Always enjoy your articles Dom, didn't know you had the RUclips channel! Fantastic videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them and put them up - a real slice of real fishing
Thanks so much, Tom! Yes, I've been doing more film lately. Perhaps a sign of the times? Writing is very much my first love, but it's becoming harder and harder for print. Pleased you're enjoying the videos too- thanks for watching!
@@domgarnettfishing hopefully sense prevails and there's still a place for the written word. It's truly the best way. But film is good as well! And yours are superb mate. Thank you again for taking the time and effort to make them for us
Back in the 60's we used to fish the drainage stream from Southwick lake (HMS Dryad) and the pool by Southwick bridge for crucians and the flash of gold was fantastic. The biggest one we caught was 2 1/2 lbs. Now all these years later my wife and I travel up to Marsh farm in Milford to fish for them.
Great to meet you at Abshot Dom, shame about the lack of Cru's. How about a trip to another Pdas paradise, the River Wallington for a big Gudgeon day, Mark knows all about the Wally Gonks 😉
Indeed, they are so cute- and so nostalgic for many of us! There's still hope though- and a bit of a revival in some areas. I guess the advantage of smallish lakes is that unlike our polluted rivers, it's less complicated to sort the habitat out. I also think there is a quiet appetite out there for more carp free lakes to keep that true strain of crucian we love to see. Folks like Portsmouth DAS and the Angling Trust's National Crucian Conservation project deserve a big pat on the back on this.
i come from mid beds and 30 /40 years ago we used a birds custard with flour and water mix to fish for crucians in a small pond i think now i'm going back to see whats about
Wonderful - been ages since I've fished for crucians!
Always enjoy your articles Dom, didn't know you had the RUclips channel! Fantastic videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them and put them up - a real slice of real fishing
Thanks so much, Tom! Yes, I've been doing more film lately. Perhaps a sign of the times? Writing is very much my first love, but it's becoming harder and harder for print. Pleased you're enjoying the videos too- thanks for watching!
@@domgarnettfishing hopefully sense prevails and there's still a place for the written word. It's truly the best way. But film is good as well! And yours are superb mate. Thank you again for taking the time and effort to make them for us
Back in the 60's we used to fish the drainage stream from Southwick lake (HMS Dryad) and the pool by Southwick bridge for crucians and the flash of gold was fantastic. The biggest one we caught was 2 1/2 lbs. Now all these years later my wife and I travel up to Marsh farm in Milford to fish for them.
Great to meet you at Abshot Dom, shame about the lack of Cru's. How about a trip to another Pdas paradise, the River Wallington for a big Gudgeon day, Mark knows all about the Wally Gonks 😉
Sounds brilliant! Might been in Looe part of September, but keep me posted because I'd love to return - great club and lovely waters.
What a beautiful fish they are sadly so many of them are still not showing in numbers as they were
Indeed, they are so cute- and so nostalgic for many of us! There's still hope though- and a bit of a revival in some areas. I guess the advantage of smallish lakes is that unlike our polluted rivers, it's less complicated to sort the habitat out. I also think there is a quiet appetite out there for more carp free lakes to keep that true strain of crucian we love to see. Folks like Portsmouth DAS and the Angling Trust's National Crucian Conservation project deserve a big pat on the back on this.
i come from mid beds and 30 /40 years ago we used a birds custard with flour and water mix to fish for crucians in a small pond i think now i'm going back to see whats about
Custard powder? Makes sense when you think about it- good protein source! Did you make a paste type bait out of it?
we did make a paste and the bait had to be very small on a size 16 thank for a reply