Light Rock Fishing for Mini Species | LRF Fishing UK

It's been years since I specifically targeted mini species with LRF tactics, so with only an hour to spare I headed out down to the rocks to see what I could fish out. this type of lure fishing can be really engaging and rewarding, with the benefit of seeing what's living in the rock pools around our coastline.
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[@petergarbutt9521]

GOT TO BE 55+ YEARS SINCE I DID THIS, I'M GOING TO GET OUT A PEICE OF GARDEN BAMBOO, WITH A LITTLE BOX IN MY POCKET, OF BRIGHT COLOURED BUZZERS OR NYMPHS... MICRO FISHING AT ITS BEST 😊😊, TAKE THE GRANDSON WITH ME, THANKS FOR THE IDEA, CUSHTY... EXCELLENT VIDEO, STAY SAFE

[@SlippyLimpets]

Been a long time for me too, but for whatever reason I've not thought about using flies...cracking idea. Thanks!

[@allythescot]

This is where a Last was in watching so a got wee bit to catch up on your videos,found this fascinating with the wee fish you caught,Ally the Best Wlly

[@SlippyLimpets]

It seems a bit strange fishing in rock pools but, if the goal is just to catch fish, it really works. Tight lines Ally👍🎣

[@dannykerrush820]

Great way to fish, the pocket in shirasus and grass minnows are class

[@CastAwayFishingUK]

Really enjoyed that, simple yet entertaining fishing

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thay's the beauty of this type of fishing, doesn't get any easier than this

[@michaelmaher3213]

What a cracking little session.love doing this also .great way to pass away some spare time,and have a lot of fun also.nice one nathan.tite lines as always.cheers.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Glad I'm not the only one! No better way of landing a few fish in a short space of time. Tight lines👍🎣

[@giraudjessyrobert2375]

Excellent moment, thanks to you

[@SlippyLimpets]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davecosgrove8787]

The big gully in the next bay was one of my favourite marks when I lived locally. I had some cracking cod from there.

[@SlippyLimpets]

One of the best in the local are

[@liamstenson4156]

Something very different this time Nathan. Looks like great fun. Nice one. 👍

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thanks Liam, been a few years since I've done this but still enjoyable!

[@135Ops]

I've walked those rocks many a time but would never have thought of rod fishing down in the pools. Great video thanks for posting.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Give it a go when you're next walking around there, it can be pretty rewarding and a good way to kill some time👍🎣

[@DavidTYork]

I grew up fishing those rocks as a teen, and the bay, and it would never have occurred to me to jig in the pools! Lots of fun!

[@SlippyLimpets]

I grew up there and fished the pier lots of times but it was a real eye-opener when I read a Japanese article about LRF, bought some tackle and tried those pools. Like you said loads of fun and quite addictive!

[@Anglingaddict75]

Awesome video! I think it's amazing that there's fish where you wouldn't think there would be fish😁

[@SlippyLimpets]

Cheers buddy. It is a real eye opener and who need lobsters and crabs when you've got blennies😂

[@DevonLerfer]

Loved that mate, brilliant 🙂🎣

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thanks Rich, glad you liked it mate 🎣👍

[@renllek]

Loved this video! LRF is what got me back into fishing around 2015/16 after drifting away from it in my early teens. Those little eco gear pocket in kits are class, that's one of the great things about LRF....its such a lightweight method of fishing, you can go out with your rod, reel and one of them kits in your coat/trouser pocket and you will be set for the day. My favourite lures are the Isome worms as they are made from a biopolymer, so are definitely bio degradable and reportedly even safe for the fish to eat, which is handy if you get a blenny that wont let go and you can only get the hook out leaving the lure behind. I use them either on a small jig head like you were using there, or a size 6 or 8 gamakatsu worm 325 hook with a 1-2g tungsten cheb. the cheb'd set up is great for slightly larger fish in the bigger pools, but also good for dragging through the more weedy pools, and if you dont want to use a chebd set up then get a small block of tungsten putty and mold a small blob onto the bottom of the hook. My favourite haunt for lrf is around Seaton sluice at low tide (some cracking size/deep pools on the pub side of the 'cut') , but I do take the kids to either Blyth quayside, to north shields quayside so they can just drop a lure down the side and 'bob' it until something bites. the eldest is more steady on his feet now so I may start dragging him along the rocks this year, as normally when we have gone rock pooling with the kids both me and OH have had to watch a child each incase of slips or falls so not really been able to take a rod with me :)

[@SlippyLimpets]

It is a cracking way to fish, very active, minimal tackle and still catch fish- no monsters but that's not always the aim of fishing. Aye, those Isome's are a great bait and have the eco-friendly credentials to match. They also smell much nicer than the stinking Bait breath and Berkley Gulp. I used to fish Shields Quay a fair bit but not tried Bluth yet, is it any good?

[@doubledee7517]

Excellent video. 👍 my favourite way to fish. Simple light fishing. I fish around my local pier don't think my knees would hold up over those rocks. Great photos of the fish. Top vid ! 👍👍

[@SlippyLimpets]

It is a really underrated way of fishing!

[@JW-wp1qt]

Who needs Florida Keys with rock pools like that. 😉

[@SlippyLimpets]

Aye, it's canny amazing what you can pull out of them. JL doesn't know what he's missing😂

[@johnhamilton9991]

I’ve never tried LRF and certainly not thought of fishing rock pools. Your vid shows just how much fun this simple approach to angling can be. I’m seriously thinking of giving it a go. Great photography and production as usual, which makes your vids a cut above most others - particularly with the return of the head cam. Thanks.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Give it a go, John, it's great way of getting into LRF and fun in its own right. And yes, I listened to your advice and dug out the headcam mount, you'll be seeing more of that perspective. Thanks for your comment and hope you give this a try. Tight lines👍🎣

[@c.ifishingguernsey]

Great video buddy I’ve been addicted to Texas rigging for wrasse recently love it 👍👍🎣

[@SlippyLimpets]

I love catching them too, Texas rigged or with a cheb and weedless hook. Just not many around in my area unfortunately. Tight lines👍🎣

[@admincuth6859]

i caught a bullhead on blutak when run out of bait as a kid. Try making mini 'jelly' lure from foil, or sweet wrapper. No need to buy trendy lures, kids. I also made river and pond floats from crow quill and peacock feathers as kid. Never walk past a disgarded feather even today. thnx for vids - superb.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Great ingenuity! I'll have to stick some blue tack in my tackle box👍🎣

[@christravis3270]

Did the same thing in the large pools on Filey Brigg last weekend. Great but of sport. Keep it up buddy 👍🏻

[@SlippyLimpets]

Great minds, eh?😉

[@andyanglingcoachandguide9106]

Top video 🔥🔥🔥🔥🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣 love catching the mini species in the rock pools , dont have to be monster fish to be fun!

[@SlippyLimpets]

Cheers matey! it's that old cliche that fishing is fishing and it's always enjoyable. Tight lines mate!

[@taranscott155]

There are some great gullies and pools at St Mary's island, and you sometimes hit some surprisingly big fish in them. I sometimes take my daughter and we catch prawns in the smaller pools by hand, and then try the bigger pools and gullies for fish. Beats being stuck in the house 😄

[@SlippyLimpets]

Aye, it's good around there and always good to work your way up the food chain like that. Very rewarding!

[@SEAFISHINGwithCJ]

Hi Nathe. Im glad you put that video out. I going to have to give that a try. Lots of places around here too. One spot i think theyve had 27species.

[@SEAFISHINGwithCJ]

Rock pooling for Blennies is where i started out fishing 60years ago. Also loved hearing the Kittiwakes, we have a colony here too . ( so unusual this far south that the RSPB advertise a viewing spot each year).

[@SlippyLimpets]

Hi Chris, I am too, thanks for talking me into it! Yeah you guys are spoilt for choice with species numbers most I've had in a season was 19. Looking forward to seeing your 'pooling vid.

[@Southpaw.m]

May try this, don't have lrf gear but I'm thinking my course hooks with a split-shot and an old quiver-tip top section, bit of fun with the grandkids 👍

[@SlippyLimpets]

Yeah that will work fine a lot of the LRF aficionados use split shot and small spade end hooks and get smaller species, or at least hook up easier than I did in this vid. Hope you have a good one!

[@neiladcock8382]

Heads for home to watch the Slipster on a bigger screen....

[@SlippyLimpets]

Nice one Neil!!

[@ianoliver977]

Great video mate, I might give it ago myself, tight lines mate 🎣

[@SlippyLimpets]

Give it a go mate, it's a great way to kill an hour or two 👍 🎣

[@Esoxluciouss11]

very cool

[@mickhardstaff6605]

Nathan, I can't believe what I am watching, has the sun got to you 😎

[@SlippyLimpets]

It's not the sun, it's the constant wind. Swells, coloured water that's driven to this😂

[@Oli.Brown.]

Nice way to catch a big of live bait 👌😂 Good to see that life is returning to the rock pools, means the things that eat them won’t be far off.

[@SlippyLimpets]

You're right there! Bring on the warmer temps👍🎣

[@paulvandermaas6639]

Fantastic. lovely area. Inlaws lived in Whitley Bay. Father in law worked at Esso Tynemouth. Thank you for another inspirational video. I must Christen my 6' 6" LMAB la moustique 2-10g. in salt water :-)

[@SlippyLimpets]

It is a really nice area, bit too busy for my liking nowadays so have moved further up the coast. That rod will be perfect for the salt, hope you get amongst the fish and tight lines 🎣👍

[@paulvandermaas6639]

@@SlippyLimpets have other relatives in Newbiggin area :-)

[@leecosgrove6855]

Great vid. Inspired me to get a Shakespeare lrf rod, some little jigs, scented lures and take the kids in the rock pools around Angelsey. We managed a few Blennies and they had a great time. This was our first time fishing, we had a lot of fish nibbling the bait but not that many proper bites - any tips?

[@SlippyLimpets]

Ah, Lee, that's great to hear! You will just get some nibbles but you could try a shorter length lure and/or a small hook size. Also, wait a moment after the first nibble before striking, if they don't hook up they could come back for another go. Hope this helps and tight lines👍🎣

[@davedawson9851]

Eyup Nathan. Well that's summat new. I love mucking about under rocks at low tide. Sorry I missed the last one for comments but that's what I was doing last weekend. The biggest lobster was the thick end of 3lbs and the bechdans were amazing. I also had small Pollock at high tice on the mighty Razor Claw - nothing else worked. Can't thank you enough for that heads up. I'll sithi after, Dave.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Alreet Dave, it's amazing what you can pull out of them and a 3lb lobster is canny going! I've given up trying to figure out why those lures work so well, they just do, and it's great that they're so cheap! I'm guessing you were down in North Wales? I've got a week on the Llyn next week and can't wait! Tight lines!

[@davedawson9851]

@@SlippyLimpets I'll be back over there this weekend myself so I can't wait to see what you get up to! I spotted a new possible mark last week but it looks like it might have a pair of Ravens nesting on it so I won't go there. I'll sithi after.

[@kriscuthbert9671]

Hi mate that looks great fun am gonna have to give it a try, bet you need a lot of patience tho. . 🎣🎣 tight lines

[@SlippyLimpets]

Patience isn't an required, ifa fish doesn't show in a minute or two then they won't. Time to move on to the next rock/pool. If they do show then the excitement of seeing their reaction is good enough to fill a couple of hours 😂 hope you have a good one!

[@CopyrightThis723]

Caught my first ever fish this way, using a tiny size 4 hook, a piece of bacon rind as a lure and about 2m of line 'borrowed' from a mate; just scouting around in the rockpools looking for fish. He couldn't believe his eyes when I returned 30 minutes later with a fish hanging off the hook after he'd caught nothing in the sea using a rod, reel and a massive cod bait lol.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Haha, that's great story! When the goal is just to catch a fish, this way of fishing is hard to beat!

[@truthsower4560]

I never thought anybody would go to the big wide open ocean to fish for tiny fish that are smaller than the pond fish found here in the states!

[@archstanton6310]

The sea scorpion , where i live people call em polymogs 🤣

[@SlippyLimpets]

😂 Much prefer Polymog, sounds like a sci-fi alien!

[@martinwilliams6069]

Just found your channel and watched this. Absolutely brilliant, reckon I'll be giving this a go, brilliant for the kids. What mono are you using?

[@SlippyLimpets]

Sorry for the delayed response... I was using some 3lb fluorocarbon, it seems to get abbetternbite response than mono

[@martinwilliams6069]

No worries at all, I'm sure it's a full time job in itself keeping up with it all. Thanks for the reply and keep up the good work, some cracking videos, so easy to watch.

[@andrewwarburton3943]

I need to know, how did you manage to bust the butt off the rod.? I have a mk1 hto rockfish that I've dropped numerous times, walked into rocks tip first and done other silly things generally considered to be bad for rods (haven't car doored it yet) and it's still perfect.

[@SlippyLimpets]

I found the Mk1 tip always split on me so used to fish them as a sawn off. This one was in my kayak rod holder and got jammed in a tree when i went under it, snapped off where the the holder ended. Silly mistake really.

[@reelfishingsibandshore.851]

Spotty dog man

[@gazzwad]

enjoyed that± imagine a 5lb Blenny man haha! gonna try this with the son as with my shit fishing he gets bored not catching lol... he will love this!

[@SlippyLimpets]

A 5lb blenny would be immense! Your son will love it, really engaging way to fish

[@pauljhenderson21]

Alrite mate, i know you dont use it in this video but what net and pole do you use when lure fishing also whats ur review on it, cheers mate

[@SlippyLimpets]

The handle is a Spro Fresstyle Xtender 3.8m and the net head is an HTO Folding Net. The handle is great but does need a wash down after use and the head is ok but I'd probably go for a different next time. Just because hooks easily get snagged in the mesh since it's rubberised nylon thread rather than pure rubber. Hope this helps mate!

[@MsJon52]

I know earth worms die immediately in salt water but I believe maggots stay alive, should be a good rockpool bait.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Always worth a try!

[@chrisdavison2022]

I'd need glasses to do something as fine as that!

[@SlippyLimpets]

I need to be less clumsy so I stop breaking those rods!

[@davidstula578]

That last fish looks like a minature wolf fish.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Haha, yeah now you mention it they really do!

[@keithfletcher5788]

Great video .Best regards.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thanks Keith

[@scanty1981]

Is that tynemouth, below the priory?

[@SlippyLimpets]

It is mate

[@scanty1981]

@@SlippyLimpets would love to get the bairn out on the rocks, but he's really wary. Just getting in to lure fishing recently. Loving the videos

[@davidoldboy5425]

At 3:27 in the top right corner look at the rock with the square cut into it, is this a Roman anchor?? it is recorded they had a port around there ? probably not ,there are loads of them but why so many and why so small? anyone know? I once caught a 4lb sea trout in a rock pool (I was 16) never repeated it. I've watched this again a bit more carefully and the 'rocks' look like cast concrete, put there I presume for coastal erosion protection, but compared to most of this type they are tiny, does anyone know the story??

[@135Ops]

Yep it's concrete dating back to 1850's when the breakwater (or pier as us locals refer to it) was built.

[@davidoldboy5425]

@@135Ops Thank you, in that case it must have been the largest size/heaviest weight they could use at the time.

[@SlippyLimpets]

It's amazing what you can pull out of a rockpool, that Smash Fishing keeps pulling out nice bass, but then he is on the Channel Isles. I grew up around this area so I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I don't answer, although I don't think it's roman. I do know that they built a railway to supply the concrete to the crane than laid the blocks for the pier, and maybe these smaller ones where part protection for the main construction of the pier?

[@hugolopes5494]

Boas companheiro acabei de ver uns vídeos teus no KZbin. Acabo de me subscrever no teu canal. Pesco nas zonas por onde andas . Um dia vamos nos cruzar grande abraço e força nos teus vídeos.

[@SlippyLimpets]

Welcome to the channel and if our paths do cross be sure to say hello!

[@jmr5551000]

Didn't need a net for those fish 😂

[@SlippyLimpets]

😂 nope and not much chance of falling in either

[@duncanmit5307]

👍💜👍💜🐟🐟🐟🎣🎣

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thanks as always Duncan👍🎣

[@castersfishingwales2038]

All I can say is shit hot buddy✌👍

[@SlippyLimpets]

Thanks guys!! Tight lines!🎣👍👍

[@firstnamelastname9013]

🤭🤭🎣🎣

[@SlippyLimpets]

What?! Even small fish are worth the effort with the right tackle