Robbusher 1,560 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 How many lads seen seals in there swim while fishing was at Ulleskelf this afternoon for couple hours the river is tidal there and heard rumours that one was knocking about sat watching rods after a barbel and see what I think is a log floating down my side of river just upstream from me turns out it’s a seal chomping down on a nice sized bream floated down river with its dinner not 20ft out from me not bothered about me in the slightest got a couple of short videos of it on way past less than a hour later it swims upstream of me actually under my rods not in slightest bit afraid if someone could take explain how to upload videos to site I’ll put them on this topic 2 Quote Link to post
tomburras 2,721 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 I had one couple of years ago it was at topcliffe, middle of the night I was woke by a sneezing noise from the river. I got up and turned my head torch on and then there was an allmighty splash and bow wave. Totally shocked I slept with 1 eye open that night. It hung about most of the night. In the morning the bailiff told me the seal beached itself at night where my bivvy was. Another time I was at Tadcaster must have been around 2000 I was down by mucky hole and one popped it's head up, then disappeared. My mate I was stood next to missed it - I said to him did you just see that seal? he laughed his head off and called me a few swear words lol. It was in the Yorkshire Post days later. Quote Link to post
tomburras 2,721 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/angling-unhappy-ending-topcliffe-seal-saga-582715 Quote Link to post
Arry 18,510 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 There a pain in the ass now so many of them. They come right up to the weir here hammer the Salmond, somebody told me the other day there was three laid out up there. Hundreds around the coast now hard to catch a Plaice from shore now, rip the Mackerel off the feathers at Hopes Nose. Flounders are scarce they love them. They want a bit of lead in one ear bloody things. Cheers Arry 1 1 Quote Link to post
steve66 3,077 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 We get one just about every year on the river don , watched it eating a nice size barble Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,825 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 A few are seen in the wear but most of the times I just have otters on my swim 1 Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) The trouble with this sort of subject is that it always ends up with the same argument: .177 or .22? Edited October 29, 2021 by Nicepix 1 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 They had one up symonds yat on the wye years ago after heavy rain when it flooded bad an they where was a backlog of water . Quote Link to post
South hams hunter 8,814 Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 1 9 Quote Link to post
Lenmcharristar 9,172 Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 Best deal with them yourselves on the QT Quote Link to post
jackthelad 1,855 Posted November 4, 2021 Report Share Posted November 4, 2021 see them in the tay often at perth an just in from dundee on the estuary...was working in dunvegan harbour on skye few year ago all the seals gt out the water sharpish asked an old fella what they where scared of he told me some grey seals eat the harbour seals Quote Link to post
mackem 23,675 Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 29/10/2021 at 07:33, BEARINATOR said: A few are seen in the wear but most of the times I just have otters on my swim Seen seals as far up as fat field, there's otters in the wear now as far down as South Hylton to Southwick,often seen in Daytime. 1 Quote Link to post
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