Pike Fishing at Llandegfedd Reservoir

[@thomasjehu5298]

Awesome effort Owain and Rhys. Some truly incredible fish there!

[@ashmorton_angling]

Really enjoyed that, iconic venue and some mega footage and pike

[@abiz92]

Great video guys! Best pike video I’ve seen on KZbin! Can’t wait to see more.

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks Abi! We’re glad your enjoying the content 🙂 there’s plenty more videos in the pipeline 👍😊

[@Harry_Palms]

Excellent video... love the way you gone back over the history of the venue... the footage of your lure fishing is some of the best I've seen... and of course, unbelievable catches.... well done lads 🇮🇪

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks! Really appreciate the feed back, glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@Sabaskong]

That‘s what pike fishing is all about. Epic venue, epic footage. Well done!

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you very much 😊

[@mickclarke5741]

Would love to see some more of this pal 👍🏼 brilliant content.

[@kevinproudman3776]

Awesome video gents 👍 👌

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks mate 😊

[@FishingInWales]

Just amazing guys, best video we've seen in a long while. Really makes you want to go pike fishing!!

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you! We really appreciate the compliment 😊 makes us want to get back out catching them too 😂

[@tjp9987]

Superb video, some of the best lure fishing footage I’ve seen. Well done lads 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it 😊👍

[@craigpalmer7002]

Quality this mate new subscriber will definitely have to have a go on here , isit a day ticket venue?

[@carlos777uk]

@@ScaleyJournal I love how you clarify at the end that making a video seems to show everyone that what you do is easy. Anyone watching this, and other videos, can become disillusioned with how little they themselves catch. A 30lber is a wish-list fish so well done.

[@pajnolan4459]

Lovely video, great fishing! Nice one to the algorithm for recommending your channel

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you! Glad you were able to find us 😊👍

[@stigma1911]

Epic mate. Thanks for sharing your experience. Stuff like this is inspiring.

[@ScaleyJournal]

Cheers mate. We hope that creating this video will increase the interest in the venue once more. It’s a fantastic water, but it’s in need of some more angling attention. Particularly the trout anglers.

[@jockmonteith]

Amazing footage! absolutely great to watch. Not sure though why Tommy Morgan's 47lbs Lomond pike from 1945 isn't recognised as the UK record? Morgan's fish was taken dead baiting (I believe) but from a wild un-stocked natural loch and not a fishery. Any info welcome. Thanks

[@jakebattson4501]

Cracking footage, I’m booked in March , never fished it before, I’m local too, love what you guys are doing 👍

[@craigpalmer7002]

Some cracking pike in this place use have had some big crocs out well done guys 🐊🎣

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks mate, appreciate the comment 👍

[@stevem987]

Absolute epic video, the best pike video I've seen for sure, loved hearing the history of the res and seeing such large pike fighting like that, mental, massive well done to all involved 👏 👍

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks mate! Really appreciate the kind words. We’re glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@richardheys6043]

Wow guys. Well done. Amazing vid. There just dream pike. Thanks for letting everyone see that. There are still big girls out there. Costs money to catch pike. Stunning 👍🏻🤓

[@ScaleyJournal]

Cheers mate 😊👍

[@thecarpkid3091]

What a session boys fair play , good angling 👌🤟

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks Joel! Some epic fish caught there fair play to the lads 👌

[@tomosedwards8369]

Absolutely fantastic. Not very far from me either ( based in Carmarthenshire) but I doubt il ever get to fish there.

[@ScaleyJournal]

They offer day tickets on certain weekdays mate. Check out the Llandegfedd Website

[@jasondonaldson2947]

Tremendous effort. I paddle board there loads but mainly pike fish the wye. Massive well done both 👌👌

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you very much 😊😊

[@nathanburgess2444]

Nice vid ! You got a follow off a decent fish at 13 minutes and 30 seconds ;)

[@owainrees3809]

You win the prize! Lol, we we’re wondering when someone would notice that, we think it was the same fish.

[@bananagirl5118]

Fair play! I understand the work behind those fish. Iv caught 100s of pike and still waiting for that 20 plus

[@lloydsummers5246]

Loved this video. Full of information and a great advertisement for the fishing available at deggy.

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks Lloyd. It’s an amazing venue. Shame the trout fishing isn’t what it used to be. If that could improve the pie would thrive in there again

[@lloydsummers5246]

@@ScaleyJournal I know a bloke that worked for Welsh water out of Deggy, the funds for the trout fishing dried up due to anglers not fishing there any more. Hope it can make a comeback. Fantastic water set in amazing scenery.

[@ScaleyJournal]

Yeah that’s bang on 👍 shame really. Hopefully the interest will return one day in the near future. We will be doing a trout video on there next season 😊

[@darrenbradbury5131]

Well done lads, mega pike! 👍

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks Darren 😊👍👍

[@dpfisherman]

Wow awesome 😎 🎥🎣 well done lads

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks mate 👍👍

[@MrDanj139]

I had the fish in the thumbnail a couple of weeks back.. It's still going strong 👌

[@owainrees3809]

Hey Dan, good to hear, well done! how big? She had a weird dent in her side that made it easy to identify if that helps?

[@MrDanj139]

@@owainrees3809 thanks mate.. Had her at 30lb 8oz. First thing I noticed was the scar/Dent. Looks a lot bigger than what she weighed!

[@TheBassRacer]

Great video, amazing to get the hits on film👌👏

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank mate! 👍👍👍

[@fishingspeciesafrica5811]

Brilliantly done

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you 😊

[@tomparker8825]

Banging haul of crocs there boys loving your work 🎣🐊

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thanks mate! The lads smashed it fair play 👏

[@mikejenkins3726]

Think the rot set in with the trout fishing when they restricted the hours to 9-5

[@ScaleyJournal]

Yeah possibly. It’s sad to see the trout fishing dwindle to practically nothing on there. I remember the days as a youngster turning up to fish Llandegfed and there would be in excess of 30 boats out on the water almost every day! It was one of the best trout reservoirs in Wales and only a couple of years ago. Such a shame.

[@tommymcgee7101]

Great video guys 👍 I noticed a fish following and turning away from the lure at 13:27 just before the 32lber, looked a very big fish, not sure if anyone noticed this cause nothing was said about it in the video

[@ScaleyJournal]

Yeah we noticed this too mate, very exiting when we first saw it! We’re confident it was the same fish. We think it was the 32lb fish rhys caught. Looks of a very similar size.

[@QOHARMancing]

very beautiful sea brother, very reachable and very potential big fish there .. I wish you a happy and successful day always..

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you! It’s an incredible venue, has a history of producing some very large pike.

[@aplumberspikedreams7358]

Great work guys just goes to show if you put the hours in you'll get your rewards

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you 😊 yeah it’s a lot of effort but definitely worth it!

[@razzgb]

I'm got a boat booked for March on the pike. Even though its not the same place it used to be, I fly fished it for 20 years until new management messed the trout stocking program up with tiny 1lb trout instead of 2-3lb and over priced season tickets. Resulting in no one fishing it no stocking 🙆‍♂️

[@owainrees3809]

If it’s ever to be anywhere near what it used to be it relies on more trout anglers using the venue and continued monitoring and limitation of the pike fishing. Nowhere near enough anglers using the venue for both species to continue for it to be viable as far as I can tell which is why this video is public.

[@razzgb]

@@owainrees3809 I live 10min away from their and would now still be fly-fishing their as would all the other regulars if it wasn't so poorly managed. But I would of thought tho that all the course fish in their would sustain the pike but my mate said it is the trout that made them pike so big. The otters in their now don't help aswell

[@addone9871]

I would call it a day after the first 20+ haha. What a day you had, congrats! Could you discuss which lures were you guys using? Only one i recognize is the savage gear line thru trout. Is iz the medium sink, or slow sink and if its a slow sink, did all those fish come up towards the upper part of water column to hit it?

[@ScaleyJournal]

It was a mixture a swim baits and jerk baits mate. Because it’s a trout reservoir pretty much every lure used was a trout imitation and they were caught at varied depths 🙂👍

[@bananagirl5118]

Subbed! How many anglers per boat. Is 3 allowed? Great video

[@lonesy100]

Any chance of the names of the lures your using I’m struggling to find some that large Be much appreciated 👍

[@ScaleyJournal]

Mostly use a range of rapala lures and pretty much any trout patterns mate. Try the savage gear line through trout 25cm. They are on the heavy side and require quite strong gear to cast but a great lure and we favour them on trout reservoirs. 👍

[@pikemaster1972]

Life dream to fish it how do you enquire ?

[@stevenclements1090]

Wow 👌

[@lucashood595]

Some superb fish there, although I nearly spat my coffee out when he claimed to have kept Llandegfedd under his hat when it's the current British record venue 😂👍

[@owainrees3809]

We were the only two fishing it, the British record was caught in 1992 and to quote one of the trout fishing regulars "Why are you pike fishing here? There's none left"

[@lucashood595]

@@owainrees3809 Just blitz on by me describing the fish as superb! I didn't mean to offend, just found it slightly humorous. With the amount of baitfish in Llandegfedd there was always going to be a number of huge Pike in there, although not many by the sounds of it, so well done on persevering and finding them! As far as the regulars go - you always get them, I've fished loads of places with seriously quality fish in them to be told by other anglers "There's no big Pike in here" or "All the Perch died years ago" only to go on to find them myself. Some people like putting you down, others just haven't got a clue! As I said, bloody well done, and I apologise for putting you on the defensive! Tight lines

[@owainrees3809]

Not at all, I just thought I’d add some context as to what I meant, I’m glad we had it to ourselves but hopefully more people fishing it will keep the boat fishing running on there.

[@gymbruh1824]

Clearing. Up

[@tothebirds1]

How can it be a secret…..we were piking there in the 1990s

[@ScaleyJournal]

It’s not a secret, but it has essentially been forgotten. Only a handful of people now fish there for pike. The trout fishing at llandegfedd is the same. Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s there were over 30 boats out every weekend without fail and a good number of boats would also be out during the weekdays. Now there are only 2-3 people fishing it a week and some weeks there is nobody fishing it.

[@jamesd-ff4xr]

Every fish. Must be a 20

[@LeroyMcEvoy]

some video

[@ScaleyJournal]

Thank you 😊😊

[@smallfryproductions2184]

Pukka that

[@ScaleyJournal]

Cheers dude 👊🏼👍

[@frankeeg83]

With regards the 2 record fish.........most likely those fish never recovered. Arseholes more concerned with themselves and their legacy than the fish itself. Brain damaged through lack of oxygen. I would be absolutely amazed if those 2 fish were ever caught again.

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

There were a number of recaptures from year to year, so wind your neck in mate and try reading Mammoth Pike by Neville Fickling, as it's well documented in that book. The arsehole is YOU for making such a stupid and uninformed comment.

[@balthasarmous7418]

8:00 he didnt fix the corner of the pike's mouth

[@owainrees3809]

Yeah that was corrected while the fish was in the water resting, it took a long time to recover and we didn’t notice it straight away. Swam off strong and has been recaught since.

[@balthasarmous7418]

@@owainrees3809 awesome man, i see so many people forgetting that and its killing for the fish. loved your video such a different fishing culture over there with the closed water systems here in the netherlands we dont really have that

[@Pumpkin-gk2oj]

Has anyone had a pike that’s actually put up a fight? Hit the lures couple flaps 10-15 seconds in the net…

[@mauricetoussaint7283]

Go to Ireland, even a double will pull your arm off. Besides, no one should want pike to fight hard and we use heavy gear to land them quick. You sound like a bit of a noddy.

[@larsvegas1505]

those 40lb pike werent that long/old so its only because they were putting so many trout in at the time.. also the red spots are from being layed down on the ground/a mat. if u look back those fish looked healthy when u landed them and then all red after weighing. Maybe bring out some proper stuff next time and hurry up a bit they aint no carp u can lay out on the deck for 10 minutes. U need to keep these fish in the water as much as possible. I dont even weigh my pike.. just measure and put them back within 60 seconds, its a lot better for the fish. Also when ur not british its about the length and not the weight only. Also that was 4 seasons mate.. ive caught more/bigger this summer.. and a lot of big zander while doing it.. maybe find some better spots! (and i thought my fishing was hard).

[@owainrees3809]

You sound absolutely clueless! The mat is wet prior to resting a fish on them, the fish were handled and released quickly (hence the lack of filming, as the safety of the fish is a priority). Give your head a wobble buddy!

[@owainrees3809]

And stop fishing for pike in the summer if you’re preaching about looking after them that’s the worst thing you could do! Joker.

[@larsvegas1505]

@@owainrees3809 I dont live in the uk, so summer here was not so hot.. maybe over there it was.. I stil wont change my opinion though.. there is a reason al those big pike were caught 1 time and then never seen again. Pike dont handle long weigh/foto sessions that well.. a carp doesnt care at all.. but pike has very delicate skin. If u catch a lot of fish its best to not use a net, never lay a fish down unless u really have to. Ive caught loads of pike this year.. maybe measured 1-2 of them, handlanded and then put them straight back. That way the fish doesnt get damaged. But nice fishing though enjoyed the vid anyways!

[@owainrees3809]

@@larsvegas1505 The fish in the cover image was caught 12 months later, bigger and it looked immaculate. There’s a fish which was caught by me at 21lb, 23lb, 26lb three consecutive years in a row and looks absolutely fine. If you’re referring to the historical footage of Carl Garrett, I think it’s fairly obvious pike fishing has moved on since 1988 and yes, the fish were on the bank far too long. Carl’s fish was actually the fish that went on to break the UK record when recaught by Gareth Edwards, again at a bigger size though a year later. You can take a photo and weigh a pike quickly and not kill it, perhaps you should improve your own fish handling skills if you can’t manage that.

[@phildavis1573]

It’s says on the website don’t be chinning big pike

[@ScaleyJournal]

Sorry but you’ve misread the rule mate... It doesn’t say you can’t chin big pike. It states not to chin them and let them hang freely. This we did not do. The rule is stating that they must be supported, which if you watch it again, EVERY fish caught was supported with the other hand. This is a standard and safe way of handling pike, especially larger fish. It ensures you have a good solid grip of the fish and prevents you from dropping them if they thrash around. Also, every fish was returned safely and as quickly as possible which is the reason for the limited footage. Fish safety is and always will be the highest concern 👍 Thank you for watching the video 😊👍

[@phildavis1573]

Abide by the rules

[@ScaleyJournal]

They did… video was checked over by the team of rangers at Llandegfed before it’s release 👍 they had no issues with anything that was done 😊👍