Cracking stuff Dave - and over in the Dark Side too ! You caught some belters there, thank you for taking us along. Oxbow Lakes - I was whisked back to 90s GCSE Geography😁 👍
Cheers Matt! Always like to keep it educational! It's believed that prior to the last ice age that the ribble at this point flowed out of a huge lake eastwards into what is now the Aire valley- which would account for the indigenous stock of grayling in the ribble. They are only found naturally in East flowing rivers (ie Yorkshire and Derbyshire dales) The Eden was illegally stocked in Victorian times. There's your natural history for today!!😂
Very nice Dave well done, holding on to the bar of soap, Grayling 😅 another season gone☹️☹️ but a cracking brownie to finish with, the streamer strikes again👍 And what a Grayling, I bet you'll be back to that beat next season!
Hopefully, I will be back in a couple of weeks,Chris, for more grayling ! Having a break from fly fishing ATM to allow my elbow and wrist to recover, watching a float. The actual final session under edit now on the local, again dry fly, nymph and streamer!
Soul Brother..Sunday Morning relaxation time..Love catching up with your videos brother, The Grayling and Brownie were awesome Fish..I havn,t done much this year, Like I said somebody killed our local River Off, Hope Nature sorts it out for us..Great Video Brother as always..
Thanks, Gaz! Sad to hear about your local river. It seems the rural streams are even more at risk these days with dairy slurry from intensive farming, fly tipping of toxic waste into ditches, etc That stretch of the ribble comes off moorland a wee bit further up, so it's sheep farming and not so bad but further down there's slime and gunk on the rocks all year round - not sewage, but nitrates and dairy slurry from excessive use of fertiliser and intensive dairy farming. The chub and barbel are OK but not many trout and grayling downstream coz the water ain't pure enough. Yet anglers still buy dairy products after moaning about it! We use vegan milk, cheese and yoghurt - much better for you too!! 👍👍
I remember your video! I think you had the worst of the weather, though! I hate trying new waters in mid winter, that's why I chose to visit here while the trout season was still on. You never know, it could be very dour on a different day. I've yet to crack the Aire though, very tough river!!👍
They were great fish, super stuff, Lovely video! Must have been awful to have that problem at the end of the day. I am always exhausted after a day's fishing and very glad to have a car to take me home. Can't imagine what it must have been like to trek home and back again like that. As you said, the less said the better, but I feel for you.
Cheers Davie, yes, the switch conversion. Hard work fishing upstream with it, I'll look for a shorter 6wt next year for streamers. Had spare keys but I'm trying to blank out the memory of the 100 mile round trip by taxi😢😢 Your season done now?
@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 Last day today Dave, allowed Sunday fishing on the Leven, I'll be heading out for a few hours late afternoon to the area where I got my biggest broonie this season 🤞🎣
Cracking stuff Dave - and over in the Dark Side too ! You caught some belters there, thank you for taking us along. Oxbow Lakes - I was whisked back to 90s GCSE Geography😁 👍
Cheers Matt! Always like to keep it educational! It's believed that prior to the last ice age that the ribble at this point flowed out of a huge lake eastwards into what is now the Aire valley- which would account for the indigenous stock of grayling in the ribble.
They are only found naturally in East flowing rivers (ie Yorkshire and Derbyshire dales)
The Eden was illegally stocked in Victorian times.
There's your natural history for today!!😂
Thank you sir 😆👍
Great session 👏 the brown was a stunning dark fish
Congrats on the PB grayling 🎉
Cheers Colin! Much appreciated 👍👍
Very nice Dave well done, holding on to the bar of soap, Grayling 😅 another season gone☹️☹️ but a cracking brownie to finish with, the streamer strikes again👍
And what a Grayling, I bet you'll be back to that beat next season!
Hopefully, I will be back in a couple of weeks,Chris, for more grayling ! Having a break from fly fishing ATM to allow my elbow and wrist to recover, watching a float.
The actual final session under edit now on the local, again dry fly, nymph and streamer!
well done two nice fish for seasons end
Cheers my friend! 😊
Soul Brother..Sunday Morning relaxation time..Love catching up with your videos brother, The Grayling and Brownie were awesome Fish..I havn,t done much this year, Like I said somebody killed our local River Off, Hope Nature sorts it out for us..Great Video Brother as always..
Thanks, Gaz! Sad to hear about your local river. It seems the rural streams are even more at risk these days with dairy slurry from intensive farming, fly tipping of toxic waste into ditches, etc
That stretch of the ribble comes off moorland a wee bit further up, so it's sheep farming and not so bad but further down there's slime and gunk on the rocks all year round - not sewage, but nitrates and dairy slurry from excessive use of fertiliser and intensive dairy farming.
The chub and barbel are OK but not many trout and grayling downstream coz the water ain't pure enough.
Yet anglers still buy dairy products after moaning about it! We use vegan milk, cheese and yoghurt - much better for you too!! 👍👍
Very nice fish. You did better than me when I was there last year. I'll have to try with maggot soon.
I remember your video! I think you had the worst of the weather, though! I hate trying new waters in mid winter, that's why I chose to visit here while the trout season was still on.
You never know, it could be very dour on a different day. I've yet to crack the Aire though, very tough river!!👍
Nice to see a different side to that river. The both the Grayling and Brown Trout were quality fish. Well done.
Ha! Thanks! Yes, not how most think of the Ribble. 👍👍
They were great fish, super stuff, Lovely video! Must have been awful to have that problem at the end of the day. I am always exhausted after a day's fishing and very glad to have a car to take me home. Can't imagine what it must have been like to trek home and back again like that. As you said, the less said the better, but I feel for you.
Yes, expensive taxi tide home for my keys😢 thanks for the comment!
Wow absolutely stunning!!
Thanks, fella! Great battle from the big grayling on light tackle - not quite west coast sea trout but nice nonetheless! 😊
Loved for video Dave, always look forward to them.
Thanks, man! One day, the Bolton streams!!😂
Great day out for the end of the trout season. (Apart from keys)
You have tickets for this water, Keith. Interesting bit of river.👍
This beat is controlled by Bradford City Angling Association. Season ticket only 👍
Well done Dave and thankfully you had another set of keys! One of those rods the one you fixed up a few episodes back?
Cheers Davie, yes, the switch conversion. Hard work fishing upstream with it, I'll look for a shorter 6wt next year for streamers.
Had spare keys but I'm trying to blank out the memory of the 100 mile round trip by taxi😢😢
Your season done now?
@@soultrader57fishingandmusi25 Last day today Dave, allowed Sunday fishing on the Leven, I'll be heading out for a few hours late afternoon to the area where I got my biggest broonie this season 🤞🎣
Good luck 👍