Fishery FastLane

I've been busy with BP Milling, and on the day of the biggest product launch in the businessses history, I took a moment to sit down and reflect on everything that's happened behind the scenes.

Chatting away led me to a chapter of my life that I've never spoken about publicly. It's a story I've shared with only a handful of people, a journey that once looked incredibly promising, but ultimately became my biggest ever failure.

Sparsholt College rivals reunited! I studied Fishery Management at Sparsholt College with Mark. It didn't take long to recognised how employable he was right from the get go, he was the man to beat!

It's been great to catch up with Mark in recent years, both sharing the same passions for angling and rugby! Marks story is different to most of the other students that I studied with, having listened to his calling in his late twenties, making that pivot towards his passion and making the leap back into education later than most of us.

Now the river keeper of an enormous Cotswold estate. Mark tells the story of how the opportunity of a lifetime came to be.  A true traditional country gentleman that is fully deserving of the life that was once just a pipe dream.

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Rich tells his story of how his dream was realised when he found Spring Heath Fishery quietly on the market without too many knowing about it. Nursing the site from neglect into a fantastic mixed fishery with incredible numbers of big Perch and a Carp fishery which sees very little angling pressure. A great holiday venue with quality fish of all species.

Check out https://springheath.co.uk/

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I sit down with Miles Carter, fishery manager of Horseshoe Lake and director of The Carp Society.

Miles shares the full, untold story behind Horseshoe Lake…

From the unique member-led acquisition that made it one of the most respected carp fisheries in the country,
to disease challenges, internal conflict, and a period of corruption that nearly saw the fishery taken away from its own members.

Today, Horseshoe Lake stands stronger than ever before with more big carp, more lakes, and more members.

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Dan comes from the 'Golden Era' of fisheries graduates, studying at Sparsholt alongside the likes of Viv Shears and Andrew Ellis. In this episode Dan shares his story that led to his current position as Fisheries lecturer at Plumpton College.

Dan has gone above and beyond to put Plumpton on the map as a recognised fisheries college, a reflection of his passion and genuine interest in fisheries and countryside management more broadly. Dan often uses humour to deliver his knowledge and experience to his groups of students, a top bloke that genuinely cares.

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Ashley Groom tells his story of how he developed his syndicate fishery from a green field, now nursing fish to 60lb. Unique fishery management methods from farming snails to feeding fish like pigs. A story of patience, persistence and consistent progress. If BIG CARP is what you want, you'll learn a lot from this episode.

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Viv Shears was my Fisheries Management tutor at Sparsholt College back in 2010 where it all started for me. So, in many ways, he helped shape the path that led me into the industry I work in today.

After missing the grades needed to become a vet, Viv followed a different path into fisheries. One that would see him manage some of the most influential carp fisheries in the UK with CEMEX Angling, lecture the next generation of fishery managers at Sparsholt, and eventually co-found VS Fisheries alongside fellow lecturer Simon Scott.

VS Fisheries has since gone on to become one of the most respected carp farms in the country, supplying high-quality fish to fisheries across the UK.

It's clear to see why Viv was right at the top of my list when I started the Fishery FastLane Podcast.

In this episode we talk about:

• Viv’s early ambitions to become a vet
• His journey into fisheries management
• Managing the famous CEMEX fisheries
• Teaching at Sparsholt College
• Building VS Fisheries
• His thoughts on the future of carp farming and fisheries

It was a real privilege to sit down with someone who has contributed so much to our industry and hear the story behind his career.

 Fishery Fastlane is the podcast where we strip back the noise and talk honestly about what actually works in modern fishery management.

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Arron shares first hand insight into how coarse fish are bred, reared, selected, and supplied to UK fisheries.

Essential listening for fishery managers, owners, and serious anglers who want to understand the supply chain behind their stock and make more informed decisions for the future of their waters.

🎧 Fishery Fastlane is the podcast where we strip back the noise and talk honestly about what actually works in modern fishery management.

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Dave Webb is the founder the UK Wild Otter Trust and knows everything that there is to know about the animal which has caused so much destruction to fisheries. We discuss what fisheries can do, the goals of the trust and what the future looks like.

Dave is an angler himself and sympathises for fisheries, he wants to help.

Fod help from Dave and The UK Wild Otter Trust visit 

https://ukwildottertrust.org/

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Tony's fishery management experience isn't limited to the 'The Islands Fishery' & carp farm 'Carp 4 Restocking'. If he had more fingers, he'd put them in more fishery management pies, which is what gives Tony such an incredibly broad range of skills and experience relative to our industry. 

An incredibly insightful conversation with fishery management take-aways from start to finish. Enjoy!

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