Everyone said Catching This Fish was IMPOSSIBLE... 😯
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- čas přidán 17. 02. 2024
- I couldn't believe what happened while fishing this BEAUTIFUL river... and the last fish absolutely blew my mind! This is one of those fishing trips I won't forget, with a good handful of rare and unexpected fish/species. I love lure fishing rivers, especially trout fishing and salmon fishing. With trout season about a month away, I thought i'd have a go at trying to catch a salmon in Winter. Everyone I spoke to said it was next to impossible to catch a salmon at this time of year, in the river i was fishing. Fortune favours the brave though, and we were definitely rewarded for taking a gamble!
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Both kelts but as an old fisherman I love your enthusiasm.
Keep going...especially to places my legs will no longer go.
Really appreciate that thank you! Hopefully I’ll get onto some fresh fish this season 👍
I echo your comment. My remote river fishing days are over too.
---So nice to see a guy who is in touch with nature , happy fishing .
Thanks for watching mate!
Great video once again George! Loved watching this one, two stunning salmon as well well done!
Thanks mate, spent years unsuccessfully chasing salmon so these definitely took me by surprise!
Fantastic George, what a gorgeous stretch of river, perfect weather and some absolute beauties caught. Great film mate, excellent fish care 👌.
Great stuff, atb Rick n Billydog
Thanks for watching Rick! Yeah I could well have used up a full seasons worth of luck but great to get a bend in the rod 👍
Great video, our George. Love the effort and passion, and by god, mate, you’ve walked some miles. Thanks for bringing us another belting video, and it’s nice to see a pro CZcamsr with his landing net all ready! Keep em coming,Mate. Top stuff!
Thanks a lot for watching mate! I have to say though a pro CZcamsr is a stretch 😂 I’m an amateur at best when it comes to fishing!
Honestly this looks like my dream day out fishing! Well done and keep it up!
Thanks for watching mate, was a great day this one!
Congratulations George. What beautiful countryside, I would love to see it in spring and summer.
Thanks mate! It gets more and more beautiful as the seasons go on I can’t wait to film there more 👍
Well done George. Nice fish. I found this on the net . As the smolts prepare for ocean life, their appearance also changes, from the dark colours of the fry to the silvery colour of adult salmon. This helps them hide in the light conditions of the surface waters of the open ocean, where there is no dark shade from overhanging trees.😊
Very interesting thanks for the info! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Excellent video mate, really exciting, keep up the great work, im hoping ha ha to get back on the river mole next weekend, hope no more rain ha ha,
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it! Fingers crossed you get a few on the mole 👍
Enjoyed this one George 👌,lovely content to watch.
Thanks a lot for watching mate, much appreciated!
Great vid, some stunning fish there . Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Thanks a lot for watching mate, much appreciated!
As you know I’m strictly sea fishing with lures for bass down here in Plymouth but there’s just something about your videos that are awesome. Great stuff mate, keep ‘em coming 👍😎
Thanks mate I really appreciate the kind words! Glad you liked the video 👍
Awesome George 👍 nice fish and vid mate 🎣
Thanks mate, glad you liked it!
Fair play to you, mate. Cracking fish and great content!
Thanks a lot mate I appreciate that!
Well played George,excellent fish 👍🏻
Thanks mate, hopefully there will be more salmon this year!
15 lb. line? I would have thought 1-5 lbs. 😮
Hey! from California!
Used to love going south to Mexican waters on a 3 day boat for White fish, Yellowtail, and TUNA 🍣!!!
Very nice fish!!!
Thanks for watching mate! Personally i'd go heavier than 1-5 for salmon. For smaller trout that would work though!
Smashing video George looks like a lovely place to fish, topped off with a few beauties 😊😊
Thanks a lot mate! Yeah it’s an amazing place, even better to be getting some action!
Excellent days fishing that. What a beauty at the end too. Wonderful stuff. Keep it up 😊
Yeah it was great fun to get some winter action! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Now then buddy. Hope all is good in the hood. What an absolute cracking session and another spot on video. Lovely Fish, my friend and well done and well deserved. All the best to you and the family 👍👍😄😄🎣🎣
Thanks for watching John, glad you enjoyed the video! Was a great trip 👍
Hi John 😊
@@alison8526 well hellooooooooo 😄😄😄. Hope ya ok 😁😁
Cracking mate well bloody done, nothing better to fish for! It would’ve been a kelt, I learnt this by catching one last season. Salmon change their colours for spawning - not because of the freshwater or river. The river they spawn in may have some influence on the spawning colours they have though. Easiest way to tell is their body conditions, much likelier that the second fish was fresh. We’ll have to have a salmon session this season
Thanks a lot mate! I always thought it was because of the water like a sea trout. I reckon the second one is probably a kelt too but very well mended! Yeah we will definitely have to get out salmon fishing this year 👍
I don't know for sure, but I believe the colour salmon turn in fresh water can vary due to water clarity. If the water if clearer, they turn darker to aid in camouflage and breeding colors. In murkier water, they can stay silver because visibilityis low.
It also depends on how close to the sea you are, it can take a week or more for a salmon to darken so if they only have a short journey they can often complete the cycle before they darken up.
Some very good info there thanks for that mate!
Great vid, that location is stunning, nice one as always
Thanks a lot mate I appreciate that!
Spring salmon fishing is tough and really limited to the big rivers . If you get a real Springer, you have no idea how much energy and strength they have in the cold water. I've accidently caught kelts on luncheon meat , worms and even Campbells meatballs on the river Annan in Scotland whilst chub fishing in February over many years ...Never happy to catch them as they are so nutrient depleted that the energy of the fight could finish them off .
Meant to say well done on your excellent video and captures too . Sorry :)
Thanks for watching! springers come up this river, just few and far between. Hopefully I’ll come across a few later in the year! And yeah I definitely wouldn’t fancy hooking a salmon on light chub gear that’s for sure!
Lovely couple of fish. Pretty sure they are both kelts. If the brown trout sre normally darker in that river then i would be inclined to say that first fish was a seatrout. Looks like you had great fun.
Thanks mate! Was great to get a few on the bank regardless, hopefully I’ll have some proper fish this year too! 👍
I took my X5 on a Carribean cruise at Christmas. Just for info you can take the rod as hand luggage but you can't take any line or hooks on board.
@@dalesmoocher6861 yes you can. My reel and tackle went in my case with the rod in my hand luggage. It never got a second glance at security.
Did you catch many fish?
@@adventurefishinguk Yes I caught a few George. Some Lizard fish and a few little Grouper type fish. It was just nice fishing and not knowing what will be on the hook.
Haven't seen you put up content in what seems a good while, lucky man having permission to fish there for legendary possible salmon and sea trout..
Yeah it’s been a bit of a slow winter on the video filming front! Hopefully much more to come soon though 👍
new viewer here! such a beautiful place to fish and thanks for taking us on an adventure.
Thanks a lot for watching mate, much appreciated!
Well done George , beautiful fish !!! atb
Thanks mate, appreciate the support!
Great video and well done with your catch.😎🎣🐟
Thanks Cheza, much appreciated!
Cracking fish buddy. Well done 👏
Thanks mate, much appreciated!
Good to see you on the bank Geroge. Keep up the good work. Thank you for this video❤🎉🎉nice fish 😊
Thanks for watching mate, much appreciated!
Well dome George! Absolutely quality angling mate! A dream fish for me that. I was snapped by a salmon yrs ago. But never hooked one since!
Thanks a lot mate! Been trying to catch Salmon unsuccessfully for years, crazy that two came along in one trip!
Nice one george..been following you for a while now..and you can see the weight loss in the videos
Thanks mate I appreciate that!
Nice! Looks more like the stealhead we get on the west coast of the US. It’s not a stealhead because they like to jump a lot.
I believe our sea trout is the equivalent of your steelhead 👍 thanks for watching!
Wow what a day, lucky you. See u next Sunday!
Thanks mate, might have used up all my luck for the rest of the year there!
Amazing mate well done!
Thanks for watching mate, much appreciated!
Just checked out the Rigged and Ready combo set you mentioned.
That's a darned nice set, for $168 USD. 😁✌🖖
They're very reasonably priced for sure!
Fresh run salmon are silver. We used to call them bars of silver because that's what they are worth. When they get stuck in the river with no floods that's when they go black. They are usually female that are black and the pink ones are male. Think I got that the right way round 🤔💚💛❤️
Thanks for the info and thanks for watching mate!
Two fine kelts, what a lovely river.. well done mate
Thanks mate, much appreciated!
Dude…. I love your vids normally… but gotta say man… I was shouting at the screen in this one!!! Very very exciting… felt like I’d only been watching 2 minutes and it was over 😂
Really glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks a lot for watching, much appreciated!
My dream fish would be a sea trout. The beautiful silver glint and the stout tail. Salmon are beautiful too , but we all have our favourites. Sewin
Is that the maddock at llaneltyd? Both spelled wrong 😜
Yeah they’re both beautiful and elusive fish that’s for sure! Nothing fights quite like a fresh salmon though 👍
Mint episode mate
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it!
Great session mate 👍
Thanks mate, great to have a bit of winter action!
Brown Trout and Sea Trout are one and the same, it just depends whether they travel down in to the sea or not and in the places where the trout have the opportunity to do so most of them will. And in any area which holds salmon, the trout in the same area can be considered sea trout.
Thanks for the info mate!
Keep up with content and videos good watching
Really glad you’re enjoying them!
Kelts nice going 👌
Thanks for watching!
Both kelts, once salmon have spawned they use the remnants of their energy to repair their fins, the re-silver in preparation for heading back to sea, sometimes they start to eat again which can make them more aggressive and easier to catch… ‘well mended’ is the term….they put a bend in the road but they don’t count
Yes I thought that might be the case. Thanks for watching!
Cracking fish George!
Thanks mate!
Any way you can double the length of your videos? Love the content, just not enough of it. Much love from Michigan
I'd love to be able to but it gets a little tricky keeping them engaging for longer time periods. Hopefully the next one will be quite long though!
Fantastic video thumbs up 👍🏼
Thanks a lot mate, much appreciated!
Great video George, to answer your question about salmon being coloured in fresh water.
A lot of people believe that longer salmon are in fresh water it turns the colour on them but that’s not entirely true, a salmon does go coloured in the river but it’s due to getting their spawning colours & getting ready to spawn so more so to do with time of year than how long being in freshwater. Once a salmon has spawned & becomes a kelt they lose their spawning jackets and return silver like the ones you’ve caught & have been in freshwater the entire time, hope this helps.
Same for baggots/Rawners aswel they turn back silver once the urge to spawn has gone.
Ah okay yeah that makes a lot of sense I just assumed it would be a similar situation to sea trout. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
Great river to fish. Nice vid. Some sheep in the peanut gallery. Watchin’ the action,
Thanks for watching mate!
Spot on well done you 👍 Tight Lines... 🐟 👀
Thanks for watching mate!
Great videos 🎣🎣🎣🎣
Thanks mate much appreciated!
nice fish , great video
Thanks mate, much appreciated!
I guessing kelts are salmon on their way out to sea. Fun watching the vid and is cool seeing the country English country side.
Been watching some vids on like over here in the US and they really seem to to love a mouse fly even fished with spinning rods. Try that next time out for them. Interested see if your pike like them.
Yes they are, and our sea trout are brown trout versions of what I assume you call steelhead! I have a mouse fly I haven’t used actually, I’ll have to give it a go. Thanks for watching!
Fished another river near there above the weir years ago for some fantastic Eels. Had many a Sea Trout and Brownies too. All on float or ledgered Earthworm. Walked the circular on your river but could only dream of fishing some of those deep holes.
Yeah I've heard there used to be a lot of eels around back in the day. Not so many these days really!
fantastic lovely person thank you for your videos
Thank you very much for watching!
Kelts get theie condition back after spawning - they also go bright silver and reform scales prior to returning to the sea - Nature is amazing!
That’s really cool, Salmon are such an incredible species! 👍
Well done!!
Thanks mate!
Love this guy
Thank you I appreciate that!
What did you call that fish? They look like salmon to me. Anyway you look at it that's a great day fishing. Great video again.
A kelt, still a salmon but at a different stage of it's life cycle (post spawning rather than fresh from the sea!)
Great video, get yourself on the Tyne for big sea trout and salmon
Thanks mate, always fancied a go on there. Any good day ticket stretches you'd recommend?
Northumbrian Federation anglers, the club I’m in and do day tickets or you could try Fish pal but the days sell fast on there 👍
Beautiful place to fish.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Stunning place isnt it!
Hi mate,sure I seen u last week u were running along the canal near hest bank with your adventure fishing hoodie on? Didn’t want to stop u as u were on a mission 🏃♂️ 😆
Haha yeah you probably did! I’m trying to lose my Christmas weight at the moment so out running on the canal a few times a week 😂
Come over to wales and fish the mighty towy! One of the best sea trout rivers in the uk. You can find accommodation on the river side
That sounds great! Do you ever catch any big ones on there?
@@adventurefishinguk there’s some monster salmon and sea trout in there, biggest iv had is around 21lb salmon. Not yet had a sea trout in the doubles YET! Lol.
Is it fly fishing only?
Kelt or not, this was a very nice video to watch. Do you use the term "freshet" to describe rivers rising and clearing after rain which encourages fish to move up from the ocean? It is a term we use here in Washington State on the coastal rivers. BTW, any day on the river enjoying the sport counts as a good day 🙂
Thanks mate I really appreciate that! No I’ve not heard that term before but I’m not the most knowledgeable when it comes to migratory fish fishing!
...Outstanding! Great video. After that battle a Guinness is required hahaha. Beautiful landscape as well, waiting for spring here in WY, thanks for the encouragement...
Thanks a lot I appreciate that! Excuse my lack of knowledge, what does WY stand for?
@@adventurefishinguk I think they meant Wyoming, USA.
@@adventurefishinguk ...Wyoming my friend, tis where I live...
I’m out on a dog walk. I’ll look forward to watching this video when I get home
Thanks mate you’ll have to let me know what you think!
@@adventurefishinguk I loved the video, as I do all of yours. As I have said before, what I really enjoy about your content is how happy you are and the love for nature, like the trees you commented on. Well done on your catch 😁
Fish at 3:25. A finnock. A young sea trout. They used to be very common when I was a boy. I used to catch them in the Ugie, Peterhead.
Do you happen to know if these are related to brown trout? I’m from the us and it looks very similar to stocked brown trout that we have in our area.
Thanks for the ID mate!
It is the same species as a brown trout, just one which has migrated to sea 👍
@@austinevans9880 Very confusing, isn't it! The two are supposedly the same species, Salmo trutta, but with different habits and life-cycles which is how tradition and science distinguishes them. Whilst the brown trout remains in rivers, the sea-trout migrates to sea returning to the same river to spawn. Although there is, apparently, no obvious physiological difference, IMO, the difference of habit suggests they should be a different species. I wonder if anyone has DNA profiled them yet? I'll find out. I can ask my son who works for APHA. He'll know.
@@austinevans9880 Look up... Dorte Bekkevold: Genetic stock identification of sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) along the British North Sea Coast shows prevalent long-distance migration. ICES Journal of Marine Science (2021). He has identified "candidate genes for migration tendency". Although both brown and sea-trout are physiologically identical, as I wrote previously, the differences in habit suggest they should be different species. Currently they're both classified Salmo trutta. DNA profiling will, I'm reasonably confident, gradually reveal the genetic differences which differentiate one from the other, as the above paper indicates. DNA profiling is a new science. It takes time and there is fierce competition for research funding. That places our particular question lower down the hierarchy of necessary knowledge by comparison with, for example, migratory birds introducing viruses and mosquito vector capacity in the UK. We'll just have to await developments.
Great timing in the like and subscribe plug! 😂
😂 I thought that too 😂
Haha thanks mate! Hopefully everyone listens 😂
Two amazing Salmon, what a lovely spot to give it a throw too
I know, might have used up all my fishing luck for the rest of the year though! Thanks for watching!
Belter mate, smashed it
Thanks mate, appreciate that!
well done and amazing .
Thank you!
Good day out dude, both defo kelts,(I believe, the term is, when there very silver is a well mended kelt) i caught 5 in 1 hour on the river Isla, one was about 8 pound scrapped like crazy, and the one springer i did catch the kelt fought harder 🤣
I think so too! Sounds like there’s plenty of salmon in your river 👍 hopefully I’ll catch a springer at some point this year!
I would do anything to catch a salmon without having to fly fish for them. Im guessing you wont tell me what river this is? 😂 Great video mate, what an awesome channel
That looked like great fun spinning for those big fish on small fishing gear, Thank you
It absolutely was mate, thanks for watching!
no problem@@adventurefishinguk
Pacific salmon run in the fall...
We get a Spring run of steel head which is a sea run rainbow trout..?
But no salmon in spring.
That's cool, we have atlantic salmon running as early as late winter. We call a sea run brown trout just a sea trout over here
@@adventurefishinguk I've never seen a sea run brown trout. I think they were introduced here, And that may explain why.... Actually, That might make a good video!
both kelts. check the gills for maggots next time if in doubt
I'll make sure I have a look next time!
Sir, where in the UK do they allow spinning for salmon at that time of the year? I usually spin on Wye, Usk and Teifi AFTER 1st June. Fantastic video and beautiful river! Thanks for sharing.
Lots of places spin. Need to be released. June before you can take a fish.
I’m not sure but where I live, it depends on the club rules. They get to decide in a lot of cases what method can be used
Lovely looking session. Was it barbless / trebles or what on the spinner mate? Cheers
Thanks mate! Yeah barbless 👍
Yo buddy, unfortunately both kelts and small finnock, salmon change colour due to getting closer to the spawning time, it's got nothing to do with the water colour, as soon as the salmon have spawned they start turning silver again that's why you can catch kelts silver not coloured up. Cock salmon turn more darker colours and become more aggressive so protect the eggs and chase other cock fish away from the hen, hope that helps.
Thanks a lot for the info mate, much appreciated!
It's beautiful there ❤
Amazing place isn’t it!
Deffo a kelt George, a well mended one though
I think so too 👍 thanks for watching!
Wow a great day. You're lucky to have access to a salmon fishing river, bet that it cost a lot for the privilege though!
It was great fun! Yeah it's not cheap, an investment into bringing everyone more good videos!
@@adventurefishinguk Thanks, they're much appreciated.
Jon deserves every penny. What the hell has it got to do with anyone else .
Sorry I’m not quite sure what you mean!
That was a kelt indeed
I think so too 👍 thanks for watching!
Both Kelts, they regain their silver colour after spawning as they head back to the sea.
Yeah I thought that might be the case, thanks for watching!
My biggest ever sea trout I caught in January or February when I was 9 years old this big kelt took a bladder spinner lure it was 5.5lbs and it had changed colour it was definitely not silver I couldn't really describe the colour. Anyway I had to take it home to let my parents see I Don't know if I was breaking that cuz I was in tidal waters, we ended up having a couple of meals out of it and it was really good..
There was plenty of salmon around back then I believe! Catch and release nowadays though 👍 especially with kelts as they’re great breeders! Well done catching one though at 9 years old, took me twice as long 😂
Kelts do Start to turn back to silver as they head back to sea, both were kelts.
Ah okay thanks for the info! I always assumed they would be like sea trout and just turn silver in saltwater
Which spinner were you using? Cracking video
Size 3 Mepps black fury 👍 thanks for watching!
Yeah they're both kelts mate. That's why I usually don't go after salmon until start of April.
Yeah I thought they were, thanks for watching!
sea-trout (the snaller fish), well into it migration downstream, a hen fish too by the rounded head, once in saltwater females make up 8 out of every 10 fish
Very interesting, what makes you think it’s not on its way up out of interest?
@@adventurefishinguk id imagine its a late river so the main run of seatrout would be in that river system are out in the sea again feeding hard after spawning (mortality rates are a lot less in seatrout than salmon after spawning) the small first winter fish in general stay on the coast or esturies and maintain there silvery coats but the fish droppin to the sea in round the same mark generally still have a tinge of brown but of course sea-trout being sea-trout they dont read the books we do and will do things when they shouldnt, i got fish in saltwater well away from any river system that looked almost like browns, the danish call them "greeders", seatrout fishing in the uk is the great undiscoverd gem, sorry for the length of the answer btw, im far from an expert but ive had more than a few tussles with them
@@whitetroutchannel Thanks for the detailed response it was great to read!
@@adventurefishinguk your very welcome mate! if you and the mrs happenin to be visitin the province of ulster and wana try saltwater seatrout hit me up amigo, keep up the tight work 👍👍🎣
@@whitetroutchannel I’ll bare that in mind if I ever come over thanks for the offer!
Hi ,what net are you using, it looks perfect for travelling?
Rigged and ready do a great small one. I think this one was from Fladen
I’m pretty sure that first fish you caught was a rainbow trout
No wild rainbow trout on this river mate! Thanks for watching 👍
Looks like a sea trout to me they go a lot more sliver when they get to the sea
I think so too! Thanks for watching!
Now then, thanks to you, Andy from Rigged and Ready now received most of my income, so you owe me! I know very little about fishing and understand less, so. I wish, you’d quickly explain what you’re doing and why, show the bait/lure and say why you picked it. I assume, to fish got salmon, you’ve paid a fortune to be there, you can’t just rock up with a rod license and catch salmon can you? Great video.
Really glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching! I’ll try to include a bit more tactic talk in some of my upcoming videos 👍 and yes, unfortunately just like rigged and ready take most of your income, fishing clubs and memberships take most of mine! 😂
@@adventurefishinguk
Cheers pal :)
@@1967AJB there's hundreds of videos on CZcams explaining all aspects of fishing, I'm sure George is already maxed out fiĺming and editing to have to include a full explanation of tactics and gear,just my thoughts 👍
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Of course her are, but I like and trust this guy, and he’s using the kit I’ve bought on his recommendation. It would e good to know which tip on the X5 he’s using and why or which R&R lure he paired with the S Max. Plus I think it would add value these films, but thanks for pointing out that CZcams has a search facility.
Same lol I've bought 3 sets of the infinite series, a 3000 and 6000 reel😂
Both fish are slinks. Fresh salmon come in through summer and fall to spawn and some stay in the fresh water till spring.
Slinks, not heard that one before. Thanks for watching!
On yourself mate. Well in 🎣. Think both were kelts. If you sit them on their side in shallow water, splash your hands in water so their wet you can gently open their gills and see if there's gill maggots. Good way of telling if they arent skinny balinky long legs 🤣 some fight like a springer and have plenty muscle left
I'll make sure I have a look next time! Thanks for watching 👍
You've quoted my fishing mantra, "I just want to know what it is!!"
Haha definitely! Thanks for watching 👍