Gudgeon Fishing | Tiny Waterways | Jack Griffiths

[@royboy4743]

Absolutely fantastic,this video has taken me back 60 years when I used to fish for these beautiful little fish ,oh the memories of my childhood ,I am giving it two likes ,thankyou so much

[@Mikeyboofboof]

Magical stuff. Any day that features a gudgeon is a good day on the bank. KZbin needs more gudgeon fishing videos!!!

[@badger2153]

I bloody love this video and so did the lad fishing. Now and again when the "specimen fishing "isn't going to plan and the doubts and demons start creeping in, I get ny old 8ft feeder rod out, pint of maggots and just tiddler bash. That feeling when that rod moved and not knowing what it was put a new found love for the sport, just as strong as the first day I wet a line. Tight lines👍

[@ranori1412]

These gudgeon were the fish of my childhood wenn I was a little boy ..I still love them ... ...in germany it is called "Gründling"☝️... greetings from germany 🙂

[@MrTim207]

All hail the mighty gudgeon! One of the best fish in the world.

[@robertohagan3719]

I am lucky enough to warden the Wallington for the Portsmouth das, I was with Jack and Lawrence when the video was shot, the video captures perfectly the magic of the river and the childlike anticipation of anglers that fish it.....thanks guys, excellent film

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks for all your help on the day Robbie, and for sharing your knowledge on the Wally with us to help put some of these fish on the bank.

[@jamesweber4938]

I used to catch gudgeon and bullheads in a gravel pit in Cheshire in the 60's.

[@philipalbon3192]

I remember the first barbal I caught was so small I thought I was a golden gudgen 😂

[@janedurston8939]

Just beautiful, the subline simplicity of it all that's what fishing is about, it finds the boy in the man, kind regards Mr D

[@neilhalley8897]

Far better than banging out 200lb of carp from a puddle.

[@bobbd6543]

Fantastic little video. This is proper fishing, takes me back to being a kid.

[@shauncorless8965]

If they grew to 2lb ,,wouldn't be able to cat ch one 😮greedy little blighters 😅

[@ItsOnlyCarpingChris]

Wow I remember catching Gudgeon with ny grandad. Defo In decline these days. Beautiful fish and must find a few venues to recapture ny youth. Was lovely to see your vlog

[@shaunpreston3212]

Nice many boyhood evenings after school was spent fishing for gudgeon perch dace and my favorite eels! All change know!👍🏴‍☠️

[@borderlands6606]

Last week I set out to catch a gudgeon, and had numerous perch, a decent wild brown trout (tricky business on a 2lb bottom), and finally caught a tiny gudgeon. Last fished the stretch 7 years ago and caught nothing but gudgeon, more than 100 of them in a short session, including a couple of real clonkers. I'd love to catch a specimen gonk, and keep small scales in the bag for that eventuality.

[@Mark-on9fl]

Love the vertex rods I have the 10ft and is easily my favourite feeder rod 👍🏻

[@kerrypitt9789]

I don't know a lot about Gudgeon. I remember the world record was in the single digit ounces? I like fishing small streams a lot!

[@plunketgreene3646]

Lovely nostalgic video, I was at school in Fareham until 1976 and did a lot of fishing around the area. I think I remember a story that even further back the Wallington was good for big eels, I heard of 7 or 8 pounders being caught, does anyone have any more information?

[@northernlight40]

Loved this ,I moved to Canada from Yorkshire in 97 and now fish two massive lakes in Saskatchewan, one 40 minutes away and one 3 hrs away ,my target species is the massive shoals of wild mainly common carp which reach natural weights in excess of 40lb although I’m still waiting to break that number after catching thousands ,lots of 20,s and 30,s. I still miss the excitement of river fishing ,smaller streams always hold a few surprises and I totally agree get kids out and have some fun ,these smaller fish are often overlooked.

[@topfuelteddy]

Been a couple of times to fish the St . Lawrence at a place called waddington in North New York state , awesome fishing and was lucky enough on the first one to have a 38lbs common .The second time we went probably 8 years ago it was a lot harder but still caught a few ,great memories and I hope you have found happiness in moving away . I wish I had the bottle to do it because this country is becoming a very depressing place to live .

[@northernlight40]

@@topfuelteddy yes I am happy although it still pains me to see what’s happening as I am still a Yorkshireman but to be honest this country has declined especially in the last few years with our current corrupt and inept leader ,when I came this really was the land of opportunity,I sincerely hope that it returns to that. I was nearly lured to the St Lawrence when I lived in Alberta as there are no carp there at all but I found last mountain lake and now lake of the prairies which is only a 40 minute drive from where I live ,if you get chance watch a video on KZbin called Prairie Banx ,that’s not me as I tend to fish alone and still kinda keep quiet about my spots but it’s a really good film ,the funny thing is the carp found their way out here via the river systems from Ontario where they were first introduced as a food source,they are really seen as vermin here and it’s a small percentage of people that fish for them ,like us crazy English people but it’s an overlooked species for sure ,it’s not uncommon for me to catch 20 plus fish in a fairly short session, of course on lakes that are up to 70 miles long it’s a case of bait heavily and wait for them to turn up but once they do it can be unreal at times.

[@topfuelteddy]

@@northernlight40 All the best mate and I think you'll have more chance of a turnaround there than here because this country is finished .

[@northernlight40]

@@topfuelteddy yeh you too let’s hope things turn around I still love my England and my beloved Yorkshire and Leeds Utd

[@topfuelteddy]

@@northernlight40 I used to be a very proud Englishman , it's lost on me now .

[@jeanmulligan4168]

River darenth at the Horton Kirby had monster gugdes

[@paulsmith-oy3bu]

Perch love gudgeon.

[@Twitcher999]

Simply awesome video 👍🏻

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@paulAnthony7236]

We used to get big gudgeon in a local pond 8oz was the biggest I had and a 6oz 2 dram didn't claim the record though.Good times as a kid in the 80s.

[@jamesmusson9820]

Would've loved to see a Half pound Gonk now then that's a belter and clearly a Record Specimen 👌 👏

[@paulAnthony7236]

@@jamesmusson9820 i could have claimed the record twice maybe as a kid I should have lol.

[@ChrisWhite.fishing]

small stream micro feeder is a class of it's own.

[@penhullwolf5070]

Haven't caught a Gudgeon for years, same with a Ruffe. Might have to dig out the float rod and get a pint of maggots.......

[@MagicManFan]

Bloomin' awesome

[@hotcoredead]

This is my local river and I have met the warden he is a nice guy and my friend caught a 7 inch gudgen

[@robertgoddard565]

Proper school boy fishing who doesn’t love it?

[@00markelliott00]

Wonderful

[@paulsmith-oy3bu]

Gudgeon tansy. Deliceous

[@ZerkaloAngling]

Drennan videos are spot on. I grew up fishing for Gudgeon with the Starlets Junior Club fishing Bloodworm and Joker in winter matches on Birmingham Canals, so although I've never specifically targeted them on small rivers, they are a species close to my heart. I went back to the canals we used to fish as a kid since I recently moved house and was disappointed to find a heavily diminished Gudgeon population.

[@angler_macca]

Easily gudgeon has to be in my top 5 species.

[@mrbongo8540]

Grand Union Gobio Gobio Society, dedicated to catch Gudgeon. Anyone can become a member, just have to catch one, verified and weighed by an existing member.

[@jackjenkins3655]

My uncles dad used to wind me up when I were a nipper and called me the GUDGEON KING 👑 😂🤣😂

[@alanstebbings2886]

Always loved gudgeon No one's ever told rhem they're small If they grew to 5 or 6 pounds I don't reckon you'd ever land one

[@mattiemclean9882]

My kind of fishing. I'm totally over carp now after 25 years. Give me a small river or a farm pond away from the masses any day

[@paulsmith-oy3bu]

Remember my elder vrother catchin a perch of five poynd i mid sw enties on a gudgeon. Before fones wtc. Just put it back

[@michaelgoff4731]

A carp Feeder rod to catch gudgeon 🤣🤣

[@DrennanTackleTV]

With a 1.5oz glass tip this rod was the most suitable to use in our range of rods. The length (9ft) was ideal for the size of the river and great for creeping in and out of tight swims. Just because carp is in the name does't mean its not acceptable to be used for other species 😁😁

[@michaelgoff4731]

@@DrennanTackleTV I appreciate your answer...... But for gudgeon 🤔

[@joes3920]

@@michaelgoff4731 they could be like other fishing brands and tell you have to have a gudgeon specific rod, they are using a rod that a lot of people will have something similar

[@wesleythomas9047]

My original IM8/9 bomb rod would be perfection for that !!!

[@robertohagan3719]

the tip Jack actually used on the day was a 3/4oz and was spot on for the size of the Gudgeon we have in the Wallington

[@mabalsaritchie]

Can't whack a Gonk Jack

[@poppypoopapie]

Everyone seems to be after a bigger and bigger carp, carp, carp. The carp are the ones that eat thge eggs and spawn of other fish, thats why they are in decline.

[@kevinmyrane196]

Yep...the sad thing is the larger percentage of anglers now are only interested in carp and how many of them actually care about our smaller native species that are suffering. I recently read a report about the decline of gudgeon and aswell as carp, zander also have a huge impact on gudgeon population. Apart from climate change non-native/invasive species have the biggest impact to biodiversity...without all these smaller fish the ecosystem wouldn't function properly and you wouldn't have all the bigger species. Of course pollution is a major factor these days aswell 😔

[@poppypoopapie]

@@kevinmyrane196 Exactly.