Thanks James, I would love to do a video every week buddy but often life and weather gets in the way. I’m not wishing my life away but I can’t wait to retire and do this full time😎
I had a book as a kid called 'the challenge of light tackle' all about how to use the lightest gear possible in the sea, I'd recommend it to anyone who feels drawn to a feeder rod over a beachcaster.
Hi Douglas, as a newcomer to fishing, I have to say that I really do appreciate you explaining your methods and gear as you do. If can be quite bewildering otherwise 🙂 My wife and I have just returned from a 1 week holiday in Argyll. I had my 1st try at lure fishing from Tighnabruaich pier, great fun and I actually caught a couple of Mackerel and a Codling. Great fun and now I'm well and truly hooked. All the best from York.
Thanks Andy, glad to help mate and awesome feedback, it means a lot. It certainly can be bewildering, especially if there’s no members of the family with a fishing interest. As a beginner/newcomer to the sport, what sort of content would interest and help you or others in the future?
Hi Douglas, purely from a personal perspective, it would be interesting to see what different types of fish could be targeted with limited gear. 🤔 As an example, I have a 9' spinning rod and a 3000 reel, several lures and a couple of Mackerel feathers. I'd love to know which additional bits of kit, rigs, etc, would allow to target say, flatfish, or possibly some other variety of fish, but using the same rod and reel etc. Does that even make sense?😂
@@andyaveyard it makes perfect sense Andy. Someone new to the sport is less likely to want to commit to buying different rods and reels for different methods of fishing or species of fish. It’s a good idea for a video or short series.
Nice one Jeff, plenty of bass down your area mate. I’ve been fortunate to catch a bass every time I fished in Luce Bay. I’m all for any method for the sea trout. There’s pros and cons to every method mate the bombarda is no exception. Tight lines buddy
Thanks for the tips Douglas and posting the video, I noticed that wee finnek seem to be more interested in the bombarda than the lure sometimes. I have been learning a lot from your videos, sea troot are such a beutiful fish and it’s a privilege to get the chance tae hold one in yer hands then see it swim awa 🐟 Tight lines bud
Thanks Gordon, aye the wee ones are ferocious mate, the big ones also like to have a go at the bombarda too. I’ve often wanted to put a hook at the back of the bombarda just used as a sort of lure to see how effective it will be. Food for thought on a future video Gordon👍🎣tight lines ma fried
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing I find it hard tae keep finnek on the hook, they go mental and put up a fair battle to shake themselves aff. Would be very interesting tae see what happens with that idea Douglas, I like the thought of trying different ways of fishing and what a boost if it worked 🎣🐟
A nice sea trout Douglas as you say the weather is important to fishing conditions the wind has to be the correct speed because fishing is no good same on a boat the wind throughs you about every whare uncomfortable for any fishermen Thanks for the video Douglas very best wishes from Ben 👍 👌
Hi Douglas I was wondering why you had no recent sea trout videos posted ! We kind of had the same weather patterns here on the Antrim coast too. Great to see you catch on the bombarda , you have it down to a fine art sir ! I’m using the set up more and more now on the rod you told me about and it is working a treat. Thank you as always for your time and effort in making these videos and passing on your tips that definitely work. Tight lines from Danny across the other side of the Irish Sea. 😊🎣👍
Nice one mate, a great tutorial. I have never tried this method. I done what you suggested and watched the Bombardo instruction video and I am defo gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Eyup Douglas and thank you for another very helpful tutorial style video. I always look forward to your next post. I won't be fishing for sea trout where I am in Wales as I don't have a licence to do that but I plan to use the bombarda with flies and small lures to try to tempt shy Bass which I am very lucky to be able to catch here. Your comments about rod ring spacing when using braid gave me a bit of a head smacking moment to be honest. I like to use light tackle and I'll bear it in mind when selecting my next lure rod as I have started using very thin Tasline elite braid and line control is a significant consideration. Many thanks for sharing your experience so generously and I'll sithi after!
Awesome comment and feedback Dave. Bass are amazing sport especially on light gear. I’d be more than happy to target bass if I couldn’t fish for sea trout mate. The rod guide thing with the braid be came more apparent to me with my course fishing, as I didn’t have the same problems that I had with my cheap lure/spinning rods. Tight lines mate🎣💪🏻
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Hi Douglas and thank you for your reply. I'm quite new to where I live and have found an amazing spot to fish lures but found myself wading very deep and 400m from shore with a large Bass hurtling around me. And no net. Oh dear. I managed after a fashion but I wonder if you might recommend a suitable net for wading that would handle Bass up to six or seven pounds. I've tried looking back through your videos to see how you use yours and it's pretty nifty. I don't mind spending a bit of cash - buy cheap buy twice? Perhaps this could be a subject to slip into a video. I'm pretty sure there are lots of people like myself who neglect the net bit until you find that you're a bit stuck without one. A very happy problem! Kind regards and tight lines.
@@davedawson9851 Hi David, I use the Savage Gear floating scoop net large, which I think is plenty big enough. link below. www.fishingmegastore.com/landing-nets-folding-nets-mesh-nets/savage-gear-pro-finezze-rubber-mesh-net-floating~28976.html Savage gear also do a large and XL which is a slightly different design. In my experience with my net I wish I went for the d sign not so much for the size just that my one takes longer to dry out. I have attached a strong landing net magnet to the head of the net, the other end of the magnet is attached to a cheap fishing east coat for dry weather and I also have a clip on the back of my wading jacket for when it’s raining. I love that the net floats as the fish can happily recover while you sort out your gear or take time to snap a picture. Link below to the other design of net www.fishingmegastore.com/landing-nets/savage-gear-pro-finezze-xl~75647.html
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Ah - I see what you mean - mesh on the rim rather than being enclosed. That's a great tip - I would have missed that so thank you. I've been scrolling through past videos and found one where I could see the maker's name on your net. It looks like you changed nets about a year ago. Side benefit - many thumbs have been upped! Still a few to go...Many thanks! Dave
Hi Swiggy, all the way to Thurso mate. They are probably in greater numbers close to larger rivers a that flow into the North Sea. Some areas within a mile of the mouth of a river may require a permit to target migratory fish, It’s worth checking with local tackle shops or the association that has the fishing rights to the river. Just to be on the safe side.
Thanks buddy. Most anglers associate a sea trout as a bar of silver which is a fresh fish from open water. Many anglers have all sorts of names for sea trout that are not pure silver. They can take on a darker colour/gold tinge for many reasons mostly because it’s maybe just returned from freshwater or has spent some time in the brackish estuary.
Another excellent and formative video Douglas. Have you had any success with this method using a shrimp/prawn imitation and allowing it to bounce along the bottom? I would imagine that this might pick up flounder as well.
For sure David shrimp/prawn patterns can be deadly, often fished in lower lights dusk and dawn, also good early season when the water is much colder and fished a lot slower than bait fish patterns. Worm pattern imitating rag worm fished slow early season can be good. I’ve never had a flounder on the bombarda but there’s a first time for everything.
Hi mate, the floating bombarda is usually a sort of white opaque colour. I prefer the all clear sinking, it’s more stealthy plus you can work the sinking bombarda a bit faster and it will come to the surface anyway, best of both worlds. Hope that helps mate👍
Would you kindly describe the clarity of the water you are fishing and the importance of this, particularly for Sea Trout and Bass. The water in this video looks murky but I bet it is clear... Thanks 😊
@@GaryWilson-c7g Hi Gary, the water was very clear. I think I did mention that when I was explaining when fish follow the fly/lure. The importance of clear water is the fish can see the lure easily and from much further away. Fishing in murky water if you catch a fish, is more luck in my opinion when lure fishing. I find the fish don’t feed the same in murky water. I tend not to lure fish when the clarity of the water is poor. Switching to a natural bait static or float is usually more productive due to the sent of the bait.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Thank you so much for the explanation. Lincolnshire beaches and estuaries are very coloured due to mud and silt permanently in the water. I have tried your bombarda method several times this Summer and managed to catch 1 Horse Mackerel 😊 Which, to be honest, I was well chuffed with. Travelling to Portugal this Winter and looking forward to clear water and hopefully more success... Love the channel buddy 😊
Hi,I live on one of the small Channel Islands,and as such,cannot bring my rods away with me fishing🙁came up to Loch Fyne on holiday and purchased a travel rod plus small spinners in Oban….had a fabulous session on Loch Fyne and caught my first sea trouts….beyond thrilled😀….saw some older shore fishermen who had garden worms as bait,never knew you could use them as bait in a sea loch!!!!! I would love to come back and fish there again…highlight of my holiday…btw,would you only recommend flies for fishing for sea trout,as I was chuffed with what I caught on small spinners?
@@angelaburke6303 Hi Angela, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. So glad you enjoyed some of our sea loch fishing while you were on holiday. Im thrilled you got your first sea trout too. Using a fly as a lure is just something that is suited to this style of fishing. I would say lure fishing with spinners and Toby’s is probably the most common method for sea trout. Using baits like worms and little strips of mackerel float fishing is also very effective. Fly fishing with fly rod and reel is also popular and is the only method allowed in some sea lochs.
Brilliant watch Douglas, looking forward to more of your sea trout sessions 🎣🤘🏻
@@theanglingfront thanks Michael appreciated buddy, tight lines if your out mate👍💪🏻🎣
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Thanks Dougie, hopefully try get out before the end of the season! The season has gone far too quick this year!
Another very good video, thanks for freely sharing all the tips on your channel for everyone to use. Well done 👍
Excellent video and info. Good to see a sea trout session again.
Thanks Kev, it was good to get a wee video done again. Hopefully get a few more before end of October👍
Hello. Im fishing Baltic Sea, Poland. Bombarda no1❤
Thanks my friend, great to know the bombarda is successful in other countries. Tight lines👍🎣
another great video mate keep them coming i look forward to seeing them every week thanks again
Thanks James, I would love to do a video every week buddy but often life and weather gets in the way. I’m not wishing my life away but I can’t wait to retire and do this full time😎
Class Douglas! Nice to see a beautiful specimen 👏🏼
Thanks Adam, much appreciated buddy
Another great video mate thank you for sharing
I had a book as a kid called 'the challenge of light tackle' all about how to use the lightest gear possible in the sea, I'd recommend it to anyone who feels drawn to a feeder rod over a beachcaster.
Sounds right up my street mate, thanks for leaving a comment buddy👍
Great video douglas really enjoyed !!!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment Alan👌
Hi Douglas, as a newcomer to fishing, I have to say that I really do appreciate you explaining your methods and gear as you do. If can be quite bewildering otherwise 🙂
My wife and I have just returned from a 1 week holiday in Argyll. I had my 1st try at lure fishing from Tighnabruaich pier, great fun and I actually caught a couple of Mackerel and a Codling. Great fun and now I'm well and truly hooked.
All the best from York.
Thanks Andy, glad to help mate and awesome feedback, it means a lot. It certainly can be bewildering, especially if there’s no members of the family with a fishing interest. As a beginner/newcomer to the sport, what sort of content would interest and help you or others in the future?
Hi Douglas, purely from a personal perspective, it would be interesting to see what different types of fish could be targeted with limited gear. 🤔
As an example, I have a 9' spinning rod and a 3000 reel, several lures and a couple of Mackerel feathers. I'd love to know which additional bits of kit, rigs, etc, would allow to target say, flatfish, or possibly some other variety of fish, but using the same rod and reel etc. Does that even make sense?😂
@@andyaveyard it makes perfect sense Andy. Someone new to the sport is less likely to want to commit to buying different rods and reels for different methods of fishing or species of fish. It’s a good idea for a video or short series.
I’ve caught a few nice seat trout in the Stranraer area this last 2 months on the spinner, amazing fish and golden in colour also.
Nice one Jeff, plenty of bass down your area mate. I’ve been fortunate to catch a bass every time I fished in Luce Bay. I’m all for any method for the sea trout. There’s pros and cons to every method mate the bombarda is no exception. Tight lines buddy
Another useful, interesting and informative video Douglas, thanks again 👍
Thanks Richard, appreciated mate👍
Thanks for the tips Douglas and posting the video, I noticed that wee finnek seem to be more interested in the bombarda than the lure sometimes.
I have been learning a lot from your videos, sea troot are such a beutiful fish and it’s a privilege to get the chance tae hold one in yer hands then see it swim awa 🐟 Tight lines bud
Thanks Gordon, aye the wee ones are ferocious mate, the big ones also like to have a go at the bombarda too. I’ve often wanted to put a hook at the back of the bombarda just used as a sort of lure to see how effective it will be. Food for thought on a future video Gordon👍🎣tight lines ma fried
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing I find it hard tae keep finnek on the hook, they go mental and put up a fair battle to shake themselves aff.
Would be very interesting tae see what happens with that idea Douglas, I like the thought of trying different ways of fishing and what a boost if it worked 🎣🐟
A nice sea trout Douglas as you say the weather is important to fishing conditions the wind has to be the correct speed because fishing is no good same on a boat the wind throughs you about every whare uncomfortable for any fishermen Thanks for the video Douglas very best wishes from Ben 👍 👌
Thanks Ben appreciate that mate and tight lines and fair winds🎣👍
Hi Douglas I was wondering why you had no recent sea trout videos posted ! We kind of had the same weather patterns here on the Antrim coast too. Great to see you catch on the bombarda , you have it down to a fine art sir ! I’m using the set up more and more now on the rod you told me about and it is working a treat. Thank you as always for your time and effort in making these videos and passing on your tips that definitely work. Tight lines from Danny across the other side of the Irish Sea. 😊🎣👍
Excellent feedback Danny, it’s very much appreciated mate. Love to hear success stories from other anglers enjoying the bombarda. Happy to help mate.
Nice one mate, a great tutorial. I have never tried this method. I done what you suggested and watched the Bombardo instruction video and I am defo gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers Steven, I’ll look forward to seeing it on your channel mate👍
Eyup Douglas and thank you for another very helpful tutorial style video. I always look forward to your next post. I won't be fishing for sea trout where I am in Wales as I don't have a licence to do that but I plan to use the bombarda with flies and small lures to try to tempt shy Bass which I am very lucky to be able to catch here. Your comments about rod ring spacing when using braid gave me a bit of a head smacking moment to be honest. I like to use light tackle and I'll bear it in mind when selecting my next lure rod as I have started using very thin Tasline elite braid and line control is a significant consideration. Many thanks for sharing your experience so generously and I'll sithi after!
Awesome comment and feedback Dave. Bass are amazing sport especially on light gear. I’d be more than happy to target bass if I couldn’t fish for sea trout mate. The rod guide thing with the braid be came more apparent to me with my course fishing, as I didn’t have the same problems that I had with my cheap lure/spinning rods. Tight lines mate🎣💪🏻
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Hi Douglas and thank you for your reply. I'm quite new to where I live and have found an amazing spot to fish lures but found myself wading very deep and 400m from shore with a large Bass hurtling around me. And no net. Oh dear. I managed after a fashion but I wonder if you might recommend a suitable net for wading that would handle Bass up to six or seven pounds. I've tried looking back through your videos to see how you use yours and it's pretty nifty. I don't mind spending a bit of cash - buy cheap buy twice? Perhaps this could be a subject to slip into a video. I'm pretty sure there are lots of people like myself who neglect the net bit until you find that you're a bit stuck without one. A very happy problem! Kind regards and tight lines.
@@davedawson9851 Hi David, I use the Savage Gear floating scoop net large, which I think is plenty big enough. link below.
www.fishingmegastore.com/landing-nets-folding-nets-mesh-nets/savage-gear-pro-finezze-rubber-mesh-net-floating~28976.html
Savage gear also do a large and XL which is a slightly different design. In my experience with my net I wish I went for the d sign not so much for the size just that my one takes longer to dry out. I have attached a strong landing net magnet to the head of the net, the other end of the magnet is attached to a cheap fishing east coat for dry weather and I also have a clip on the back of my wading jacket for when it’s raining. I love that the net floats as the fish can happily recover while you sort out your gear or take time to snap a picture. Link below to the other design of net
www.fishingmegastore.com/landing-nets/savage-gear-pro-finezze-xl~75647.html
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Ah - I see what you mean - mesh on the rim rather than being enclosed. That's a great tip - I would have missed that so thank you. I've been scrolling through past videos and found one where I could see the maker's name on your net. It looks like you changed nets about a year ago. Side benefit - many thumbs have been upped! Still a few to go...Many thanks! Dave
@@davedawson9851 cheers Dave, I use to have a greys net, it was too small and didn’t float so I added pipe insulation foam.
Another quality vid Douglas , how far up the NE coast do sea trout come in ? good to see the light set up 👏🏻
Hi Swiggy, all the way to Thurso mate. They are probably in greater numbers close to larger rivers a that flow into the North Sea. Some areas within a mile of the mouth of a river may require a permit to target migratory fish, It’s worth checking with local tackle shops or the association that has the fishing rights to the river. Just to be on the safe side.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing thanks pal , hoping to have a trip up there 👍🏻
Nice footage and great explanation, when you say quite a bit of colour on the fish , what do you mean , is that good or bad ?
Thanks buddy. Most anglers associate a sea trout as a bar of silver which is a fresh fish from open water. Many anglers have all sorts of names for sea trout that are not pure silver. They can take on a darker colour/gold tinge for many reasons mostly because it’s maybe just returned from freshwater or has spent some time in the brackish estuary.
Another excellent and formative video Douglas. Have you had any success with this method using a shrimp/prawn imitation and allowing it to bounce along the bottom? I would imagine that this might pick up flounder as well.
For sure David shrimp/prawn patterns can be deadly, often fished in lower lights dusk and dawn, also good early season when the water is much colder and fished a lot slower than bait fish patterns. Worm pattern imitating rag worm fished slow early season can be good. I’ve never had a flounder on the bombarda but there’s a first time for everything.
You choose sinking over surface bombarda, what’s your reasoning Souglas?
Hi mate, the floating bombarda is usually a sort of white opaque colour. I prefer the all clear sinking, it’s more stealthy plus you can work the sinking bombarda a bit faster and it will come to the surface anyway, best of both worlds. Hope that helps mate👍
Where can I travel to fish for sea trout?
Would you kindly describe the clarity of the water you are fishing and the importance of this, particularly for Sea Trout and Bass.
The water in this video looks murky but I bet it is clear...
Thanks 😊
@@GaryWilson-c7g Hi Gary, the water was very clear. I think I did mention that when I was explaining when fish follow the fly/lure. The importance of clear water is the fish can see the lure easily and from much further away. Fishing in murky water if you catch a fish, is more luck in my opinion when lure fishing. I find the fish don’t feed the same in murky water. I tend not to lure fish when the clarity of the water is poor. Switching to a natural bait static or float is usually more productive due to the sent of the bait.
@@PiscatorUK-Fishing Thank you so much for the explanation. Lincolnshire beaches and estuaries are very coloured due to mud and silt permanently in the water. I have tried your bombarda method several times this Summer and managed to catch 1 Horse Mackerel 😊
Which, to be honest, I was well chuffed with. Travelling to Portugal this Winter and looking forward to clear water and hopefully more success...
Love the channel buddy 😊
Hi,I live on one of the small Channel Islands,and as such,cannot bring my rods away with me fishing🙁came up to Loch Fyne on holiday and purchased a travel rod plus small spinners in Oban….had a fabulous session on Loch Fyne and caught my first sea trouts….beyond thrilled😀….saw some older shore fishermen who had garden worms as bait,never knew you could use them as bait in a sea loch!!!!! I would love to come back and fish there again…highlight of my holiday…btw,would you only recommend flies for fishing for sea trout,as I was chuffed with what I caught on small spinners?
@@angelaburke6303 Hi Angela, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. So glad you enjoyed some of our sea loch fishing while you were on holiday. Im thrilled you got your first sea trout too. Using a fly as a lure is just something that is suited to this style of fishing. I would say lure fishing with spinners and Toby’s is probably the most common method for sea trout. Using baits like worms and little strips of mackerel float fishing is also very effective. Fly fishing with fly rod and reel is also popular and is the only method allowed in some sea lochs.