Do Fish still live in the Abandoned Marina? 

😂 this will forever be my favourite comment, thanks man. We need to get out soon, so I can steal some of your luck to actually catch!!!!

😂😂😂 my favourite comment, thank you haha!

Hope you enjoyed it mate 😁

@@tomwilshaw I did. Just gutted for you

Thanks Dylan 😌 my greatest hope with my videos is it that they give a little taste of what it’s like to be outside, something to relax to, but I got waaaaay too into the fishing at the end of this one, desperate to be honest!

Mad right… Thanks man!

That’s fishing after all :)

Cheers Jason 😌 appreciate the kind words, though I hope to have something a little more impressive next time!

I sure hope so 🤞 and haha it really is the one when you need a quick eat!

Haha, thank you!!

Cheers mate, hope you enjoyed 😁

Cheers Matthew :)

It’s going to be hard as I don’t live locally anymore, but maybe I can try and make it happen!

@@tomwilshaw it doesn’t matter how big the carp or tench are in this special spot, but the fact that they have never been caught before will make what ever is in there very special indeed. Deffo try and winkle one out, Tom!

That in the summer sounds like a winner!

Super glad 😁 you’re welcome!

So kind, thank you ☺️ I'll keep them coming!

Such kind words Joseph :) I want to showcase fishing in it’s entirety, not just the best bits!

Thank you so much 😁 ha, I’m not 100% I’ve done it right as it didn’t catch that’s for sure 😂

Cheers Fin!!! Appreciate it :)

On the flip side, as a European I fully find American fishing videos interesting haha! I'd love to travel and catch a small/largemouth bass one day, and catch a carp there!

@@tomwilshaw You’d love it, wading for big smallies in a creek is pretty dang hard to beat 🙏

I'll try to give it a go! Thanks :)

Haha, why thank you very much 😁

I think that would certainly be a shout!!!

Imagine! That would be amazing

Thank you, I certainly will! :)

Ha! I can live with that!! Love it 😂

Cheers Andrew 😁

Pleased you got the history lesson in👍

That’s some graft! Maybe next year I’ll make the effort, that would be the winner

This video was my goodbye to the place, but knowing me I might be tempted next spring haha, we’ll see.. 😁

Thanks Rob 😁 and how warm are they!!!! Great bit of kit haha

Haha thanks Alex! Appreciate it a lot :)

That’s so ridiculously kind, thank you 😁

Haha, cheers Josh!

Easily half of my day was spent running around trying to get certain shots 🥲 I’m currently using my trusty EOS R, the first mirrorless they made, but I’m hoping to upgrade to an R6 at some point in the future for some better low light!

@@tomwilshawthanks for that! I was looking at the RS but wandered if it was actually worth it! Keep up the good films, I know they take forever but they are great memories to look back on!

Couldn't agree more!

@@tomwilshaw you should try what I call "the snake lake". At the beginning of the road you drove to get to the bridge by the bone yard there is a pub. Opposite the pub is a pub car park and to the left of it free parking for canal users. Go down on to the canal Opposite the pub... walk down the gravel track for about ¼ of a mile and you will come to some locks...cross the locks and in front of you is a gate... follow the path all the way around if you want somewhere like the boneyard with less weed. Gin clear water there full of jacks...I attempted to hook them on the pole with a small rudd livebait but some of them are truly tiny. Nice Perch, Rudd, Roach, Bream, Tench so I am told..there are also a few chub and probably some big Eels. It is free fishing unlike the canal down that side. Ps... I should've said it is fed by and runs back into the canal and fish are able to migrate to a point.

In hindsight I totally agree!!!!

Thanks Jake! 😁

Could be a shout.. Is there any time of year/particular weather those things need to be effective?

​@tomwilshaw warmer the better. Summer and early fall

It’s so strange isn’t it! Vastly different from two years ago

😁😁

Cheers Matthias :) I’m definitely trying to find a balance between the engaging/fun/vibrant style of most successful RU-vidrs, like Carl, whilst staying true to my desires as a cinematic filmmaker haha - lots to learn, lots to experiment with, but so long as I’m documenting my adventures one way or another, I’m happy and I hope you enjoy!

Raking and hoping winter kills of the majority of the weed I think! I had originally intended for this to be my last video there, but maybe I’ll revisit it late spring :) haha, there’s an idea!

Thank you 😁 it was such a weird session, but not one I’ll easily forget haha

Hahaha, I’m glad it entertained 😂 I promise not all of my videos will be like this! I’ll do some research into punch rigs, sounds interesting!

@@tomwilshaw its basically just a very heavy texas rig with a bobber stop to stop the weight moving up the line, like 30g tungsten bullet weight usually with a creature bait as a lure on an offset hook. You might be able to go lighter though..Basically you cast out let it hit the bottom then twitch your rod a bit then reel straight back and repeat, or thats what I've gathered from these bass pros. You might be able to get at some pike like this but perch are probably too small, unless you can downsize. I've had to fish some very weedy venues in the UK this summer and read up on this a lot lol.

Any keen gardeners should harvest the weeds and algae,with 2 goals . (1) perfect compost for free . (2) opening up the pond for fishermen .

Thank you :) It was a Westin roach lure with an offset hook

I’ve seen a few of them in years gone by! My intention was always to pre-bait in the spring and fish for them, but never got around to it :)

That’s fishing!

So true, I think anyone full of passion is eventually going to hit a wall, that was mine! Onto bigger and better things :) Thanks for subscribing!

Cheers Dave :) that’s fishing alright, always tomorrow!

It's gorgeous isn't it? I believe it was built for agriculture, boats would use it for the transport of bonemeal - it's got some really interesting history!

That would definitely be the sweet spot in the year, I originally had no plans to go back, but we’ll see :-) maybe as a small part of a future video when I’m back up north!

Saved into the notes app! What kind of fish live in there may I ask?

It really is an unknown quantity, I wonder if the bite I had at the beginning of the video could have been landed had I struck just a little harder!

@@tomwilshaw Personally. I would run with a hook with a longer shank for weedless so the pike doesnt need to almost swallow the lure to get the hook point to expose itself. Some pike will hit lures but only the tails and if your hook is too far forward then thats another potential fish lost. I hook lures like you do and also occasionally side hook them so they flop around and look like dying/injured fish more when bounced/jigged along the bottom in the winter. Either method always has great success

I usually dont bother.. just fish those spots when the pants go down a bit.. rather then missing 9 out of 10 fish... Uk fishing seems depressing to me though, drive in miles for a dinky spot like this.. i can walk 1 mile and find 10 bigger venues in NL.

@@larsvegas1505 Different country, Different culture, different attitudes towards fishing. Plus a lot of the waterways that existed in the 50s and 70s now dont as the land they are on has been sold to property developers that have redeveloped it or the local establishment who fill them in and built big housing estates and apartments over the top of them Due to the problem regarding immigration in the UK. Housing/living accommodations are in huge demand and the wont care about the hardships of the angling/fishing community. The sport has seen much better days but thats just the way it is in this current era.

@@Rose.Of.Hizaki Even with all that the uk is mosty above sea level.. makes drainage easy to do.. in holland we need a lot more draining for the fields cause everything is flat and below sea level.. thus we have a lot more water bodies/drainage/canals/rivers/lakes/vens/gravel pits and the likes.. I also have like 8-10 gravel pits in a 5 mile radius from my house where noone puts a boat on ever.. those are like 80 feet deep and decent sized very clear water. there is so much water here that a lot gets overlooked and most of it contains fish.. Thats wat makes me feel for uk anglers. But u make do with wat u have i guess. Like this autum i caught about 30 zander over 85cm, some pike over a meter, one was 122cm.. u just need to find a spot where they are that is unspoiled like that, can make a whole season.

My 50-year plan is to save my pennies and buy it, clear it, stock it and sell extortionate day tickets 😉

@tomwilshaw love it. I want to buy my little wild pond. i cleaned it up and stocked it anyway no really know about my pond anyway. I just want the fishing rights to it so I can do some real work on it rather than in secret.

I definitely should have! Last time I fished it the pike was constantly blowing out of the water, nothing like that on this occasion however, so strange!

It’s quickly becoming my speciality 😜

Haha, thank you! One day, perhaps :)

I think so! Could be the way :)

😂 I help make his videos, so I’m unsure of what to do with this information haha! (Thank you 😁)

Amen to that 😌 thank you!

I don’t want to give up the location, but I can say it’s not Lincoln haha 😁

@@tomwilshaw nice of you fella and yeah i understand will get trashed just never seen a bone yard on my bucket list now know any others

Shhhh it’s movie magic! 😂

I think that’s probably a very good plan :-)

I know the marina...it was cleared a few years ago. Unfortunately most, if not all of the felled trees were disposed of in the marina. Winter die back helps with the weed. Expensive and frustrating place to fish...

😂 I never claimed to be a good one! I did use an ultralight for the perch, I used two different rods in this video :)

@@tomwilshaw I don’t care how you fish, you can even fish with a Chinese crocodile. I wanted to see how they fish in Britain, I saw a guy throwing a huge wobbler in a small river.

Okiedokie :)