Thanks a lot for watching everyone! Sorry for the lack of content recently, had a lot on my plate and have been struggling with a few things. The weather and time of year being one of them! Thought I'd just get a quick short but cheerful video out for you all, and hopefully will be back up to full speed from next Sunday! Tight Lines all 🎣

@cliveeariss880

4 ай бұрын

I know the feeling mate, I don't catch any fish, and not enough time...at the moment, great video well done. I enjoyed

@karlney8769

4 ай бұрын

No worries life has away of doing that sometimes. just glad to cya out there getting after them.

Pike are essential in a lot of waters . They fulfil the same role as birds of prey and mammal predators in the countryside. taking out the weak and diseased and clearing up the dead and dying . Pike are a native fish and to kill them because they are eating rainbow trout is just stupid. Gamekeepers and large estates are the same , killing stoats and foxes because they eat pheasants and eggs . Ignorance is the key in all of that ridiculous behaviour.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more 👍 thanks a lot for watching and for taking the time to comment!

@davepeterclough1669

4 ай бұрын

💯

Nice to see you back out George. A few nice jack pike too excellent. 😊

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching mate! Yeah just great to be getting a bit of action this time of year 👍

Great to see you back. Hope all is well. Look forward to Sundays even more. Take care.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support mate!

Don't worry about posting George! We all enjoy your content but taking care of you and the fam should be your priority 😊 Tight lines 💪 🎣

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support mate I appreciate it!

I feel you on the weather side dude not been able to get out and do what i love most has certainly taken its toll. Love your content as always mate regardless of whats caught and not, just good to see you getting out brother. Take care

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot mate really appreciate that! Yeah it’s been a wet and windy winter hasnt it 👍

That was a great day of fishing, hay can't complain, fishing is always fun. Great job budd!

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Not bad for winter that’s for sure! Thanks a lot for watching 👍

Some great little fish there. Great job. I feel you on the weather front, most of the rivers by me have had about a week of accessibility in the last 3 months. Keep it up

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Not bad for winter that’s for sure 👍 thanks for watching!

Pike are a fun fish to catch and will give you a fight. It’s even better getting after its cousin the musky. Thanks for sharing

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more, I really hope one day I get the chance to catch a big musky!

Great to see you again. Been a struggle this winter for me also as you know with being up and down the road with not much time to fish. There is a loch in Scotland that is predominantly brown trout fishing but they really look after their pike population too. Sea baits only and no fishing for them when they are spawning. Hopefully get another cast soon.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s been a tough winter hasn’t it! That loch sounds like a great place to fish do they let you lure fish too?

@hardlinesangling

4 ай бұрын

@adventurefishinguk yes they do. It's boat only though so a bit more for the day. You get a whole day at it though. Would take the fish finder next time I go. Can fish lure and bait.

@hardlinesangling

4 ай бұрын

And fly too actually.

Pike and perch Are actually needed in all waterways. It keeps the waterways very healthy. Due to the fact they eat second dying fish.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching 👍

Great video as always. Pike should not be removed. They are part of a balanced eco system and there will never be more pike than the water can sustain. Esthwaite water in the lake district is a great example of a lake that has some incredible trout and also huge pike. They feed on the weak, sick trout. Great to see a commercial water like this promoting a balanced system.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Yeah esthwaite is known as being one of the best pike waters in the country, probably because the fish are always full of pike!

Welcome back George! Love that predator rod, I’m taking my x5 max to the states next week👍🏻

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Really looking forward to seeing how you get on over there 👍

@BulldogBadger

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishinguk probably blank like at home lol

Ah yes, a small crocodile. Every British Pike's favourite meal 😂

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Haha I enjoyed this comment a lot 👍

@robertlindsay6671

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishinguk Well then I've had more laughs than fish in the last few weeks!

Nice one mate 👍🏻

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

Awesome video again, my local river here in Scotland holds a few Pike and the club that runs it are trying to get us anglers to kill the Pike because it's a Salmon/Trout river, I would never kill a fish for the sake of catching another species, this really does need to stop happening.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

That’s devastating to hear, hopefully people don’t follow the clubs plans. Such a shame!

In Ireland pike are taken mostly out of waters that would not of had them originally like lough corrib but many other lakes in the Midlands are full of pike

@adventurefishinguk

3 ай бұрын

Ah yeah that makes sense!

Fine content. Appreciated.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching mate!

There's a lovely one near me called Patshull Park. Great water, great stock of all fish, and lots of love for pike

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Do they let you lure fish for them?

@iamrathercool12121

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishinguk they do indeed! Keen for all styles of fishing. They used to be a fly fishing trout pool but they made no money (unfortunately as the art is dieing out) so now it's all types of fishing with a big variety of stock. MASSIVE PIKE! I think the record for the lake is 35kg or something. Pics and proof of all the big catches too.

Awesome video. Great content.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

Would be good to see some more pike fishing on the canal.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

I’ll see what I can do!

Here in Sweden it is, or at lest was common practise in rainbow/char waters to empty them of pike. Sometimes even netting the whole lake before stocking it with trout. I think it is still done, especially in the fast north where this kind of thing goes unnoticed. But it always comes back and bites them in the ass, because after a few years the ecosystem just crashes because of the lack of a top predator. You might end up with a water that is absolutely full of small perch and roaches "Thousand-brothers" as they are called, the water gets murky, competition for food is too high, nothing grows large anymore and so on. On the other side you can create a trout lake and let the pikes live to "manage it". They will still mostly eat roach or dead trout, plus you will attract more customers who all want that record sized pig of a pike that will eventually grow there.

@adventurefishinguk

3 ай бұрын

Thats a very good point, thanks for the detailed comment and the information!

If Jon Richardson went fishing. I kept waiting for Lucy Beaumont to appear with the landing net!

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Haha I’m not quite sure about that comparison! 😂

lots of little jacks but yes they need looking after, there the next big uns if left in our waters

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Try true mate!

I like to catch pike for food. I love eating and catching them too.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Where are you from? We don’t eat them over here!

Humans and pike compete for the same food fish. Self interest makes it natural and logical to try to reduce or eliminate the competition.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

An interesting perspective for trout eaters definitely, I think money and the cost of stocking fish is probably a greater motivator though

@Nitecrow314

4 ай бұрын

Pike compete for food, humans (fishery owners) compete for money...

welcome back🙃

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

Hi George, midwinter is a nightmare for making content. Blanks dont make good veiwing.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Very good point!

It's a shame some venues treat pike like vermin, they are great sport, the lakes I fish in Chichester allow pike fishing from Nov-March, it would be nice to extend into April-May as that's best for surface lures. Suppose you have to take what you can get. .Dave B, Chichester West Sussex

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a big shame isn’t it. You’re lucky to have a pike fishing place near you, not many do! Do they allow lure fishing or just bait?

Indiscriminately killing pike is a total waste but within a fishery there is an argument for management, which isn't to stop them eating the stock but to create and maintain the predator fishing. Kulling a number of smaller pike will create an opening in the lake to allow larger pike to come through as the bio load is lowered creating space and less competition. Thats assuming your trying to create a big fish water . Theres loads of other factors but is an argument for management. Being from Scotland im no stranger to old game angler throwing every big pike up the bank to die

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Very good point, I can definitely see how less pike would result in bigger pike. It’s definitely a shame for them though that it happens!

Match and carp fishermen are the cyclists of fishing. I fish for all species so would love a lake near me that can cater for my summer carp fishing and winter pike fishing

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Haha a great comment! And yeah it’s definitely useful. Thanks for watching!

Bit of fishing at wyreside lakes then… plenty of pike in there….

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Do they let you lure fish for them?

Good stuff mate, is it ok if I throw you a few questions? Where is the jacket from? You got a recommendation for a net bag for the collapsible nets from rigged and ready?

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

The jacket is from a brand I was part of making a while ago but had since closed to give us more time to focus on other things! So in other words no longer available 👍 what do you mean a net bag?

@benc9765

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishinguk- Ah no worries mate, they are nice I’m new to fishing but just wondered if you have a stink bag for the collapsible landing nets rigged and ready have, maybe it’s not a relevant question, just seems weird that they don’t come with a case

👍👍🎣🎣👍👍

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I want to see the crocodile lure in action 😬

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

I’ll have to give it another go I think!

Wierd really here in France when you can get pike in the supermarkets they are always more expensive than salmon and trout

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

I had no idea they sold them in supermarkets, very surprising!

@adeptusmagi

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishingukyep always at Christmas its considered a dish for special events in fact in my youth if grandad got a good sized pike they used to buy them from him at the french horn pub/restaurant by the river in Sonning very good poached in red or white wine with herbs search "Brochet au vin"

I've no issue with pike what so ever. I wish I fished for them more. But its pretty obvious why certain fishery owners don't like pike. Same reason they build otter fences around their venues. To protect fish stocks that probably cost a lot of money.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Yeah very good point! Thanks for watching 👍

I've known anglers get threatened by other Anglers over them fishing pike. I left a local Angling group on facebook because of the bullying other pike anglers... I told them before leaving they have no right to tell others what to do and they are just bullies. They all stick together to bully pike anglers.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

It’s a shame to hear that kind of thing is going on. It’s good you left the group, no room for that kind of behaviour in fishing!

I'd rather have pike and other indigenous species lakes, other than all the good fisheries that have been ruined by the giant far eastern giant "goldfish" hunting brigade.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Haha I’ve never heard them be referred to as goldfish hunting brigade before, I think I’ll have to steal that one!

@mickyg6981

4 ай бұрын

Be careful mate, it dosen't go down well @@adventurefishinguk

Carp waters have taken over everything.so much money in carp angling that no one seems interested in any other species no more.all the decent tench waters I used to fish have all been taken over by carp fisheries now.

@adventurefishinguk

3 ай бұрын

Very good point, a big shame isn't it!

Maybe its a case of their being too many pike in the lake? Depending on the size of the water some lakes will have a small number of pike in their waters to keep the general fish population under control. Its all about keeping a healthy and balanced ecosystem. Too many of them and they end up being a menace to match and carp anglers. Too few means fish population goes crazy and all the smaller course fish eat all food that would have normally been reserved for big carp. I would like to have more pike in the venue I fish. Its a carp lake but carp anglers have occasionally caught the odd pike on boilies... I thought the story was BS at first but since I've been there I have witnessed it happening on two different occasions. They'll normally strike as people are retrieving their line to check on their hook bait. I fish the lake for pike and perch and while the lake is absolutely plentiful when it comes to small perch whichever corner of the lake you go. There are so few pike there that you really have to be at the right place at the right time to hook into one. Ive caught a few pike from there on spinning gear but it can be a real tough graft to hook into one even when using things like bladed spinners and chatterbaits.

@TrevHenson-pw1db

4 ай бұрын

Doing well bud. . Good to see you back have you used the muiras mouse yet highly recommend

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

In some cases places completely eradicate them in favour of other fish species. It sounds like the predators are doing well in the lake you fish though! Personally I find nature likes to balance itself out quite nicely 👍

@Rose.Of.Hizaki

4 ай бұрын

@@adventurefishinguk I dont agree with eradication at all. If the lakes are owned by clubs with paying members who are serious about their fishing then they'll normally host a club meeting once or twice a year to talk about the goings on and im sure if these members have any concerns regarding certain species of fish ruining their sport then they could make it a talking matter to have them caught and removed from the lake. For instance the lake I fished at had a catfish problem. God knows how they got in there but they were there and they closed off the lake to all the match and carp anglers for 2-3weeks while a group of volunteers from the club tried to catch them. Having a few pike in there also keep the water clear of any dead or dying fish so they are still providing an necessary service on top of helping control fish stocks. Personally Id love for the lake I fish at to stock some chub. The club that owns it used to stock it back in the 80s but its now primarily a carp lake and thats what 99% of the members fish for.

As a non English person I've never seen any attraction in match or competitive fishing or taking your entire car full of kit to catch 3 inch roach. Is rather travel light for predators like pike, perch and trout on lures.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Funnily enough though I tried match fishing a few weeks ago and actually enjoyed it and I see the appeal, just not for me really!

@leftmono1016

4 ай бұрын

When the rivers are unfishable I go to a small lake which is only fished by a few people. The carp guys turn up in vans or pickups and park right next to their peg Very nice guys when you stop to chat, but all that gear makes me feel ill.

I've come across that attitude a lot from commercial and stocked water anglers, and I bloody hate it. As far as they're concerned, anything that isn't a trout should be chapped and disposed of, especially pike and perch. I understand that not everybody can trek for miles into banjoland to seek out wild fish, but that miserable torn faced outlook that they have, where everything is about the weight and catching the bag limit, is totally against the joy and spirit of the sport.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

Very frustrating isn’t it! I agree with you, some aspects of modern fishing have definitely gone too far. Thanks for watching as always!

Hey George let's see you try to catch a double-figure pike with a fly rod. It would make a good video.

@adventurefishinguk

4 ай бұрын

That would definitely be a challenge, I’d need a suitable rod first!