Is This Scotlands Most Notorious Fishing Mark? - Bass Lure Fishing Scotland

[@06T1400]

Love the persistance , well done

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks 👍 it’s been a long journey. These 5 days were worth it.

[@fergusoboyle2043]

Well done mate, you got the result in the end. You are right, the place is full of bandits stripping the place.

[@elkayakfish]

Totally agree. I have been fishing other marks that I think will produce. But with the conditions I decided to just go for it up at Torness .

[@lennytheleopard]

A great story with a happy ending. Like me with my first wild trout on the fly rod - took 3 years. Well done you.

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks. Yeah it’s a long road but worth the time effort. Tight lines.

[@GrumpyGarry121]

I have also to catch my first bass on a lure. Fished north side of Eyemouth yesterday looked really bassy but not a sausage. Decided to go out to the end and catch some pollock which seem 10 times easier to catch

[@elkayakfish]

Yeah I have caught a fair few pollock and coalies down that way. Great fishing. Good luck on the bass hunt. It was great to finally get my first one. Hopefully more to come. :)

[@davet2429]

I love bass fishing some days I'll catch and return every one tend to only keep them if they're of a good size or injured, like to use barbless single hooks. It angers me when people keep everything they hook or if they don't respect the outdoors and leave behind discarded fishing line, packaging, drinks bottles, disposable barbecues or worse. I think we need more wildlife rangers as they do in America to fine irresponsible behavior and educate the importance of looking after our wild spaces. Nice fish perseverance paid off, tight lines hope you have a good season.

[@elkayakfish]

Totally agree. I also don’t fish areas where those behaviours are prevalent. I so rarely fish around these parts. Thanks for watching 👀

[@patwilbourne]

We'll done lad 👍🎣👀 And Tight Lines...

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks it was a Long road. Need tighter lines than the last fish lol

[@andrewwarburton3943]

Congratulations on getting your Bass mate. 🎉 I've found at Torness one of the most effective lures is the very "old school" Redgill eel fished 6-8ft behind a bubble float, medium speed retrieve.

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks for the tips! Yeah I tried that at the start but I hated the twirlies etc. I prefer the rod action with the lures and top water.

[@fishtales4205]

Well done dude nice fish

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks

[@sirshmoopys9034]

Good video mate. A hard earned challenge, keep it up and keep fishing. 🎉❤

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks bud. Hard work. More to come I hope.

[@Marcofergo]

Great video buddy 👍👍🤙🤙

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks. Just need catch a few more 😂

[@Bassboy123]

Just going to say half way through Try a seeker there a different level Well done

[@elkayakfish]

I have heard the blue ones are pretty good. ;) thanks for watching.

[@andrewbuglass6284]

Well done! Caught my first bass within 50 yards of where you got your one 26 years ago! Got pissed off at the outflow - too many people for my liking so wondered off down the beach, much more fun. Had fun on the lures in south Devon on family holidays - bass, pollock, garfish and even sea trout.

[@elkayakfish]

Yeah it was too unsafe at the outflow. Love a bit of lure fishing and this was a great day :) thanks for the comment

[@neiladams4136]

1st Bass - great achievement. Really enjoyable video.

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks Neil. :) was a long week.

[@wayne5240]

Class video mate. Never been to this spot to be be honest but I know the feeling of chasing bass 😂 get your first one is a special feeling.. Darkness that’s when I get much more success and bigger fish.

[@kelloekayaker]

Well done mate, a very well deserved fish. Nobody can say you weren't trying. I've just recently started to fish for them from the shore and i feel your pain when you loose one. Finally caught one of 48 cm after weeks of scoping out and trying to figure the best way/ state of tide to fish the area i am fishing. Now to get the yak sorted and try from that to catch one. As you say, when you have put so much time in to try and catch one the feeling is great when you finally do. well done sir.....liked and subbed. Terry.

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks mate. Good luck on the kayak journey. I am still lacking one from the kayak but I tend to go for cod here.

[@kelloekayaker]

Same here in Durham coast. Cod and Pollock mainly.

[@discovering_scotland]

Enjoyed that mate, persistence paid off 👏 subbed

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks for the sub. It was a bit of a slog but we got there. :)

[@Bigtuff123]

Well done on your first bass! They say the first time is the best for some things but no! Wait until you catch a bigger one😉Ive always angled since I was a child, I run a pier from 2020-2022 them three summers I was the bailiff and unfortunately the Eastern Europeans and the Chinese felt they could take home whatever they like size wise and quantity! I put a quick end to that! 😊 tight lines 🎣

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks. At least you were there to resolve those things. Here it’s a blind eye most of the time.

[@bibcay2622]

I’m going fishing probably on the pier but is that any good? If so is it rocky?

[@nikkiwilliams2777]

You did it at last!

[@elkayakfish]

Finally

[@bibcay2622]

I’m going soon! Can you use any types of lures there?

[@elkayakfish]

Yeah. Put in the effort and you get the results.

[@williamconnor7249]

100% correct the warm water outlet is a bass nursery , controller floats and dinsmore eels buying them buy the card then the bombadiers became hip for a while but the majority of setups where drennan subsurface controller floats and the small eels rigged .they murdered 1000s of schoolie bass for commercial gain in well known restaurants in glasgow Stirling Falkirk Edinburgh no mercy up at Torness ..the average size fish was 12 to 14 inch which fit a restaurant plate perfectly .Sad times and no size limit .. an angler is very fortunate to catch a small 12 inch bass with a lure and light set up . but sadly the light set ups used at Torness where for The murder of juvenile fish ..I regard myself as a bass angler and most game species i have travelled and put in some hours and only had a handfull of bass in 20years connected with plenty but no cigar there should be an exclusion zone at Torness . Rip Pat

[@williamconnor7249]

its a sad day when without any introduction we all knew it was Torness Hot water outlet 🏴‍☠️

[@elkayakfish]

Totally 💯

[@elkayakfish]

Great commentary. It’s a really shame. 😳

[@VernsSeaFishing]

Day 2 very lucky I know you need be getting wet to catch bass but not worth getting washed of a rock. If they take many fish then shouldn’t they report it to the fisheries. People like that are no better than those that leave there rubbish. Nice bass well done and returned. Congratulations.

[@elkayakfish]

Yeah for sure, I don’t know if the talking I gave myself made it into the Final Cut. The fisheries are aware this spot is well known to the local community and law enforcement. Thanks for watching mate. :)

[@TheGhs1]

Great stuff 👍 Now the brown , sea trout season has finished I’m trying coastal lure fishing for the first time , is there anywhere up the coast towards Edinburgh you’d suggest to try , any species just want to christen my lure rod .

[@elkayakfish]

I mean I can tell you lots of places but where you will catch is a different thing. Lure fishing towards Edinburgh isn’t the best for deep water but there are some spots around cockenzie if you have a look on the charts.

[@TheGhs1]

@@elkayakfish Cheers much appreciated 😄👍

[@whitetroutchannel]

​@@TheGhs1get coastal fishing for the seatrout, a very different creature from when they are in the fresh

[@TheGhs1]

@@whitetroutchannel I have been so far this season and loving it and virtually only fished saltwater so far 👍

[@whitetroutchannel]

@@TheGhs1not much in the uk comes close to saltwater seatrout, i was 13 when i started and im 40 next week, ill cross my fingers for an 8lbr on your next trip mate 😂👍👍🎣

[@bibcay2622]

Do you get snagged easily there?

[@elkayakfish]

Yes pretty shaggy ++

[@wayne5240]

Thats what type of ground you want for bass mate they love structure weed beds rocks etc ambush points for them

[@eclipsearchery9387]

18.00 it's not fine at all. You should've told them to do one.

[@elkayakfish]

I probably should have but with these guys it isn’t worth the fight. Thanks for watching

[@MrToejam666]

thing is the fish will jst stop coming to the stop,bet the r not native to scotland it happened to a good spot near me

[@elkayakfish]

For sure. 👌

[@grant1133]

Torness is a place ive been once and never again, its disgusting and like you say notorious for it but the police dont seem to enforce the law when it comes to wildlife. Whoever is buying these fish should be prosecuted too, if its restaurants buying it theyre ending up served to the public.

[@elkayakfish]

100%

[@miwoo6zz969]

Report it to the authorities, please.these fish are precious !!

[@elkayakfish]

They know about it and I have reported it before. And praised them when they came to check. This isn’t local lads taking a few extra fish. This is organised crime supporting organised crime. I have considered making another one of these style of videos exposing this a bit more. Thanks for watching.

[@ianturnbull9581]

I fished Torness too, got my very first bass there, was minted till I saw the mass murder of so many bass by the so called fishermen, filling big bags with every fish they caught, disgusting, never been back, a mate from work went up spear fishing and only saw one bass, been fished out.

[@elkayakfish]

Totally it’s absolute carnage. A real shame.

[@wayne5240]

Disgusting that like, catch and release always for me, don’t begrudge people taking the odd one they put the effort and time etc in but to keep everyone is wrong.

[@davidmackeown9318]

Lucky if I lived there these people wouldnt be getting away with it. More people need to respect conservation or there will be nothing left.

[@elkayakfish]

For sure it’s a total nightmare! I don’t go that often for that reason.

[@robertgallacher7214]

Never mind, it's closing down soon so all the wallopers will have to find somewhere else .

[@elkayakfish]

Yeah there is that. Not sure who will last the longest tbh. Torness or the fish!

[@BritDad]

Lol, you think the big commercial boats care about any conservation, a guy on a fishing road will not.do any stock damage

[@elkayakfish]

It’s not commercial boats that are the issue here. It’s teams of 4-8 people ravaging the area, with no respect for the environment.

[@stephenfarmer3908]

You say that angling doesn’t effect the fish stocks well sorry it does if you get ass holes killing every thing they catch the trawlers have a net size limit so they don’t get the small fish where as the angler catches all sizes depending on hook size so it depends on them to catch and release the small ones so be it on them You break one part of the circle then the whole system breaks down be it on your heads !.

[@stephenfarmer3908]

@@BritDad You say that fishing with a rod won’t do any damage to the fish stocks well you are talking rubbish all Kinds of fishing has an affect on the stocks of fish commercial or hobby fishing the difference is that sensible fish ie checking fish size and catch and release are the only way to help fish stocks so don’t think that because you think that commercial fishing is the only one then you are totally wrong they have a net size to use and the small undersized fish are not counted and they get a fine for catching these small fish so in Their interest it Matters that they Don’t catch the undersized fish FACT ! But there are those people that try and use this excuse to go out and slaughter All the fish they catch just to sell their catch to get a few bob to go down to wash them selves down with their ill gained money because they don’t care for the fish or anyone who abides by the fishing rules and have respect for what is around us with the world .If You don’t give respect then don’t expect it Back and just go back under the stone where you belong OK !!!!!!?.

[@dalebusby8298]

I hate people killing underside fish or taking over their allowance but i see the spanish eating eel fry In giant Numbers and In Denmark we are no longer aloud to take a single adult eel for the table so its all political really :( i tried for 7 years to catch a Bass In the uk to no avail :( persistance pays off i suppose

[@elkayakfish]

Absolutely it’s a disaster especially at this spot thanks for watching

[@piscator68]

Yes its a bloody disgrace, ive rang marine Scotland many times and nothing is done. Shame because its a great mark to fly fish for them as they seem to like something different to the delta eels they see all day.Ive often pissed off the scumbags throwing dozens of bass back.

[@rha4374]

These scum local poachers are best pals with the Chinese and unfortunately for some unknown reason I've yet to see them in any court for 30 years, i found their nets once full of bass washed up on beach and all were dead. I cut that net into very small bits with anger at the total disrespectful for the fish and our shoreline. As you are now a local lad , you will be aware of the beautiful weir at roundabout, i used to film and look forward to seeing the trout especially when hiding in root of trees for years and everytime in broad daylight the local thugs and visitors that worked destroying the fabulous chestnut tree for fun also the railway area murdered all the trout with their treble hook's with impunity. The mess they left had all the evidence required to convict also their cars yet once again the lazy police ignore them.

[@elkayakfish]

You are right about that river spot for sure. Terrible damage. Thank you for promoting me to but together some thoughts about poaching in general. Watch this space. There was a few recent court cases involving a local poacher. Reported in the “reputable” East Lothian courier it’s just very very slow to change.

[@rha4374]

@@elkayakfish The minority of local fishing boats and some unwelcome visitors have been poaching for years ,also dropping their nets long before they get to the legal limit for fishing which collects the school fish and has an effect of starving the other birds and wildlife that depends on the feeding fish. It's toooooo easy to blame the local poacher or anyone else,why don't the authorities give them the job/responsibility to police our coastline which in turn would be great for everyone, it's better the Devil you know as the Devil you DON'T. Anyways, I've still to catch a bass but TBH I am not sure I want to after what I've witnessed.

[@eustachiouslong5225]

not very smart

[@elkayakfish]

I did get a bit wet.

[@lennytheleopard]

effort:reward. goodonya

[@elkayakfish]

Thanks lenny.