In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Dr Paul Gaskell of the Wild Trout Trust. The WTT are a conservation charity that focuses on practical work to improve habitat for trout across the UK and Ireland. Paul’s background is in aquatic ecotoxicology and his career choices have always centred around water and rivers. Being an angler for over 30 years, Paul describes how his work with the trust helps his river fly fishing. In the interview, we discuss the state of UK rivers, how a wild trout habitat improvement project gets off the ground, the challenges […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we chat with Victoria Knowles-Lacks, the founder of The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club. 6 years ago, Victoria decided to quit her day job and go full time with her quest to get more women into shooting. To date, her organisation The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club has introduced over 10,000 women to shooting sports. With around 1,000 members, the S&CBC run clay and game shooting events across the country, host an annual conference and also run the Ladies National Shooting Day. We discuss her background, what the triggers were for starting the club, […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we chat with Victoria Knowles-Lacks, the founder of The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club. 6 years ago, Victoria decided to quit her day job and go full time with her quest to get more women into shooting. To date, her organisation The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club has introduced over 10,000 women to shooting sports. With around 1,000 members, the S&CBC run clay and game shooting events across the country, host an annual conference and also run the Ladies National Shooting Day. We discuss her background, what the triggers were for starting the club, […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Paul Gaskell and John Pearson of Discover Tenkara. Tenkara is a Japanese form of fly fishing and their mission is to share with the western world the authentic skills and knowledge they have learnt from their regular visits to Japan. Because they are both expert fly fishers, they are able to interpret what they learn from the Japanese masters for their audience. In the interview we cover: What tenkara is The history of the technique and how it's historically been applied in Japan The equipment used and how […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we chat with Paul Gaskell and John Pearson of Discover Tenkara. Tenkara is a Japanese form of fly fishing and their mission is to share with the western world the authentic skills and knowledge they have learnt from their regular visits to Japan. Because they are both expert fly fishers, they are able to interpret what they learn from the Japanese masters for their audience. In the interview we cover: What tenkara is The history of the technique and how it’s historically been applied in Japan The equipment used and how […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we talk to Simon and Kate of Stoneycairn Gundogs. As full time gundog trainers and pickers up, they give us an insight into what life is like living and breathing all things gundogs. They were both very generous with their time and knowledge so we managed to cover an awful lot including How to select a gundog puppy and what to look for in the advert When you should start training The pros and cons of the different gundog breeds How the training should be tailored to the dog's personality How […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast, we talk to Simon and Kate of Stoneycairn Gundogs. As full time gundog trainers and pickers up, they give us an insight into what life is like living and breathing all things gundogs. They were both very generous with their time and knowledge so we managed to cover an awful lot including How to select a gundog puppy and what to look for in the advert When you should start training The pros and cons of the different gundog breeds How the training should be tailored to the dog’s personality How […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we speak with Glen Pointon and David Wood who run fly fishing trips to the Hebridean island of Islay. If remote and completely wild fishing for brown trout and sea trout sounds like the ultimate escape, this is the episode for you. The guys were actually on Islay when we did the phone interview back in April and they'd had a fantastic week fishing with their 4 guests. We discussed with them: Why Islay is such a special place What makes the fishing so good there The strain of trout they're […]

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In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we speak with Glen Pointon and David Wood who run fly fishing trips to the Hebridean island of Islay. If remote and completely wild fishing for brown trout and sea trout sounds like the ultimate escape, this is the episode for you. The guys were actually on Islay when we did the phone interview back in April and they’d had a fantastic week fishing with their 4 guests. We discussed with them: Why Islay is such a special place What makes the fishing so good there The strain of trout they’re […]

In this episode of The Country Gent Podcast we interview Tina of NYMMO – the North York Moors Moorland Organisation who's aim is to promote the positive aspects of shooting estates and moorland management. We discuss why and how the organisation was started, what's involved in the running of it and some of the initiatives that are currently ongoing. Tina also tells us about some of the conservation benefits that come with moorland management and proud the gamekeepers are of the red listed species that are doing well on the moors because of the predator control and habitat management work […]

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