Float fishing on a small river with friends 

Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment Kevin 👍. Got to wait two weeks for the trout now. Hopefully it will have stopped raining by then

Thanks Phil, think the extra bit of flow up there makes it difficult for the usual suspects to deplete the fish stocks in the same way that they have on so many other rivers. Well worth a visit.

I don’t do as much as I’d like to either. Mostly because the rivers are either in drought or flooding!

Ah thanks for watching it bruv. Got a nice message from Tim Glass after your taxi service to him today. Although the channel didn’t ever meet the criteria to make a small income, it’s nice to be able to look back on the content and comments like yours make it all the more worthwhile. See you at Easter 🐣

Hi, Can’t believe how loud he farted when unhooking that chub 🤣🤣🤣. It’s a nice river - you’d like it. Welcome to join us next time?

Thanks for leaving a comment. I left it for carp fishing too. Then sea, then fly, then lure. Gone full circle now. Love it. So gonk is army slang for sleep? Brilliant.

😂😂😂 some brotherly love and an editing suite 💨

Thanks - interesting point. You know you’re right - it doesn’t look good, but it is important. The thing that distresses smaller fish fish most, especially in winter when their bodies are cold, is warm hands. The smaller the mass of the fish, the quicker the heat transference and every second counts. Instant hook removal and a toss back into the river causes far less distress than gently cradling fish in the hand and carrying it to the waters edge. With the bigger fish, I used a net to transfer to and forth. The mesh acts as a heat barrier so I don’t even touch them. It’s an interesting point though and thanks for commenting.

Hi, yes I agree about the wet hands, one of the first things I do is to fill a small container with river water, and when handling a fish, always wet my hands.

@@martinklein4651 thing is - wet hands doesn’t equal cold hands and it’s the temperature shock that get them. I agree with you though. If I’m a stationed in one spot, I do the same. More tricky on steep river banks. Another criticism I occasionally get it is not supporting the weight of the fish (like that gudgeon in this vid), but it’s for the same reason. My hands get really warm scrambling around those banks and the less I touch them, the better. I should probably try and make a new lighter weight extendable flick net. A project for next winter! Thanks for watching