River Swale BARBEL FISHING Revenge

This week I return to the River Swale at Asenby to exact my revenge on the barbel after getting smashed off on the opening day of the season, I head out for a late afternoon/evening session in what turns out to be rather changeable weather conditions.
After extracting an early evening chub, a couple of hours later the temperature cooled, the light levels reduced and the barbel started to make their way up the river on the hunt for food, giving themselves away as they rolled in the swim. When that happens, it's usually only a matter of time before the inevitable 3ft twitch!
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TIGHT LINES!

[@baileymark3]

Your intro had me spit me cuppa all over my kitchen bench. Your into says "welcome to another episode of *ucked" 🤣🤣🤦. I've replayed it numerous times. Normally not this childish but this had me in hysterics for like 20 solid mins. Great vid though fella. 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Unfortunate Yorkshire accent😉 Glad it gave you a laugh🤣

[@ianhoward5493]

Another great vid John thank you, the Swale where you fish looks so tranquil and the fish to match.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Ian. That stretch of Swale is lovely, there's usually a half dozen members on it on an evening but there's plenty of swims to go at.

[@clivecottingham2043]

Loved it.Great vid very professional.2nice fish Well done John.Can’t beat that.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Clive, much appreciated👍

[@karlpearson8032]

Awesome video John, beautiful place to fish and catching nice chub and barbel what more does an angler need, good on ya mate see you on the next one 🎣🎣 tight lines

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Karl much appreciated. I didn't need anything else...except a set of waterproofs with me🤣

[@pnico3775]

2 lovely fish on beautiful day look forward to your next outing.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Nico👍👍

[@riverfossfishing]

Looks like a great stretch and nice to see you get that barbel out after last time.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

It is a great spot Ewan, not as popular as Topcliffe up the road but I like my venues a little quieter.

[@tonyrobinson3808]

nice one john well done

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers Tony, nice to get one one on the score sheet.👍

[@keithbrown6990]

Hi John looks nice

[@andy_plainvillelakeyorkbak2828]

Lovely to see on my favourite river good to see that hallabut meat work pal. 🎣👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

That's the one you gave me bud, had some on the Wharfe on the Robin Red too👍

[@andy_plainvillelakeyorkbak2828]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel Nice one. 💪🐟

[@phillipblackham9629]

Well done John redemption 👏

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers Phillip👍

[@mikepattinson3285]

Thanks for that info on end screen. Thought I was missing somethong😉😉😉. Nice to get a few, wish it wasn't so far to travel to get some decent river fishing.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

No problem Mike, and yes travelling any distance to fish is tiring and expensive these days, just got back from the Trent match fishing on Saturday and it cost me £45 in diesel, plus bait plus pools, so around £80 for a club match excluding food. The winner got £78 but didn't have as far to travel as me.

[@mikepattinson3285]

John. Burton Joyce is about 210mls and 4hrs on a good day. We have s couple of cracking rivers but they are all game and you cannot get on them.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yes 180 miles round for me, it's a long old haul even at that. At least you've got the lakes to go at Mike but appreciate it's not not the same as running water.

[@pmay222]

nice looking swim...a relaxing change from thrashing around wi match tackle.... that chair looks good ive ordered a more basic one meself im bored of my seatbox.... 2 pints of hemp id have been aching to put a waggler over that wi double red maggot just to see what else about.. maybee a huge roach.. ..

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

The chair is the original and still the best Korum chair, absolutely rock solid...they don't make them like they used to 😉. No float fishing on this one, purely went for revenge on the barbel.

[@markymarkthelabman7639]

Well done John 👍love the black and white footage looks very professional 😂

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Mark, was just having a play with the video eding software as I've been doing a few shots in Photoshop recently greying the background so thought, why not do a bit in the video editor, I think it worked well in the rain storm sequence.

[@markymarkthelabman7639]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel I think it worked very well👍Hollywood beckons 😂

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewbogan1751]

Nice barbel and well caught not sure I agree with fish being messed about so much during bad conditions for them , you even commented how warm it was to touch, personally I’d be where there’s more flow and I certainly wouldn’t be weighing fish that are not special fish which none of them were

[@johnloxley8705]

Cracking video … cracking fish …. Loving the Swale !!! Just need a bit of rain in em but doesn’t look like that’s gonna come any time soon as the weather is just gonna get hotter !!! 🥵🥵🥵.. as long as the fish keep biting and you keep doing them cracking videos My lad 👍🏽😀🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks John👍 That's the last one on the Swale for a while, I like to roam but I'll try and get back up there at some point later in the season. Plenty more to come🎣🐟

[@johnloxley8705]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel Well hope your mission to catch more barbel from the Yorkshire Rivers is a success. Which river would you say in the north of England is probably the hardest to catch a barbel from in your opinion? at the moment my old man would probably say all of them🤣🤣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks John. The hardest river? That's a tough one but the one I struggled with most in the past is the Ouse, just need to time it right in the well known spots. I've hooked some monsters on double boilie and lost them to snags even gearing up onto the carp rods. I'm setting my sights on just getting a fish out of each river I visit at the moment, I'll worry about size later in the season. I typically fish the Nidd, Wharfe, Swale, Derwent, Ouse and sometimes the Ure for barbel, if I manage one from each of those and I have time over the summer evenings I may then try my hand at the Aire and then the Calder but I've never fished those for barbel.

[@johnloxley8705]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel The Ouse !?… my Old Man is going there tomorrow and one of my friends was there on Sunday evening and he had 2 bream & 2 barbel out put blanked on previous trips so like you say it’s just finding them and getting the timing right and like you do putting the time and Hours in … I haven’t done that style of Fishing for a few years now. I’ve got this ultralight lure fishing thing going on at the moment I’m trying to catch my first 3 pound perch !! I’ve been close a few times. Even catching the little stripeys is great fun and also encounter some nice chub along the way and obviously Mr Pike always shows his face up . One day I will get back onto doing barbel fishing and I’ve had some really nice ones in the past. Watching your video certainly does get me thinking though…. One day. All the best buddy and look forward to your next vid 👍🏽😀🎣

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

It wasn't JB John Moore was it?...I know he had a couple and has struggled until then. Have you been watching Scott.. he's been ultralight lure fishing, a nice way to spend a couple of hours.

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

Nice video John and a lovely place to fish, and of course the barbel was a bonus lovely one at that, yes delete the video and reload it, Thank you

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers James, it is a beautiful spot. I won't delete as I'll lose all the views etc, YT is still processing it 12 hours later... absolutely useless their editor thing but it will get it done eventually 🤣

[@johnibbertson2960]

well done john nice to see you havnt lost all interest after bad canal runs get thi sen to fiskerton for a late session youll get some 9lbers.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi John, I don't lose interest, that canal was just soul destroying this year if you didn't draw on bream. It's been the same for the 'Happy League' on there with ounces at best being caught in hard areas - glad I didn't sign up for that one and I'm enjoying a few relaxed pleasure sessions - I dont expect to catch a barbel when I go, but if you do, it's a bonus. Don't need much gear or prep, unlike canal match fishing where I put a lot of effort in for very little reward. As for Fiskerton, its a bit far for me to get to for an evening sesh - 90 miles each way, just been to Caythorpe at the weekend fishing a match, no barbel in that daytime heat but plenty of roach.

[@davep6286]

Hello John, you called it a night at 17.50 but upload runs to 55 plus, thought you fell asleep and stayed on 😱🤣😂🤣👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

🤣Problem with the KZbin end screen, I'm running the editor to remove the blank frames but it takes time to process online. I've been so busy this week I didn't notice it before it went live🤷‍♂️

[@neilwayte517]

Cracking looking swim John and well done on the barbel.The thames is still like a lake and fishing terrible. Might have to join another club that has a stretch with a weir pool because I think thats where the majority of the fish are enjoying the extra oxygen. Did I see you were fishing with a back lead ? . Its something I,ve done a lot of fishing smaller rivers. Let me know in a comment because I might be able to show you what we ended up using and it caught me a lot of fish on the kennet,loddon and hants avon.

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Thanks Neil, it is a real beauty of a swim, I could keep going back but I like to move on to keep me challenged and the venues varied - I might return there later in the year but I've got at least another 3 rivers I want a Yorkshire barbel out of first, (I've ticked 3 off already 😉). I wasn't using a backlead, I haven't really found a problem with barbel spooking off the line if I keep it out of the water and use a long hooklength but if it puts more fish on the bank it's certainly something I'd consider using. You can get in touch with me on facebook or go to the about page on the channel to get the email address - I don't post contact details directly in comments due to the spammers.

[@neilwayte517]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel no problem John I will sort it i out and get back to you. The long haired general is give me the death stare so I’d better get out in the garden and plant these beetroot seeds lol

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

🤣👍 don't let me keep you

[@johngray3585]

Beautiful evening to be fishing that lovely stretch John and cracking fish ,?? Are you from conisborough 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Cheers John, it was lovely...except for the brief storm. I live in York, if I was in Conisbrough, I'd definitely fish the Don a lot more. 👍

[@johngray3585]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel sorry wrong John Murray pal not to worry , you're a lucky man living up near them cracking rivers , I've always wondered what it's like below naburn lock on the Ouse that Weir stretch looks beaut specially when the salmon are coming in ,yes the dons a cracker as well 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

No problem John... there's another John Murray that looks like me..doppelganger 😄. The Weir can be hit or miss as with most of the Ouse but I haven't ever fished it enough to work out when is the best time with the tides...it comes up scarily fast when it backs up though you can fish off the floating pontoon it's slightly unnerving.

[@johngray3585]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel thanks for that ,this John Murray from conisborough 👍 was a brilliant angler and with you being brilliant a thought it was you John lad 😁 👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Keep going John, I can soak up compliments all day long 🤣👍

[@briandonaghy9075]

“Revenge is mine” sayeth the Murray! Beautiful barbel and lovely chub (I’d have been happy with that chub). It must have been frustrating watching the taps and not getting the big pull round. Do you think that 4+pounder was as big as the one you lost on your last visit? Keep them tight!👍

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Hi Brian, it's not really frustrating watching taps, you kind of expect it barbelling, it's a good sign and raises the anticipation. The fish that did me was without doubt a high single or low double, there's some very big fish in that stretch but also lots of school fish 4-6lb

[@kevinlawrence7541]

Great video...is it asenby..looks a nice stretch

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Yes Asenby Kevin, lovely spot.

[@kevinlawrence7541]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel looks totally different in summer...looks lovely tight lines

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

You too mate.

[@karlnewbold8741]

What landing net handle is it your using please?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Drennan Super Specialist

[@karlnewbold8741]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel us it the 3mtr or 3.5 mtr?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

Don't know Karl, had it years, think there was only one version when I bought it. Just looked online... definitely not the compact one they sell now.

[@karlnewbold8741]

@@HOOKEDFishingChannel is it good and solid when lifting fish out?

[@HOOKEDFishingChannel]

@@karlnewbold8741 absolutely, they're unbreakable - apart from the twist lock, mines broken, fixed it once but got fed up keeping it clean , just wrapped some electrical tape round it and shove the sections together - might repair it again at some point but was going to do the cam lock conversion and still haven't 🤣🤣The only other one worth considering for this kind of fishing is the gardner.

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub! Liked 😀🙏👍😁❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥