Steve McDonagh, of the Fishing with Steve YouTube channel, has been busy over the Christmas break with a couple of new videos posted up for his subscribers.
For his last session of 2025, Steve fished one of his favourite river swims – a spot where he has had good success in the past and one that was finally fishable after high water levels had eventually subsided.
For his first session of 2026, Steve is joined by fellow pike angler Rob McMasters in Monaghan, where they had hoped to fish for big pike on a popular trout fishery. They started out with high hopes for this session, but unfortunately their chosen venue was packed with other anglers who had the same idea!
Instead, they headed back to a much bigger lake that Steve’s regular viewers will recognise. To make things even more interesting, this session took place during a Wolf moon, a time many anglers believe can seriously influence pike behaviour. Would it work in their favour…?
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