Chris Yates Interview with Dan Kieran

[@robertmorgan9241]

Chris Yates has always been an absolute gentleman. He encapsulates childhood enthusiasm with classic techniques and tackle. Truly a great angling life. Thank you Chris.

[@kevinm2832]

I could sit in a dark pub and listen to this man talk for days.

[@apassionforcarping5275]

Loved a passion for angling it was and still is for me the greatest angling series ever Hugh Miles filmed it beautifully

[@234cheech]

as a fellow scott and angler it truly was and still the best angling production ever made but hugh always captures nature at its best

[@johnshrimpton135]

Just found this and its 2019 ! i could listen to Chris Yates all day long talking about his fishing stories ...

[@tutts999]

I could listen to Chris all day, his voice is so relaxing.

[@Ukedc259]

The diary is fantastic. I just finished reading it. Chris was kind enough to reply to a letter I sent him back in the 90s asking for a pointer to decent waters within striking distance from my home, and so I ended up fishing a few of the waters mentioned in the diary - particularly Waggoner's Wells and Forked Pond. It evoked many happy memories of my own, half-forgotten trips with friends, fishing with old tackle and relying on luck and intuition. A brilliant writer and enthusiast, Chris Yates. Thanks 'Unbound' for getting this excellent diary to the reading public.

[@ScottMG]

Could listen to this legend all day

[@richardharveyallsopfineart1492]

Chris Yates is my favourite angler of all time - I particularly admire his love of old tackle and simplicity in angling.

[@chrisb4504]

I could listen to Chris 24/7 and never get board his enthusiasm for life is amazing he’s never grown up most people including myself are very boring in comparison

[@pikemaster1972]

A top man ! Respect to Chris .

[@adriansmith6329]

great interview .I've grown up watching your TV shows and I fell in love with fishing with my dad great days.

[@medicatedflowers821]

Adrian Smith me too mate the music from passion still gives me goose bumps

[@williambrown4298]

vote "yes" for 'passion for angling 2' by a thumbs up...

[@mkrbrtsn1]

Hell yes please!

[@mattiemclean9882]

never gonna happen

[@thebass3757]

Here :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3_RgoSjeMurqLc

[@stephendonlon3199]

No

[@shovelhead4558]

If we could all have a life with such value

[@medicatedflowers821]

Isn’t that the truth

[@mattiemclean9882]

Chris' life was not a very happy one in later years... his wife ran off with his friend and his kids went with her... not all is as rosy as it seems

[@darrengrimmer8541]

I would so love to be able to have a pint and talk about fishing with Chris. A true legend.

[@Patr212]

It's hard to put into writing the effect Chris Yates had on me growing up and my fishing journey. I loved the old fashioned tackle he used and his genuinely nice personality. I love collecting his books and also thought Nightwalk was exceptional too. Thanks Chris. Tight Lines. Richard

[@simplewelshman]

Great guy...so relaxed and enthusiastic, it's contagious

[@mrboloski]

Love chris, I could listen to him all day.

[@simonbradburn2375]

Loved a passion for angling,carry on Chris.

[@justinjones2297]

I remember watching monster myths over & over when I was 15 lol. Just watched it again in 2022

[@Reijntjes1972]

That Man deserves a Statue at Redmire Pool ! Great Stories en Documentaries he made ! AH ! 'A Passion for Angling'

[@illuminousbrown333]

Nice one Chris, how about a passion for angling second series... That really would be something special!!!

[@mattiemclean9882]

Could never happen. He fell out with Bob James for a start

[@BertieBarbel]

I look forward to reading it if it's ever released, just finished 'Casting at the Sun' for the second time, top angler and a jolly nice chap!!

[@johnoneill342]

Great show

[@vincentskinner3250]

Absolute gentleman I’ve my split cane rod and my old Mitchel match blue

[@thebullmccabe1384]

A brilliant man

[@samearl2082]

Passion for angling part 2 would be epic

[@rmcl1017]

Would love to me this man pure legend

[@malcolmbroster1115]

Excellent

[@MINIMOTOMADNESS]

my hero,i would sell my granny to fishing with chris,

[@mrjellyrollbaker8637]

Legend

[@fishing11001]

I supported too. Anyone know the publishing date?

[@CB-xr1eg]

Someone below refers to Redmire as " a small farm pond ". It's 3 acres, hardly small really.

[@robertcourt8593]

Have you fished it? I have and it is indeed tiny. At least it seemed it to me, is be very surprised if it was truly 3 acres.

[@wanderinstar1062]

Compared to today's commercial lakes and Ashlea Pool it is huge. I have fished Redmire several times and would call it's size "just right". Years ago I used to pop over after work during the close season and just walk around soaking in the atmosphere. Back in the day I think the majority of syndicate members were simply not up to it, hence the "Redmire Syndrome". It really is not a difficult place to catch from. But those that caught were the target of much jealousy.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@wanderinstar1062 If you're saying Redmire is not a difficult place to catch from, but also suggesting that some syndicate members were "simply not up to it", isn't that rather insulting to those members who didn't or couldn't, catch there?

[@wanderinstar1062]

@@CB-xr1eg I don't mean to insult anyone, point taken. But simply don't cause trouble for more successful anglers when your results don't match up. Which is what happened at Redmire, carp fishing has been notorious for this sort of behaviour.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@wanderinstar1062 I totally agree, many carp anglers are completely selfish. They cast their leads/weights across 2 or 3 swims and they think they can bait up 3 swims while they fish another one, and if anyone tries to go in one of those swims it's " 'scuse me mate I just put ten quids of bait in there". Well tough luck mate and thanks very much!

[@carlmorrow1]

Every angler should have their own Redmire especially if it's within cycling distance 😊

[@Otterysteve]

I love this! :-)

[@fishing11001]

Books out later this autum

[@tyrrell411]

what a gent

[@seanirishterrier6588]

Chris reminds me of the late Great jack Hargreaves

[@stephendonlon3199]

I saw chris yates a few yrs ago fishing rainbow lake in france , 4 rods out , bivvy , oz tent , 400kg of bait , the whole works... Then i woke up...

[@stevequinny]

hah!

[@BT-lm4fd]

"where have you been fishing lads? And you'd have the place to yourself. Those days are gone now.." so true, and so bloody sad.

[@borderlands6606]

It's a mixed bag. Still waters tend to be busier, but in the 60s and 70s it was hard to find a swim on a river at the weekend. Now it's unusual to find anyone else fishing in some places.

[@chavey65]

oh dear oh dear,middle class england,and i have to say wot a load of tosh,the owners of the pool are just making money off something that was pure chance,and i quote;THE MINIMUM BID FOR THE FIRST WEEK IS £2000, at the start of the season,well all you lads that fish redmire,what are you paying for?it just generates it's own story,if no one turns up prices go down, it is and always will be a small farm pond, never mind,what the owners try to say as well as yates.

[@chavey65]

fuck off and freeze for day's at a time moron, endex

[@mprice126]

and if it was £5 a day ticket you would have all the bell ends fishing it

[@arkeyethenoo]

chavey65 j

[@tinabaker4662]

Methinks you’ve got a huge chip on your shoulder

[@borderlands6606]

@alanrtment porter To be fair chavey65 does have a point. Redmire is a charming water with a central place in carp fishing history, but it's an exercise in re-enactment to fish it today. Redmire's claim to fame was it held England's biggest carp, twice, but there are many waters with bigger specimens today. The appeal of the water was the monsters it may have held and the stories they evoked, even Redmire's location was shrouded in mystery. Its strength was the water was largely ignored and fished by a handful, unlike today when anyone with enough money to throw at the problem can fish anywhere they choose.