EASY FISHING A very short session on a Tiny Stream. 

You are spot on Bill I’ve been fishing a long time but I still love watching you fishing, and the effort you put into making a video for us oldies and more importantly the up and coming young anglers, you know your craft no two ways about it and you are always smiling well sometimes especially if one good bite gets away lol. I raise my hat to you Bill. Tight lines 👌

George Job Hi well that’s great to hear of a water coming back make the most of it. Bill

Michael W hi and thank you but I would not feel comfortable raising money that way. I get my rewards when people meet me and tell me how much they enjoy my video’s! I may get some money from adverts from RU-vid in the future but I’m not really comfortable with that either! Hopefully in the future I will have enough money to buy a better camera and sound equipment but I started Easy Fishing to help anglers catch more fish not to make money. Neither am I looking for a sponsor because I will never tell people to buy this product it’s this years latest must have! Perhaps I’m too old school! Bill

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6412mars Hi I do love my fishing and have done for the last 60 years and I hope you enjoy watching my video’s. Bill

@@easyfishing1936 You enjoy fishing as much as i do and i enjoy watching very much Bill...Thanks

Mark Askew Thank you Bill

Spot on comment there Mark, well said mate! I'm too old to worry about impressing anyone else, I just fish to enjoy it for enjoyments sake, if I catch, great, if I don't, well, there's always the next time! Listening to the birds singing, breathing in the fresh air and a great appetite when you get back home, what's not to love?

@@snerper absolutely right. I've just got back into fishing after nearly 40 years and loving it. Every fish is a good fish

Ba Whatever Hi don’t worry I do take care. I carry a supply of medications with me and a fully charged phone. Bill

Nice one Bill 👍

snerper 😂

Anyone who has watched him leave hooks in fish can. It's called fish welfare for a reason!

Borderlands Hi I fish in situations like that and I do have quick reactions and don’t mind using 8 lb line straight thru’ with a big forged hook, usually a Drennan Super Specialist and a more powerful rod. I just use either a big single bait or as in this case get them feeding confidently with likky and casters so they engulf the bait in one gulp. Bill

Alex Page Hi give it a go you may well be amazed at what is in small waterways. Just ditch the big seat box and travel light. Bill

Easy Fishing Thanks Bill, really enjoy watching your videos 👍🏻

Wayne Middleton Hi and thank you. I hope this video will convince anglers to try those small streams others ignore. Bill

River Otter Hi this was the only swim I could fish and in this case a barrel disgorger was the only way to get out hooks I could not see and I do carry forceps as well Bill

Hands on A big old rubber lips is one of my favourite fish and found in all size rivers and streams. I hope you enjoy your local streams Bill

Jim Cook Hi well I feel the same and if I ever lost that it’s time to quit! I can’t see that happening tho’ even after 60 years Bill

Watch his earlier video he did appear to leave the hook in. Which is understandable if the fish was badly gut hooked, but if it was not then that is unacceptable.

gavin mcnamara Hi and thank you for the nice comment. I don’t think I have left a hook in a fish when I have landed it for over 50 years. I have lost fish of course that have taken me into snags as on this occasion but that is beyond my control, which is why I tend to play chub hard to prevent them reaching snags. Bill

Simon Fox Hi I understand that feeling only to well Bill

cns180784 Hi sorry for the delay in replying. I love small streams and rivers as they can hold some big fish as well as plenty of smaller fish and are fun to fish a# you never know what will take your bait. Glad you enjoyed the video! Bill

@@easyfishing1936 Cheers Bill i fished at Packington Somers fishery today on the so called "moody" Molands lake...lived up to its nickname really only caught one F1 and some tiddler silvers but was still a nice day really. Actually it makes my day when i catch a variety of species. Today had Roach, Rudd, Skimmers, one Gudgeon, a Perch and an F1. Tight lines and look forward to more fishing action...dont forget that nice lil pinch of pinkies when baiting up your swim lol.

bigbunny onthemove Hi well your chub must taste different to ours then! We practise catch n release now but back in time they were reckoned to taste like cotton wool filled with tin tacks!! Bill

@@easyfishing1936 Must be different, I can see your chub have bigger scales. Our chub, sometimes call a Horned Chub had a number of bumps on the snout. The country folk called them bumpy headed chubs. The texture was more like a lake trout, kinda mushy but good. I live in south Florida now and my favorites are Mangrove Snapper and Grouper. Well all I can say is keep your finger on the line and best wishes from south Florida...

Maxine Smyth Hi thank you and yes I did enjoy that session Bill

Graham Walker Thank you Bill

Frank Saunders Hi well your fishing sounds like great fun. The fish you describe sound like our Wrasse which live in similar places and devour hard back crabs and fight well on light but not too light tackle. If time allows I want to have a go for them this summer. Bill

Yes, Bill, you're right. They're like a wrasse but one on steroids with a powerfully built thick body, paddle like tail and small mouth which demands a relatively small but extra strong hook. They respond very well to bread burley (ground bait) and I am sure with your liquified bread and an extra large bread punch bait you would have a ball. When you find yourself stuck indoors next, have a look at this footage taken after rough weather had pushed large numbers of black drummer in among a shallow boulder strewn gutter. I'm sure you will find it interesting: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pd-LDvYTj5Q.html

James Compston hi can you fish in Wrest Park? That’s a new one for me, never heard of fishing there before. Any info would be gratefully received about that. Yes I’m a few miles away in Luton and used to live in Bedford so know the area fairly well. Bill

Hi Bill, I was at University in the early 90's so alot may have changed since then. I live in Northern Ireland so haven't been back there in 25 years. There was an arrangement with the research station at Wrest Park that we could get membership for £15 for the year. It was great value and I caught some cracking Carp and Tench and you would rarely see another angler! 😁👍

colintraveller Thank you. Don’t give up with the weather situation I often don’t get out because while I can fish in the rain I can’t film. Bill

Tim Murdock Hi well you are lucky there. Some of these streams hold odd brownies but very few and far between, just not the right environment for them. Having said that I know someone caught a big brownies about 4 lbs from a local river and returned it alive. The fish looked stunning in the picture. Bill

334 Outdoors Hi I never leave hooks in fish and I know that a single hook will not worry the fish having caught fish with hooks left in them. Treble hooks must never be left in as they can seal their throat and leave them to starve and I have found dead pike with trebles in them and no wire trace either! Bill

Andrew Seadon Hi go for it you may strike gold Bill

IaBarkworm Hi it does work and some of the the ESP anglers use the spool filling method I use, glad you enjoyed the video. Bill

chris lilley Thanks and I’m willing to bet there will be a tiny stream like that near you often hardly visible. When I’m driving if a see any bridge I will stop and look for water and I’ve found some amazing fishing over the years. Mind you some of them have dried up or are plastered with private no fishing signs! Bill

janusz puneil Hi I re use my carrier bags and freezer bags as much as possible. Some of my freezer bags get re used for a long time. Tackle wise I use a small Drennan visi box as I don’t need much tackle for this sort of fishing. Bill

Georgia Bassmasters Hi thank you Bill

FERDIEBRUNO Hi thank you. Get yourself a 9 or 10 ft rod and give it a go. Bill

stephen o neill Hi well I’m glad you have found my video’s. It’s funny how we go to Ireland for the fantastic coarse fishing and I have been about twenty times and loved it, so I was surprised you hadn’t fished for the coarse fish. As to your question we have most types of fishing including game but river caught salmon are rare and to rent a beat is prohibitive! You will need a rod licence where ever you fish and they can be bought on line or from the post office. Now in the Reading area there are a few small rivers but most will be club controlled tho’ some will be free or day ticket. The best bet is to find the local tackle shops and ask for their help. They will know about most small rivers and streams in their area so can advise you much better than I can but I do know there is some very good fishing in the area. There are carp lakes trout lakes all sorts in the are and I don’t know if you want to catch big fish or just fish for whatever comes along and your tackle choice will reflect in that. A good Avon type rod will serve you well. Look for one about 11 ft with a test curve of 1 to 1 1/4 lbs, Drennan do several of these and are very good. I’m lusting after their new Twin Top 1 lb test curve model but at 12 ft it might be a bit long for a small river work. An alternative is a commercial carp method feeder rod and they are great on small rivers as well and this is the type I’m using in this video. Hope this helps. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have more question and Easy Fishing has a Facebook page where you can leave your question and I will get back to you Bill

@@easyfishing1936 Thanks bill.I live in the North of Ireland,and there isn't much coarse fishing there but funny you mention coarse fishing because most of the fishermen i meet tell me about how great it is in Ireland.I l will use your info and get back to you.

huttonista dav Hi I don’t mind the name and I love the fish and they are sort after in the uk. A big fish is a beautiful brassy colour and they will eat anything they can get in their huge mouths, feed in the coldest weather and found in most running water and some lakes. Bill

They used to be called “ chavender” which is a prettier name

Andy Walford I don’t know, Andy, “chav,” might not be such a hot nickname either. LOL But chavender does have a nice ring to it

Easy Fishing Has anyone ever tried eating the things?

huttonista dav Hi we practise catch n return as we have laws preventing killing fish but we do eat sea and game fish. The old guys claimed they tasted like cotton wool filled with tin tacks!! Bill

Hishaam Adam Hi I have done so if you look on my playlist. I think I titled it a versatile feeder rig and includes the link ledger as used on this video. Bill

Clive Newton Hi well I cant access the river other than from that one spot but I’m trying to get access to the rest of it, fingers crossed!! Bill

paraffinalien Thanks mate. I do have ultralight gear but don’t seem to do well with plastics, it’s an aspect of my fishing I need to work at! I prefer fishing the same way with a lobworm . Congratulation on getting a very big perch they are such a beautiful fish. Incidentally I have heard of the ‘Ned’ rig is that fished weedless? Bill

Hi bill to be honest no the ned rig you dont need to fish it weedless mate the rig itself stands vertical on the bottom i tell you what bill if you go to RU-vid type this in mate KORUM SNAPPER SQUIRMZ these are the lures that i use bill there fantastic the perch absolutely smoke them and the pike if you watch this video it is a better than me trying to explain how to fish it put it this way bill a friend of mine has just started lure fishing he asked if i could show him how to catch fish on soft plastic lures he was like you had the gear but could never catch on lures so i took him showed him the ned rig gave him a ned rig bill within 2 hours he had 8 fish 7 perch and his first ever pike weighed in at 14LB 70Z the ned rig bill almost fishes itself it is absolutely deadly for perch as for the KORUM SNAPPER SQUIRMZ I'm sure that local tackle shop of yours will sell them bill also bill if you go onto RU-vid type this in FOX RAGE this is one awesome channel there are lots of videos on catching big perch on plastic lures fantastic site bill the videos are only 15 to 20 minutes long but they are packed with top class advice bill i know you will find this very intresting that lovely little river bill where you was fishing on your latest video them chubb would have hammered the ned rig beautiful spot that lure fishing especially light plastic lures sorry for the long reply just trying to give the best help to a fellow angler bill watch them videos and give it a try mate take care my friend hope this helps any questions fire away bill oh bill by the way my friend i can't keep him away from lure fishing his wife said he is absolutely loving it Ha Ha bye buddy Let me know how you get on bill ALIEN

Cees Van der Schoot Hi well I f you get the chance bring your tackle as we have some good fishing and Britain might be small but is very beautiful just remember waterproofs! Bill

Lol m8 england is allot bigger then my country the netherlands . We have some good fishing here 2 , but yeah iff i go too england i will give u a mail.

Stephen Asbridge Hi well I don’t always remember the camera so for some fishing I use a big battery and so card! As for the swearing I try not to swear on camera, or off it, because I do not like it! Bill

Buddy wilson HJH Hook Jaw Hunters Hi a funny fish as one day they will hit the bait like a missile and others give a gentle bite! Bill

Dave Perry Hi yes of course. I started fishing for roach with a running link ledger. That is a free tuning swivel bead stopped with a gripper stop on 5 lb line with a hooklength of 3 lbs. the link was just a few inches of line with a swan shot pinched on. I started expecting roach but as soon as I lost the first chub I removed the hooklength and tied the hook onto the mainline . Bill

@@easyfishing1936 Many thanks for explaining that Bill.

craney c Hi yes I have titled, I think, a versatile feeder rig. Bill