Kayaker Surrounded by Giant Jumping Bluefin Tuna - EPIC Wildlife Encounter!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks for the likes & comments so far! Forgot to mention that Dad's camera isn't waterproof, but is still working after getting splashed by the Tuna on multiple occasions 🤣also, if you are looking for another video to watch, please watch this one! It's one of my favourites but hasn't got the traction I thought it might on KZbin, thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJzWknppZbBrhrs

[@ISquishWorms]

I have watched all your videos but they are so good I don't mind watching this one again. Seems I previously forgot to like this video though to have now corrected that.

[@光怪陸離羅剎國]

伟大的作品，感谢您

[@acereflectionsfishing]

new sub and will be catching up👊

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

@@ISquishWorms haha thank you!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

@@acereflectionsfishing wicked, thanks 🤩

[@peterdaniel2113]

cant stop smiling, awesome footage of a father and son doing what they love...thankyou!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Hey, thanks so much for watching :) we had the most incredible day and we were so lucky to be able to film it all as it unfolded!

[@Off-The-X]

Cue the comment stake! I had no father. Nice of you to say this. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!

[@markhodgkinson8431]

Thats got to be some of if not the best footage of feeding tuna, what an experience and the sound of pure enjoyment in your voices

[@KevinMooresrm]

16 years avidly consuming considerable KZbin content this is one of the highlights by a mile , the location , subject and film skills ,thank you for sharing this wonderful experience ❤

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks Kevin ✌️😎

[@anthonymorales842]

WELL SAID

[@AlaboteSportfishingCharters]

We are from the Azores and have seen all sort of tuna species in the most incredible moments here but this is something else. Congratulations on this epic moment and thanks for sharing with all of us!

[@104thebigguy6]

Do you get big tuna that close to shore ?

[@abdiver12]

One of the most incredible wildlife encounters I've ever seen. Congratulations to you both!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks so much!

[@CarolMason-x6x]

We first came across your Dad in his presentation at SPVS in 2023 . What a legend , love that you call him Rupes and continue to adventure together ❤

[@roblockhart8410]

Great footage. I grew up on Vancouver Island and have been fishing on the sea since I was a toddler and I’ve had my fair share of magical moments with wildlife but to see a school of bluefin’s in a feeding frenzy is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing

[@kenmorrill3774]

One of my most memorable occasions was solo kayaking off San Jaun Island, with not a boat in sight, and having a super pod of Killer whales swim by and under me for what seemed like ten minutes as they headed north.

[@williamhearne8612]

3:40 3:40 my😅

[@MrZygy3]

Beautiful World and Creature, Cool Film, Spectacular Bluefin and Awesome Dad !

[@explorepitlochry5292]

The 20th century was about the destruction of our fellow creatures on this planet. Fingers crossed that the 21st century is about learning to share the planet with all those others who inhabit the planet with us. A VERY special video, really well produced. Thank you!

[@leighlofgren]

as a wildlife photographer myself, this is simply awesome and stunning. You two are incredible

[@SimonHartley-rg6ro]

These shots are an embarrassment of riches. Absolutely gorgeous frames. So great!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

I wasn't, but now I'm embarrassed 🤣

[@SimonHartley-rg6ro]

@@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking You wouldn’t be English if a compliment didn’t embarrass you :)

[@fisherrich100]

That is one of the most spectacular wildlife videos I have ever watched. Just WOW❤. Congratulations to you both for filming and experiencing one of the most fascinating marine wildlife experiences you will ever see on KZbin. I am in awe of you both. Nearly brought me to tears.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks for watching and the positive comment 🙂

[@fisherrich100]

Can you explain why your dad has 2 VHF radios on him on the video, I only use one.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

One was a walkie talkie 🫡

[@danjohnson2098]

One of the finest videos i have seen!Cant imagine in full sound and a very large screen.Thanks for bringing this to the viewing audience.

[@Niko-ug9fz]

I did kayaking years ago, it is beautiful to see a kayaker beside amazing fishes, and it is even more beautiful to see father and son are sharing love and passion about nature together. really great video

[@mikecampbell7421]

Brought a tear to my eye, the beautiful Father Son relationship, the music and the sheer majesty and theatre of wildlife seen here at its best. The sad thing is that we could save all this but, will we ???

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Absolutely! Maybe they're more intelligent than they look 🤣

[@gambittandreas6756]

This is amazing , first of all ...Dad & Son and amazing video , pictures and experience. Learnt fishing at the age of 7 from my Dad and he has always been my best , favourite and legendary outdoors man and my adventure partner and commander in chief . The amazing experiences , hunting and fishing trips we have had so far ... breathtaking

[@BilboBaggins-e3y]

Youse guys should be awarded for such a very special film we must protect such stunning creatures been a fisherman since I was a boy I have never seen anything like this long live the bluefins keep up the good work👍

[@craigdenfordphotography]

Blown away by excerpts of this on Winterwatch last night, incredible footage. All the best with the career, hope it goes from strength to strength.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks Craig, appreciate the comment 🙂

[@procaliadventures]

This is fricking amazing, fisherman since I was 2 years old, this is what dreams are made off!!!

[@jonvause9883]

That was incredible. I am a photographer and kayaker and chase wildlife photos from my kayak also so fully appreciate the situation. What an experience! Amazing.

[@bradleybronk1614]

Thank you for this video. So many amazing moments. The time spent with your dad filming him was so cool to see. To see pelagics that close to shore was insane.

[@johnhaugie4555]

Mind Blowing!! Thank you for sharing this incredible footage!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks for watching John ☺️

[@andrewsheehy2441]

IMO -- This is the most STUNNING wildlife film I've ever seen. And in Devon??? Wow! Super good work and super well done!!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@andrewsheehy2441]

@@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking The icing on the cake for me was the wonderful relationship you have with your Dad. Lovely to see!

[@milescarter9516]

Thank you you so much for sharing this incredible video footage of the bluefin tuna fish. Wonderful to see, powerful, daring and unbelievable! Lovely to experience your excitement of a rare moment with being so close to nature!!

[@cooltube]

Worthy of the BBC for sure👍🏻

[@StuartBarnes-kg9bl]

Simply outstanding footage, no better than being among the action in kayak.

[@leemanton3169]

Spectacular film Henry, congratulations, and keep up the great work.

[@AyaAzizMusic09]

Just breathtaking!! I so look forward to following your adventures together!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks Aya 😄

[@jamesstephen7640]

Seriously that has got to be one of the best wildlife shots ever seen on camera just fantastic there will never be a better one

[@RARDingo]

In the late 1990's I worked a 3000t mothership for the prawn industry in the Gulf of Carpenteria in Northern Australia. We anchored overnight at a large bomby known as Mackrel Mountain. In the morning there was a huge school of baitfish attempting to shelter under the 100m ship. They were quickly discovered by a school of Spanish Mackeral, who chopped through the baitfish, boiling the surface of the clear tropical water. The view was spectacular from the deck of the mothership. Eventually a massive Striped Marlin showed up & it hunted down a few Mackeral like an organic torpedo. One of the most spectacular things I've seen at sea.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Phwoarrrr this does sound spectacular! Would have loved to have seen that marlin 🤪

[@malcolmthompson2767]

Absolutely brilliant video, you captured the drama perfectly. Reminds me so much of summer months off the coast of West Cork Ireland. keep up the good work

[@paulhopper988]

Wow, incredible footage. What an experience for Rupert, hats off to him, not sure I would have the nerve to get that close to such powerful fish. Previously met him out on the water. Such an interesting man. Love his blog 👍

[@DomBarker]

Incredible Henry, great work! well done!

[@heatherinsf]

Amazing shots! I think the tuna were well aware of your dad’s kayak. What an exciting film to watch, thank you for sharing it.

[@jamesstephen7640]

You guys should be up for an award for that footage there's nothing better like it out there just fantastic

[@edrisArt]

This is so much more than a video-it’s a fascinating and captivating experience!

[@Fishrespect]

Non mi sono commosso, ho semplicemente un tonno nell'occhio, complimenti per queste riprese fantastiche, le migliori che abbia mai visto . Veramente mi avete fatto battere il cuore. Grazie❤

[@fuzzy_little_duckling]

Amazing once-in-a-lifetime encounter!! I also saw a few short clips of this from your instagram but wow still insane to watch it every time. Congrats on the shots!!

[@stratstart]

Incredible footage! You are a master at capturing the action and beauty of nature! Bravo!! Thank you!!

[@Live2Surf]

How can you not love that. AMAZING!!! Now I’m compelled to go grab some sushi. Very expensive cravings. Japanese sushi chefs are probably crying enviously as their dream tuna take a sashimi break! Great catch and docu- Thank you for sharing. 🐟 🐟

[@danielpye7738]

In NZ we would be casting at them from the shore lol

[@jamiehicks3533]

That is awesome! Terrifying and riveting, unimaginable to be in that kayak. I'm so jealous...

[@peterbc123]

Positive people, wonderful wildlife, fantastically filumed, encouragingly enchanting, absolutely aced... brilliant...

[@anthonymorales842]

"Cetainly there couldn't be a more exciting moment in the world" for real. great stuff. Planning and preporation equals luck. Lucky you "s well done.

[@topfuelteddy]

Unbelievable, spine tingling footage . thanks.

[@mitchellking4988]

Awesome experiences you're sharing with your dad. Very Special memories.

[@jimpowellsays]

Henry. You've got to give Rupert a fishing rod next time.... although you may have to collect him in Bermuda! Great video. An absolute masterpiece 👏

[@patrickpryal9344]

Bravo! Incredible video, fantastic !!

[@davidbrown7932]

I’m from Detroit, USA 🇺🇸 that’s the best vid I’ve ever seen , Sir David Attenborough is going nuts 🌰

[@alanmccluskie6169]

What an awesome experience, great to be able to watch this. Thanks Henry

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Alan thanks so much for watching! Hope you're good, always looking out for your amazing shots!

[@karlpaulsen8935]

Captivating experience brother! Love the journey !

[@mikeleo5990]

Love watching this 👌👌👌👌👌 the photography is outstanding and those fish are incredible !!!!!!!!

[@SteveColliganUK]

Absolutely incredible and stunning footage. What an experience for you both.

[@SteveColliganUK]

All my dive footage is underwater, so it’s great to see the action at the surface and above!! Love it. A truly priceless experience for you both.

[@scottcooper3436]

Amazing footage! I live in the Canary Islands the BFTs (Blue fin Tuna)are starting to come through now on their annual migration .

[@leezo2123]

Thank you for sharing great peice of film to treasure.

[@robertbatten1390]

Incredible footage. What a moment!!

[@goober698]

Some of the best video I have seen with them catching those snacks love the slow motion stuff

[@rogerroach6278]

This was absolutely wild! Good photography.

[@vladimircharous8945]

Hooked by the first minute. Amazing young man :) I Hope to be like him in the future. I'm 38 and never want to give up kayaking when i'm older. ( have to edit earlier comment now) AMAZING TUNA FOOTAGE. If one of those tuna hit Roobs when they breached!!! it would of turned out to be a tragic youtube video.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Certainly would have changed the narrative 🤣🤣

[@thomaswatson7182]

Great video! Speaking as a fisherman this would be some of the best land bait fishing ever!

[@mattydare]

14:20 Good point - what needs understanding is why the garfish are there? The tuna are just feeding from an opportunity. 17:11 Look after the garfish and the tuna will come to feed on them. What a stunning wildlife experience - you guys have obviously put the miles in and deserve recognition. Thank you for posting this.

[@SuePerb]

Unbelievable lads, just living the dream and making smashing videos

[@Mark-xv5lb]

beautiful photography; can't imagine what it was like out there with those big bluefin jumping

[@FOXY-2023]

Most amazing footage , lots and lots of tuna here in our waters in Cornwall at the moment , even whales being sighted, by myself fishing included . Well done guys

[@sebholm9688]

Saw this on winterwatch, had to look further into your exploits. Winterwatch can be abit tame but interesting, your footage just amped it up, hats of to you guys. Amazing

[@screamingreel8542]

This is simply a triple A. Amazing, Awesome, Astonishing 👊😎🤙))

[@Beeks0z0]

Dream of being able to make film like this and being this talented. Well done 👏

[@pablomaligno3731]

Felicitaciones Excelentes imágenes.👌👌🦈🦈

[@peterfrost5475]

A wonderful video, I had no idea that Tuna could be seen from our coast. Many thanks.

[@divercraig65]

Thanks for sharing, fantastic footage, great work documenting the action!

[@annakonda6727]

Always a pleasure when one of your films pops up in my feed. Such a joy to watch!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thank you :) got another one with Dad & I coming out in the next few days!

[@johnfrench9608]

The way the Tuna is hunted globally this is nothing short of a miracle.

[@asam9463]

Tuna, bluefin iwould say are overpopulated now round europe with fishing restrictions they have recovered very quick in the last few years

[@paterpeter1985]

@@asam9463they can’t be overpopulated. We are just not used to their normal quantities anymore. They used to be present throughout the North Sea. However, they are still largely absent ver There

[@jacobhumrich2612]

Just because the fish arnt there doesn’t mean they arnt somewhere else.. Currents, food availability and numerous other factors can cause pelagic saltwater fish to change their patterns year to year. Prime example of that is the bluefin fishery off California, they were non existent for years then all the sudden for the past few years bait showed up and the fish followed.

[@jamjam9930]

@@asam9463same in NJ. Past 5 years have been nothing short of the most mental bluefin fishing and observing any one of us has seen outside of tales from grandpa.

[@electrofishsurfboards]

Proper jaw dropping Henry! In this last year the amount of unusual marine life I have spotted in North devon is crazy. Last weekend I am pretty certain I saw a male orca in North devon. Added to the list of thresher shark, tuna, whales and dolphins by the hundreds. Had pretty calm conditions for easy spotting the last few weeks but there is definitely more and more coming to our coasts. Thanks keep it up!

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Hey, thanks for the comment! Ooooft thresher shark is a great sighting, assume you saw it breaching? Yeh light winds (and surf) recently!

[@darryljt]

That is the most amazing video of bluefin tuna I have ever seen. For the longest time i always thought these fish were only in deeper waters.

[@stuartelder7344]

Howdy from Australia, the most incredible footage l've ever seen, in a kayak with those close up shots, absolutely unbelievable. To think l just found your channel checking out random channels, l still can't believe that footage, take care.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

G'day! My two sisters are both in Australia at the moment (Melbourne)! In fact they went to watch the Aus Open tennis yesterday 😃 thanks for the comment 😎

[@mymagicmurals]

Just brilliant. What a fantastic experience for all of you. I did wonder about Dad's camera and tried to see what make it is. Glad thiugh it's still working. Wow how absolutely amazing Thank you, a perfect 18 minutes spent watching it this morning.

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Sony RX10 Mkiii - thanks for watching!

[@FishAholicTV]

Wow, absolutely amazing I hope to be in a situation like this one day!!

[@KaryVi]

Riiiichardi... that's dangerous, my love 😟

[@FishAholicTV]

@@KaryVi hahaha 🤣🤣

[@jordyvdl9724]

Great never knew that the bluefin tuna swims there greetings from the Netherlands awesome footage 🙌🏼💥💪🏼

[@TheShakeWels]

Thank you so much for sharing these amazing moments, phenomenal.

[@kevinkevscatchessanders1323]

World class footage! I was in awe watching it 👏

[@aleksanderdomanski9618]

Lovely work and wonderful encounters on our shores!

[@BeneathTheGold]

Wow. Boys that was absolutely amazing. I’ve been obsessed with giant bluefin since I found out they had returned to UK waters. I find it very exciting. Not from a fishing point of view. From a lover of wildlife’s point of view. This video was absolutely fantastic. I was trying to imagine myself in the kayak seeing it from there. I kinda could but then again I kinda couldn’t. Nonetheless I was buzzing seeing him in there. There was one that jumped right clean out the water toward the kayak and from our angle it looked very close. Very close indeed. I thought it was going to capsize his kayak for a second. I don’t know if his camera was facing that way though. It’s great to see these monsters back in our waters again. Very exciting. It means the measures that have been put in place elsewhere are working. Still more could be done. He was 100% right about the Mediterranean is a giant fish trap. The way they net everything going through the straits of gibralter is sickening. Nothing has a chance. Something should be done about that. Fishing them where they breed is just madness. Anyway rant over. Its amazing seeing them so close to shore. I need to make an effort to go and try and see some. It’s on the bucket list. I would have liked to have seen more of the footage from the kayak but other than that.. subscription well and truly earned guys. I loved it

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Hey, thanks for taking the time to write this comment. It truly was ass exciting as it looked, I hoped it came across on camera okay. Sometimes it's difficult to get this across, but I feel like capturing the original audio from both Dad made the sequence. It was the first time we had been that distance apart whilst hooked up to both microphones so wasn't sure if it was even going to work! It sounds as if you really know your stuff, I haven't read into the fishing in the med yet, but sounds pretty devastating. I hope you one day get to tick this off your bucket list, I'll speak to Dad and see if we can put another video together with just his clips. Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@BeneathTheGold]

@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking It came across fantastic. I watch a fair few agbft videos but I have never felt a feeling of awe watching them like I got watching this one. It was awesome. And yes I would love to see more of the footage from your dads kayak. 👍

[@Jaykmane]

Are people allowed to fish there? Usually when there are blue fin tuna close to shore it doesn't take long for that area to get really crowded with fishing boats.

[@BeneathTheGold]

@ fishing for them is heavily regulated. You need a special licence to fish for them which I’m sure is very expensive and it’s usually only catch and release. There has been a couple of bluefin legally caught and kept but not many.

[@buzukbzh2601]

Great from britanny, we also see tuna since 7/8 year. This summer i see a frenzy with thousand tuna,bird,dolphin during 2 hours,spectacular!

[@Whocares.........]

Well done!!! Excellent footage! ❤ but it does make me hungry.

[@acereflectionsfishing]

amazing footage well done and thanks for sharing👌keep on keeping on

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks 🙂

[@nslbirding]

Absolutely beautiful and stunning Henry, excellent to be doing this with your best mate too, congratulations

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Wouldn't have it any other way!

[@-zoave-]

Fantastic wild life ! Beautiful videos.

[@samuelhook6101]

Incredible ! Thats the best footage I have seen of UK Bluefin tuna . Hoping to see some up close myself this year .

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks, good luck - they’re becoming ever more common which is great 😊

[@matteoferrettiphotography]

This is amazing! I have no other words to describe it: it is a concentration of nature as only the best documentaries can do

[@henrykirkwoodfilmmaking]

Thanks Matteo 😎

[@bartdart3315]

Spectacular. Thank u.

[@martinsadler427]

That was truly stunning thanks for your work

[@harryedwards9318]

He was on Winterwatch this week , Brave Man , regularly goes out 10 miles on that little canoe

[@greenroofstories]

Amazing and fantastic footage!

[@spelunkerd]

Outstanding videography, can't wait for more.

[@keeferdog5617]

That was incredible! I’ve never seen anything like it…

[@NotJustFlowersLtd]

Amazing, well done there chaps!

[@paullking08]

Fantastic footage but what is sometimes not understood is that the return of the fish to the waters of SW England, West Wales and the West coast of Ireland is not due to climate change. These fish are quite happy in relatively cold water, indeed the rod caught record of around 1500 lbs came from Nova Scotia in Canada. In fact there was a thriving sport fishery for them in the 1930s here in the UK, based in Scarborough and Whitby, for fish following the North Sea herring fishery. Your commentary implies that they were overfished in the UK in the 70s and 80s but this is not true, there has never been a commercial bluefin tuna fishery in the UK. Nor is it proven that they’re part of the very much reduced Mediterranean population, they’re just as likely to follow the Gulf Stream across from the East Coast of America or via the Azores, and maybe linked to the population providing the fishery off the Atlantic coast of Spain. Wherever they come from they are welcome and have provided a huge boost to tourism in the Atlantic coast regions of the UK. There’s still no commercial fishing but around 700 per annum are caught by anglers fishing from the 40 odd licensed boats in England and Wales. These are measured for research purposes, some tagged, but all released back into the sea. What is interesting is that they seem more numerous here than in their more traditional home waters and one has to wonder where they go outside the late Summer/early Winter period when they come near our coasts.

[@Chris-zm7kg]

Really glad you shared what you know.

[@diarmuiddrew1190]

www.gov.uk/guidance/bluefin-tuna-bft-commercial-fishery-within-uk-waters

[@topfuelteddy]

Interesting stuff, I thought it was all down to climate change why they were here .

[@paullking08]

Another small species of tuna, the albacore, is caught in good numbers in the Gulf Stream a fair way off the SW of Ireland and this might be connected to a warming of the ocean.

[@We_Dont_Miss]

​@@paullking08 The ocean isn't warming. Albacore is a COLD water tuna.

[@BR0SE1DON]

Unbelievable! Incredible! I've never seen footage like it - well done!!

[@kimtouesnard1766]

Absolutely Amazing! Great experience!