EASY FISHING. A short evening session on the Gt Ouse. 

Hi well I know that story and annoys me when conditions are perfect but I can't go! Get well soon and get your string pulled Bill

Hi there and thanks, just spent a long weekend with my daughter which was great! Going to be on the Thames soon with any luck. Bill

Head torch and video lights at the next opportunity!. Bill

Thank you, I wish I had my night lighting gear and it was obvious the fish had started their feeding spell right on 'bat o clock' and the pattern is often bream first then the tench come on! Ah well on to the next session Bill

Thank you for your concerns Bill

I love the idea of a bacon roll but I don't fish until teatime onwards in the summer Bill

Thank you Bill

Well I hope you both enjoyed the session but I will be back after those river tench Bill

Hi night fishing can be very good especially if the water is clear. This river at the moment has turned coloured due to the weed being cleared, not the best thing, and it seems to produce more bream when it is coloured Bill

Well I've only done one video in that swim before but fish the whole length as the swims are so varied in depth and underwater features and most are a short walk from my car Bill

Sounds a nice session, minus the rain! Bill

Hi and thank you. Well I am a bit 'old school's, but I do use bite alarms on occasional session's if I need to. I even own a bivvy! Most of my fishing tho' is done in short sessions so I don't need bivvy's or bite alarms. I love seeing the float disappear or the tip pull round and get much satisfaction from this type of fishing. Bill

I plan on fishing this stretch a lot this season. Would you recommend any tactics for for fishing this stretch?

@@respectablechum6875 Hi it is not hard to catch on here. Punched bread over likky fished close in will produce roach, bream etc with the occasional rampaging carp and tench. Best fished very early or late and the best tactic is the short pole. Bigger fish live further out in the main channels during the day but that can be reached easily with 6 mtrs in a lot of places and on some swims you can step off the side straight into 18 ft of water. Now the weed has been cut a feeder is another approach that can work. Avoid maggots as they can produce a nightmare with small fish but good fun on a light whip outfit. Lobworms over choppie can pull some huge perch to over 5 lbs, also there are odd solitary chub and loads of chublets, some very big carp inhabit the length as well well in excess of 30lbs! My favourite targets are the tench in the summer and roach and perch in the winter as there are a lot of them. The short pole is the best tactic and you will get the presentation to fool the bigger fish and bait wise to start is bread and lobworms, with pellet and meat in the summer but all baits will catch Bill

Easy Fishing thank you for the information. I will use it when I fish this stretch. Much appreciated.

Hi yes indeed, anytime fishing is good times Bill

Hi well I have never been a member of Vauxhall ac but this stretch of the Gt Ouse is thankfully free so I fish it a lot and have done since the mid eighties Bill

Hi hope you get well soon and get a bend in your rod Bill

Fishing paradise Bill

Hi just as soon as I can find the time Bill

Hi it is a lovely spot and that light was a street light on the other side. The pole is a middy muscle tech and if you look on my playlist you will find a long term test review on this pole, Bill

Hi well this stretch holds some very good carp and unfortunately I keep hooking them on roach gear which is not what you want! Now I don't fish the Thames for carp but I do know sections which produce plenty and if you are plagued by bream stop using pellets as they love them. Unfortunately even 20mm boiled can be taken but it does cut down on the number of bream you will catch. Bill

Or the magic flask!

Hi first find the fish. Then you either need to find the clear spots that the carp feed on or rake a swim out. Now feed a small amount of bait just a few freebies in your spots and then watch to see how the carp respond. A chod or ronnie rig would be a good starting point with a buoyant bait, both are available from the shop ready made. If the weed is very thick you may have to use a rig that will drop the lead. You may get away with old school freelined flake but you need very light bobbins not heavy ones. Be confident in your tackle so you can heave if needed Bill

Hi well it sounds like you are doing well. The pole is a Middy Muscle Tech and I have done a longterm test on this model, look on my playlist. There are plenty of good cheap short poles around from Drennan, Middy, Maver,Garbolino et all! Bill

Easy Fishing excellent, my Whip is middy 4m ! On your vids can you put what set up you use etc... I like ready made rigs but the ones I have come across are always 3m to hand ? where can I get longer ones from ? would love you to do the one you got a Christmas the Leeda one 💕 love your channel and have subscribed. Thank you and hope you keep safe and well

@@tinacox248 Hi well the Drennan range include ready made river pole rigs on 4mtrs of line and they are the best on the market, try them! Don't worry you will see the NGT whip in action soon, probably on the Thames Bill

Yes I'm not great but back on it!!! Bill

River Ouse in Bedford town centre along the embankment. Nice for a walk as well as fishing.

@@neddog58 Thanks 😇

Hi this a free stretch of the Gt Ousr in Bedford. If you can put up with the rowers and inquisitive passers by there is some excellent fishing to be had, but not easy! Bill

No trout here but there are a few wild brown trout in the tributary streams but rare. Just not the right habitat for them Bill

Hi Bill

Hi well fishing and filming solo I have a fixed camera position so shots of the float are very difficult. I would love to catch the bite on camera! Bill