Raker Lakes York - Fishing in Sub Zero Temperatures
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- With the overnight temperatures down to -6oC , the rivers still unfishable, and local restrictions still in force, it's getting harder to find fishable venues, luckily for me I found an un-frozen peg on Horseshoe Lake at Raker Lakes York. Armed with flouro pinkies, dead reads, bread, corn, micro pellets, expanders and wafters I go in search of some of the resident skimmer bream fishing in sub zero temperatures.
I again try the bomb and bread and bomb and corn. Knowing the venue can produce good bags of skimmers in winter I start with micro pellets and expanders on the short line but end up on the whip and pinkie.
Watch the video as I work through the baits and methods and adjust my feed to try and tempt a few bites and some winter skimmers . If you like the video and want to see more content like this, please subscribe to the HOOKED Fishing Channel here:
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Until next time...
TIGHT LINES!
Nice to see hard work rewarded very well fished under the conditions
Yes it was, thanks Terry.
True dedication j own, fishing in this weather, only you could catch in these conditions Keep them coming . John
Thanks Uncle J 👍. Tomorrow looks too cold even for me -9! Sunday maybe 🤔
Another superb video pinkies definitely the best option when the water temperature is so low
Thanks David, they certainly saved the day on this occasion.
Fair play to you John stay safe 👏
Thanks Phillip, you too 👍
Nice bag of roach John good effort again in challenging conditions. Think I might have to give raker a go soon.🎣👍
Thanks Phil. If I fished that lake again I'd go down the middle on the pole with a sprinkle pot with live pinkies and a bit of swim stim green, reckon that'd sort a few skimmers out in these cold temps.
Entertaining and educational keep up the good work,👍🎣🇬🇧
Thanks Gary, I'll try to keep getting out freezing me finger and toes off for ya until it warms up🙏
sitting with my feet on the radiator, snow falling outside .. ..watching you .... admire your dedication i used ta be like you... but im a soft southern shandy drinker now .... im keeping my powder dry indoors until it warms up.... nice one
You do make me chuckle 😉. At least your honest and you're probably best off waiting but I get sick of staring at the same 4 walls all week so any chance to go and I'm off.
Great video as always John..your enthusiasm to please your angling addics in all kinds of weather is unreal.
Thanks for cheering me up in these pandemic times....and stay safe.
Thanks Gaz, we all need the fix #anglingaddict 🤣🎣.
Hiya John that looked like hard work mate enjoyed watching though thanks ,pinkies are a brilliant winter bait ,caught my best roach just under 2pound on double pinkie caster .it looks like those gloves are giving way have they been worth money ,mine are ok,thanks again for enduring the cold ,atb
Thanks Roy, yes it was a hard but an enjoyable day none the less. Cracking roach that mate, used to catch a lot of 2lbers on the Ouse 20 years ago but they're not there any more and most of winter can't get near it to even try these days due to flooding. The gloves are goig home on the seams - I've stitched em up and restitched em but I'm not that good with a needle and thread, probably time for a new pair, they've done me proud though, had them 2 winters and give em some punishment.
Thank you John for taking the time and effort to provide us with this exceptional video. The angling on its own was worth a watch but your disgorger skills are something else. I have seen other anglers with what seems to be excellent disgorger skills but I have never seen close ups.
Very welcome, thanks Colin, never really thought about the disgorger other than I try to remove the hook with a minimum of damage to the fish.
Great stuff mate, I haven’t fished Raker for a few years now but think I’ve just been inspired into having a dabble 👍
Thanks Paul, I think a bit of fishmeal on a pole line down the middle with a sprinkle pot over the top would have produced a few more skimmers and keep the short line loose fed for roach. Tight lines pal.
Picture quality,and sound was fine.enjoyed watching. Thanks 👍🏻🎣
Thanks Mark, just made my life harder that was all, there's always something but I struggle through.
I was entertained
Thanks Steve, a bit of a winter warmer for you.
Another great feature John, decent amount of fish on a tough day. Those pinkies certainly take some beating 😉
You got that right Pinkie boy 😉
Great watch as usual nice one John
Thank you kindly Des
Great bit of angling there John keep them coming can’t get out anywhere at the moment
Thanks Melvin, will do my best for you. 👍
Cheers John,good vid mate \m/
Rock on! Thanks Clive. 👍
Gd vid m8 keep them coming 🎣👍
Thanks mate, did you catch in the end?
No rubbish m8 nowt last week either .Was ya filming last week
Yes went to PBF down the road on Saturday, freezing cold wind and rain but scraped a few fish out. Video's up Monday
Top angling John
Top angling John in very cold conditions
Thanks Mike, can't always bag up, just grateful for a few bites when it's like that👍
Enjoyed that mate, cheers
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Adrian 👍
Another great video John, the mittens you are using do you cut the fingers off yourself or buy them like that, I have a pair of neoprene ones with velcro on two of the fingers I'm thinking of chopping the rest down because two fingers ain't good enough. Tight lines and keep safe.
Hi John, no I bought them like this, I often get asked about the gloves and i can tell you they're the best I've ever come across for fishing as the fit so tight. They are actually fly fishing gloves, I got them from John Norris website and they are Guideline Fir-Skin CGX with far infra red fibres. Mine have taken a lot of abuse, the right hand one thumb stitching has come apart but I keep sewing it back up badly. Unfortunately they aren't waterproof but even when fishing the pole in the wet, it's preferable to having bare hands with wind chill on, (I suffer with Raynauds) but these keep my fingers mobile enough.
Ya can't win man! This addiction will drag out out in all weathers! Wild horses won't stop it!
Haha, no way, just gotta keep taking the drug Gaz 🤣💉🐟
Any fishing is good this time of the year John well done mate!! Have you had a look at ( Westerly Lake Main Street Wheldrake York ?)Small lake but good fishing !! good size bream , carp , and silvers.
Hi Dave, I went for a look 3 weeks back, wanted to fish it but he was closed - don't know whether it was frozen or COVID - will take a drive up when I'm out that way. Heard there's some big perch in there.
@@HOOKEDFishingChannel If you go try the peg in front of you when you go in and fish to the right of the island !! I use a small cage feeder with spoty fin and casters pellet on the hook but thats up to you.
Nice one John, looks a bit cold out there! Is there a reason you were using elastic top on the whip over flick tip? Was it just the chance of a better fish?
Yes it was Ewan, I honestly though I'd catch more skimmers than roach. In hindsight, should have fished a long pole down the middle I think, will have to try that next time.
@@HOOKEDFishingChannel cheers, good to know. Looks like you will have time in lockdown to fish there a bit!
well done john ,which lake would you recommend in the summer on there pole fishing
They're all good Tony, you catch a lot of bream on horsehoe short and carp on floating bread across on the very long pole - 18m. Highbank has a good variety of fish and lots of carp and crucians and Acorn is probably my favourite for the carp on hard banded halibut pellet but again surface baits work as well.
@@HOOKEDFishingChannel cheers For that john
Think you should have put a small bomb nd snap link swivel on your bomb rod ??...looked far to much what you were using mate ☹️.. but we'll done for catching tho 👍
Thanks Nigel 👍 I'm not sure any smaller bomb would have made any difference, the 10g ICM match cube is as about as small as it gets really, it's only just over a 1/3rd of an ounce, probably just the stems that make them look larger on camera.
@@HOOKEDFishingChanneljust looked a bit much for freezing conditions 😊....I'm a bit old school 80s lol....a former match angler........I used to ( nd pls give it a go ).....get a old arsley bomb.....put a reses around it...,cut a bit of foam.....shape it...,put a band on to hold in position...then soak it in corn steep or chopped worm juices or both 👍.....old ways yes......but boy do it work mate👍.....good luck 🤞
Hmm, interesting stuff. I have some CSL in the bait store, will get my hacksaw out and start modding, or maybe i'll modify the method a little - a small pellet feeder with foam in will do nicely and I have just the place to try it if it isn't frozen. Thanks for the tip 👍
Hey up John. Is raker the one on the country lanes and when you turn in all the carparks are separated with sheep-type fencing?
Hi Gaz, it’s on a country Lane between Ellington and sheldrake. There’s really only the one car park that’s split to the left of the gate by a box hedge. There’s otter fencing and a closed gate in front of you as you enter which goes down to the specimen lake only all the other lakes are to the left.