Journey through the UK's CLEAREST River! (…until it wasn’t)

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Journey through the UK's CLEAREST River! (…until it wasn’t)

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Ай бұрын

Join me as I fish for a variety of species that live in one of the UK's healthiest rivers, known for it's water clarity - only, upon arriving, it seems that may not be the case at all...
Big thanks to my brother Stephen for helping me film this one, and to ‪@The_ginger_fisherman‬ for putting me on the fish!! You guys are the best :)
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Пікірлер: 103

@TurDyTurt101 24 күн бұрын

hands down my favourite fishing channel, well done 🙂

@jonnyseller 28 күн бұрын

Lovely video. Great watch

@jamesb9070 Ай бұрын

The quality of these videos are brilliant. Well done and thank you

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! :)

@metalbenderuk9791 27 күн бұрын

Great video man, and well done on the perseverance!

@fishingtailfilms 15 күн бұрын

Excellent video Tom 👍

@fishwithcarl Ай бұрын

17:29 !!! You’ve given the game away now! Off to the River Swale next week 🎉👌👌👌

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Cat’s out the bag now 👀

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

Hehe I saw that to

@benjames9364 Ай бұрын

We all know the ginger fishermans local haunt isn't the Swale. Nice try though 😉

@benjames9364 Ай бұрын

@@BenjaminScott-ep4xohe isn't fishing the Swale 😉 I think it was a trick to throw people off the scent

@fishwithcarl Ай бұрын

@@benjames9364 ah yeah, the lack of a Yorkshire accent is a dead giveaway 😂

@jakewilliamson Ай бұрын

you make a great fishing video tom, well done for persevering - that barbel was well worth it!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

I was genuinely over the moon, tricky sessions are tough in the moment, but the reward is always so much sweeter - cheers Jake!

@LG_Fishing Ай бұрын

Fantastic video, keep them coming.

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks so much :)

@FisherDMC5752 Ай бұрын

Great video mate! Keep them coming.

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😁😁😁 I will!

@Manassa1917 Ай бұрын

The idle is a beautiful clean river. River meden a small tributary of the idle also is as clean which too contains quality fish

@hasansegundo9959 Ай бұрын

You definitely deserve more views and likes! Quality videos mate👍👍

@mikecampbell7421 Ай бұрын

I really loved the shot of all the new crappy build housing in the flood plain !!!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

😂

@derry5039 Ай бұрын

Great video, much easier and more accurate for bites to use a stick float when trotting on river than a regular waggler. Tight lines Tom!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks Derry :) and yes!! A stick float really would have been the one on the river, I need to get myself practiced with that technique, and important one for the future!

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

I new that was gingers river as soon as I saw the arched bridge 😱😱😱

@samuelgarrod8327 Ай бұрын

It's nobodies river mate.

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

As in the one he fishes😁

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Haha, it’s a legendary stretch of water!

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

@@tomwilshaw indeed. have you seen the one where he catches he pb perch from the swim next to that bridge?

@samuelbrucemartin Ай бұрын

if you want to see a really clear river catch a train down to the chalk streams down in Hampshire!!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

That's something I'm dying to do!! I really want to catch a big grayling at some point :-)

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

the lambourn is kinda messed up right now i think😑

@letsgofishing_amhi Ай бұрын

Great video Tom 👏

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

thanks guys! ☺️

@SkiSummer Ай бұрын

Wow the EA doing something, that makes a change.

@MartynsAnglingAdventures Ай бұрын

Awesome edit!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Cheers Martyn 😁 appreciate it mate!

@JrzOutdoors Ай бұрын

Good stuff, come on over to Washington state, there's some awesome fishing here

@tomwilshaw 29 күн бұрын

One day!

@JrzOutdoors 29 күн бұрын

@tomwilshaw if you do, let me know, I'll show you around

@DemonMonkeyBoy Ай бұрын

Is that a custom Fish With Carl rod? Sure I saw the logo on the blank and butt cap 👀

@fishwithcarl Ай бұрын

👀 shhhhhh 😜

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

😱😱I see it clearly😱😱😱

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Whoops… 😳

@BenjaminScott-ep4xo Ай бұрын

@@tomwilshaw your giving everything away. and i love it😂

@fishwithcarl Ай бұрын

@@BenjaminScott-ep4xo 😂

@AaronsAnglingJourney Ай бұрын

Brill mate

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks Aaron!

@joshharpin9567 Ай бұрын

Different gravy Tom 🎣👍🏻

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks Josh :) I try really hard to make these the best that I can, feels like a huge win when I read comments like yours!

@joshharpin9567 Ай бұрын

@@tomwilshaw editing is incredible and the way you tell a story is brilliant absolutely love watching your videos and those who you edit for :) 🎣

@michaelclark9916 Ай бұрын

Great vid mate

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Cheers! 😁

@isaacbell. Ай бұрын

Haha your bro “mu mu meeee?!😮”. Class film too bro

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

That bit made me laugh so much in the edit 😂 thanks dude

@isaacbell. Ай бұрын

@@tomwilshaw love it haha!

@matheobelanger6617 Ай бұрын

great video btw very cool images and a great story! do you guys know what was the machine that past in the river?

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! and I'm not fully sure to be honest, it was there to cut back the weed, it kind of floated, but also had caterpillar tracks.... a really strange device!

@ontcarpn Ай бұрын

First!!! Love your videos man! Keep them coming 👌🍻

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Haha, thanks so much mate!!!! I'll do my best!! Glad you enjoy them :)

@SavageRob_ Ай бұрын

Let's goooooooo!

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

😁😁😁😁😁😁

@DannyFR30 Ай бұрын

Trust them to clean the cleanest river 😂

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@johnathonandrew8952 Ай бұрын

A little late to the party on this one Tom but once again top work

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Cheers Johnathon! Only went live late last night haha, not late at all!

@JamesParsons-go4nu Ай бұрын

what rod do you use could u put a link please. Great vid as usual

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

I used a couple of rods in this video :) some I actually can't talk about yet, but the main shorter rod I used for float and lure fishing was a korum light lure rod

@NicholasElder-w9l Ай бұрын

The river test is the clearest river in the UK check out the chalk streams of Wiltshire and Hampshire. Far superior clearer water compaired to that river.

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

I'm most certainly checking out some chalk streams later in the season, I've always wanted to catch a big Greyling! The river I was fishing is usually a lot clearer than in this video, it just didn't work out for me haha

@averageguy8090 Ай бұрын

Never walk downriver as the vibrations can scare the fish below you, always fish against the current as the vibrations will carry away from the fish you're looking for :)

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

That makes a lot of sense! Do you then cast upstream and try and keep the tension as the float comes back towards you? Always learning :)

@benscarping2941 Ай бұрын

I fish this river myself, and have had the same issue with them cutting the weed and it completely ruins the fishing, not sure why they do it as it doesn’t really benefit the river to cut the weed. On a good day though the river produces class fish, I’ve had double figure barbel and perch to 2lb plus as well as 5lb chub

@tomwilshaw 29 күн бұрын

It didn’t really make much sense to me either, especially considering that at the time the fish hadn’t spawned yet. It’s a wicked bit of water :) I do hope to be back to try and win one of those bigger barbel!

@silasestlander Ай бұрын

That red braid is so sexy man. Loved this video. Saved my friday night😄

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Haha, I only bought it because it was the only one in the shop at the time, but now I feel it's a mainstay of the channel 😂 thanks man :)

@albiewilliams6830 Ай бұрын

Great video tom and makes me laugh how the enviroment agency detroy all that natural habitat for so many species not just fish by getting rid of the weed but they cant do the jobs they need to do anyway great video and well done for persevering

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Thanks Albie, and yes, it's pretty non-sensical, especially given that many coarse species have not yet spawned in the rivers! Maybe not the brightest move 🤦‍♂️

@andk3423 Ай бұрын

In my country, Indonesia, there are lots of fishing spots like this, but rubbish and factory waste make it unsafe to explore😅

@Roowfc705 Ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

That’s awful 🙁 is there any plans to stop that happening?

@andk3423 Ай бұрын

@@tomwilshaw coldplay has helped by sending sophisticated equipment to clean dirty rivers and lakes but the government is instead using it as a way to make money haha

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Jeez… Not good mate 🙁 such a short-sighted view, money’s great but it’s comes and goes, our planet? Once we ruin it, there’s not a whole lot we can do..

@johnstevens5042 Ай бұрын

🍺🍺🦈🍺🍺

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

🎣🎣👀🎣🎣

@benjames9364 Ай бұрын

I noticed you slipped in the name of a different river, the Swale. You and i know you aint fishing the Swale 😉 that isnt the ginger fishermans hunting ground. I can see through you deception 🤣

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 shhhhh 👀

@MrTim207 Ай бұрын

I’ve worked out the exact location of this swim 👀 but even though it’s only 40 minutes from me, I’m not going to fish it as I’ve got plenty of quality river to go at locally. And I wouldn’t want the place hammered due to KZfaq exposure.

@petertomo95 Ай бұрын

Came here to say this, I'm very familiar with the area too

@joeking57 Ай бұрын

Great video but slightly weird how ur just copying everything thats been done already... No challenge

@tomwilshaw Ай бұрын

Catching any kind of a fish is a challenge for me 😂 but interesting comment, do you mean it's cause I want to a location a lot of people have gone to? Keen to know more, always want to make cool interesting videos 😁