LIVE MATCH Fishing at ECCLESFIELD POND near Rotherham/Sheffield

I've been extremely busy of late and trying to keep up with work, fishing, editing and life in general so this match fishing video took me a little longer than usual to publish but here it is, a day later than usual, I bring you the one of the most comprehensive of videos I've ever made; 'Live Match Fishing at Ecclesfield Pond near Rotherham/Sheffield', this one is jam packed full of information.
You're probably gonna need and extra beer or two 😉🍺, (or cuppa if that's your tipple), to sit through this feature length film but I suggest you watch the whole thing to see how I approach a venue I've never seen before and how the swims develop throughout the course of the day in this Yorkshire Bandit Angling Club match.
With the very limited information I had gleaned about Ecclesfield Pond or 'Ecco Pond' as it's known locally prior to my visit, I decided that pole fishing with multiple rigs was going to be my only approach and that I would assess the swims, and lines available to me after the peg draw.
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TIGHT LINES!

[@pmay222]

what a cracking venue for a club match..very fair even pegs... was i the only one watching this thinking 'small waggler 12ft rod all day long' ....? kept you busy all match trying different approaches... nice one

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hey it may well have worked but lifting and lowering the pole definitely helps get a few bites which is faster than recasting. That said the waggler can be deadly when spraying casters but I only took the pole with me, just wanted to keep it simple not knowing the venue.

[@Pedro_X_MC2]

Nice video John 👌 subscribed, and have been watching a good few of your uploads 👍 I do love my hemp fishing, especially at burn road pond on the York book, best hemp fishing venue I know! had plenty of 40lb+ bags of roach on it with a number of big 2 pound roach on it, my best at 2lb 4oz. Something I always do when im off hemp fishing is to prep about half a dozen or so nice sized grains of it 😉 because as we know its fidely to put on the hook, and its all time consuming, especially in a match situation! just a little tip for any anglers who fish with hemp seed who might not have tried this?? I get a small sewing needle and carefully push it through the side of the shell right the way through, I thread about 10 inches of 0.06mm line through the eye of the needle and pull the needle with the line through like I say about 6 to 8 grains of it pulling each one up the line. Then just cut the line with enough to be able to just do a simple cpl of knots tightened down to the hemp seed & snipped off as close as possible to the knot 🙂 then its easy to just slip the point of the hook under the line and pull it down to the bend of the hook. You can strike for England and it wont come off!!! and can catch loads of Roach on the same piece of hemp 😎 and I keep them in a little plastic box with some water in so the hemp dosnt dry out! great videos and keep up the good work! tight lines.

[@peterwilliams8122]

Ecclsfield pond was the first time I ever fished. It belonged to the working man’s club at the time. My uncle took me there when I was just six years old, I caught a roach and a small Rudd . I am in my late seventies and have fished all my life and still enjoying it. Well done John on your catch and bringing some old memories back for me.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

That's awesome Peter, I'd never seen the place before this day, it's a lovely little pond I assume it was an old brick works or similar? I think the new owners are trying to open up the bank that was to my left at some point and have been doing a lot of maintenance on the rest of the venue in recent times. Lovely natural fishing and there are some very big carp in there. Glad it envoked some happy memories for you, Tight Lines bud.🎣

[@peterwilliams8122]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel Hi ,it was a mill pond from a long time ago. The race is around and can be seen.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks for that info Peter 👍

[@antrog1895]

Great vid it had everything church bells (again ) 😀 somersaulting skimmers@51:00 (jammy git 😃) Interesting how the bait combos faired and the old classic of you catch on something the bloke next door couldn’t get a bite on 🤔 Great stuff keep em coming 👍🍺

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Ant, I said this was a comprehensive one, good bad or indifferent, I like to show as much of the fishing as possible, it gives people a much better idea of how a venue fishes than a heavily edited video. 👍

[@wayneproctor6333]

well done . this dam is more of a pole venue but feeder and float are pritty good . it is stuffed with roach skimmers perch . just had a good stock of small barbel carp n chub introduced early this year n already started to grow pritty fast . my sn fished in a open match and stuck it out for the big carp that are in there and pulled a 23 pounder out for second place.. there is also some nice tench. daz the owner has spent quite alot of cash making this venue to wot it is with the help of Ken his farther inlaw and a few others . this venue can be hard to fish from time to time just like any other venue but usualy fishes pritty good . hope you have a good day John

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks for the info Wayne, it's always nice to learn a little more about a venue from regulars. That's a big carp your son had out, it's not a way I can fish a match but for those brave enough, respect is due. I think it's a lovely little fishery and a credit to Daz & Ken. It could use a little bit of work to level the path, it was a hard push round to my peg with the barrow but fortunately it's not a long way.

[@stephenmcloughlin2901]

Thats a great video which is so similar to some of our smaller venues. The banter etc reminds me of our Sherpa AC club. a good bunch of blokes.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Stephen, I'd be interested in seeing the Sherpas match calendar and possibly guesting a match or two if possible,I know you guys fish similar venues. 👍

[@stephenmcloughlin2901]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel I will get a copy of our fixtures once we have them printed.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks pal

[@karldawson8402]

Lovely looking venue john,well fished,always thinking and changing it up,great vid as per mate 👍👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers Karl , similar to the railway pond in many ways, variable depths, some big carp and lots of small fish along with elusive bream and the odd ide.

[@keithbrown6990]

Hi John well do. Nice video thanks

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks for watching Keith👍

[@karlpearson8032]

What an awesome effort John, love ya persistence and rig changes trying to find what they wanted, weather didn’t help but if they are not having it , there’s not a lot you can do but try. Good on ya John see you on the next one ☝️.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Karl, searching around, trying different feeding methods and rigs is the only way I know how to fish, particularly on a venue I've never seen before. it's more of a challenge than just turning up at the same place week in, week out and knowing which pegs will likely frame before you draw.

[@Mark260165]

Fantastic watch, thank you John, long poles in damp conditions are a mare, I struggle with that too! bump so many fish even with light elastics, great result in the end though, keep em coming please.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Mark, good to know I'm not the only one, I try to minimise the problem with a PTFE spray, I'm going to try a silicone one instead called Ambersil FG, look it up, I've been told it's the dogs 😉. Glad you enjoyed the vid mate, tight lines🎣🐟

[@gazellis1961]

Great effort John,good 2nd place not to be sniffed at. Look forward to the next match...tight lines

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Gaz, plenty more footage in the hard drives, just a case of finding the time to produce them for you guys to enjoy

[@donnyrover1]

Hard luck john , you nearly did it , looks a cracking venue, great vid

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

So close Phil. Thanks for watching pal👍

[@adamstoneangling3411]

Well done mate, I know exactly how you feel with lost fish, very frustrating. Looks like a nice venue, plenty of bites which is the main thing.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yep tried to minimise the amount lost by choosing lighter elastic, keeping the pole tip low and breaking down a section further back but it's one of those things with small skimmers. It's a venue that'd suit you to a tea, a lot like railway in many ways with the variable depths around the pond, located in the middle of housing, the only difference is, there's fish that are willing to feed😉

[@JBW678]

Nice one JM. Very interesting to watch how you gave yourself lots of options and didn’t really stop on one line too long but rotated a lot through the session. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Always worth doing that JW when you're not sure how somewhere will fish. Work things out for yourself, the next time you go, you'll be better prepared.

[@JBW678]

Yeah I’m gonna try again at some point mate , with a different approach. Always love the weigh in banter at the end these vids as well lol 😂

[@dennishoward3096]

well done John dont think you could have fished it any better 2nd is better than 3rd. Another cracking video full of information and great camera angles again, makes watching so much more enjoyable keep 'em coming .

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Dennis, I just dropped too many fish, can't help it sometimes and the sticky hands/pole thing wasn't helping but I'd even polished that with PTFE spray so not much more I can do there. Another half an hour I'd have had the win, those quality fish were there for the taking.

[@ianhoward5493]

Well done John, another great video, great footage and nice fish in the net, not a first place that i know you was searching for, and to be honest i thought you had 20lb but a very good 2nd which has pushed you up the table, Looking forward to your next match tight lines. Ian in the Borders

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Ian, I just can't seem to get a win these days, but I'll keep knocking on the door and hope it gets answered. 😉

[@gloriajakeman1763]

good rotating of the swim john, enjoyed watching you, as allways, regards mick.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Mick, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@melvinbartlett4444]

Great video John nice to see you frame about time you had a good run

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Melvin, could do with a few more and a win this season - there's time yet though😎

[@phillipblackham9629]

Nearly top bandit John well done 👏

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Phillip 👍

[@jonparov]

Lovely video, nice catch, good result and well produced.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Many thanks Jonathan👍

[@johnloxley8705]

Cracking catch john and watching you fishing and all ya hear set up ya like a well oiled machine 😀😀😀😀….. well done buddy and another cracking video 👍🏽😁🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks John, think I could do with a bit of oil on the pole - or my hands! Fish slime, water and drying out carbon makes it hard work shipping back smoothly.

[@johnloxley8705]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel steady on Bonny lad !! This is a family channel and Gotta be careful saying things like “ oil on ya pole “. !!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣… made me laugh that … anyway I’m easily pleased 🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes I know what you mean. My pole is in dads attic. That could certainly do with a bit of lube !! 🤪🤪 look what you’ve started now 😝😝😝😝….. I keep thinking of doing a some bait and barbel fishing … probably next year now I think. I’m still fixed on the lure fishing at the moment … I had a couple of hours on Sunday evening on the upper ure … had a few follows but nothing will take as I think it was just too warm and the fish just couldn’t be bothered. … seen some lovely shows of silverfish though and very nice to see … like I said in one of the other comments on your videos Our rivers are doing well I think clearly … still waiting for these thunderstorms to come. We’ve had nothing here in Barnard Castle .. just the odd spot of rain really and I was at Scunthorpe working today and nothing there either. Bloody weather forecasters haven’t got a clue. All this modern technology. Bring back Michael 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣😆😆

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Honestly John, where is you mind, in the gutter 😉

[@johnloxley8705]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel 😵🙄🤣

[@johnibbertson2960]

great john i enjoyed that, yer fished well few more of those big skimbobs youd a won it. if only lol. well done though.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

I know John, the one time I didn't want a match to end, my peg was alive in that last hour and they were quality fish, I just dropped too many, I tried to minimise it, what can you do🤷‍♂️

[@jamesmusson9820]

Nice video to watch has usual Mark,You got a new Conny i notice it's a different pole to normal you happy with the model or maybe I'm mistaken

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks James. I bought the G90 second hand as a backup to my tournament. After I was left without a no.6 section at Aston Park, I figured I needed something cheaper and compatible that I could interchange sections but also use the cheaper pole on windy days, awkward pegs where it might get damaged and also for margin carp - not that I do much of that.

[@jorvikangler]

Well done on a clear second. Clearly it was the right approach for that peg. If all the fish had been an ounce heavier you'd have won.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Another half an hour I think I'd have had it with the quality I was catching at the end. I maybe should have had a short maggot line given the odd splasher late on but too many dropped fish cost me again.

[@jorvikangler]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel It's always if buts, and maybes.

[@martincallaghan8817]

Must admit when they weighed your mate I said to the wife he's 2nd here and to be fair you knew before you pulled em out of the water ' did you have a end peg . ? Just hard luck John fished a good match and pipped at the post .👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yes Martin, it was an end peg if you can call it that on a pond, the bank to my left is currently unfishable. I had Glynn directly opposite me on the other bank, I assume he was in shallow water as well but never asked him, it seems the lake is shallowest to my left and deepest over to the bank Rob was on, he had 8ft at 5m.

[@martincallaghan8817]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel bit like fishing skeleton deeper pegs to the right and shallow to the left used to stick my hand in the bag and keep my fingers crossed that I didn't get any on the left . 🤣

[@mikepattinson3285]

Nice days fishing John, second wasn't a bad result. Maybe fished a little to long, breaking down doesn't help.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

I should have set a short maggot line up to my right. Rob had 8ft of water at 5m though and I had 3.5ft at 13m 🤷‍♂️

[@mikepattinson3285]

As you alluded to in the film, it's possible to set up too many swims. Would definitely be worth another visit fish the peg again but stay within say 7m and see what happens.

[@williamthomasskidmore8498]

Would have used tares ,just a couple over the float each cast .

[@peterthornton8520]

I must admit I clicked you at about 21Lbs. I know the skimmers did come up small for a while but the Ide and the Bigger Skimmers and the Roach did make it look at very low 20's. I think the Hemp line and the amount of fish lost did you no favours. Well fished and very unlucky not to get 1st. Onwards and Upwards. Cheers

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers Peter, I agree with your comments, losing fish drives me mad, I swapped out to my lightest solid elastic on the skimmer line but it still happened at times, just one of those days. Maybe the fish were hollow. We were told hemp was a great bait in there but I'm not sure I was on the right peg to fish it, Rob had 8ft at 5m, it might have worked for me in the deeper swims, in hindsight I should have maybe set a maggot line at 6m to my right instead 🤷‍♂️

[@peterthornton8520]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel Which would have given you more distance between the 2 swims as opposed to the 12oclock and 1oclock swims. 👍

[@paullindsay4798]

Hi just subscribed really enjoyed the video. Used to match fish 10 years ago but work commitments forced me to stop. Probably time I got started again. Could you tell me why no pellet, meat or corn was used. I always thought fishing in summer on lakes with maggots and caster was a negative start and brought too many small fish in. I used to catch 90 percent of your net on the whip straight in and out on maggots or caster. Has times changed?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Paul, not much has changed in the last 10yrs but having never fished this venue before I had limited information which suggested most matches were won with silvers on maggot or hemp. I tried the fjuka pellets but the response was slow, however I'm sure if you fed micros and fished an expander the skimmers would respond. It's not a commercial Carp fishery though there are some big carp in there so fishing pellet or corn in favour of maggot or caster is a case of risk vs reward IMO. Let's not forget though there isn't a fish that swims that won't take a maggot. Thanks for the sub and enjoy my back catalogue (plenty of whip fishing in other videos). Tight lines🎣

[@paullindsay4798]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel I have a good set up but to start match fishing again I would need to update my pole. Mine it too heavy for long distance. What makes are good at the moment.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

All the manufacturers make decent poles so it depends on your budget Paul but I always go for Daiwa these days as spares are never an issue. Many of the UK made Daiwa poles interchange with each other. The G90 I used on this video is my backup pole and it's fully compatible with my Tournament Pro Sunday best pole so it gives me plenty of spares at a much cheaper price, isn't much heavier (only notice it after 13m) and they are mega strong so I use it for margin carp fishing, on windy days, banks with concrete etc to prevent expensive breakages to my tournament.

[@boansy1]

Swab your pole down with beez wax.....Diawa's especially.

[@Ste-Dicko]

Unlucky John no cigar, do you think those lost fish may of cost you top spot?,question for you mate, how are you finding the Daiwa G90? as i'm thinking of buying one.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Ste, the lost fish definitely cost me, but we all lose some. I just needed another half hour maximum and I'd have won it with the quality fish I had feeding at the end, c'est la vie! The G90, well let me tell you, I bought it as a backup pole to my Tournament X CU as it all interchanges and thought, I'll also use this on windy days, for margin carp and winter or anywhere it might suffer some damage instead of risking/ruining my Sunday best. I' picked it up 2nd hand for a snip, immaculate pole and at 13m I really can't tell the difference between it and my tourny, they're a bargain mate, especially 2nd hand, go for it.

[@tonyrobinson3808]

would of been a lot closer if you hadnt lost them fish but good match

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

What can you do Tony, I tried to minimise the losses🤷‍♂️

[@stevewilliams5428]

I used a method feeder for the first time today...21lb carp while trying to catch tench. 😂😂😂

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Awesome Steve, though you'll have the traditionalists turning in their graves fishing for tench on the method 😉

[@stevewilliams5428]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel I am a traditional angler!! Always willing to try new skills. I can see it working in a months time when the tench switch to smaller baits and particles. I even managed 😀😀cast into the same spot more than once.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Steady on Steve, you'll be match fishing on a commercial next 😉

[@stevewilliams5428]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel I've fished one match ever. Lindholme Bonzai? I was the only one who used a rod and reel and worms. Finished 12/30 and will never ever do it again. I was also the only one sat on a garden chair and who used the loo during the match(twice).. what's going on there then?

[@russellmurray8102]

It's not about fishing but have you any relatives who came from Ary in Scotland?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Russell, not that I know of, the family tree traces back to Edinburgh

[@boansy1]

Honestly .....any furniture polish

[@boansy1]

Hard deck needs more positive and less speed.

[@boansy1]

Any lube on top helps.....|Hair conditioner for your elastic.....Stop being so negative

[@321itsshowtime]

Can you do me a favour please. Can you give more tips. I’ve just started fishing again and I don’t know much

[@boansy1]

Speed fishing needs a little more attention to detail