I'm shocked you managed to find that place. I can see it from my house. If you're ever in the area again, give me a shout and I can show you a few other virtually abandoned places in very close proximity. Great video
Congratulations on your big perch & catching fish where no one thought possible. Well done George. Definitely go back for the Carp, good luck!! if you do. 😎🎣🐟
I enjoyed your video l live in S.E. Michigan and the absolutely best tasting fish fish in the world are our perch and Walleye . As a side note, if you can't catch enough fish for a meal, the maggots will fry up quite nicely.........LOL!
It's amazing what you find. Lakes in snowdonia that were emptied of fish for hydro projects etc (but relocated to other lakes) ended up having fish coming back not long after, such as char. The lakes could be connected underground.
Nice to see someone fish up there I fish both those lake’s regular always catch lots of small perch there are perch in all the lakes up there in the top one we’re you seen the carp Iv had some really nice roach out over the years Iv never had one of the carp though and Iv fished it for years
Iv only ever caught small perch up there never had a big perch out of any of the lakes Iv had them on everything though but I find spinning produces more fish there must be some bigger ones in there so il keep trying
I don't know the regulations there, but here in North Carolina, we would immediately use one of those perfect little perch as live bait for a big one. Hook beneath the dorsal fin, or through the tail. For the carp make a dough bait with cornmeal and strawberry Jello. We use grits where I live, but cornmeal will work too.
Hi George, how much more fun eas that for you than a fortnightly stocked water? Much more fun to fish speculatively and havs no idea whsts on rhe end until you land it. Lovely trout and you must def go back to try for the carp. Just adjust your tactics a bit. Sweet corn , bread or boilys . Looking forward to it . Regrds Callum
Great video, found you channel a few days ago and have been watching my way through your videos, really impressed with the rods and very tempted to give one a try as I'm needing a travel rod for keeping in the cars 😊
As I've previously said, perch are naturally spread everywhere (even to my garden pond) by their sticky eggs which are transported by birds. To a lesser extent the same applies to roach, you saw a herron there so there's the culprit. Great place, keep looking for them, good luck.
@@adventurefishinguk No!! It's not that big and the wretched herons have eaten all of the fish. It's not a suitable pond to make heron proof. However the wildlife love it.
I just have to ask what you thought the countryiside was like in the UK? This is far from it's most beautiful and being an old quarry it is actually a scar of our industrial past.
i used to make a few flies without all of the kit and go down to my local stream in Kettering Northants and pull out a few trout as they escaped from a local fishery in the winter floods i had some nice fish up to around 5lb and they tasted bloody lovely
Another great video! I definitely felt the tension when that carp was cruising just under your float! Great footage! Wonder if a dry fly or nymph could have done the trick...
In the town I grew up theres an abandoned quarry with absolutely massive fish in. Its right on the upper river Wear, and Im guessing gets fed during times of high flooding. its fiercely private though, but the owner used to be amenable at least. It would be an absolute treat to fish today
That sounds like a dream come true to fish! I don’t suppose you know who owns it do you, or the name of a farm I could send a letter to or something? Thanks for watching!
London is surrounded by huge grave pit quarry’s. 2o yrs ago I caught a huge pike must’ve been easy 25 lb. Ok 24lb. lol. Great fish. £10 weekend in most and you can tent up. Many are sailing places too.
Looks like a tube web spider. They share the same Latin name as the funnel web, Atrax robustus. They are one of the very few uk spiders that have strong enough fangs to bite, especially the females. I found one under a roof slate and it went for my finger, but luckily I had gloves on.
@@adventurefishinguk I think it’s definitely worth a go yeah,it’s a lovely simple way to fish in warm weather just free lining on the surface and you get to see any bites straight away,Great content btw
I love "L Q" i trail my radio control crawlers up there and stop for my lunch and a little fishing in that spot, i just spin to travel light with all my rc gear, never had trout or carp, just little perch and thats it, also that little pond you ignored at first with the little island is great for perch, i still wonder how they got up there 🤔
Howdy from Texas. What a lot of people don't understand is that any viable body of permanent water will more likely than not eventually have fish in them. That's because water born birds of all kinds can eat fish eggs in one location and because fish eggs often survive inside a birds digestive system, the same bird can fly to a totally different body of Water and distribute those same fish eggs into that new body of water through it's feces. Thereby spreading that species of fish to a totally new environment.
The other quarry (with the trout) looked to be a limestone quarry. That water could even be from a limestone spring, it has the blue hue of one! That water is probably very alkaline and rich with life. The water in these quarries look a lot more like the kind of tarns you fish, and might be quite acidic. Theres likely to be a lot less food, and what food there is, the carp will be eating!
Quite possibly, and yes I agree. It didn't seem like there was much food at this one. The other one was full of roach too and I didn't see any of those in here!
Hello from 'across the Pond'. Lovely fish, scenery, adventure. Good stuff, champ. **EDIT** WOW, are those fish well fed! Look at the lump of back fat on them! Such a great little ecosystem right in those quarry ponds.
Top bombing George as always ! Your spider was a False Widow and they have quite a nasty bite as I found out recently when i was bitten on the lip while asleep and found the culprit in my bedroom . 👍
THE SPIDER THE SPIDER You have seen a "small mouse spider" (Scotophaeus blackwalli)). They are quite common in England, even though they look "dangerous" (I have a panic about spiders), they are not dangerous to humans! Nice video, great fish. Greetings from Switzerland
Is that what I wrote...? They have been around in England for a very long time, but are spreading more and more. Is the Australian one more poisonous?@@Epotheros
@@keitechswingimpact1018 No, the English mouse spider and Australian mouse spider are different species and are not closely related. The English one is harmless, but the Aussie one has some of the most toxic venom in the world.
@@Epotheros Are you reading my posts correctly? Don't confuse me here at a late stage. I wrote in the first post that it is an English mouse spider. And yes, as it is getting warmer in all regions of England, like everywhere else in the world, the English mouse spider is now more common there and in regions where it was previously not to be found. By poisonous, I meant whether the aussie spider is dangerous to humans. I had written that the English spider is not, or that it is not dangerous to humans. In your area (or in Australia) it is the Missulena occatoria and not the one I mentioned. Have a good night...
Fair play not listening to the begrudgers. I was fishing the canal in Galway once and saw a giant salmon very clearly. A guy came by not too long after asked what i was aiming to catch and when i told him I had seen a salmon he got angry at me saying it wasn't possible!
Folk often don't want people fishing their local walking spots. As responsible anglers, we all know that there is an element that leave loads of litter and ruin peaceful wild places. Glad you at least got a few fish and hope you head back one day for an update . Tight lines
Amazing to see fish in a mountain quarry. Always, in these instances, I wonder: did someone cart a jug full of fry up there, and set them loose? Or is it somehow the birds bringing and disgorging eggs??
I learnt the painful way that it’s not just the Spinny dorsal fin. THE GILL CASES are like razors. Hold one behind the head. The scales are grippy. Then it shakes around. And you get painful slices that easily get infected
I've done a little sight fishing for carp and have noticed that they will take a bait on the surface or on the bottom, but they are much less keen on baits presented mid-water.
Your content is the best! Love the places you go, keep it coming!
Thank you, really glad you're enjoying the videos!
Great video,it never fails to amaze me how much wilderness there is left in such a small country.
Loving the videos as always mate
Thanks a lot for taking the time to comment mate!
Keep up the great adventures 👏🏼
Thanks for watching mate!
Love this. The enthusiasm and the cool gear you show is awesome
Another great video.
A great find of location.
Thanks a lot for watching!
Love your videos!! The abandoned fishing locations are great for videos keep it up and wish you all the best with your UA-cam channel.
Thanks a lot for the support mate I appreciate it!
Oh boy, that´s a wild and stunning looking place. Worth every step hiking to .
It sure is! Thanks for watching!
Love your videos they have taken me away from commercial fisheries......i now love my lure canal fishing.
Best of luck with your channel.
Really glad you’ve converted! Wild fishing is so much more fun in my opinion 👍 thanks for watching!
Nice one. Interesting venue - and it's always nice to find mystery fish.
It certainly is, thanks for watching mate!
I'm shocked you managed to find that place. I can see it from my house. If you're ever in the area again, give me a shout and I can show you a few other virtually abandoned places in very close proximity. Great video
Thanks for watching mate! I think I've just seen your message on Instagram i'll chat on there 👍
your gaff must have some panorama lol the quarry is in a ditch 😂
I’d say Roach I could be absolutely wrong you could nearly BBQ and enjoy that water and Shore on a Hot day .
@@darranwilkins4648Was thinking the same. Can see the area sure.
Hes going to kidnap you
Great video again George,and a cracking fish mate 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Thanks a lot for watching mate!
What a gorgeous spot, thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching mate!
Brilliant George what a class adventure that was…. More please 🙏
That’s big brown trout was stunning ! !probably feeding off small perch
Agreed, probably eaten it's fair share of small roach too!
Looks like a lace web spider 6:55. Worth appreciating really, they are essentially net fishing for their prey. They dont catch and release though.
Absolutely we want you to go back for that carp
Very nice episode keep up the good work
Congratulations on your big perch & catching fish where no one thought possible.
Well done George.
Definitely go back for the Carp, good luck!! if you do.
😎🎣🐟
Thanks a lot for watching! I'll definitely have to head back and try with bread 👍
10:34 The movie is so good, the theme of hunting and fishing in the countryside brings back many beautiful memories. good luck.
Thanks for watching mate!
Another great adventure, love to see you catch that carp another time. Looks like a wonderful spot to fish and explore.
Thanks mate, I'll definitely be back for it!
Well ok nothing 🐟eee there! Really enjoyed your video! 😃🪝line n sinker! 🎣 well done mate! 👍👋✌️👊 from blazen paul n Bermuda 🇧🇲 n GodBless!
Thanks for watching mate! I've been fornutate wnough to visit Bermuda a few times growing up, It has to be one of my favourite places on earth
@@adventurefishinguk yes , Bermuda 🇧🇲 has it’s ups n downs 😃 just like any where else n the 🌎 👍 good 4 u! Take care n GodBless! 👋✌️👊
i,ll need to give the old quarry up the back from me , not fished it in 45yrs, great show mate, cheers
Have a go and let me know how you get on!
What a stunning place to fish in mate , great video 🤙🏻 cheers from Spain
It definitely is! Thanks for watching mate! 🇪🇸
Very beautiful views, very good fishing spots
Thanks for watching, much appreciated!
That is a thing of beauty right there, that place looks breathtaking…….I’m a little jelly my dude, what a sight..😮
I enjoyed your video l live in S.E. Michigan and the absolutely best tasting fish fish in the world are our perch and Walleye . As a side note, if you can't catch enough fish for a meal, the maggots will fry up quite nicely.........LOL!
It's amazing what you find. Lakes in snowdonia that were emptied of fish for hydro projects etc (but relocated to other lakes) ended up having fish coming back not long after, such as char. The lakes could be connected underground.
That’s really cool to hear, would be very interesting to know if they are! Thanks for watching 👍
I know you absolutely love lure fishing and so do I but I’d love to see some float/feeder fishing videos soon! 🤌tight lines
Thanks for watching! I've tried but I do struggle with that kind of thing, I'll see what I can do though!
A nice little video-enjoyed that🙂. I’d definitely recommend freelined floating crust for the carp-an instant bait, even if they’re not used to it.
Urban fishing at its finest brother keep up the hard work loving your content!!
Great video. What a spot to try out. I'd love to see you get one of those Carp on the bank and maybe there's a big Perch lurking about.
The man needs some more likes.
Haha thanks for the support!
I had a 5lb trout from a quarry this year, one of my best fish this season 😊
Nice to see someone fish up there I fish both those lake’s regular always catch lots of small perch there are perch in all the lakes up there in the top one we’re you seen the carp Iv had some really nice roach out over the years Iv never had one of the carp though and Iv fished it for years
Have you ever caught any bigger perch or are they all roughly the same size? Thanks for watching!
Iv only ever caught small perch up there never had a big perch out of any of the lakes Iv had them on everything though but I find spinning produces more fish there must be some bigger ones in there so il keep trying
Another amazing video 👏🏼 keep it up always love watching your content and gives me hope to catch in the abandoned spots I have attempted 🙏🏼
Thanks for watching mate! Stick at those spots, you’ll soon start catching 👍
I haven't seen such a nice big perch in a long time. Looked very healthy too.
I don't know the regulations there, but here in North Carolina, we would immediately use one of those perfect little perch as live bait for a big one. Hook beneath the dorsal fin, or through the tail. For the carp make a dough bait with cornmeal and strawberry Jello. We use grits where I live, but cornmeal will work too.
Hi George, how much more fun eas that for you than a fortnightly stocked water? Much more fun to fish speculatively and havs no idea whsts on rhe end until you land it. Lovely trout and you must def go back to try for the carp. Just adjust your tactics a bit. Sweet corn , bread or boilys . Looking forward to it . Regrds Callum
Absolutely! It’s so much more exciting in my opinion. Thanks for watching and for the carp advice!
Great video, found you channel a few days ago and have been watching my way through your videos, really impressed with the rods and very tempted to give one a try as I'm needing a travel rod for keeping in the cars 😊
Really glad you’ve been enjoying the videos thanks for watching! Hold off on a rod until Sundays video, there is something very special coming!
@@adventurefishinguk ohhh I will definitely tune in for that then, many thanks 👍
Awesome fishing spot 👍, loved the video 💯!
Watching these videos has inspired me to buy this set rod is coming in the next day or two. Can’t wait to try it all out.
I’m sure you’ll love it! Thanks for watching 👍
Very nice adventure and trying the unknown as usual.. get it, my dude!
As I've previously said, perch are naturally spread everywhere (even to my garden pond) by their sticky eggs which are transported by birds. To a lesser extent the same applies to roach, you saw a herron there so there's the culprit. Great place, keep looking for them, good luck.
Very cool to hear, you ever do any fishing in your garden pond? Thanks for watching!
@@adventurefishinguk No!! It's not that big and the wretched herons have eaten all of the fish. It's not a suitable pond to make heron proof. However the wildlife love it.
Great Trout in a random spot. Love it
I never knew that there was such beautiful countryside in the UK. Absolutely stunning
?! thanks ..!
Haha it gets a lot better than this mate! Thanks for watching!
I just have to ask what you thought the countryiside was like in the UK? This is far from it's most beautiful and being an old quarry it is actually a scar of our industrial past.
i used to make a few flies without all of the kit and go down to my local stream in Kettering Northants and pull out a few trout as they escaped from a local fishery in the winter floods i had some nice fish up to around 5lb and they tasted bloody lovely
I used to go fly fishing but had to stop due to medical problems 😢 Lucky to find this channel. Thank you for taking me along on this.
Another great video! I definitely felt the tension when that carp was cruising just under your float! Great footage!
Wonder if a dry fly or nymph could have done the trick...
Thanks mate, my heart was racing 😂 I reckon a big dry fly would've worked very nicely
Dont care what you catch just love your enthusiasm for out of the way places...
Thanks David, really glad you’ve been enjoying watching the videos!
My dad took me fishing in Lake Erie, a Great Lake, back in the 50’s &. 60’s. Lots of beautiful large Perch back then.
I know where this is , been there loads over the years, amazing there these fish in there, definitely be worth a trip
Really cool place isn’t it. Thanks for watching!
In the town I grew up theres an abandoned quarry with absolutely massive fish in. Its right on the upper river Wear, and Im guessing gets fed during times of high flooding. its fiercely private though, but the owner used to be amenable at least. It would be an absolute treat to fish today
That sounds like a dream come true to fish! I don’t suppose you know who owns it do you, or the name of a farm I could send a letter to or something? Thanks for watching!
Nice place George and you got to go back and get that carp 😊😊😊
Thanks mate, I think i'll definitely need to plan another trip!
Man after my own heart great secret fishing trips❤
London is surrounded by huge grave pit quarry’s. 2o yrs ago I caught a huge pike must’ve been easy 25 lb. Ok 24lb. lol. Great fish. £10 weekend in most and you can tent up. Many are sailing places too.
Sounds like a great place to fish! is there a lot of angling pressure on those places?
Guy at the beginning just dint want you fishing his spot 😂
😂 very good point
As any good fisherman should. 😅
Top channel, top man. Infectious attitude to what you do 👏👏👏🎣
I really appreciate that thanks mate!
Fun video, subscribed! I fish small streams and I'm forever being told "no fish in there!" Well there are!! Stunning fishing spot
Thanks for watching mate, really appreciate you subscribing too!
Nice one George,I would go back and float some bread to catch that carp 👍🏻
Thanks mate, I think i'll have to head back and try and get it one day!
Looks like a tube web spider. They share the same Latin name as the funnel web, Atrax robustus. They are one of the very few uk spiders that have strong enough fangs to bite, especially the females. I found one under a roof slate and it went for my finger, but luckily I had gloves on.
Maybe try with some Bread on the surface for that Carp,lovely spot 👍🏻
Do you think that would be effective on a water that never gets bread put into it? Thanks for watching!
@@adventurefishinguk I think it’s definitely worth a go yeah,it’s a lovely simple way to fish in warm weather just free lining on the surface and you get to see any bites straight away,Great content btw
I love "L Q" i trail my radio control crawlers up there and stop for my lunch and a little fishing in that spot, i just spin to travel light with all my rc gear, never had trout or carp, just little perch and thats it, also that little pond you ignored at first with the little island is great for perch, i still wonder how they got up there 🤔
i know it also, is there carp in both
Howdy from Texas.
What a lot of people don't understand is that any viable body of permanent water will more likely than not eventually have fish in them. That's because water born birds of all kinds can eat fish eggs in one location and because fish eggs often survive inside a birds digestive system, the same bird can fly to a totally different body of Water and distribute those same fish eggs into that new body of water through it's feces. Thereby spreading that species of fish to a totally new environment.
Great video again 👍
Ps can u make a pike video I love them so much
Piking in this country is from October 1st. They shouldn't be caught in warm weather so you may have to wait for your pike video.
Spot on mate
Thanks for watching mate!
The other quarry (with the trout) looked to be a limestone quarry. That water could even be from a limestone spring, it has the blue hue of one! That water is probably very alkaline and rich with life. The water in these quarries look a lot more like the kind of tarns you fish, and might be quite acidic. Theres likely to be a lot less food, and what food there is, the carp will be eating!
Quite possibly, and yes I agree. It didn't seem like there was much food at this one. The other one was full of roach too and I didn't see any of those in here!
Hello from 'across the Pond'. Lovely fish, scenery, adventure. Good stuff, champ. **EDIT** WOW, are those fish well fed! Look at the lump of back fat on them! Such a great little ecosystem right in those quarry ponds.
The old quarry is near where I love its beautiful
Interesting video. Well done
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment!
Go get the Carp! 👏🏻
I’ll definitely be back!
Top bombing George as always ! Your spider was a False Widow and they have quite a nasty bite as I found out recently when i was bitten on the lip while asleep and found the culprit in my bedroom . 👍
Thanks for watching! Glad i kept my distance, that sounds painful!
wow thats behind my house i had no idea there was even fish in it haha
Haha well now you do! Thanks for watching!
Yes go for the carp👍
Sweet corn and on a Pencil Float it works really Well
Thanks for the advice I’ll have to give that a go!
Nature always finds a way
It certainly does, thanks for watching!
Nice clean healthy fish
Nice vid bro
Thanks mate!
Great video, I wonder how different fish find their way into lakes like this?
Thanks mate! I wonder too, someone might have put a few in
THE SPIDER THE SPIDER
You have seen a "small mouse spider" (Scotophaeus blackwalli)). They are quite common in England, even though they look "dangerous" (I have a panic about spiders), they are not dangerous to humans!
Nice video, great fish.
Greetings from Switzerland
It's a good thing it's an English mouse spider and not an Australian one (Missulena).
Thanks for watching and thanks for the ID!
Is that what I wrote...? They have been around in England for a very long time, but are spreading more and more.
Is the Australian one more poisonous?@@Epotheros
@@keitechswingimpact1018 No, the English mouse spider and Australian mouse spider are different species and are not closely related. The English one is harmless, but the Aussie one has some of the most toxic venom in the world.
@@Epotheros Are you reading my posts correctly? Don't confuse me here at a late stage. I wrote in the first post that it is an English mouse spider. And yes, as it is getting warmer in all regions of England, like everywhere else in the world, the English mouse spider is now more common there and in regions where it was previously not to be found.
By poisonous, I meant whether the aussie spider is dangerous to humans. I had written that the English spider is not, or that it is not dangerous to humans. In your area (or in Australia) it is the Missulena occatoria and not the one I mentioned. Have a good night...
Fair play not listening to the begrudgers. I was fishing the canal in Galway once and saw a giant salmon very clearly. A guy came by not too long after asked what i was aiming to catch and when i told him I had seen a salmon he got angry at me saying it wasn't possible!
Incredible - thanks!
How would the Brown Trout have found itself living in the quarry originally? eggs carried by fowl?
Thanks for watching! I think someone put that fish in but i'm not sure
Perch was nice but that trout excellent
Fair play to ya
Thanks for watching mate!
Folk often don't want people fishing their local walking spots. As responsible anglers, we all know that there is an element that leave loads of litter and ruin peaceful wild places. Glad you at least got a few fish and hope you head back one day for an update . Tight lines
Very true, unfortunately some people have no respect! I'm sure i'll be back one day 👍 Thanks for watching!
Next to no anglers do that kind of thing any more, glad to say / see.
First video I’ve watched of you cracking video mate new subscriber from me 👍
Thanks for subscribing mate I really appreciate it! Plenty to catch up on 👍
Amazing to see fish in a mountain quarry. Always, in these instances, I wonder: did someone cart a jug full of fry up there, and set them loose? Or is it somehow the birds bringing and disgorging eggs??
Definitely go back and try to catch the carp😊
Spider looks like Amaurobius similis- lace weaver spider
Thanks for the ID, very interesting!
Your spider is, I think a lace weaver species possibly the window lace weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis).
Thanks for the ID!
Looks like Cragg Quarry MTB Trail in Rossendale.
Nice one mate, how do they colour the maggots ???
I'm not actually sure!
Spotting Carp on an 'unfished' spot always made me stalk up with floating bread crust. When it works, the pleasure is all yours...
Maybe i'll have to give that a go next, thanks for watching!
Floating dog biscuit also another option.
Came here to say the same. Floating crust is always my go-to first bait for carp.
That Carp would haunt me...go back!!!
I haven't been able to stop thinking about it 😂 I'll have to plan another trip!
@@adventurefishinguk keep it simple and try floating bread if it is calm
There must be a lot of stunning fishing spots in wales and Scotland
Oh thousands of them! Thanks for watching
I learnt the painful way that it’s not just the Spinny dorsal fin. THE GILL CASES are like razors. Hold one behind the head. The scales are grippy. Then it shakes around. And you get painful slices that easily get infected
Yes they can be a very tricky fish to handle for people who haven't caught many of them before!
I've done a little sight fishing for carp and have noticed that they will take a bait on the surface or on the bottom, but they are much less keen on baits presented mid-water.
I love dis videons keep it upp
Yes there’s fish in quarries snd ad another said.the birds can stock just about any pool of water 💧 even good sized mud puddles can have fish in them!
Great scenery! If you would have caught a male and female trout you could have put them in the top lake. Great video!!!
Thanks for watching! To be honest I don’t think I’d know how to tell the gender of a trout
i think that spider was a funnel web but im not sure,me and spiders nope.beautiful place.where did you get your neoprene pole holder?