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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.

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!

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.

@@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!

@@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.

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.

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

Hi John, thank you. Yes this is on the Caerphilly stretch. It’s Bedwas Industrial Estate area. Parking is very good and there is a tarmac footpath adjacent to the river all along this stretch. Access to the river can be a little tricky in places if you have mobility issues, however there are plenty of easily accessible pools and runs for you to fish. A little further down from where we fished in this video, towards the bottom end of the industrial estate, there is better access. If you are willing to walk a few hundred yards downstream from the bottom car park there are some lovely pools that hold a lot of fish. I hope this helps 👍

@@ScaleyJournal thats brilliant mate thanks for taking the time to reply.really enjoy your videos and appreciate you taking the time to make them.all the best john

Thank you very much. I appreciate the sub. There will be lots more content to come in the next few months 😊

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?

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

Yeah I must agree. It’s always had a health’s stocking, or at least it has over the 20 years I’ve fished it anyway. However since they started using petrol motors on the boats it seems to be heavily over stocked and as you say, these days it’s hard to fail. Still a beautiful venue nonetheless and a fantastic day out 👍

Yeah we both favour Courtfield. It’s a fantastic stretch, part of the Wye and usk foundation. Lots of water to fish and plenty of holding areas for fish. Good parking at the bottom end of the beat also 👌

Yeah that’s how I approach pretty much all weedy waters until I work the water out in terms of finding/developing spots or working out fish patrol routes where I can try to condition them to feeding in a particular area before fishing it with a more bait and wait approach.

Cheers, it’s peg 12 mate 👍

@@ScaleyJournal fishing there in a few weeks mate on 10 and 11

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. 👍

Cheers mate. To be honest, there isn’t really a best bait to use. Lots of people will tell you different baits but as long as you use a good quality boilie/pellet then you’ll catch 👍

@@ScaleyJournal thanks again mate I'm new to carp fishing and tbh I'm hooked lol

I absolutely love carp fishing, it can be great fun mate! What area are you from?

@@ScaleyJournal port talbot mate

@@pricey81 have you ever heard of Bryn Mill & District Angling Club? If not they have two lovely waters, The Fendrod and The Half Round Ponds. Both are in Swansea and they have some fantastic fishing on offer. I’d highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t already.

Yeah, on my 12ft rods I use the shimano XTD’s. Fantastic reels mate. Worth every penny!

No that doesn’t worry me at all mate. I hold the rod in my other hand and feel it down on a straight line. There’s slight swing back when dropping on a straight line and that’s no different to a cast. I’m happy to cast a subtle rig, so I’m happy to drop one with a pole also. I did think the same as you initially, but through using it I found out that it works and I’ve built up confidence in it.

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.

@@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

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.

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.

@@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

Thank you 😊

Thank you very much 😊

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