Searching the City Relentlessly - Urban PIKE Fishing LONDON ft. Karens & Security 

Its so suprising to me how many people dont understand fishing

Couldn't do city fishing. I would get pissy with all the repeat questions and people getting in the way lol

How things have changed in regards to fishing, when I fished in and around East London no one gave a damn, now it's full of nosey busy bodies, such a bloody shame.

By leaving the fishing spots all your doing is reinforcing their belief that they're right. You should stand your ground more. Cool vids though mate, some lovely fish 😉👍

dude uses a swimbait in the gnarliest conditions. i tip my hat to you good sir. if you ever make it across the pond, you have honorary access to my tacklebox. Cheers from the US

I am staggered by all the hassle you get trying to fish, it's a traditional past time in England, how do people in London not understand? I'm sure with an environment agencies license you can fish anywhere providing you have access to the land etc, I feel lucky to live in the countryside. I'm pretty sure the great John Wilson would have fished the same waterways as you

I live in a small Essex village with a small river at the bottom of my garden and I feel blessed with what I have, but seeing these videos give me a big smiles as I know that you find peace in what you do.........BUT..........people are people and I can tell you that I piss a few people off by fishing with my son on public waters :( Why do these people have nothing better to do than make it hard for us to enjoy a simple loving life. Sending my best.....keep posting because I'm watching bro :) TY

This is the problem with urbanites. They are absolutely clueless when it comes to hunting fishing and farming. They will absolutely jump up-and-down and pitch a fit because you're fishing but turn right around and go order fishing chips having no clue where the fish comes from.

Your obvious passion for angling, along with your calming voice and narration style makes for great viewing. Well done.

Overcast in London always, here’s a tip if you choose to listen or not up to you but toss a popper, plus it’s more fun

I love the canal system in England. Iv never seen so many anti fishing folks

Thanks for sharing such an incredible experience with the rest of us. It is so unfortunate people don't get it that fish is usually put back ..its annoying when people are just being a pain. More exposure and enlightenment to many may help in the future 😆

Hey man, I'm really liking the narrative you've added to your videos. It adds a documentary-esque feel to your videos, gripping the viewer closer by each passing second. Really great stuff 😃👏🏼🔥

Thank you for sharing your quest for big inner city pike. It was very interesting for me seeing the landscape, waterway and your determination. Nice work on the revival. Cheers from Los Angeles, California. Keep having fun and tight lines!

over 6 million anglers in the UK and you have a foreigner telling you, you can't fish, So sad what Britain has become.

Love the passion you clearly have for angling 👌🏻👍🏻 Your calmness with the ‘you can’t fish here Brigade’ is admirable 👏🏻 Mystery is my greatest motivator..love it👌🏻👌🏻

I think your videos are great and they inspire me to get out to the urban spots in my city for pike and perch! Hopefully you return with some more action, I'm going to have another run through of your channel in the meantime 😁

Good on you ,for having a good try ,you know ,your rights of fishing , love the captures ,on the great thames .

I used to do a lot of street photography and had security trying to move me on all the time too. A good tip is to look at the pavement outside of that property. If you see a row of flat metal studs running parallel to the front of the building, they are boundary markers. Security are entitled to ask you to leave the property if you are inside the boundary. If you step outside of them then they have no right to tell you what to do. Also bear in mind most security guards are not well trained by their employer and may not be aware of how this works. Hope that's useful info for you. Tight lines!

That pike down the ladder was a chunk! Keep up the good work and ignore the Karens they need to moan at people to make themselves feel better in their boring existence. Top dangling bro

Very well made video and excellent narration. That last fish was a beauty. Congratulations.

Excellent,the way you treat the fish and troublesome people with respect 👍

I’m so thankful I live in America. In all but a couple states in America no one can own the water if there is a public access.

Outstanding effort! Gréât finish! Nice vid.

Brilliant mate! The Sherlock Holmes of RU-vid fishing 😁👏🏻

Desde chile, buen hombre buen pescador👍

Excellent tape. It still really, really annoys me when ignorant passers-by assume that you're going to take the fish away. Keep up the brilliant work.

Fantastic videos mate my haunts from 65-1983 although there was no way to seek peace around the concrete jungle destination Hertfordshire even at the young and innocent age of eleven the train journeys were worth it and I was rewarded by the early 1980s I found myself in another world for me it was heaven with unused water mills miles of uncharted rivers I found myself in Norfolk

Well done you really earned that last pike. Nice one !!

Love your new editing style. Keep up the good work

What an incredibly professional video; you have a really calming voice, perfect for documentary narration. I remember catching my one and only pike when I was around 14, many, many moons ago. It was totally accidental and I thought I was reeling in yet another tonne of pondweed. It was only when I was about to grab the weed to remove it from my hook when it jumped (which made me jump even more!) to reveal a young pike. I seriously didn't fancy de-hooking that mini-monster after seeing its teeth, certainly nothing like the perch and roach I was used to bringing in. :D This really was a great video to watch, thanks for the upload.

Nice vid keep them up I have been waiting for the next one finally

I've watched smallmouth and northern chase for regurgitated bait. Occasionally had following pike strike hooked pike too.

Great fishing, Proves that perseverance pays.

Hi I am big fan you don’t know how much you inspired me to fish more I love when you catch urban carp keep up the good work big fan

Quality video mate 🤙🏻🎣

Put ffing headphones on - after you inform them that you're doing nothing illegal and they should call the police if bothered. Then, headphones on - and ignore while casting them an occasional eye on case they get extra lippy.

Great content as always, I noticed you changed the format slightly on this one more of a narration than the usual in action commentary, I like it 👍

Great video mate, well done

What a fun-loving bunch of grasses those residents are. Clearly nothing going on in their wealthy world. Good fishing to be had there with the pike.

I'd love to try the savage gear rat down there .Great vid bud

Job done bro.I saw him there many times.congratulation.

mate im not a fisherman anymore keep going its great to see someone who cares doing no harm enjoying themselves good luck mate

Fantastic last fish 👍🏻

Just subbed cracking channel. If ever you get sick of fishing you could easily earn major money doing voice overs your voice is incredible. Your patience with the Anti fish brigade is commendable.

Something very unique about this young man

Nice footage mate.

Oh man you’d have so much fun here in Greece every one is cool with fishing nobody messes with you while you fish and there are lots of small and big ports you can fish both with bait and lures

Mate I was born in London Tower Bridge but we moved to sudbury suffolk best thing we did and more so the fishing is great mate but keep up the good work

Nicely done... navigating it adroitly ...in the urban jungle...that last fish looked a bit of a character..yea Mandy is the time I walked a fish to those vital access points... Do you ..as far as I am informed ..if a farmer owned the land on both sides of any given river....he has no direct ownership if the river bed and the water flowing through it.....

Just came across your channel. I'm in the states and I was curious as to why people there have so many issues with you guys fishing? I know of people fishing in canals and city ponds all the time with no issues here. I'm in the country, but when I lived in a major city I'd pretty common place to see people urban fishing. It's actually becoming a very popular thing to do. Keep up the great work.

I'm a fisherman that no longer fishes due to health issues. I will have a go again when I get a bit better. But I feel for you with the restrictions, Recently I had a thought to go to the flashes by the River Weaver. Near to the swing bridge. Since I was a boy 40 years + I could get to the little over spills of the river. As my mobility became a problem it was one place I could take my lad because I could drive to it. Get out of the car and fish by it. Now there's a gate across the track. No access. Just a sign saying no vehicles are allowed . That's one of the few easy places where I thought I could fish. There is another place a pit locally that I've fished over 50 years. Its fairly hidden away but i'm actually scared to go to see it , in case its filled in or out of bounds or what ever. I used to fish at Hatchmere lake and then the Prince Albert Society. I had arguments to join so I could fish in a lake I'd fished in since a lad. I did Join with £££'s member ship. To fish maybe 4 times in a year. Each time we were there I was asked if I was allowed there. One time we went up and they had put a fence up , despite showing them the membership. They would not open the gate or the Fence. Fellow society members. I was a member at this point. I didn't rejoin a second year. I found the club to be unfair to locals where every they went. Now as a member of the public I can not get to parts of the lake I used to as they have fenced it off for the few. There's no need for it. Every Sunday there were wild swimmers that swam there. They stopped that. It is something that had happened for 100 years. Family Picnic areas , RC Boats - all stopped for a few people who are fishing. That's not the problem its the few not sharing with the many. I am told the Prince Albert Society does good work and I expect they do, but I was not impressed with how they operated myself. At the time I thought I'll go the flash if my Grand kids want to fish. They don't have to go where I did as a kid. Turns out that is now gated to vehicles too. A right of way still exists for on foot. But I'm unable to walk that far. It was so handy as well. I always bought my rod licence , obeyed the legalities. But like an minority sport , the many like to take time from watching reality TV to stop other peoples fun. I could not do what you do and stay calm. For my condition I take steroids. I can go a bit Incredible Hulk and so avoid stress and confrontation. I am would not want to suffer the anxiety and anger that I would probably feel. Enjoy your videos. Keep fighting the 'man'. Well done

Another top video despite the urban warfare . You have to relate to many jobsworth people and selfish residents, they should get a proper life.

If you had rope and at the end tie 3 lengths of string with cheap little carabiner clips you can undo net from pole and turn it into drop net and simply clip it together when needed. Get the right rope and just keep it in the bag. 👍👍👍😁

Great vid mate. Don’t understand all them Karen’s but it is what it is 😂 surely you can fish in that last place where security came due to it being common land

Throwing you a sub just for all the crap you put up with. I'm in the states, east coast, we get hassled every now and then but not comparable. Appreciate your passion!

Love your videos bro,pike are such delicate creatures despite there mean appearance

Brilliant pike at the end .

Good one mate , did you weigh the last fish ? I still haven't used the 6000 reel I bought off of you , I'm going to Christian it on the river when they open 🤙tight lines buddy 🎣

Great style , I subscribe

High quality video 🙏

Pike are very lovely fishes, everyone is different.

Good on ya brother! From Indiana.u.s.a

may i suggest u get a pier basket net with a rope for those elevated places that u cant reach with ur own net... i use them when im fishing a spillway about 20 feet above ... might make ur life much easier that way

Hi Nice fishing. What kind of permit did you got to avoid any problems with fishing on non private property.

Nice one buddy:) see ya on the bank soon 👀🤫

Those fish u are using are great but they swim and sink too fast for my liking. Try a kamono 2 sub surface lure not cheap but they catch. Retrieve can be much slower giving more time for fish to react. Also if you are getting follows bit of fish bait or fish oil on lure may help as it will trick the fish into believing it’s real food 😁👍

Great video as always! I'm 23 and new to London, I have a huge passion for fishing. Would you ever be up for meeting up for some fishing?

Are there very big pike in there ? Lucky to catch a double where I am (Devon) but there are big ones in here

next time we go together we'll get something for sure. Nice vid

David Attenborough of fishing

The pike you landed, the one that was following, do you think they could’ve been a pair?

Ha ha my new favourite thing this channel

2:30 I thought she was joking, blaaaady ell

You need to get a ticket to Australia when the world is normal again, you will never go back home again. Well done and a shame on the Karens and Darrens of the world with nothing to do better but whinge and whine. Be safe, fish and Keep it reel Brad

Great ! what was the length of this fish?

Watch those hooks in that net, you may get some bad tangles if a pike thrashes in there

What I usually do is take printed copies I have of the authorities to contact in regards to the waters I fish. Any Karen's or people that say its illegal etc I pass them the numbers and let them know these are the people to contact and they'll let them know the laws and also enforce them. I also let them know theyll be wasting 45 minutes to an hour doing so......they usually leave without taking the numbers

What how are you catching pike in a tidal body of water? Is it freshwater or saltwater? Im so confused, do they lower and raise the water level with man made devices or is it an actual tidal zone? Im beyond confused right now lol. Guess i should google about canals and waterways in london and whether its saltwater or freshwater and how the tides work cause now im genuinely curious and confused over it lol.

Bravo !!!

Please we want another upload!

Should you ever have the chance friend: Try Minnesota (the land of 10,000 lakes) Leech lake (in I know I don't have the spell right Bemiji) Third cast with a Dare Devil Spoon and I landed my first of many Pikes. I enjoy your show and I am hoisting a pint to you and our fine English friend. May God bless you all. Michael Weeks, San Antonio, Texas.

The muisic is hauntìng

"You dont own the water bro." - Googan squad.

Tbh I use to think you were a divvy like there's no point in glossing it. Watching a few of your recent videos, I can see you aren't and it seems in London the problem of you can't fish here or there really is a massive issue and I'm actually surprised you can stay that calm. Just keeping doing your thing pal 👍

That last pike was a nice one , if you have your licence you can fish the water ways and I don’t think any of them are private not like lakes. It time to get the books out to find out your rights. I wish people would mind there own business.

Why do people hate on fishing so much there?!? I’m in the USA

2:48 hahahahah i dont know what that woman was on when she asked us if my lure was a real fish lol

When r u back at uni my son is at edge hill doing criminology i dont know where he got his brains from i left school with nothing

I totally see the house owners' point of view but would love to know the actual legal position.

If I owned one of those canal boats, you would be welcome to fish from it everyday.

hi bro, i planning to go to London this December . do i need a license for fishing in London canals or ponds ? thank you.

Can anyone tell me the locations of these locks in London?I am new to London and struggle to catch a pike on the canals for a while now

Man talk about complete entitlement. Some people just need to learn how to mind their own damn business

I can understand your wish to avoid confrontation, but personally if I knew I had the right to fish somewhere I would tell anyone who challenged me to prove otherwise. The worst that would happen is they would call the police who might ask you to move on. Well done on that cracking pike at the end. Pike often group together prior to spawning and that last fish looked like it was full of eggs. The other pike that was following the first fish you landed may well have been a male fish attempting to woo a female. That said occasionally a monster pike might try to grab a smaller fish as happened to a friend of mine when we were kids!

That’s why I never fish where there are people around. I don’t get scared night fishing in the country on my own but I would never fish in the inner city. Onlookers freaks me out.

Just taking his fish for a swim down the canal

A lot of oil on the water at 11.16, never good.

Hey dude, I hope this helps you. So there is a law and I mean law, that if you have a fishing licence you have rights to fish all public waters. Now, you can put up all the signs in the world, but if the water is public LEGALLY you can fish it, they might moan, they might not like it BUT that does not change the law. If the water is private however then do not fish it, as this legally constitutes theft. Yes theft as you have “taken” the fish from the water. The fish belong to the land owner. If the land is private but the water is public, then you can get in trouble for trespass but not for fishing cos again the water is public. It really annoys me seeing these stupid people who don’t know the law. It’s worth brushing up on it as whenever I have these encounters I enjoy pointing out the law rather than the theory.

Yo man anychace u could drop some locations I’ve recently moved to London looking for some spots to hit