EASY FISHING. Disaster strikes! We all have have bad days! 

Well that was a topsy turvy session for sure. I can manage decent bream and roach etc, but I am going to do something differently next time. I want to get down there a bit earlier and put some bait in on the longer line and fish a short line for a couple of hours to give the fish time to settle and get their heads down. The pattern has been a big fish or two then smaller fish so I think they are spooking. The trouble is that if I fish a short line with lighter tackle and punch or maggots I'm bound to hook a tench and then loose it!! I intend to introduce more particles on the long line to encourage the bigger fish to stay before I start fishing for them. I might even put some groundbait in in an effort to hold those bigger fish. Bill

I have to use a Checklist now to prevent my forgetting important Fishing Gear, if only I could remember where I left it!😂

Respect your bill that slab is absolutely gorgeous you have court credit to you mate best wishes lots of love

Even when it's going wrong Bill you still make it look easy, 3 magnificent specimens there, well done and every film is a joy to watch 👍

Very nice Bream Bill it was one of them days which every one of us have from time to time thanks for sharing 🐟👍

Hi fella wow your channel has grown from the last time I was here, that's great to see you deserve it for all the hard work you put in fair play tight lines

Nice Bream Bill, thanks for sharing check and double check your kit and check again next time ! That’s what I do, good luck in search of the tench

We all have them days fishing, rip bill😉

We all have them days bill just waiting for your next video i have learned alot from your vids thanks

Another great video Bill. Short but sweet 👍

Hello, It is almost a pleasure to watch someone else endure the types of mishap that I have, although i’ve not lost a lens todate. Luckly there is a tackle shop on hand, my latest was to put a broken landing net handle in the hold-all and the good one in a corner for repair. Empty bait boxes is a favourite. Saying all this, you were once again an example to us all with your fortitude, oh yes a bream of that size, a disaster…….surely not. I must Thank Any Body, in your comments, for the idea of a checklist, I have put one on my Phone, a great idea till I forget the Phone. Stay safe

All been there. I normally leave myself a note of bits I need to take. But the big bream made up for it and that roach was a beauty too.

What a cracking Bream Bill,and they say Bream don't fight... Stay safe and keep sharing.

great fishing again, the river throws up some decent fish and varied, lots of people traffic on the waterways nowadays

Bill. I walk my dog over that bridge most days and never knew the river held such decent fish. I have seen people fishing there before but have never seen anyone catch anything substantial such as that fine looking bream. Great educational video

We have all done it. I drove 12 miles to a venue to find I had left all my bait and wallet and sun glasses on the kitchen table. What a wasted trip. Nice session Bill.

Bill, that's amazing fish! Well done!

Good session Bill when you back fishing in the sea

Great video. Tight lines !!

Good Stuff Bill. Scared me when you were holding the bream over your pole section. One flip and he would of snapped Keep up the good work

You just have to accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue. Looks like it was your turn to be Lord Nelson. We feel for you.

Great stuff Bill keep at it 🐟

Good video bill nice bream there seems like the fishing has been good after the video were you list a big 1 tight lines bill 👍🇿🇦🎣💯

Lovely catches though. Lovely big slab. Nice roach, and you don’t see many dace like that these days. Bit busy that swim though 😖. I hope the jogger sincerely apologised. Nice work as always bill

Hi Bill... I have fished that stretch of the Embankment for the past 40 years. But have not been blessed with any Bream or Tench for many many years. Never seem to able get pass the water cabbage these days. May be the pole is the way to go on the river. Would love to see a video on how the fish the deep river with pole tactics explained. It’s good to see the Bleak making a come back and in turn the Perch are getting bigger. Take care and kind regards.

Nice Bream Bill, tight lines

All been there mate - still a great video! 🎣

Mr Allen, your videos are entertaining and informative, I recognise a few locations around the Gt Ouse in Bedford as I fished there as a boy, but it would be a welcome addition if you could give some info about other locations, club or day ticket and prices etc ..... thank you.

I did them same bill drove 15 miles left maggots bread at home so had to come back home 😌

Had a couple bad fishing days, good to know fellow fisherman have similar struggles and that I too can get bettah

That was a nice bream mate in anyone's book.

Congratulation Big Fish

Sometimes that's just how it goes. Sorry to hear about the breakage. However through adversity persistence does pay off and who knows you might have been forced into using the right bait. Can't beat the old favourites for quality. Great comments on river bream, very different to their still water counterparts. Hope you don't mind me asking; is that the Ouse in Bedford town centre?. Last fished there with my school angling club 43 years ago!

Is that a tri cast trilogy xrs pole? It looks like one. I've got one and its absolutely brilliant. Fantastic Videos.

That was certainly a lovely slab Bill, I've always called them "Snotty's" for obvious reasons, lol. A great shame about your camera lens, and leaving your maggots at home, most annoying to say the least. Thank you for a lovely short video.

At least ya didn't forget ya Pole or rod like my brother did, had to drive 24 miles back to his for his rod and back to ponds where we were fishing.

Haven't forgot any fishing gear (yet) but did once turn up for a round of golf, opened the car boot and realized I'd forgot my clubs 😁

We holl ave them days bud

Nice bream, Bill incidentally do you use barbless hook's ? I've used them for 3 year's now, much better penitration

Well Bill we have all done it, I turned up to fish the river in winter minus my rods and landing net luckily my mate lent me a ledger rod and I emmediately caught two huge chub on bread flake in 5 minutes much to his annoyance. Maybe I should forget them more often ? How do you put up with all those folk so close when you are fishing? I strive to find places where the public can not go, then of course the fishing isn't always so good. Lovely bream by the way thgat tench is only the mext trip away..............

Go with corn for tench. Always works for me and also look for bubbels thats a sure sign of tench.

gone hunting one time. drove hours to the spot and walked 1km into the bush before realizing i forgot the keys for the "hunting tools".

Me and Big AJ are really enjoying these short fishing clips Bill. River looks good

Nice Tench! So ugly yet beautiful at the same time. Don't think we have those guys in the U.S.

We all do it Bill

I’m deeply envious of your weather brother! We’re roasting here. We have unending triple digit heat indexes. Sorry ‘bout the lens!

Love the videos bill and hope your well.. not seen you making vids latley .. all the best... you could've spoke to that fella.. hope he didn't kiss your cam 😂

what did you use instead because you forgot your maggots? i didnt understand everything because i am not english. can somebody tell me?

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happens.. still got on the bank and caught a fish or three... way to make good despite things...

at least you did not leave all y gear on the bank after s match and drive home nuiff said

Worst session I had was last year when a carp pulled in my rod in ,I lost the lot!

Hey Ho Bill, annoying but what we saw was interesting and quality.......trust the jogger is paying or claiming insurance for you?