a little bit of applause when you had your first tinca. Any member of the Tenchfishers will help anytime we can. Try Mill Lane for much bigger tinca's.
Many thanks, Tinca Steve! You definitely helped get me off to a good start on Stockbridge and I loved the friendly advice - you can often judge a club by its members, even if us anglers are generally standup people. My tench PB is still pretty low and I’d love to try Mill Lane some time.
Hi, enjoyed the video, sad to say that since FAS added the extra carp and "Brown Goldfish", the Crucians, which were such a great part of fishing this lake appear to have vanished. The condition of the tench, although still there in great numbers, also seems to have deteriorated. At one time, not so many years ago, there were good amounts of roach and rudd to be had, which contributed to a good mixed bag. It is till a lovely place to fish though
Oh man, I would have loved a few roach and rudd sprinkled in! And crucians of course. Talking to the fisheries manager recently, he said cormorants had taken many of the crucians and some of the smaller tench did have beak marks. But trying to see the positive side, that kind of predation does allow the bigger fish to keep getting bigger. Thanks for commenting.
This was a great watch! I love my tench fishing! Tight lines on the FAS venues! I wish i could afford the membership, but its too expensive, i fish on a tight budget, and I dont drive! But I am a member of godalming, which is a lot cheaper and easier to get foo
Well done. Stckbridge is special. But wait till you get into the huge shoals of tench in Frensham GP. And yes to the other comments FAS is getting close to silly money unless your in a carp syndicate.
Yep, it was a treat from me to me, as I’ve admired all their waters from afar for many years now. You certainly seem to get value for money even if it’s not the cheapest of clubs. Can’t wait to try a few more places before long. Thanks for commenting.
Only trouble with Frensham Great Pond is the parking. They couldn't make you park farther away from the water unless you want to pay the parking charges as well.
Frensham has suffered badly from algae bloom the last few seasons and with all the rain we’ve had I’m sure it’s bound to happen again this season,and yes the lake was totally spoilt with the introduction of carp killed of the Crucians
Its great waggler fishing for Tench like that. I have always enjoyed that type of fishing. I think with the Tench being in the deeper water further out the Method feeder set up would have been very succesful but no where near as enjoyable. Great video m8 I really enjoyed watching you fishing.
Cheers David! Agree - method or even bomb and pellet might have scored but not as enjoyable as wag n caster. Would have liked to fish the margins but you’ve got to be where the fish want to be. Hope you enjoy some of the other vids on the channel and thanks for commenting.
New to the channel, found this video on an advert! Haven't fished for years but still have my gear, might have to start again this summer. Any videos or advice on fishing the Thames?
Hiya Paul and thanks for dropping by (and commenting). Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy some of the other content on the channel - there are loads of local waters featured but, as yet, none on the Thames! Like you, I hope to learn more and then fish it this summer, so there will hopefully be some content coming before too long and stay tuned…
Thanks for these videos. Although not claiming to be an "expert" you are clearly a keen and competent angler.
Thanks Keith! I’ll take competent 😊 That was a special session where the tench were really on the feed and I was treated to a fantastic first visit to Stockbridge Pond! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for leaving a nice comment 👍🎣🐟
One of my favourite lakes.
I’ve still only fished it twice, but hoping to head back before too long… 🤞🎣🐟
John I do understand that the one that got away was that gut feeling what if😅
Thanks Kevin, I still think of that fish occasionally!! The water was so clear and I could see every scale. It was a pepper carp and I’d ALMOST managed to tame it on relatively light gear… But it was still a cracking session so no complaints 😃
Good to meet you today John. Hope they started feeding this evening! See you again on the bank sometime
Thanks Graeme and likewise! I did manage one in the end but it was a slow day as you warned. Would love to have a fish together or another chat sometime. I’ll have to give floater fishing a go when chance too - not done any for ages. Tight lights for the 16th! 🎣
A couple of my old fishing friends and one of their dads had over 100 tench on the old Diana lake in Bushey park, they got there as soon as the gates opened in the morning and had to pack up at lunchtime because they run out of bait 😂😂, stunning days fishing, another great video keep them coming 👍👍👍
That was in 1980, your not allowed to fish it anymore 😢
Many thanks as always - really do enjoy reading your comments. A hundred tench is some red letter day and you always know you’ve had a good’un when you run out of bait. A ‘century’ of tench! That’s serious fishing 🎣
@@themagicoffishing I always seemed to catch roach upto 1lb not that I was moaning about it, and thank you for such a nice reply
You smashed it, im a member of Farnham have gone to that venue 3 time caught nothing. Have used sweetcorn and ground bait will try castors and hemp see what happens , good video.
Many thanks, Tom! I must say I was pleasantly surprised by that first visit and it was a good reminder that it’s always worth trying different things when it’s not happening. If I’d have stayed fishing down in the margins I don’t think I’d have had half the action. However, I went back again in June (I’ve yet to release the video) and had a much trickier evening session. In fact everyone was struggling that day, that so I’m not completely surprised you’ve had some blanks. Hemp and caster always worth a try and I’ve heard at least one fellow member saying the fish are often out towards the middle in the main part of the day. There were no lily pads around when I first fished it, either, which may have been another reason they weren’t in the margins that day. Best of luck with the next go at it and I love an angler who wants to crack the code and isn’t put off by a few bad results 🎣✊
Hello john what a cracking session, enjoyed this one mate. It must have been black with fish firther out. Rave on iv just subsribed to channel. Tight lines . Watching from wigan.❤
Eh up Mick! Welcome to the channel, thanks for the sub and I hope you enjoy some of the other videos. Funny you say rave on - I’m just back from a little festival and I’m really feeling my age this week 😂 Cheers for now
Wow! What a session!
Thank you for the shout out!
Looking forward to the next one! 😀
Well deserved shout out 👍🎣
Hi Jon, a lovely little water, great video, thanks mate, tough one, but your fishing and thats what its all about, the wildlife, and clear the mind, tight lines mate.
Cheers
Try to film the float going under a few times, would make for more of a enjoyable viewing. Well done though on the captures!!! 😊👍👍👍
Cheers and a fair point. I do try to do that in a few of my films but I was catching at distance in this session and trying to film a bite on a dotted down waggler at 20m - on basic gear at least - is pretty tricky. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏
What a lovely place you've to fish there mate,plenty of waterfowl and other wildlife plus you've got plenty of them er. fISH .looks great.
Would like to get back 👍🎣
With 30+ new waters to try out you should be busy for a while. I looked into joining Farnham a few years back, but I couldn't justify the cost as I could only get out maybe a half dozen time a year, and that was with restricted transport as well. Perhaps one day that dream can come true. Anyway, great time among the tech and nice to watch. Take care. TTFN.
Thanks and I know what you mean about not having enough time to do it justice! Will try another water tomorrow… 🤞
I am the same! As I fish on a tight budget and I don't drive
Enjoyed that, John
Thanks!
What an incredible session, I’ll settle for one half as active tomorrow. Well in 👍🏼
Tight lines! 🎣
A couple of my old fishing friends and one of their dads had over 330 tench between them in a morning on the old Diana lake bushy park Hampton Court
Sounds amazing 🤩
Really enjoying your sessions, especially as I’m unable to get out at the moment. Also highlights the real joys of fishing ‘ups and downs’ lost fish being one example of the latter which is as you described it ‘gutted’. Thank you so much for sharing.
👩🌾🙏🫶🎣🌅👍
Absolute pleasure and I’m sorry to hear you can’t get out at the moment - I know what that feels like and it’s even worse in spring and summer. Hope you enjoy some of the other videos on the channel and I REALLY hope you can get back on the bank before too long. Thanks for watching and for the lovely comment 🎣
@@themagicoffishing Hi John, Fortunately only temporarily, maybe only a couple of weeks, but your videos both encourage and gratify that deep longing to be back on the bank again. You capture the essence of fishing, which is a real gift, makes one feel that they’re right there with you experiencing those ‘ups and downs’ that are so much a part of this amazing hobby. Keep um coming. And thanks for taking the time out (your commitment and dedication!) to share the experience with fellow (esses!!) lovers of fishing and the great outdoors that captivates and draws us back to the bank. Tight lines! 👩🌾🫶🐟🎣🌅👍
Glad that bit of information I gave you made your day. I did give a little bit of applause when you had your first tinca. Any member of the Tenchfishers will help anytime we can. Try Mill Lane for much bigger tinca's.
Many thanks, Tinca Steve! You definitely helped get me off to a good start on Stockbridge and I loved the friendly advice - you can often judge a club by its members, even if us anglers are generally standup people. My tench PB is still pretty low and I’d love to try Mill Lane some time.
Hi, enjoyed the video, sad to say that since FAS added the extra carp and "Brown Goldfish", the Crucians, which were such a great part of fishing this lake appear to have vanished. The condition of the tench, although still there in great numbers, also seems to have deteriorated. At one time, not so many years ago, there were good amounts of roach and rudd to be had, which contributed to a good mixed bag. It is till a lovely place to fish though
Oh man, I would have loved a few roach and rudd sprinkled in! And crucians of course. Talking to the fisheries manager recently, he said cormorants had taken many of the crucians and some of the smaller tench did have beak marks. But trying to see the positive side, that kind of predation does allow the bigger fish to keep getting bigger. Thanks for commenting.
This was a great watch! I love my tench fishing! Tight lines on the FAS venues! I wish i could afford the membership, but its too expensive, i fish on a tight budget, and I dont drive! But I am a member of godalming, which is a lot cheaper and easier to get foo
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for upload. My kind of fishing
Thanks for the comment as always mate 🙏
Well done. Stckbridge is special. But wait till you get into the huge shoals of tench in Frensham GP. And yes to the other comments FAS is getting close to silly money unless your in a carp syndicate.
Yep, it was a treat from me to me, as I’ve admired all their waters from afar for many years now. You certainly seem to get value for money even if it’s not the cheapest of clubs. Can’t wait to try a few more places before long. Thanks for commenting.
Only trouble with Frensham Great Pond is the parking. They couldn't make you park farther away from the water unless you want to pay the parking charges as well.
Frensham has suffered badly from algae bloom the last few seasons and with all the rain we’ve had I’m sure it’s bound to happen again this season,and yes the lake was totally spoilt with the introduction of carp killed of the Crucians
Its great waggler fishing for Tench like that. I have always enjoyed that type of fishing. I think with the Tench being in the deeper water further out the Method feeder set up would have been very succesful but no where near as enjoyable. Great video m8 I really enjoyed watching you fishing.
Cheers David! Agree - method or even bomb and pellet might have scored but not as enjoyable as wag n caster. Would have liked to fish the margins but you’ve got to be where the fish want to be. Hope you enjoy some of the other vids on the channel and thanks for commenting.
New to the channel, found this video on an advert! Haven't fished for years but still have my gear, might have to start again this summer. Any videos or advice on fishing the Thames?
Hiya Paul and thanks for dropping by (and commenting). Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy some of the other content on the channel - there are loads of local waters featured but, as yet, none on the Thames! Like you, I hope to learn more and then fish it this summer, so there will hopefully be some content coming before too long and stay tuned…
Shame you lost that crumper!
I’m still gutted and it was back in spring!