BARBEL FISHING RIVER DON YORKSHIRE - VIDEO 48

Barbel fishing on the River Don in Yorkshire using pellets and boilies

[@rovnos]

Enjoy the videos ! May i suggest you try a braid or drennan supplex hooklink as barbel will tend to spook off stiff lines like flourocarbon where as the soft supple lines i suggested feel more like streamer weed and far less likely to spook fish. Hope you don't mind me offering advice , your welcome to ignore it ! lol. Look forward to your next outing, tight lines !

[@ukfishingvlog]

Advice is always welcome. I use spiderwire braid where situations demand it and the first peg in video 48 is where I would strongly recommend using braid on a bolt rig due to snaggy bottom.

[@barbelover]

Nice video, lovely barbel 👍I like such narrow and verdant spot for barbel fishing 👌

[@ukfishingvlog]

Glad you like it thanks for watching

[@abaha9898]

Barbel are amazing fighting fish

[@yorkshireriverrover7199]

Good stuff again Russ, another Don Barbel for you 👍, I fish the Don a lot at Sprotboro but only had Barbel to 6lb. Will have to try the prison stretch myself. Nice day to be out on the bank for you. Keep the videos coming as they make great viewing 😉🎣

[@ukfishingvlog]

Thanks, will have to try spotboro next season pal

[@claytsummer76]

Great videos buddy thanks

[@ukfishingvlog]

Cheers Bri

[@yorkshirecarper]

Cheers for the heads up. Will check that out on the updated version Russ!

[@abaha9898]

Well said about taking their rubbish home

[@yorkshirecarper]

Great videos Russ, us dee dahs across the border are well impressed! Myself I've just spent the last 20 years targeting big carp in South Yorks/ Derbyshire (yer a lot of blanks!). Decided last season that a change was needed though so starting having a dabble for the barbel. Been venturing up your neck of the woods on the Dearne at Bolton and downstream plus the Don around the prison/ Sprotbrough. Had a few small ones and enjoyed it. If I'm honest though I felt at times like I'd never fished before, it was that different fishing on a river for barbel as opposed to still waters for carp. Plus I get the impression these rivers though they hold decent barbel now, they're not there in any great numbers and it might require a lot more hours than I have spare trying to get the location right if I'm going to have a chance of cracking fishing them like you seem to have. While I think about it, that double rod rest of yours, is it the Mk1 Korum river rod rest or the newer version 2 mate and if so how would you rate it (only it looks like am gonna need to buy one!)? I read somewhere you might be looking for ways to promote your videos for more viewers? I'm no expert but I've been having a dabble at building my own website and social media pages for my business and I picked up a few decent search engine optimisation tips that seem to improve promotion of my sites. Can't see any reason why similar techniques wouldn't work for you tube videos as well. Maybe we can help each other out here! Craig

[@ukfishingvlog]

Thanks Craig. Dearne is tough fishing for specimen barbel etc due to reaching the end of their life cycle and predation. A lot of small fry barbel have been released in Dearne over last few years but will be another five years before they reach a decent size. Quality size barbel are in short supply and best method is travel light roving. Darfield and Broomhill is my territory and shhhhhh don't tell anyone but I originate from Wincobank.

[@ukfishingvlog]

Will get back to you on rod rest.

[@ukfishingvlog]

korum tripod is the old version pal

[@abaha9898]

I use any tackle, cheep shimano reel etc even old reel and rods

[@yorkshirecarper]

Have you been pleased with it only I was looking at the MK 2 version the other day and am definitely tempted , seems a very good price?

[@ukfishingvlog]

The rod rest section on mk 1 is detachable but is a bit wobbly, a design fault I think.

[@bykerdellic]

had my yorkshire pb out of there a few years back when it was free stretch, 11.4 lb on elips in feb

[@ukfishingvlog]

Its a nice stretch of river. 11.4 lb is a cracking barbel

[@johnthefishermanjohnhoyle5763]

Beaut bit of river. It is a shame with the rubbish . I had my Don pb of 10 8 out of that first peg.

[@peter54pl81]

Cool video and Fishing. Had little loud in the back. What kind of fishing rod you are using. I think they are very delicate. Regards

[@ukfishingvlog]

Thanks, the rods are 2lb korum barbel rods

[@peter54pl81]

I have exactly the same rods but I thought that mine are stiffer. Great fishing rods and not expensive. I have to have large reels ,, Wychwood Riot Big Pit Reel, Size: 75. ,, Very good for barbel - try. I am waiting for the next videos and show what bait and sets you use. Best regards and wish you big barbel.

[@ukfishingvlog]

Great choice of rods and inexpensive both mine matched up for small river barbel with 4000 series korum reels and larger rivers like trent with a korum 6000 series and a 6000 shimao reels

[@nolaames6729]

Nice vid Russ, like the tripod where can I get one ? Cheers

[@ukfishingvlog]

Korum tripod ebay. Top section bit wobbly needs glueing to tighten up.

[@abaha9898]

Looks like a nice stretch of Water

[@ukfishingvlog]

Yes a lovely stretch of river

[@simonclark29041978]

Nice video Russ how is the dearne fishing at the moment

[@ukfishingvlog]

Cheers Sime, don't really know how dearne is fishing fished it once last season.

[@petertomo95]

How do you find barbel fishing here? I'm on my 6th trip this year to catch a double figure barbel, ive been once at bobs island on the Trent for first time and 4 times on the don at kilnhurst, all blanks minus the chub at Trent

[@ukfishingvlog]

Only blanked twice barbel fishing here on Don key factor is travel light fish a peg 20 mins and move on.

[@petertomo95]

ukfishingvlog thanks, I've not been moving much when I've been due to my dad's bad back but I'm sure he well without bringing the kitchen sink with us :")

[@petertomo95]

Had a successful trip to sprotbrough weir today, having a barbel of around 7lb

[@ukfishingvlog]

Well done Pete

[@petertomo95]

@@ukfishingvlog 2 year update, really improved with the river fishing through research and talking to anglers who produce well, caught plenty with only 3 blanks out of many trips to the don, only small barbel but some days the big ens were just ripping off snapping on rocks lo

[@neilspenceplastering]

where abouts is this on the don have you got directions please

[@ukfishingvlog]

Its behind marshgate prison Doncaster.

[@bykerdellic]

known locally as the salmon run,side of doncatraz lol

[@simonfox3355]

what part of the don are you on

[@ukfishingvlog]

Its behind marshgate prison doncaster

[@simonfox3355]

ok thanks

[@abaha9898]

Daiwa reel not to bad, I like Mitchell

[@500Rufus]

Is it Scunthorpe alliance water? You say Doncaster, where abouts

[@ukfishingvlog]

Its the Doncaster book, location marshgate prison.

[@nolaames6729]

Cheers for that will get one

[@TheMarko0077]

is it free fishing

[@ukfishingvlog]

No its on the Doncaster book day tickets £4 per rod.

[@shaundavies3992]

No dude

[@Craig.Fawley]

mate , i need to hook up with you i'm from donny, fished all these swims three days straight without a fish lol

[@ukfishingvlog]

Don't despair pal, we all have poor sessions I've had a couple recently on trent.

[@Craig.Fawley]

@@ukfishingvlog yes i know we do mate, part of fishing i guess lol, believe it or not though, but my best barbel from that strech is 11lb 4oz was about 5 years ago now though.

[@abaha9898]

Please don't say that you use a bait boat?

[@ukfishingvlog]

Never used a bait boat

[@grahamh1967]

Nice one Pal Looked a great day to be on the River Bank ;-) Ive never fished this stretch but could be tempted to give it a go maybe later in the year. Thanks for sharing, Graham.

[@ukfishingvlog]

Thanks, meat and sauce boilies work well on this stretch.

[@grahamh1967]

All this rain will be giving the Rivers a good flush so should fish well, now wheres my Rods ;-)