Winter Pike Fishing in the U.K.

[@mickhardstaff6605]

The old fella dragging that net was amazing for his age, I hope the young generation appreciates what we do for them .

[@TAFishing]

He was a workaholic for sure and obviously enjoys what he does..Respect for that.

[@karlevans2153]

As ever sir, very informative, enjoyable. Never tire of you many years of fishing exploits, reminiscences. You sir are a legend in your own time. Many thanks for you never ending ceaseless exploits.

[@tommos16]

Always a joy when the notification comes up. Great fishing!

[@deancurson1345]

Much respect to you sir, doing something you love and adding a modern aspect of filming and adding to KZbin. Love it, keep up the good work sir and happy angling always

[@TAFishing]

Hopefully more,and very varied films to come.

[@DarrenAndOzzy]

Pike is my all time favourite fresh water fish to catch, they fight like a freight train on small rivers! I'll never forget fishing a tight meander on the Duxford farm stretch of a Thames tributary with my gramp when I was about 12/13 years old and I caught a 10lb+ beast of a pike in the shallowest, narrowest stretch and it took 20 minutes to get him in, arms felt like a bus ran over them at the end and I had a smile like teh Cheshire cat! One of my all time top childhood memories!

[@taxalterror]

Brilliant Graeme. Thank you. 🍺🍺

[@DarrenAndOzzy]

When you look at that lure you were using on land, it looks a ridiculous colour, yet when it's in the water it looks just like a roach! Amazing!

[@cameroncameron2826]

Awesome the professor of angling is out piking.

[@tuffy3211]

Very interesting video again Graeme , You forget the hard work people put in to maintain a healthy stock many thanks to all .

[@dahutful]

Thanks so much Graeme! My week is complete

[@catchacow1927]

Thank you for sharing! The latter section was very informative 👍🏻

[@TAFishing]

I thought it might show something a bit different that might not otherwise have been seen.

[@TeapotDaz]

Excellent video thank you.👍👍👍👍👍

[@andrewwing5086]

Hi Graham. That tree is called a london plane. They were planted in city's as the tree absorbs pollution through its trunk.when they do, it causes the bark to peel because of this, as you can see. Now we have dirty air everywhere .

[@djihe]

Well done Graeme, tough going to start with, but you come good in the end with those lovely river pike. I've often found that on a river, once the light drops a tad they come on the feed. Always a delight to see a new video posted. God bless.

[@Loyalist-ul6qm]

Fantastic mate I've started fly fishing for pike it's a different breed all the best tightlines.

[@neillgrange9841]

Great Video as always Graeme,plenty of useful information. A London Plane tree is a hybrid of an American sycamore and an Oriental Plane tree.

[@liampople4309]

You as really are a in as inspiration 😜 thanks for all your hard work creating your Vids

[@borderlands6606]

Pike feed for short periods at this time of year, in my experience. Typically at midday and last knockings. Had a good mid-double this week on sardine, but runs few and far between. Another enjoyable show.

[@TAFishing]

Seems patchy on the predators,for sure its harder to find really productive Pike fishing with numbers nowadays .Many of the stillwaters are thrown over to Carp nowadays,but even the rivers seem a bit tougher . I think the water is cold,and the next week shows a lot of North Easterly winds which would not be the greatest direction in my opinion. Needs Westerly airflows and if you can find the winterised silver fish shoals you can bet the Pike will be close by as well...Just like Lions and the herds of the Serengeti plains..the pike should zone in on the baitfish at this time of year.

[@robertcotton9091]

Very Interesting! Thanks so much for sharing mate, I really enjoyed that.

[@torpoint100]

nice one Graeme interesting watching thenetting Thank You

[@whisperingblues9887]

Great fishing and a great catch a fantastic bonus we'll done mate.

[@busterboy-darlingsmithsmit4874]

Great video 👍🎣👍🍺

[@WolfmanWoody]

The pipes I think you are referring to, the ones made up into squares (?), are part of floating reed beds. In between there's a blanket of some material and the reeds are planted into it. Usually the pipes are filled with empty bottles with their tops screwed on so if the pipe leaks at all, the bottles will keep it floating. And that's my old friend Martin in the water on the end of the rope. Great fishery advice from him!

[@TAFishing]

I would liked to have seen that 38lb River Kennet Pike he was talking about,what a fish that must have been.

[@elsathal7359]

Thank you for sharing 💞

[@carlnewtonfishing6045]

When you showed us that float I thought that is proper fishing. I 'll watch the rest now!

[@TAFishing]

I tried the float,but like the other anglers on the river that day,the Chub just were not having anything. Benefits of being an all-rounder,by changing species and tackle I came out with a good day ...

[@noshstar]

It’d be great to see more clips of fisheries management.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

That was a lovely pike. I couldn't begin to imagine how many of those lures I've had over the years.

[@alessandromazzini8664]

What a beautiful pike Graeme well done👍

[@axeld74]

hello Graeme always top video. It's been a long time since I've seen your solo fishing at carp fishing I'd love to see your new session. Thank you anyway for always giving me so many emotions you're number one

[@TAFishing]

I do have some more overnight Carp films in the files. Not used them yet though.

[@axeld74]

@@TAFishing thanks Graeme, I will be waiting for the video… Thanks You’re Great

[@Kathimgalil]

Another great video. Enjoyed the pond netting part at the end

[@TAFishing]

I just thought it might show a different part of the fishing scene.

[@davidthornton4336]

Just thinking about you Graham. Youve not loaded any videos of late. Good to see you back.

[@TAFishing]

You must not be getting the notifications then,as I have loaded sometimes 2 a week lately. I haven't been anywhere,you need to check our playlist. You might have missed loads.

[@danmalone7819]

London Plane is also known as a service tree. Mainly planted in housing estates but also in older estates.

[@radleysmith7528]

Their fruits turn to dust creating the worst itching powder this side of an amsterdam alley dropping them all summer just when you want your shirt off cleaning up the debris

[@imamachine1]

Always nice to see you fishing my local haunt at throop. I'm off out after the perch on Monday an this vid has wetted my appetite nicely !

[@TAFishing]

Hope the river is in good condition and you get a few.

[@davidhempkin2402]

Another great video 💪🐊🎣

[@jonathanluce9130]

Wow that was worth all the effort, great pike Graeme!

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Excellent video. I was wondering if you would film the netting of the pond/lake from one of the other videos. I was waiting for them to pull out that 30-40lb monster pike that's been smashing everyone's gear! I do share your disappointment about the fishing though. The same spots we fished in our youth that made for an exciting days fishing, we struggle with today. Not enough is done to keep the rivers free from pollution and heavy urbanisation in some areas. You caught some nice looking pike out of the river in the end. They were obviously feeding on something down there!

[@kingrafa3938]

Great fishing trip Graeme.

[@sirgigachad1894]

Amazing never can go wrong

[@TAFishing]

Oh yes I can,blanked last night on a short session...freezing cold in the wind.

[@jackdobson3156]

Great video :)

[@jonathaningram4672]

A great ending to a very slow session. Was thinking maybe that bridge is a narrowing point on the river and Pike lurk there to ambush other fishies.

[@michaelbaines2383]

Does make you wonder about our fish stocks dwindling. I remember in my youth fishing and rivers teeming with silvers. All very sad if this is what's to come for future generations. Hats off to you braving the cold

[@dennishughes3250]

If you cut the ends off of the thumb and index finger you can do 99% of tasks whilst wearing gloves. Fingerless mittens are ok, but you really do not need all the fingers exposed. From someone who hates the cold as much as Graeme. Top video, as always - thank you.

[@timbartellselsdon]

London plane Platanus Hispanica ( from Spain ), Got the London bit by being able to withstand pollution by shedding it's bark, London was/is very polluted. When I worked on the parks department inner London the tree gang used up chains on the saws in quick time. They were hitting shrapnel embedded in the trees from the blitz.

[@TAFishing]

That's interesting, I would have never thought of the shrapnel from bombs but makes sense as I know our tree surgeon Ryan is always on the lookout for any metal or nails that might clip his chainsaw blade.

[@phil3038]

Them Pike switched right on the feed at Dusk!

[@lewwilkinson4411]

Where you was fishing you need 2lb line 20 hook loads of maggots you will bag up on chub and the odd barbel great vid 🔥

[@TAFishing]

2lb line for Barbel ?? That might be a one way ticket. The day I was there the angler with a load of maggots and stick float said he had caught nothing...might just have been one of those days though. Glad I threw the Pike rod and a lure in the bag.

[@bechichifethi6536]

شكرا جزيلا لك دايما تبدع بأفكار جديدة وطرق سهلة جدا وذات نتيجة جيدة جدا تحياتي لك جرائم بتوفيق صديقي المفضل على اليوتيوب

[@barleyarrish]

The London Plane Platanus x hispanica is an hybrid non-native tree widely planted as a street tree as it's bark shedding gave it 'good looks' and a measure of protection in the days of coal. It is an Hybrid between the American Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and the Oriental Plane Plantanus orientalis.

[@chrisstones3488]

Signal crayfish have ruined a lot of the rivers in Northampton. I can't dead bait or live bait without crayfish playing with them, i even tried popping my dead baits up, but it didn't work. I lure fish mainly now for pike. I'm going on the Norfolk Broads for a week on a boat next week, I can't wait.

[@TAFishing]

Good luck on the lures.Its getting that time of year...Toothy crittur time !

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

I helped some guys one winter do about the same thing to a "pay lake" or pay pond really but they call them pay lakes around the tri-state area, KY, Ohio, Indiana. The guys I helped serviced those areas mainly unless someone pays them to come to a different state and do that. But that time I helped them, they pulled out some pretty nice catfish, Blues, Flatheads and I think there was one real nice channel cat about 28 lbs or so, and then they got quite a few nice Carp, along with a few grass Carp. There was 3 lakes in that place, I helped them with one, course that was an all day job, just one, I think they eventually did all three lakes over a period of a week or so. But yeah that's pretty exciting just to see what comes out of a lake, I could only imagine what they took out of those other two lakes. I guess they have to do that here, to see how many more fish they can stock in a lake come the next spring or whatever. Well, they have to put in the books too what fish were in what lake and what have you.

[@TAFishing]

Stock checks in the UK are probably more important now than ever before as we have enormous predation, Otters,Cormorants,Signal Crayfish ,Abstraction(for new towns etc) and untold numbers of sewage discharges. You have to wonder if it is even worth restocking some places as the same thing happens all over again in a couple of years. I'm sure it must be similar in other countries as well.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

@@TAFishing - yes sir, your probably right on all that, well I'm sure you are. I don't know about some of those paylakes, mainly because they are all ran differently, you know? They each have different people running them and that person/person's are going to run it the way they seem fit. That's pretty much why I don't fish them anymore, well one of the reasons. Anyways, thanks buddy, I preciate it!

[@hrhallett]

Shame to see how empty our small rivers are down where I am with the apparent ‘wildlife success story of the otter’ these hippies don’t have a clue I’m not an old boy by any means but the previous generations knew what proper countryside management was all about.. sad world we live in these days, thanks for the fantastic videos from sunny Dorset mate, always look forward to tuning in on a Friday!

[@TAFishing]

Sunny Dorset Haha...that's Mike's favourite County,he's always down that way...No question our rivers are in a dire state...I never realised that back in the 1960's I had the best of the fishing ,and I always thought what it must have been like in the 50's !!...I have some more river films I am holding back and will trickle feed them in when I fancy. But yes,old school river management was always better.

[@hunternelson5001]

Finally no intro music or filler music!! Finally!!

[@TAFishing]

Thanks for reminding me...I will look some more out !

[@hunternelson5001]

Noo Graeme, I mean no disrespect, but as a long time subscriber and viewer of your channel, Please stop using the music!! The raw production quality of your videos is enough, the music just takes away from it!!! This video and others like it are my favorites of yours!! ❤❤

[@daviddevine1757]

Mullet on a bread fly vid. I'll just leave this here 😆 maybe you've a vid already on it.

[@crvnmrhd]

You need a suspending jerkbait if you want it to stay at depth instead of sinking, or floating for that matter.

[@dreammaker730]

So ,I've just been watching our troubled rivers with Paul Whitehouse on the BBC I player .Have you seen it.Straight away I thought about this video you were talking about depleting fish numbers in the rivers over the years. There are two episodes so far , give it a look .

[@TAFishing]

If you look back a few years I did a film about how rivers had changed ,with some before-and-after type of pics,plus last year I filmed the sludge that seems to be covering the river bed on the Wye. Having filmed there and being a relative newcomer to the Wye even I could see the change in around 4/5 years which is an amazingly short span of time. I actually try to fish above any sewage treatment works if there is a major city near the river,but sometimes we don't get a choice. I also know how the inshore waters have been changed on the South coast with the estuaries having nothing like the fish it had 40 years ago.The TV film is telling anglers nothing we don't already know,but its good that it highlights it to the wider public who probably don't have a clue what has been changing under the surface. I would like to see an in-depth film of how they "treat" the sewage,straight from the sewer pipe into their "treatment" works..Might be graphic,but I think the public needs to know what happens to their goods after they flush the toilet etc. Maybe the next episode will cover that.

[@dreammaker730]

I worked for a sewage company , a pretty large one in the Birmingham area tankering sewage arround, 2800l at a time lol. So I know a little bit about some of the processes. I worked for them for 3 years and I learnt that in storm conditions they can discharge straight in to rivers . I'm pretty new to fishing, my son got me in to it last year. We have only been on the cannals so far , I'm hoping to get on to the river Severn this year when it's a bit warmer . I did see a programme once about a company that does pre packaged salad polluting a chalk river down south with chlorine I think it was , sewage is the worst but industry still does a fair bit of damage as well. Thanks for your reply , I look forward to seeing your videos every week .

[@DedicatedAngler]

Can't believe the closed season is almost here D: I've had the time of my life on the Itchen this year

[@TAFishing]

It soon comes round when it gets to the end of February. Just hope I can squeeze a couple more trips in and would be better if no rain and a mild airflow.

[@BasherBrookes]

The London Plane are what most of the large trees in London are. They have wide leaves and the catkins we used to call “itchy balls” as kids. We used to break them up and put em down the back of someone’s shirt… they’d be scratching for the rest of the day… we were evil 😈

[@radleysmith7528]

You get that for dropping yr lure up a dirty creek also

[@alphaomega4893]

Hi Graeme. Great video again as always. Watched your Finch Farm cat videos yet again. I will manage to fish it this year as ive retired too. Been fishing Lakemore up in Crewe the past few years had some great results. Whats the other fishery across the road like is it as good as finch? Oh yeah and its your fault I gave up carp fishing for the cats. 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@TAFishing]

I never fish the one over the road ,but I do go up the road a bit to Pondwood Fishery,that is a good one for smaller Cats (seem to run up to 20,but could be bigger ones in there)

[@alphaomega4893]

Hi Graeme thanks for the reply, made my day Sir.

[@hackstii6175]

👍🏼 Hey Graeme, checking out the Saxon Mill river spot next weekend… I only live in Warwick so I have no excuse really!

[@TAFishing]

I guess its worth a look. Especially the downstream areas.

[@phil3038]

Lure Fishing is my nemesis, not sure if it's bad luck or bad skills, but I always struggle to catch

[@SeanSidious]

All about the lure man. Gotta be 20cm +

[@gorbalsboy]

The London plane is a tree that pollution can stick to its bark and the hairs on the leaves, the ones in greater London can absorb up to 2000tonnes of PM10 pollution particles a year

[@davemat8853]

Don't forget to oil the reel

[@daviecochrane1523]

That's a good pike

[@gavinclarke4065]

Excellent video Graeme, can i ask where you purchased the fishing lure you first used in the video, looks great in murky water.

[@TAFishing]

Cairns,Australia....bit of a drive (and sail) from here though.

[@stephenclark7013]

There has to be an amount of silver fish to support the pike population as for their not feeding I don’t know however the water treatment site about half a mile from where I live was pumping sewage into my local river for over a month over December and early January I remember fishing the river Trent in the late seventies and early eighties and it seems we are going backwards to those those times flowing open sewers it is truly awfull

[@TAFishing]

I actually try to fish above or upstream from any major sewage treatment works now..A)- the fishing should be better and B)- I don't want to be washing my hands in someone else's toilet or the many pathogens that must be washing in... !!!...A sad state of affairs with our rivers nowadays.

[@andylloyd6301]

So it's not just me struggling at the moment, went canal Monday and today on the feeder....nothing not even changing to a maggot feeder worked. Water temperatures are still very low.

[@TAFishing]

Seems patchy on bait for me as well,but consistent with the Pike fishing ,which I would expect at this time of year.

[@richardgee8505]

In the 60's they said Clapton was God of rock. Mr pullen is the God of the angling world. 😊

[@TAFishing]

Clapton still is the God of Rock, with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in the group Cream.Best track for me was "Crossroads"...Mind you I also have a thing for Led Zeppelin...All better than the diatribe I hear on the radio now..Why don't we have a good Rock radio station,closest is Kerrang.

[@nigelbrooks3606]

A real city slicker, the London plane is the capital's most common tree. As a hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental plane, it was first discovered in the 17th century then widely planted in the 18th. The London plane is thought to be a cross between the Oriental plane and the American sycamore

[@Aney.Stokes]

What is the rivers name Graeme. Remind me of the river nore In 🇮🇪👍🏻

[@DanTheVans]

Great video as always very interesting what happens with the fish they don't want back in the lake though?

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Usually. The lake will belong to a club or a _'consortium'_ that will own or share other lakes on top of the one they are netting. The fish that don't go back will normally get moved on to a different water that they own. Sometimes excess fish might even be sold to other clubs so they can stock their own waters. Ive never heard of them being released into a river though. I dont think something like that would happen as they run the risk of transferring any diseases or illnesses they could have picked up while at the lake to other fish. Releasing them this way can also be agant the environmental agency rules/laws etc etc. The fish will definitely be found another home elsewhere though!

[@Dadas0560]

Plane tree also known as Platanus. London Plane tree: A real city slicker, the London plane is the capital’s most common tree. As a hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental plane, it was first discovered in the 17th century then widely planted in the 18th.

[@TAFishing]

I wouldn't have known what it was if it didn't have the name and number on it...And why 20 ?? Are there 20 planted in that area ? or is 20 the tree code for the London Plane ??

[@Dadas0560]

@@TAFishing That I don't know. Would have to dig deeper into it... 2000 Years Later: I found this: "Tree Tags are used for many purposes including, but not limited to: identification of trees to cut down, trees to protect, treated trees, species and genus names and memorial trees. Tree tags are used by the Department of Forestry, researchers, tree farmers, national and local parks, landscapers and more. All tags are customizable to meet your needs from a stamped serial number all the way up to a laser etched QR code. New UV stable black aluminum tags stand up to sunlight and outdoor conditions for years! Our most popular styles are the 137, 115 and 245. You’ll see those featured as the first three in the gallery below. You can also find other types of tree tags, plant labels, and stormwater tree tags at the very bottom of this page. Please call us with any tree tag questions at 859-261-2035."

[@markmeyer9897]

A fish hook hey wow we wouldn’t of known that 🤣

[@TAFishing]

That was my tongue in cheek statement of not ramming a specific pattern..a fish hook is a fish hook in my tackle box. I just categorise them in either bait size I am using or species I am going after.Patterns and model numbers don't matter too much to me .

[@Leonf123]

Is that the same river that you and mike had all the trout from and the grayling on the float ?

[@TAFishing]

No,that was the Hampshire Avon if I recall.

[@colinmitchell9212]

Can you swap out the salmon for something else as salmon is extortionate prices here in the UK?

[@ollyjackson8733]

Was on my local stretch this week fed up with work so tried for a pike. Blanked but really surprising how active river was, water was dark pretty flooded still but so many fish kept jumping to the point it made me jump any idea what fish they would be? I tried float fishing worm at different depths but no bites. Seemed to be decent size/swingable. Presumed roach but wondered if any fish known for doing that this time of year. Just nipping at surface and jumping

[@TAFishing]

Sounds like the Pike have balled up some silver fish,probably Roach.I would give that area another go for the Pike.

[@ollyjackson8733]

@@TAFishing it was a good 100yrd stretch I tried different size spoons and spinners and a rubber lure if I could have caught one of the silvers I'm sure that would work though. Weird spot as I've caught 2 pike there previously on worms and eels with bread.

[@awesomefishingman427]

Just subbed to you buddy 👍

[@robmtnet3000]

Bar fish grader, if it started off square to start with then I think it would become a Rhombus. If it started as a rectangle I think it would become a parallelogram. Notice I said think twice.

[@TAFishing]

I think you are right with the parallelogram as looking at it the two edges are running parallel to each other (But then if its square the opposing sides would be parallel ???)...Oh no,my head hurts now....

[@johnfithian-franks8276]

The plane tree is a resilient giant, growing up to 35 metres tall.The mottled olive, brown and grey bark breaks away in large flakes to reveal new cream-coloured bark underneath. This process cleanses the tree of pollution that has been stored in the outer bark. The plane tree is monoecious, which means that both the male and female ball-shaped flowers grow on the same tree. After pollination, female flowers develop into spiky fruits with dense clusters of seeds which are dispersed by wind during winter and spring. This fluff can cause respiratory problems in people.

[@colinmiller8361]

Too much tree felling being done these days. Yes ash trees are in danger with ash die back but too many are being cut down for logs and chipping.

[@TAFishing]

I agree...I think its an excuse for logging timber.

[@carlnewtonfishing6045]

Oh well, I enjoyed that one. Maybe because I have been on river recently and fished the same way. Trying for chub, ended up with a pike to save a blank, then the following week caught a chub. Love fishing rivers but unfortunately the do gooders are destroying them with their furry friends!

[@TAFishing]

I do hear the furry friends are dying as they are eating the carcasses of birds that have died from the Avian bird flu..Same goes with foxes apparently.

[@carlnewtonfishing6045]

@@TAFishing Oh dear, I am sorry to hear that!

[@SirBeauJangles]

I've never understood why some enterprising guy never thought to have polarised spex made up for anglers with very minimal - or even no shading - so often in the U.K. we have this depressing wall to wall grey muck sky that give only dim grey light - but we still want to see through the water surface without any further darkening of the scene, I'd certainly buy them even if they were dearer than the "usual suspects"...

[@TAFishing]

That is true,our beautiful grey skies,coupled to beautiful deep grey lenses. Maybe just a slight tint of polarising might do better in our weather.

[@earlydaysseaangling007]

Great video I say that fat pike looks 18

[@joelmontgomery4496]

Absolutely essential viewing,1 love G❤️

[@zorsenothorse]

Y e s

[@AndreasGassner]

There has been a huge decline in insects and birds from pesticide use (like Glyphosat) and climate change. Hearing about the decline in fish, I wonder if that is also connected. We dumb humans only see the fish, but we don't see the aquatic insects (fish food)

[@michaelparry9377]

Iv just spent 8£ on a salmo lure . Now i feel like iv been touched by the naughty man.