River Mission!

[@trevorchapman9050]

Look after yourself JA, I hope the op has proved successful! Really love the passion and drive to deliver the content!! Good luck for the rest of the silver season!! Legend!

[@JonArthur]

Thanks so much Trevor, all the very best to yourself too

[@chrisfoster5098]

nice chilled video Jon. thanks

[@JonArthur]

Thanks Chris, yes lovely apart from the noisy planes!

[@terrystokley2968]

Hope your feeling better after surgery, missed your films. Look forward to next one.

[@JonArthur]

Thanks terry, more to come!

[@th5875]

Hi Jon, thanks for this video, I really like your recap videos, theyre something that others dont do. Hope youre feeling better!

[@JonArthur]

Glad you like them! Hopefully more to come...

[@TomsDinosaurOpinion]

Another excellent video mate! I hear you had surgery recently. You're looking good! Keep up the great work!

[@JonArthur]

Thanks for watching :-)

[@paulflint2863]

Thanks for a river video Jon. I know you fish commercials a lot and so do many anglers, but it's appreciated that you cater for us river anglers. Best wishes for a successful post-op recovery period.

[@JonArthur]

I appreciate that!

[@melvynroe116]

Lovely vid to watch on a Sunday afternoon, inspired me to take the grand kids on the Wharfe on the maggot feeder thanks Jon 😊

[@JonArthur]

Have fun!

[@holford98]

It the same at Gloucester canal with gudgeon….the zander have eaten them all! When I was a kid that’s all you’d catch on the river seven and Gloucester canal. I don’t fish anymore but watch a lot of KZbin videos on Gloucester canal and the number of fish and virility ain’t nothing like it was. Yet the zander fishing is great. Shame really how is changed. Anyway love watching your videos hope your health gets better soon….

[@JonArthur]

Yes but I think the crayfish are an even bigger issue in my local canals. Think Ive caught a baby non-counting zander on almost every match I've fished on the Gloucester!

[@demtamas]

Fishing the Oxford canal in the Rugby area frequenly, had quite a few gudgeons this year, all on maggots.

[@JonArthur]

Great to hear they're on the rise in Rugby. I used to fish all around that area a lot. Used to like the bit nearby that we called Watford Park, out towards Crick way, where the motorway goes over

[@reallytalltom1712]

That last specimen was something quite special Jon! Nice to see a bit of a minimalist approach! Makes a change from barrow loads of gear!

[@JonArthur]

It certainly does!

[@dennishoward3096]

well done John , you never give up or disappoint and make the best video's. Sincerely hope your health improves soon .

[@JonArthur]

Appreciate that Dennis, Im doing ok now thanks

[@sandyprosser805]

Hi Jon what a joy to watch you catch fish, hope your feeling better and get back to normal, loved the video, have great week 😊

[@JonArthur]

Thank you! You too!

[@iandavy7595]

Great video as always. Sorry to hear you have been unwell. glad to see you are on the mend. Good Luck.

[@JonArthur]

Thank you very much!

[@gavingoldthorp4093]

Enjoyed that as always Jon! Most of my fishing the last few years has been similar time restricted one rod missions. Most have been a similar struggle too, but it makes the good sessions that much sweeter!

[@JonArthur]

Very true! A day on the bank by yourself is good for the soul

[@diannepilkington1937]

HI Jon nice evening session on the river, but i couldnt believe your comment about no gudgeon on the Oxford canal these days, i have had many days on the Oxford practising for nationals catching mostly gudgeon over the years under the watchful eye of big Keith Winn and Baz Rowlands both well known in the Coventry area,i used to love coming down to the Oxford to catch plenty of fish from where i live in Lancashire, i am getting older these days but i do miss those days practising,looking forward to more videos. Ernie

[@JonArthur]

Lovely to hearth Ernie, I still see Keith at Packington now and again

[@deanmills9161]

Love that vid John. Cheers 👍🎣

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelfletcher730]

I always carry an SPK lightweight chair with the keepnet and landing net folded in it. Weighs nothing, don't think I could sit like that John. Keep up the videos really enjoyed it thank you.

[@JonArthur]

I carry various chairs sometimes but even thats a strain on a long walk

[@ianpurvis1923]

A masterclass in casting. Hope you can get back to full fitness soon. We need you on the bank.

[@JonArthur]

Im doing ok now thanks. More to come!

[@henrymaybury4502]

Brilliant made me want to be there

[@JonArthur]

Ahh that's good to know thanks

[@jeffchandler7662]

Mornin Jon, as said earlier the helicopter is a S76 it’ll be JCBs ( tractors etc!!) the DA 40 was the small one, and the third one sounded like a Seneca !! Geeky I know but I do work up at the airport !! And that is a bit of a walk to that swim !! I think the Cherwell has gone down hill massively over the last decade or so Jon, used to be a cracking river around the kidlington area. Great vid mate. Keep em coming.

[@JonArthur]

Wow and I thought I was an anorak recognising hooks and floats from 100 miles ha ha! Appreciate the knowledge and you are correct its no short walk but it's been drawing me back a lot so its nice to draw a line under it and try a bit further along... Agree the Cherwell is a shadow of itself. So sad the house owner has put no fishing signs up everywhere and otters are a big issue, but I am sure the water coming in from the quarry opposite is not good for the river. If you look on the EA website it is officially classed as a poor environment and low fish stocks in this area. Shame no one will probably ever get to the bottom of it as above the surface it looks amazing... :-(

[@jeffchandler7662]

Very true Jon,it is a good looking river but some of the kidlington matches held further downstream are showing no weights as such and more blanks than a starting pistol !! Trying that little pound on the canal below the lock and where you go into that field ………… hoping some fish have gone in there from the river to get out of the flow !!! …………. Tight lines mate.

[@bennyball8374]

Lovely video Jon, sorry to hear that you haven't been well. Hope you are feeling better soon and back up to match fitness.

[@JonArthur]

Thanks benny

[@DaveTheRave57]

Yet another great video Jon Tight lines Buddy

[@JonArthur]

Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@DaveTheRave57]

@@JonArthur always do Jon

[@stephenpyner4156]

Great video Jon, loved seeing the beginning showing your exploits on that stretch of river over the past couple of years leading up to this session, shame you never caught more but at least you got to spend some time by some water. Hope you are feeling better now after your op

[@JonArthur]

Thanks 👍

[@scottandrewjohnmiddleton8676]

Looks a lovely stretch of river Jon and I bet if you was to try a few different stretches you might find a few better fish can't fault you for your determination and your videos are always great Hope whatever surgery you had heals well and you get well soon

[@JonArthur]

Appreciate that thanks, just nice to get out some days!

[@davechisholm6313]

There is something about maggot feeder fishing, love it. you never know what you are going to catch.

[@JonArthur]

You got that right!

[@rolandcolegate8228]

Last cast Arthur's strikes again !! I bet you slept like a - - - that night !! ( I suggest you "branch" out next time and try a stick float ) Cheers.

[@JonArthur]

I could start up a treemendous tree shop! :-)

[@redorwhitemag3565]

nice to see you back on the bank jon and another great vid you always get a stick fish so to end on a big one is fitting lol hope you fully recover soon pal top man top angler

[@JonArthur]

Specimen sticks R us, ha ha!

[@grahamnash9794]

S-76 (helicopter) DV-40 (small plane. yeah, I'm a geek), and a roach the wants to be a grass carp. Quite a different outing !!! As for the crays, if we land any in our local canal, we're not allowed to put them back alive. I don't know if you remember, but back in the 90s there was a bunch of loons that released a lot of mink in Hampshire. Well that was a bout 15 miles from where several of us would regularly see them in the Basingstoke canal. They were quite small, but really savage, we'd find 4/5 lb bream dragged on to the bank with only a mouth full eaten, sure cray fish were left half eaten along about a 2 mile stretch. Very cute, but no one get close enough to found out the hard way about looks being deceiving. I was on the buses back then, and rumours started to filter through about a farmer near where the mink were released had his jack russel set about and killed by 2 mink, they were all trapped and dealt with properly. I only mention that because you spoke about otters being close by. Anyway, I'm chatting away and wasting your time. You take care Jon. TTFN

[@JonArthur]

Thanks Graham. I fished a National on the Basy where they were crawling up our keepnets! They'll sadly never go from the Thames and Cherwell now theyre here and no ones checking them. :-(

[@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES]

Lovely Jon great to watch inakso have that feeder chair and i love it , millions of crays and poison chats here in france bit when you do catch fish its great no matter the size. I use the aquos range of rods beautiful rods not triednthe rewlsnasninuse the shimano fx and seem great for the price also. Get well love to watch you fish

[@JonArthur]

Thanks HFA! Try the Ethos XR reels as I actually prefer them to the more expensive Horizons. Just seem lovely for the money.

[@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES]

@@JonArthur thanks il try a.couple currently just finishing up 4 hours practice for a charity match first match ever cold but had several bream and some roach at 10 m and perch at 7 m finishing with about 7 lb

[@PatMo1888]

Great to see you back on the bank, Jon. I've been out the game for 3 months and films like this are keeping me sane. I wondered if those were American crayfish?

[@JonArthur]

Yes they're all big American Signals, you will be lucky to find a native one these days :-(

[@PatMo1888]

@@JonArthur Bummer.I guess the only way to have an impact on them is let people trap them and cook them.

[@reallytalltom1712]

​@@PatMo1888they were introduced around Buckingham around 1985, and they've spread massively ever since. They're a right pain in the backside! Taste good though!

[@PatrickJHNewman]

I haven't tried it myself, but one suggestion I've heard is to pierce a tin of pet food then lower it into the water on a length of cord away from where you are trying to catch, to lure all the crayfish away from your catching area. Anyway, take it easy and get well soon.

[@JonArthur]

Yep good tip they use on the Basingstoke Canal I gather

[@micklarn112]

Hi John. Great video as usual. What stems did you use to switch from in line feeder to running

[@JonArthur]

Matrix Swivel Stems convert the Matrix Inline Maggot Feeders

[@Tony-gu4sz]

I think every aspiring angler has his or her own river that they'd like to keep a secret from everyone else.. Mine is the river Penk, between South Stafford and Penkridge. Roach to 2lb, Chub to 8lb, Barbel to 14lb, Carp to 35lb, Pike to 28lb (that I know of). Perch, Dace, Gudgeon, Ruffe.. No Zander or Grayling but occasionally Rainbow & Brown Trout to 6lb. My biggest Bream from this river is only 9lb but no-one is perfect😃

[@JonArthur]

Thanks Tony, I used to fish the canal there a lot back in the day. Your secrets safe with me... oh and everyone else who reads this ha ha!

[@stephenclark7013]

Fished that stretch over 25 years ago it’s a shadow of its former self I caught bream over 4lb tench over 5 Chubb to 4lb 12 lots of roach I had a brace of mirror carp one afternoon 12 and 14lb they used to live in the lily pads up by the footbridge.I also saw some massive pike as well although the biggest I caught went 14lb. I live a 5 minute drive from that stretch and used to fish short evening sessions .It makes me sad to see how much the Cherwell has declined , otters pollution crayfish all take their toll.

[@JonArthur]

Agree the Cherwell is a shadow of itself. So sad the house owner has put no fishing signs up everywhere and otters are a big issue, but I am sure the water coming in from the quarry opposite is not good for the river. If you look on the EA website it is officially classed as a poor environment and low fish stocks in this area. Shame no one will probably ever get to the bottom of it as above the surface it looks amazing... :-(

[@chrisprobert6]

After the success of the Avon roach project. Could we hope for a " Gudgeon" pr oject..👍💪 Edit. Or do the otters create the "balance"

[@JonArthur]

I think the crays are the biggest threat to populations

[@stephenpyner4156]

​@@JonArthurknow what you mean Jon, easy way to get rid of em is to catch and cook em, bet they taste great on the barbi

[@ftlpope]

Hi Jon, which club runs the Cherwell please?

[@JonArthur]

Banbury & District AA. Link in description.

[@kevinbennington887]

Shoals of gonk above Banbury, it sure drives You insane though that river, feast or famine with no apparent difference, tried paste fishing where it hardly moves, You can guess the outcome of that with our friends the crays

[@JonArthur]

Really? Whereabouts above Banbury and when did you last catch them? Used to catch literally hundreds in the Heyford/Somerton area but you don't see any at all now... Same on the GUC around Southam/Leamington.

[@kevinbennington887]

I live in Cropredy, caught some last week, I tend to fish too heavy for them though, they are more evident in the Cherwell than the canal, but plenty in the canal, it is not the zander that is their problem it is our friends the crays. This rain presently will help the river, it has been very low.@@JonArthur

[@steveeeles5882]

please jon more cherwell

[@JonArthur]

I will try, but its such a tough river at times!