great quick release fly anglers do seem to be so much better in every way i once was rough and stupid with fish i now at 57 try to encourage ppl GET EM BACK ASAP
Good man, Scott. Exactly- they deserve total respect and these days there are no excuses. If we want to keep enjoying our pike fishing, we must look after every one we catch.
Great stuff Dom and John. 👍 Your points about safe, swift, handling are particularly relevent given all the social media stuff/promotion/attention that this branch of angling is recieving at the moment. It's also really good to see somebody showing pike (fly) fishing as exactly what it more often is... tough, challenging fishing and not just about monsters. Great stuff!👍🎣🐊
Cheers Geoff. Yes, correct on both counts- and glad this comes across. We get just a limited time to film with these shoots and that's it. Naturally, it's sod's law that I'll get a bigger fish the week after when not filming- but actually looking at a tough day is probably more instructive? As for fish care, I do worry a bit about social media. Fish care has to be a priority- not an extended photo shoot!
Thanks Peter. Well spotted! Not my dog, but the camera guy, John Deprieelle's. He's called "Badgermole" and is a bit of a legend! Has the perfect temperament for a fishing dog, just loves being outdoors but never gets in the way. I'm sure most of the time he'd rather I was throwing his favourite grotty tennis ball rather than flies, but there you go 😄
Nice vid , hey did you know a gent called Keith Percival in the Midlands area , he sadly passed away and his wife donated his fishing gear for a charity , i bought a lot of his fly gear . Also your book FLY FISHING FOR COURSE FISH , i never met him . All the best , David.
Many thanks David. I'm afraid I didn't know him, but RIP to a fellow angler- and lovely to hear his gear went to help a good cause. I hope the book has proved useful.
Thanks Andrew. The net is a Daiwa LRF. The reach on it is excellent- but to be quite honest, it's not the toughest for pike (mine has been repaired at least once). The Drennan 3m specimen twist lock is a tougher option.
great video Dominic, I have a question what brand of rod are you using?? I have an old split cane 9# rod for salmon and pike, would that still be okay to use? It was made in the late 60's early 70's. I was given it and I wouldn't mind a weekend trying for something other than trout for once :)
The rod is a Vision Daddy. I am not especially brand loyal with rods to be honest- the main reason I chose this one was because I got a good deal on it and I smashed up my last one (a Greys). So far so good after around 3 seasons of use. I am not a huge fan of cane. I love the aesthetic and the feel of it for playing fish- but I find it really heavy and poor performing for longer casts, just not a patch on carbon. Smaller cane rods, say 7ft, can be very nice to use, but for big flies and longer rods, I don't like cane. I've tried- but it's just not for me!
Tricky one. This is still an issue in some spots here- but I have to say things have moved on a lot, with education and policing. These days we have several Polish bailiffs in Somerset and Devon, so it is possible to integrate people! Sadly, there will always be others who need hitting hard- you'd hope that by now, post Brexit, those who stayed are law-abiding and most are. It feels like there has been a culture shift, but there are still some rogues out there... and British poachers who also need taking to task. It also needs all clubs to insist on high standards of fish care- too often they get away with poor gear and a tennis racket sized net. If this was carp fishing (a much tougher fish!) they would be lynched!
great quick release fly anglers do seem to be so much better in every way i once was rough and stupid with fish i now at 57 try to encourage ppl GET EM BACK ASAP
Good man, Scott. Exactly- they deserve total respect and these days there are no excuses. If we want to keep enjoying our pike fishing, we must look after every one we catch.
Great stuff Dom and John. 👍 Your points about safe, swift, handling are particularly relevent given all the social media stuff/promotion/attention that this branch of angling is recieving at the moment.
It's also really good to see somebody showing pike (fly) fishing as exactly what it more often is... tough, challenging fishing and not just about monsters.
Great stuff!👍🎣🐊
Cheers Geoff. Yes, correct on both counts- and glad this comes across. We get just a limited time to film with these shoots and that's it. Naturally, it's sod's law that I'll get a bigger fish the week after when not filming- but actually looking at a tough day is probably more instructive? As for fish care, I do worry a bit about social media. Fish care has to be a priority- not an extended photo shoot!
Cracking video love the levels 🎣👌🏻
Great fishing and useful tips, thanks - and good to see your dog sharing in the action too!
Thanks Peter. Well spotted! Not my dog, but the camera guy, John Deprieelle's. He's called "Badgermole" and is a bit of a legend! Has the perfect temperament for a fishing dog, just loves being outdoors but never gets in the way. I'm sure most of the time he'd rather I was throwing his favourite grotty tennis ball rather than flies, but there you go 😄
Nice vid , hey did you know a gent called Keith Percival in the Midlands area , he sadly passed away and his wife donated his fishing gear for a charity , i bought a lot of his fly gear . Also your book FLY FISHING FOR COURSE FISH , i never met him . All the best , David.
Many thanks David. I'm afraid I didn't know him, but RIP to a fellow angler- and lovely to hear his gear went to help a good cause. I hope the book has proved useful.
Great video m8
Nice film Dom, interesting information and great pics of The Levels. Could you tell me please, the make of the landing net handle.
Thanks,
Andrew
Thanks Andrew. The net is a Daiwa LRF. The reach on it is excellent- but to be quite honest, it's not the toughest for pike (mine has been repaired at least once). The Drennan 3m specimen twist lock is a tougher option.
I use the drennan twistlock, it`s well worth the money and strong 🙂@@domgarnettfishing
Great music choice👍🏼
Grt to see pike welfare in action
great video Dominic, I have a question what brand of rod are you using?? I have an old split cane 9# rod for salmon and pike, would that still be okay to use? It was made in the late 60's early 70's. I was given it and I wouldn't mind a weekend trying for something other than trout for once :)
The rod is a Vision Daddy. I am not especially brand loyal with rods to be honest- the main reason I chose this one was because I got a good deal on it and I smashed up my last one (a Greys). So far so good after around 3 seasons of use.
I am not a huge fan of cane. I love the aesthetic and the feel of it for playing fish- but I find it really heavy and poor performing for longer casts, just not a patch on carbon. Smaller cane rods, say 7ft, can be very nice to use, but for big flies and longer rods, I don't like cane. I've tried- but it's just not for me!
I live in Fife Scotland. Yeah. Unfortunately there's eastern European that will never put them back.. They eat them.
Tricky one. This is still an issue in some spots here- but I have to say things have moved on a lot, with education and policing. These days we have several Polish bailiffs in Somerset and Devon, so it is possible to integrate people! Sadly, there will always be others who need hitting hard- you'd hope that by now, post Brexit, those who stayed are law-abiding and most are. It feels like there has been a culture shift, but there are still some rogues out there... and British poachers who also need taking to task. It also needs all clubs to insist on high standards of fish care- too often they get away with poor gear and a tennis racket sized net. If this was carp fishing (a much tougher fish!) they would be lynched!