Piscatorial legend Chris Yates talks to Unbound's CEO Dan Kieran about his fishing diary from 1981 which has been lost for over 30 years. The diary recalls his last days at Redmire pool amongst other fishy tales. unbound.co.uk/b...
Chris Yates has always been an absolute gentleman. He encapsulates childhood enthusiasm with classic techniques and tackle. Truly a great angling life. Thank you Chris.
The diary is fantastic. I just finished reading it. Chris was kind enough to reply to a letter I sent him back in the 90s asking for a pointer to decent waters within striking distance from my home, and so I ended up fishing a few of the waters mentioned in the diary - particularly Waggoner's Wells and Forked Pond. It evoked many happy memories of my own, half-forgotten trips with friends, fishing with old tackle and relying on luck and intuition. A brilliant writer and enthusiast, Chris Yates. Thanks 'Unbound' for getting this excellent diary to the reading public.
I could listen to Chris 24/7 and never get board his enthusiasm for life is amazing he’s never grown up most people including myself are very boring in comparison
It's hard to put into writing the effect Chris Yates had on me growing up and my fishing journey. I loved the old fashioned tackle he used and his genuinely nice personality. I love collecting his books and also thought Nightwalk was exceptional too. Thanks Chris. Tight Lines. Richard
Compared to today's commercial lakes and Ashlea Pool it is huge. I have fished Redmire several times and would call it's size "just right". Years ago I used to pop over after work during the close season and just walk around soaking in the atmosphere. Back in the day I think the majority of syndicate members were simply not up to it, hence the "Redmire Syndrome". It really is not a difficult place to catch from. But those that caught were the target of much jealousy.
@@wanderinstar1062 If you're saying Redmire is not a difficult place to catch from, but also suggesting that some syndicate members were "simply not up to it", isn't that rather insulting to those members who didn't or couldn't, catch there?
@@CB-xr1eg I don't mean to insult anyone, point taken. But simply don't cause trouble for more successful anglers when your results don't match up. Which is what happened at Redmire, carp fishing has been notorious for this sort of behaviour.
@@wanderinstar1062 I totally agree, many carp anglers are completely selfish. They cast their leads/weights across 2 or 3 swims and they think they can bait up 3 swims while they fish another one, and if anyone tries to go in one of those swims it's " 'scuse me mate I just put ten quids of bait in there". Well tough luck mate and thanks very much!
It's a mixed bag. Still waters tend to be busier, but in the 60s and 70s it was hard to find a swim on a river at the weekend. Now it's unusual to find anyone else fishing in some places.
oh dear oh dear,middle class england,and i have to say wot a load of tosh,the owners of the pool are just making money off something that was pure chance,and i quote;THE MINIMUM BID FOR THE FIRST WEEK IS £2000, at the start of the season,well all you lads that fish redmire,what are you paying for?it just generates it's own story,if no one turns up prices go down, it is and always will be a small farm pond, never mind,what the owners try to say as well as yates.
@alanrtment porter To be fair chavey65 does have a point. Redmire is a charming water with a central place in carp fishing history, but it's an exercise in re-enactment to fish it today. Redmire's claim to fame was it held England's biggest carp, twice, but there are many waters with bigger specimens today. The appeal of the water was the monsters it may have held and the stories they evoked, even Redmire's location was shrouded in mystery. Its strength was the water was largely ignored and fished by a handful, unlike today when anyone with enough money to throw at the problem can fish anywhere they choose.
