Really glad you enjoyed it. Few more filmed trips to come through this summer as well if all goes to play 🤞🏻

Massive thanks mate, that means a lot. There were certainly plenty of laughs had. I didn't realise quite how many there were until I watched all of the footage back and they were just the ones that were caught on film 😅

She does seem to enjoy a trip or two to the bank at the moment but hopefully as time goes on she'll adjust fully to her new environment and the captures will start thinning out a bit. It's possible that coming from being the only cat in her old lake to then having to compete amongst others for food that she's just trying to eat anything and everything she comes accross to try and assert as much dominance as possible over the smaller cats. It's difficult to say really but she's still fighting fit and looking well other than the marks around her mouth and she's also holding weight ok now that she's settled from the initial lake move as that's usually the first thing to drop away from a big fish should it start going downhill health wise. I'm sure if anything needs to be done further down the line then Tony will do whatever is needed but hopefully she'll just find her own balance with it all in time

She does seem to enjoy a trip or two to the bank at the moment but hopefully as time goes on she'll adjust fully to her new environment and the captures will start thinning out a bit. It's possible that coming from being the only cat in her old lake to then having to compete amongst others for food that she's just trying to eat anything and everything she comes accross to try and assert as much dominance as possible over the smaller cats. It's difficult to say really but she's still fighting fit and looking well other than the marks around her mouth and she's also holding weight ok now that she's settled from the initial lake move as that's usually the first thing to drop away from a big fish should it start going downhill health wise. I'm sure if anything needs to be done further down the line then Tony will do whatever is needed but hopefully she'll just find her own balance with it all in time

It is a real eye opener sering beneath the surface. If you're interested then give @BeneathBritishWaters a follow as well. Mark is a top guy and did all of the sub surface filming

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia cheers, will do.

Many tha is Steve and I'm really glad you enjoyed watching. There should be at least two more cat videos on the way later this year, all being well. One from Houchins and one from Woods Lake in France so hopefully you'll enjoy those too once they've been filmed and edited

Many thanks and unfortunately not. Myself and a handful of others moved away from it all about 18 months ago for various reasons and I believe the company ceased trading a few months later.

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia ooooh, if folks moved away from it, that's not good, or a good advert. There's not a lot of choice for us over here, even though catfishing is getting a lot more popular. Really appreciate the reply, and I've enjoyed your films. I like the dark editing on them. Looking forward to future films. 💪🏻🎣🔥💥💥

@kennypartridge1853 keep your eyes peeled over the coming months for a handful of upcoming cat trips that'll be getting filmed and you may see a few new things of interest that are being worked on for this time next year 😉

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia don't worry mate, I've already hot the bell icon 😁 Looking forward to seeing what you have planned.

Great to hear and hopefully some exciting times ahead 🤞🏻

Mark certainly captured some incredible footage test day! The biggest cat with the split pectoral fin is known to be 100lb+

Very nice! You'll love the livebaiting, so much more suspenseful and exciting than pellet fishing

Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed watching it. I also have another Underwater video on here too which is well worth a watch

The underwater footage is all thanks to Mark Barrow of Beneath British Waters. He got some absolutely amazing shots that day! 🙌🏻

Glad you enjoyed it mate. It was the swim on the corner in front of the lodge which was most productive when we were there but the best spot they were fishing was over towards Farmers. None of us tend to fish in Farmers itself when we go as it cuts off a lot of water for everyone else at either end then. If you've got the pick of the lake then that's probably the best swim though

Thanks for the reply mate. There's 5 of us going, which swims would you recommend to give everyone as much space as possible?

@@lloydwatson7221 I'd probably try and get two people up the top end where I was, one in each of the swims in front of the lodge and then one round in the bay to the left of the lodge

Many thanks, really glad you enjoyed the video. The livebaits were very hard to come by in all honesty and we were pretty much fishing all day, every day to try and get something decent to put on each night. There were plenty of rudd around but the best baits by far were the small carp if you could get them. I was mainly fishing pieces of chopped worm over the top of some groundbait and keeping my fingers firmly crossed!

Many thanks and fingers crossed you both have a great trip. Wish I was heading out there again I've got to admit 😅

Many thanks mate and really glad you enjoyed watching

Cheers mate, was certainly an enjoyable one

Cheers mate

There's definitely plenty of cats in there and yes, it's never much of a struggle to catch, but I take different venues for what they are and Churchwood is a lovely place to fish with great scenery and facilities and the lake is also exclusive to you so there is no hassle or noise from other anglers around you like there can be on other open access waters. My sessions there are always about enjoyment with friends and family and it certainly never lets us down on that front so our yearly trip is always very much looked forward to.

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia is it just the one peg on there then ?

@Marcus Bentley One large swim at the near end where you bivvy up and then there's a little small swim up the other end where you can go and fish during the day. Great fun over there drifting a float around on the flow from the aerator with some lobs on the hook

@Ryan Gibson Angling does look nice. I bet it hard to get on, tho aint it with only having the one swim does look nice tho where is it area wise ?

@Marcus Bentley it does get booked up extremely quickly each year yes, I don't think there are any dates left until November time for this year now. The lake is down near Brentwood in Essex

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it

Glad you enjoyed it

It's a great venue and Steve the owner is a top guy. It does get booked up very quickly each year for the warmer months but if you do ever decide to head over then let me know and I can put you onto some good venues whether it's numbers you're after or size

Mate it's a stunning place to fish but ya need to book well in advance like one year for the cat lake especially if you need to travel

I personally prefer to go in through the mouth and then out through the nostril

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia thanks so much! What about with dead baits? Are they suitable for this rig?

@@connorpitts639 they can be used with deadbaits too yes and worms are worth a try as well if there aren't too many nuisance fish around

I have an underwater one up of Wels Catfish which is well worth a watch. I'm sure it is possible having the setup you mentioned above but you'd need some sort of direct cable between the camera and dry land as you won't get any kind of WiFi or Bluetooth signal to travel through water

None of it would've been possible without yourself Mark so many, many thanks once again

It certainly is. Mark did us very proud with what he was able to capture

It's an amazing place that I always look forward to visiting. I'm sure you'll have a great 48 hours when you head down

Hi Trev, Yes, Withy is a reasonably new brand to the market. Over last winter, both myself and three other very well respected and knowledgeable cat anglers started helping get the initial range ready for launch this year and there's plenty more to follow in the pipeline. The products are available from a few different retailers either in store or online or you can go direct to the Withy website at www.withyfishing.com We are also on Facebook and Instagram under "Withy" or "Withy Fishing" if you want to keep up to date with everything that's going on that way. Many Thanks, Ryan

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia thanks Ryan! I'll go check it out! Good luck with everything!

@@trevcornwall8160 many thanks Trev and if you do decide to try out any of the gear then be sure to send us any feedback you may have or some pictures if you manage to bag a few on it

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia absolutely will do cheers!

Great video what rods are you using thanks as looking to upgrade

There aren't any islands in this particular lake so it must be a different one to wherever you used to fish. Getting yourself some gear and getting back out on the bank somewhere definitely sounds like a good idea to me though!

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia thank you for the reply…………. It looked very much like Lentons (Brampton) to me and I thought the over hanging willow to the left was on the island in Lentons Lake I’m on it already, be back on the bank in 2 weeks. Have you fished Barnwell at all? It’s 2 mins from my door :) Tight lines

Many thanks mate

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the watch

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia good luck from Indonesia

It's in the works and will be starting very soon 👌👍

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia cool tell us when you start it

Hi Sam, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. I don't like naming the venues I fish online I'm afraid but there are plenty of great waters around the Cambridgeshire area so I'm sure you'll find a few nice ones to fish

Hi Elliott, We were all using both the TTD Advanced Polyball Rig and the RNR Dumbells with livebaits fished on both. If you search for "Withy Fishing" you'll be able to see and purchase the rigs if you wish to. Many Thanks, Ryan

@@SpecialistAnglingMedia thanks for the reply Ryan, I will have a look 👍 I'm fishing next week at Albans hopefully on the farm and would love to catch a decent cat 👌🎣 Thanks.

@@elliottped fingers crossed for you. If the conditions are right and the cats are on the feed then those two rigs are definitely worth having out 👌🤞

Glad you enjoyed it mate. Yes, I was lucky enough to have a couple of nice little lakes to head to last year. Hoping for more of the same again this year 🤞

Hi Brian, it's strictly invite only at this present time I'm afraid but there are a handful of competitions which are run each year for the chance to fish there. If you keep an eye on the Withy Facebook pages, they'll keep you informed as and when things are happening. facebook.com/Withy-Fishing-101910068966378/ facebook.com/groups/491910752081119/?ref=share

Cheers mate, glad to hear you enjoyed watching it

Glad you enjoyed watching

Very nice. It's certainly a great cat water with lots of future potential as well

Yes, the perch seem to be thriving in there. I always see a few around the edges chasing after the small fry. It's a nice place to go for a few runs and a but of fun that is for sure

Glad you enjoyed it mate

Glad to hear you enjoyed watching

I much prefer lip hooking lives if I can as they tend to last a lot better and if they don't get taken, they will quite often go back alive and well at the end of the session. For cats of that size I'd say fish of around 6-8 inches would be best. Roach and perch are by far the best baits as they both work well and last well. Skimmers and rudd are OK if you can't get anything else but they don't tend to be the best.