USA carp Dale Hollow

[@fishwithcarl]

Awesome Steve, reminded me of our trip over there. Such an amazing place! Nice job!

[@stevebriggs4638]

Carl and Alex Fishing thanks so much!!! What an amazing place - just had to go!!! 🙂🙂

[@terrycoleman8559]

Wow three legends in one place

[@terrycoleman8559]

Hi Steve what a place that is .I’ve recently started carp fishing again after an 8 year break due to work and kids . Now I’m back on the bank I’m absolutely in my element I have been looking for a syndicate to join but after looking at the array of them as I live in Essex. I’ve decided to pick one next summer . Instead I’ve decided to go back to where I first fished as an infant belhus park Essex as I was influenced by Carl and Alex vids on there park lake so I’m hoping the old big Girls are still there for me to find . 🎣 next year I would like to take the wife and kid to cassien can you recommend any guide etc .

[@stevebriggs4638]

@@terrycoleman8559 Hi Terry only just seen this message!! There was only one guide on Cassien and I believe he's giving it up soon - that's Dave Hyam of Cassien Carp tours. But you don't need a guide I've never used one - just get the family on the campsite - Camping du Lac loisirs and travel light to the lake every day :-)

[@carpiocyprinus5218]

Hi Steve, i just came across your channel. Awesome stuff my friend !You have to come back to the states and fish the St Lawrence again. That's where we met in 2005 when you and Tim won the first American WCC. Oh boy, how time flies. Stay well ! -Marius

[@stevebriggs4638]

Hi Marius I hope all is well!! Yes I must come back to the St. Lawrence sometime it is such a great place - so many memories too!!

[@randomryu9117]

great video as always, 50mins too Thank you. My favourite carp angler.

[@stevebriggs4638]

RandomRyu thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@carpfanatic2854]

Alright Admiral Steve and deck hand Joan another bind blowing venue for your carping career i spent a few yrs in Kentucky and visited dale hollow but never fished it and agree feels alot like cassien was fishing a cracking little lake a couple of weeks back in Somerset and met a good friend of yours Mike Starkey another legend like yourself anyway looking forward to your next carping adventure tight lines 👍🎣

[@stevebriggs4638]

CARP FANATIC 😄😄😄 it took a bit of getting used to steering that boat but it sort of made the trip really - along with the scenery and those lovely carp!!! Thanks for watching 🙂👍🏻

[@carpfanatic2854]

@@stevebriggs4638 thanks so much for your reply I hope we can meet someday my respect for you is universal 👍

[@TheAbhorsen2]

Wonderful video Steve! Im glad you had a great time visiting our shores and fishing the now famous dale hollow. Great looking fish as well!

[@stevebriggs4638]

Brian thanks Brian we had a brilliant time!! 🙂👍🏻

[@benvw555]

Great Vid! Thanks

[@leem4781]

Awesome video again steve .....so jealous! 😎

[@stevebriggs4638]

Lee M cheers Lee 👍🏻👍🏻

[@andrewsimmons6521]

Absolutely brilliant Steve as ever, what a trip! Loved it, so interesting too, your foreign adventures blow me away, thanks for filming and sharing mate 👍

[@stevebriggs4638]

Andrew Simmons thanks for that Andrew glad you enjoyed it mate!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jh4538792]

Great Vedic got educated on carp been fishing that lake 30 years for the other brown fish the small mouth

[@Herkyismyhomeboy]

Amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing your vacation with us all.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Michael Murillo thanks for watching Michael 👍🏻👍🏻

[@hollingworth38]

lovely footage yet again Steve, amazing place and so many fully scaled ... do enjoy these films the most on the truly wild waters

[@stevebriggs4638]

glad you enjoy watching them!! Yes the wild waters to tend to make better films :-)

[@CanadianCarpinHolidays]

Yes you are right Steve it is beautiful Res ...Thanks for the Hi at the start of vid 🙂 👍

[@fishermanofthesouth4112]

I live probably 20mins from dale hollow and just started really carp fishing it this year. Hope to get out a ton more this spring. Awesome video and nice carp man.

[@stevebriggs4638]

fisherman of the south thanks for watching and good luck in the spring 🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎣🎣🎣

[@usacarpfishing7901]

Great video, I've done two sessions there this year and I'm going back on July 1st for 5 days. Both times held a PB and I'm hoping for another one.

[@stevebriggs4638]

USA Carp fishing thanks very much!! We absolutely loved the place and still talk about it all the time - fantastic memories - good luck and have a great time when you go again👍🏻👍🏻🙂🙂🙂

[@usacarpfishing7901]

@@stevebriggs4638 I appreciate the reply Steve and from one Englishman to another you are very welcome to come stay in North Carolina anytime and I mean that ✌️😃

[@joshuanewsome5298]

I'm glad you enjoyed your time hear in Tennessee. I fish Dale Hollow a lot as it's an hours drive for me. Dale Hollow is a special lake. I'm a bass fisherman and not a carp fisherman. Dale Hollow is the best smallmouth bass fishery in the south eastern United States. The carp and bass share the same flats on the lake every spring and every spring I have wonderful conversations with funny sounding people like yourself whom come from all over the world to fish for carp. Glad you enjoyed your trip and I hope you have a chance to make it back.

[@joshuanewsome5298]

The second place you guys set up shop is one of my favorite places to catch big smallmouth at night during the summer time. I'm not exactly sure what days you guys were here, but I can tell the water had already been drawn down to winter pool. Unfortunately the weather has been so hot during the start of the fall here because you guys would have normally had much better weather to fish in. The heat stayed a few weeks longer than it usually does.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Joshua Bentley we had such a great time at Dale Hollow and what made it special was that everyone was so friendly and made us feel welcome. The fishing was fantastic and the carp are unusual as there are so many fully scaled mirror carp! It’s nice that we can all share and enjoy this lovely piece of water!!! I hope we can get back sometime and fish there again 👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@timmarshall7903]

Pleased you both made it to Dale Hollow, Steve. It is a special place for us US carpers, the fish, the scenery....and the access which is so much better than we have in many waters. The US is certainly not set up for carp Anglers! Hope you can come back again soon.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Timothy Marshall we loved every minute. I really like the fact that so little has really been opened up to carp fishing - at least on a big scale - is all part of the charm. It’s like the best days across Europe when there was still so much to discover.

[@timmarshall7903]

Right, Steve, had the chance to fish Kent through the sixties and seventies, now I am fortunate to fish where there is still mystery ( but not much bankspace!).

[@kirstyprice6778]

Great video mate, lucky man fishing all these amazing places. Didnt know america even had carp. Beautiful fish, great angler , great knowledge .good watch.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Kirsty Price thanks Kirsty yes carp seem to be just about everywhere and new venues come up every year - just not enough time to get around them all!!

[@kirstyprice6778]

@@stevebriggs4638 i bet you can try get around them tho haha. Thanks for the reply its an honour speak to a carp legend . And i forgot to say its my girlfriends account im just using it

[@northernlight40]

Hey Steve just watched both videos, yours and Carl and Alex I moved to Canada in 97 and fish a large lake in Saskatchewan , pretty much fish the same place due to time restrictions, caught thousands of carp in the last few years , as you said it is different ,I never fish long sessions,I usually fish a few days but never set up to fish right through ,I luckily have nice trailer and have is situated 5 minutes from one of my best friends who lives right on the water so fish from his dock ,we bait with rolled corn which is basically the maize but it’s rolled which allows you to just soak it in water for and hour and it’s ready to go so no boiling . I fish pretty basic , hair rigged 10 mil pineapple ,yellow boilies,tipped with fake corn on a size 4 or 6 wide gape,I would have to say I’ve become a bit lazy after fishing so many years in Yorkshire but it works , we have a one rod rule here but to be honest there are lots of times when they are on the feed that’s all you can use as it’s crazy at times catching 20 plus fish in a session and having runs before you have chance to set the rod on the pod, anyway enjoyed watching both videos just thought if you go again rolled corn save a lot of time. Cheers Mick

[@stevebriggs4638]

Hi Mick thanks for the message and the advice on the rolled corn - that sounds perfect!!! It looks like you've found your own paradise out there and enjoying life so good on you Mick - carry on enjoying mate and thanks for watching the vid!!!

[@todddavis4203]

awesome video, Really nicely done......I would love to meet you one day and perhaps net a fish or two for you Steve.

[@stevebriggs4638]

thanks Todd

[@Mel-he1hg]

Blimey you do get about mate, but as always it’s a pleasure watching a true Kent carp angler smashing it, I just wish I had the time myself to do what u do , your a very lucky man Steve x

[@stevebriggs4638]

Mel 1 it was exhausting getting out there but what followed more than made up for it!!!

[@martinuhr4439]

a good friend of us live in Louisville...this year we had planed to visit him in Kentucky but the Pandemic didnt allow us to do this. Dwayne is also a fisherman and he recommended us this Lake just because of those beautiful scale pattern...as a flyfisher i can recommend also the Appalachian Mountains. My main goal for this trip is the endemic Brook trout...a small but beautiful trout..considered in everything..."Virginia - Kentucky" must be a wonderful experience...now i have a nice Preview, what we have to expect, when we will fish at this wonderful Lake for carp...great film about a great Lake! Thank you Steve

[@stevebriggs4638]

Thanks Martin I absolutely loved Dale Hollow and everything about it!! The fish were stunning but the scenery and atmosphere on Dale Hollow was amazing. To visit Louisville was an unexpected bonus but as a lifelong Ali fan it's something I'll never forget.

[@NortadoLoco]

Lovely video. Thank you for sharing that!

[@stevebriggs4638]

NortadoLoco thank you for watching 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙂🙂

[@BrianWingard]

Really enjoyed the video! Thought it was very cool to show exactly how you approached the venue and how you fished it. A lot of videos keep you guessing. There are so many waters in the US that are untouched and hidden gems pop up from time to time. Glad you got to come fish here again and both of you enjoyed your stay. Hope to meet up with you someday when you come back.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Brian Wingard glad you enjoyed it Brian absolutely loved fishing there

[@jenbilbrey1089]

I'm fortunate to live right on Dale Hollow Lake. Well at least about 10 minutes away Max. It is definitely turned into a carp fishing hot spot. I did not realize this till last year when people were pulling out 35 lb carp. And releasing them which was a good thing. I catfish this Lake and it is Flathead time down here now. And I'm sure the carp are biting as well. Hope you catch a big one

[@stevebriggs4638]

Jen Bilbrey thanks Jen wow how lucky you are to have that as your local lake!!! Good luck next time out!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🙂🙂🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@lashashapira3406]

GJ Steve , thank you for a great film. :)

[@stevebriggs4638]

leo shapira thank you for watching 🙂👍🏻

[@simonparker1748]

Brilliant video Steve and Joan. Good to see Dave on there as well ( met him and his other sidekick Zach a few times in Holland and The UK). Will have to try and get out to Dale Hollow one day.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Simon Parker thanks Simon it was good to catch up with a few of the guys again - but the lake was brilliant!!!

[@foxfod80]

Amazing Steve, as always great Video. It is so funny, so many carp and nobody is fishing on them. We all in Europe want to have that. But the grass is always greener on the other side 😉

[@stevebriggs4638]

foxfod80 yes it’s great to fish somewhere so good that isn’t busy with carp anglers! I think there’s a few more in the spring but no real numbers for a lake of that size!!

[@jebbartley9848]

Been going there a couple times a year for the last 28+ years , just got back a couple weeks ago. Cool video !

[@stevebriggs4638]

Jeb Bartley thanks Jeb - wow 28 years!! All those fantastic times you must have had on that beautiful lake!! Long may it continue!!!

[@kevinnoakes4638]

Hey Steve , Awesome video , Will be fishing Dale hollow next September and would love to pick your brains about the place .... Kev

[@larryroberts1844]

Absolutely amazing Steve, a very place with some exceptional fish

[@stevebriggs4638]

Larry Roberts thanks Larry we had a great time

[@johngmls]

Yet another top class video from a top class couple

[@stevebriggs4638]

johngmls thank you 👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@o0liam10o2]

Great video steve and Joan, just got back from Gran Canaria and did a little day session with dave after watching your Gran Canaria video. Biggest only went to 21 but what a place

[@stevebriggs4638]

Liam Morris yes it’s nice up there and the fish are lovely

[@royclose946]

A proper carp trip well done Steve excellent mate 👍🎣🎣🎣

[@stevebriggs4638]

Roy Close cheers Roy yes a real adventure 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nicod686]

I know where I’m planning a trip ASAP. We don’t have any waters like that here in Cali.

[@jzaDale]

"Proper bivvy" had to laugh. Looked a great trip for you both and a lasting memory.

[@stevebriggs4638]

jzaDale it was a special trip 🙂🙂

[@paulgoodey3478]

Nice vid Steve looks like a great place to have a fish n start exploring .

[@stevebriggs4638]

Paul Goodey I love fishing those big waters especially when they are so unknown

[@davidhill9375]

Really enjoyed this... comes across as a nice guy 👍

[@stevebriggs4638]

Thanks David

[@danielwalker3535]

Now that’s what I call fishing Steve ( a floating carp hotel) 😆 chuffing awesome Steve I will have show my wife this video of you and your Joan enjoying yourselfs 😂brilliant mate,thanks Danboy👏

[@stevebriggs4638]

Daniel Walker cheers Danboy 😃😃yes we really pushed the boat out for this trip in every way 😁😁

[@presleytrisler2359]

I have fished there that place is gorgeous I went there with my mother what an amazing place and great fishing

[@stevebriggs4638]

amazing place absolutely loved it there

[@presleytrisler2359]

I'm a big fan of yours you definitely catch some gorgeous fish brother the us has alot of great places for carp in a untapped resource over here most the carp here have never been caught

[@spikeypilot5653]

Fantastic Steve all the best

[@stevebriggs4638]

Spikey Pilot thanks for watching 🙂👍🏻

[@spikeypilot5653]

I'm from England but live Germany not beencarp fishing for 9 years carnt pass test for licence is shit 😪

[@carpanglerpopup3370]

Good Video Steve😊😊👍👍👍👋👋👋

[@stevebriggs4638]

Carp Angler Pop Up thank you 🙂👍🏻

[@TopTacticFishing]

Great video Steve. Subbed as well. I'm an avid carp angler myself here in Delaware! Would like to make it to Dale Hollow at some point.

[@edenpeanut]

Chatanooga, seroiusly... i follow some other guys on YT called “goonzquad “, and they are from Chatanooga Tennessee. Great film yet again Steve .

[@richardturner5651]

Amazing place, amazing fishing. What else can I say.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Richard Turner thanks for watching!! That sort of sums it up, it was brilliant!!

[@paulgoodey3478]

Steve their is nothing better than finding yourself fishing a place that's not popular or discovered I love finding places usually rivers 2 hours plus drive for me and not seeing other anglers. A few snakes occasionally, but it all adds to the adventures.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Paul Goodey hi Paul yes for sure mate the fact that carp get neglected is what makes it so good out there 🙂🙂👍🏻

[@hva7629]

Nice vid Steve & Joan, love it👍 ejoy every day from each other.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Thanks very much

[@locrezisteruk1312]

Long way from home ! Well done

[@stevebriggs4638]

Loc Weymouth uk thanks 🙂🙂

[@MikeandHelen1]

I love you both.

[@CEOAirsoft]

The U.S. really is something else. There's SOOO much water, so few carp anglers, and all wild carp. Just scrolling around on Google maps, any carp angler can go completely insane. The potential is unimaginable. It may sometimes seem like the U.S. doesn't have as big of fish, but trust me there are plenty. They're just harder to find. There really is every type of water under the sun. Lake Superior of 20+ million acres and 1,300+ feet deep, the rest of the great lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway, Dale Hollow, the mighty Mississippi River, the Colorado River, the massive reservoirs of Texas, the huge expanse of brackish waters of the east coast, the wide open lakes of the plains states, the hot swampy lakes of the southeast, the thousands and thousands of small (a few thousand to about 5 acres) lakes of the Midwest. Not to mention the absurd amount of lakes in Canada that are even more untouched and unexplored that the U.S. lakes. It's like a whole new era of pioneering for the carp fishing world and not many people are giving it the attention it truly deserves. It's one thing to show up to a small UK pond with the names of all the biggest fish in them that have been caught by everyone and their brother and it's a whole other ball game to have you and a buddy tackle a series of thousand acre reservoirs in search of massive carp that have never even seen a hook. We're so spoiled with waters, especially here in Michigan, that if a friend catches a carp from a lake, I don't even want to fish it because it's not as exciting knowing that someone else has already caught from there. Idk how you guys do it in the UK. I would be so bored.

[@stevebriggs4638]

CEO Fishing it’s an amazing place for sure and I’ve enjoyed it every time - the scenery, the big waters, the friendly people - and the carp!!!! It is the land of carp fishing opportunities 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@carpkiff523]

Super carpfishing very good vidéo 👍👍👍

[@stevebriggs4638]

Franck Rimberg thanks Franck

[@thelolipopkidz]

Literally the bob ross of carp fishing

[@stevebriggs4638]

love a bit of Bob Ross - shake the devil out of it!!! :-)

[@duncanwoodhouse4576]

Great vid Steve!! Texas next? I’m here at the moment and just done some great buff fishing on decker 👌👍🎣

[@stevebriggs4638]

Duncan Woodhouse great stuff sounds like a great experience we must do it some day!!! 🙂👍🏻

[@paulbell9966]

Awesome watch as normal 👍

[@ATOUTDOORS]

KILLER FISHIN Y'ALL, AWESOME TRIP MAN,REAL NICE FISH ✌💥

[@stevebriggs4638]

A.T. OUTDOORS thanks - we LOVED it!!! 🙂🙂👍🏻

[@dotkoi3233]

I've been wanting to go to dale hollow. It's got some monster fullys in it..

[@stevebriggs4638]

Dot Koi and lots of them 🙂👍🏻

[@markcresswell8088]

Jealous as hell! Great vid Steve, if you ever need a Gilly please let me know LOL

[@stevebriggs4638]

MARK CRESSWELL 😄😄😄👍🏻

[@Perez_Pesca_pfc]

nice video men greetings from chicago il

[@stevebriggs4638]

Perez Fishing Club thanks guys 🙂🙂👍🏻

[@davehibb]

Good one steve ps Nice to see Joan on hand with the net Nice one Joan you’ve got a good woman there Steve

[@stevebriggs4638]

dave hibbert thanks Dave 👍🏻👍🏻

[@oldman5139]

I fish right across from East Port . And my PB 28lbs

[@leroybrownooo]

Another superb film, thanks for sharing. Can I ask what pod was you using? 👍

[@stevebriggs4638]

Lee Morris thanks Lee. It was a Nash pocket pod 👍🏻👍🏻

[@BrianBanks8134]

What's rods are you using

[@stevebriggs4638]

They are Nash Scope Black Ops 9ft 3.5lbs

[@MikeandHelen1]

Please try the slide!

[@stevebriggs4638]

never did try the slide - will have to go back and do it ;-)

[@jimbobdavis3366]

Now I know what you were doing in the states lol, As bivvies go that's going to take some beating mucker . Venue and fish stunning cracking vid cheers.

[@stevebriggs4638]

Jimbob Davis yes it was great!!! 😃😃😃👍🏻

[@fishwithandy]

That was Great

[@stevebriggs4638]

fishwithandy thanks 👍🏻👍🏻

[@presleytrisler2359]

Did you mean how to make pack bait that's how we fish for them in the us

[@stevebriggs4638]

I just fished our own style and caught loads that way

[@leebennett5685]

Any bears or snakes around thus wonderful lake 🤔

[@stevebriggs4638]

Lee Bennett didn’t see any but they are there apparently!!

[@rcarrollmassage]

Yes.

[@reisbond2680]

Come to lake Shasta huge commons and you can stay on a houseboat and would not have to pay!!

[@stevebriggs4638]

Reis Bond sounds interesting!!! Where is lake Shasta?

[@RinguiDingui]

Captura cura y suelta

[@DavidScobie]

Blimey buddy a house boat looks the job no slumming it in a bivvy and air con, you even have a slide out the back of the boat to release the fish pronto hahahaha.

[@stevebriggs4638]

David Scobie yes we were definitely spoilt this time 😁😁

[@countrydirtkid4451]

I love seeing that giant American flag at 47:00. We love that in the United States. Trump 2020!

[@stevebriggs4638]

Country Dirt Kid as soon as I saw it I had to get it on film 🙂🙂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TheBrand83]

These wild fish are amazing looking. Compared to carp in a small pond fed pellets.

[@stevebriggs4638]

I love all of them, I find wild carp easier to catch generally but these ones were so lovely - very special.

[@TheBrand83]

@@stevebriggs4638 If you ever make it to Blackfoot in Idaho. I would love to have a Brew with ya. Best Regards.

[@lifeart3336]

Hello

[@darrylclarkson1799]

Steve hope ya don't mind this question but are you a multi-millionare???

[@stevebriggs4638]

Darryl Clarkson if only 😄😄 I just spend my money wisely 😉

[@bernie2596]

This lake holds the world record for smallie's and you fished for carp!

[@stevebriggs4638]

Bernie yep it’s what I do .... carp all the way

[@beasbadges8827]

Bernie what’s a smallie

[@bernie2596]

Small mouth bass! That's what Dale Hollow is known for. It holds the world record along with 2nd and 3rd place weights on this species. Well it also has the largest concentration of Muskie in North America.

[@FixDylann]

It's shit how the US people kill these fish