Here you will find videos on all aspects of coarse fishing, primarily in the UK, but also further afield. Much of my fishing centres around specimen hunting for species such as tench, bream and barbel, but I fish for just about everything and hope to bring some sea fishing and game fishing videos in the future. I have a real passion for underwater photography, and hope to include elements of fish behaviour in many of my films.
Fishing and fish have been my life-long passion and I have been fortunate to have spent my life being able to work around the sport that I love so much. From studying for a degree in Fisheries Ecology in my twenties, to working in the fishing tackle industry, to now being an angling journalist, product designer, and videographer, I love everything about this great sport and hope to share some special moments both above and below the surface on my RU-vid channel.
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I live a 9mins walk from the seven at coalport fished it since the late 70s as a kid and have spent many whole summers fishing it day and night as a school boy and on into manhood and always used ledgered meat and worms Bread and cheese for big chub ive always used 10lb line and a size 8 hook ive had more doubles than i can remember you dont need to buy into all this boilie and pellet nonsense and exspenive gear ££ keep it simple and you wont go wrong. most of all enjoy yourself 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣great vid guys................
Will try the Kebab thing next time I go for tench, they are such a wonderfull fish to catch..😃 Normally I use corn, earthworm or maggots, but I mostly use corn because they do not attract eels, I do not want to catch eels they swallow the hooks crazy deep and are difficult to get out, without killing the fish, which I do not want to do, as they are protected and not a fish that is OK to catch..
Interesting films paul. One thing I have a different opinion on is that casters are loads easier to keep on the bank for several days than maggots ESPECIALLY RED MAGGOTS. You know my background Paul and you know my bait experience. You will no doubt have noticed that red maggots tend to be slightly smaller than other colours. They also have less tolerance for heat and tend to die quicker than other colours in hot weather. Get any maggots wet (if it rains) and they are often buggered. The point about loads of maize is correct but casters are still easier to keep on the bank with no refrigerator. Try simply putting them in a black bin liner (or smaller doggy bag), squeezing all the air out then tying up and putting inside another black bag. With no light or air penetration the casters will remain the same colour for weeks. They will start to smell after a few days but this is easily resolved by just washing them. You can also store them in a sealed polystyrene box and if this is kept in the cool (under your bedchair) the casters won't even start to smell for a good 5-7 days.
Hello well explained video, where can you buy this nice zip hoodie with the westin logo in the hood? -I can't find it in the Westin range. greetings from Germany
I've even used a single quick stop on a hair rig using dendrobaena worms as bait for float fishing for Tench. Two worms doubled over and both cut in two to give me 4 pieces of lovely, juicy worms as bait. And some times, I'll even put a single or double red maggot on the hook too. And even though, due to ill health, I gave up fishing some 15+ years ago, I've still got the bug to go and watch loads of fishing videos 8-))... Though I never thought about using two quick stops! But my hairs are slightly longer to accommodate two worms ;-))...
I haven’t fished there for 10 years since me and the owner had a fight. Apparently tiger nuts weren’t allowed. I explained there’s no scientific evidence that these are harmful to the stock. Once I proved him wrong to try save face, he head butted me. Let’s just say he got thrown in the margins and kicked in the face.. never have I witnessed such an unprofessional fishery owner. Regards, Tony Church
Hi Paul. Really like your vids. I tried your method for pellet paste for the first time. Unfortunately, the pellets were way too wet and soft. Any tips about how to get the right consistency? Cold water, hot water, grind the pellets, etc. How long did it take you to get the method right? Thanks.
Hi Andy, I normally use cold water. If the paste is a bit soft you can add a little bit of flour just to stiffen it up. The gluten in the flour acts as a binder. Tight lines!
Do they act like the Nile Perch take air out of lakes & makes algae & dry them up any ruin the pants for fish eggs or whatever all they do , that makes them a threat in the wild creeks , & Lake around the world ?. These are the ones that grows up to 2 feet & one inch right ?. As the Pet store goldfish species grows up to 18 . 7 inches right on record , & then Koi being 4 feet long , says the internet right ?. Are they all dangerous to Creeks & Lakes of doing destruction like the Nile Perch of Africa ?.
Hi Paul, I really enjoy watching your videos, I find them very well done and very informative, I'm very interested in purchasing an underwater fish camera and would like if you could suggest a good middle of the range one please, thank you very much Paul and keep up those great videos 👍😁
Great explanation Paul, thank you. What do you do if the water doesn’t allow fixed leads? Is there a particular safety clip you would recommend to attach the feeder?
Great video Paul I was also wondering what shads do you choose for fast and/or slow retrieves. Also you said about a gram per foot of water how do you stabilise your 16 cm shadteez with a 5 gram jighead if you do such a thing?
Surprising that you favour the first rod for heavy lures. I would have thought that baitcaster setup would be better for that. I run two setups - 4-14g light (fixed spool/reel) spinning setup for perch (although it has caught me a lot of pike!) and a 15-50g medium/hard baitcasting setup for big pike. Out of the two, I much prefer using a baitcaster as its almost effortless to use once you dialled in the spool tension and the brakes not to mention the push button bail arm/spool release and the ability use your thumb to control where your lure drops so you can get pretty accurate casts. I'll eventually add a BFS baitcasting setup to my collection once they become more available/popular and the prices drop.
It was really enjoyable watching this, but true, the actual information of get going is missing, the actual work required, how to ensure how to seal the bottom of the lake to prevent the water from leach or seep into the ground. Do you require a form of fresh water running into the lake to an extend etc etc....How did you construct the swims ? How did come to decide where is the best spots on the lake ?
Lacking comment about the actual construction of the pond, the water source, permissions, geology, topography, outfall etc. Hence "lightweight" ref the title "building a fishery".
