I did see a 6lb’er from there once about 30 odd years ago, one of the biggest chub I’ve seen. On a trip to the old mill meadow in Broxbourne I had a lot of chub to 4lb, but saw a monster caught by someone fishing under the railway bridge (a non fishing area), it was huge! I miss those days back in the 80’s and early 90’s on the Lea.

it really was, the filming under water and the relaxed feel made it very enjoyable, plus of course all the great action , and not the whooping and self appreciation you used to get from matt hayes!!

What man isn't happy with a few tugs on his sensitive tip ?

@@jonbrown853 Or 'gently rolling his meat'.

😂😂😂

You can get locked up for that.

Thanks for watching Philip

Glad you enjoyed it!

Same as

I would say the cormorants are more of a problem than the otters; after all otters are/were native to the inland U.K, unlike cormorants.

Totally agree, they did a national European otter restocking program about 15 yrs ago. Don’t forget all the water companies dumping sewage into the rivers all the time.

@Mark Hepworth Mine was. Like I've been saying for years, bigger rivers can sustain the otter, smaller ones can't. We've lost the once prolific river Teme. The Wye isn't a patch on what it was and it's not a rare thing to catch fish with bites out of them. You may be enjoying some good fishing now but it won't last!! As the otter breeds, fish stocks will lessen and the longer Anglers remain apart, the longer it will continue and the worse it will get.

@@matthewtanner9823 and once the fish levels drop too low the otters will start to die off and fish repopulate...

It's way to easy to blame the Otter, they are a natural part of our environment and belong there and for the longest of times fish and Otters lived side by side in some beautiful, heavily populated waters (see Issac Walton). I'd be more inclined to look at the specimen anglers of the 90's and 2000's and farmers to account for the problems of river fishing today. There were so many pictures of fish coming out of our rivers at that time with huge distended stomachs from specimen anglers putting kilo after kilo of bait into swims, I remember those images of Barbel that looked more like Carp appearing weekly in AT. As with humans I would imagine that obese fish have more difficulty reproducing and have generally shorter lifespans added to which the chemical pollution wreaked by the farming industry nowadays I think I can safely suggest that the otter is less of a problem than the current paradigm suggests.

@@Para2normal You're forgetting that back in the 50's and before there was also otter hunting going on. Every predator needs it's numbers controlling. It isn't a bad thing for it more of a good thing if it stops disease from spredding. By removing a certain percentage of animals you also remove some of the threat of disease from spreading because it removes a link from the chain. less animals bump into less of their own species and so they don't get to spread it. Equally there is also more territory and so more food for them which in turn prevents them from becoming poorly because they're well fed and eating a balanced diet. As for blaming the farmers.....yes the reason was down to pesticides and it was actually an otter hunt who pointed out that there was a significant drop in the number of otter about to DEFRA (another reason why hunting did them good, the hunts could monitor their numbers). I'm afraid these days it's more to do with Super Markets and the massive chicken farming that goes on for the super markets (again, yes by farmers but also because the super markets see a need for so many) that sees all the nitrates ending up in the rivers.

Everything you say has validity, I don't believe in hunting animals to kill for "sport" but I understand your view on controlling the numbers of predators, I would argue that predator/prey cycles are well understood in Ecology and we have little to worry about in that respect. Where the predator/prey cycle becomes a problem is with the interjection of external stimuli, such as, as you rightly say the massive farms called for by our demand for huge quantities of meat with poor regulation and enforcement regarding waste disposal.

Used too fish the Crown from 1975 up till Redlands left, loved the Millstream had some hidden swims i kept to myself, Roach, Perch, Chub, Tench , loads of Bleak , Pike in the winter any swim. The Heartbreak Pit , It was my Uncle that started me there and Roydon ( The Globe ) Memories Tightlines 🎣🎣🎣

@@clivehurrell6670 I fished up the top end of it ... Abu rod and a black Prince intrepid ....wonderful times and the big gravel hills on the other side I used to play on

A bunch of snowflakes is all

come off it.

Your a fool if you think otters aint cleaning places out

@Mark Hepworth it will not last bud.. you enjoy it whilst you got it.. we all had the same thoughts as you where I’m from. The otters were around but didn’t seem to be a problem. Then before you know it the fishing gets slower and slower fish become less and less and unfortunately by the time you realise what’s going on.. it’s too late to do anything.

@Mark Hepworth but I think your not considering the fact that otters in this country are top of the food chain.. we can’t control the number and there’s nothing over here that can.. 20years ago you said you have been seeing them.. well 25 years ago they were on the brink of extinction. So really they have slowly been bouncing back in the time you have seen them... Now there in a position were they are wide spread. Other than road accents and natural corses they are just going to spread and spread and course more damage. I love otters but I think it’s naive to think that they don’t upset the balance in some way shape or form.

@Mark Hepworth well look mate enjoy it whilst you can. I’m not here to argue over KZfaq. But I will say the almost selfish idea of “oh my lakes are fine so everything is fine” isn’t helping the angling community at all. Now I have given you my experience of otters and you don’t agree.. okay fair enough got to see it to believe it I get that. But just look outside of your lakes and see how meany fisheries have install otter fencing to protected what’s left of the lakes. I don’t think there doing it for decoration.

These are rough cuts not included in the original series so there will be blips.

@@YorkyOne Oh I know, I wasnt knocking it, its just funny how he has the bite, goes ooahh, then talks about the fight, then lands the fish but all are like 3 or 4 different times altogether or even days lol but it was put together so well the conversation all connected lol

Why so? Where do you live

@@kid--presentable I live in Bangladesh, it’s located in Southeast Asia.

@@tawhidkhan3416 yes I know where it is . I am sure if you come over they will give you a free house and social welfare instantly over the indigenous peoples.. no worrys in that regard

@CastAirLead lol. Been fishing for 48 years. Fish live in water - fact. If a fish has to be weighed and photographed it should be in least time possible IMO. Just don’t like to see prolonged admiration of a “fish out of water”

@@69cookieboy1 48 years? yep, you are new to fishing..

It was filmed like 20 years ago mate.....

Grow a ball

Think Wendy gave as good as she got

Grow a pair

Shame c'mon you wouldn't say no

Ah jasus Christ give over