#12 EDWARD BARRETT - fish sculptor
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In an age where knocking a fish on the head has thankfully fallen out of fashion, anglers are often looking for other ways to celebrate the capture of a specimen fish. Without a body the taxidermist's skill is no longer required - step in Edward Barrett a skilled fish sculptor from Dorset. Using his skills as a modelmaker Edward crafts beautiful reproductions of the fish, setting them within glass-fronted, wooden cases, to accurately reproduce the style of the classic ‘stuffed fish’ that we see in pubs, fishing huts, and tackle shops around the country. ...
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#11 CHRIS NETTO and his record float-caught tench.
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THE BIGGEST TENCH OF THE YEAR! - float caught giant tops mega spell for fans of the species. This was the headline in Angling Times that threw Chris Netto into the angling limelight. Attending as a steward at the 2025 Tench Championships held at Linear Fisheries Chris stayed on for a few extra days. After a fruitless 24 hours bar a tiny Jack pike Chris nearly packed up and went home, but after chatting to fellow tenchfishers decided to persevere and stay on overnight. The rest as they say is history with Chris catching the largest float caught tench on record. Listen...
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#10 DAN RUDGLEY - heritage carp at dawn
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In this episode Joff heads south to meet up with wild carp fanatic Dan Rudgley. Dan, has become well known in recent years for his dedication to tracking down hidden pools in his hunt for wild carp - carp that are descended from ancient fish stocked into stew ponds, moats, and lakes, as a food source for 14th century monasteries, farmers, and well off landowners. Dan writes for the quarterly magazine Fallons Angler and is the star of two of their short films Wildie II, and Desert Tench both of which can be viewed on the website Garret Fallon, founder of the magazine, was the guest...
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#9 GARRETT FALLON - Fallon's Angler Magazine
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Welcome to episode nine where Joff delves into the world of angling through the lens of Garrett Fallon, creator of Born in County Meath, Ireland, Garrett's passion for fishing began at just five years old, watching salmon jump in the river near his family home. Following in his father's footsteps - a journalist, author, and passionate angler who wrote "Fly Fishing for Irish Trout" - Garrett has created more than just a magazine; he's crafted a celebration of fishing culture. Fallon's Angler isn't just about catching fish, but about the stories, landscapes, and experiences that make angling...
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#8 JEAN WILLIAMS - Sweets tackle Shop, Usk.
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Jean Williams shares her lifelong connection to Usk, having been born and raised in the town. She worked at Sweets Fishing Shop for 60 years, starting in the early 1960s, and became an integral part of the local fishing community. The shop, originally owned by Harry Powell and later run by Lionel and Molly Sweet, was an important hub for game fishing enthusiasts. In this episode Jean talks to Joff and recalls working closely with Lionel Sweet, who was not just a shop owner but also an accomplished fly-tier and casting instructor. The shop developed several notable fly patterns, including the...
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#7 JOF HICKS - Scillonian Lobster Fisherman by sail and oar.
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In this episode is up at 2:30 in the morning to travel the 250 miles through Somerset, and Devon before and passing through Cornwall to its southern tip and Penzance. From here a 28 mile journey by ferry, plane, or helicopter gets me to the Isles of Scilly an archipelago of over 200 islands lying 28 miles off Cornwall's coast. The Islands have been part of the Duchy of Cornwall since the 14th century with the Duchy owning most of the land and approximately one-third of residential buildings across the islands, of which only five are inhabited: St Mary's, Tresco, St Martin's, St Agnes,...
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#6 THE TENCHFISHERS with Phil Jackson
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In this episode of CREEL podcast from Joff talks to Phil Jackson from The Tenchfishers. We get visits from Hugh Tempest Sheringham. Mr Crabtree and Peter, Izaak Walton and The Rev William Houghton. Phil tells us where the fishing bug started for him. How he thought he may have been 'a bit of an annoying little prat' in Ted Oliver's shop Olivers of Knebworth. He was at school with Dick Walker's sons and to this day regrets failing to take up the offer of a visit to Dick's house to get some cutting edge carp fishing advice. He discusses the start of The Tenchfishers, it's demise,...
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#5 FENNEL HUDSON and The Wild Carp Trust
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In this episode of Creel Podcast from Joff Elphick talks to Fennel Hudson of The Wild Carp Trust. At a young age Fennel was invited to join the prestigeous group of anglers The Golden Scale Club and soon found himself rubbing shoulders with the likes of Bernard Venables, Richard Walker, Maurice Ingham, Peter Stone, Mike Winters, and Peter Wheat. The discussion covers a range of subjects including 'on being a traditional angler' - The inception of The Wild Carp Trust - Breeding wild carp - What are wild carp? - Creating a wild carp 'ark' - The surprising challenges of collecting fry - The...
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#4 Steven Murgatroyd talks about his book THE LAST CHANCE FISHING CLUB
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My guest in this episode is Steven Murgatroyd. We connected on a zoom call to discuss his book THE LAST CHANCE FISHING CLUB profits of which he is donating to Stephen has been a fanatical fisherman for over fifty years and these days he fishes almost exclusively with the fly rod; eagerly pursuing game, coarse and saltwater species. He also enjoys listening to music and documenting his various piscine escapades, resulting in his first book. His writing has been featured in a variety of well-known fishing-related print and digital publications, having won various awards including first prize in...
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#3 Poet JLM Morton reads her poem Drowning Backwards
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Hello and welcome to episode three from . home of Creel podcast. I'm Joff Elphick an angler from Gloucestershire with a passion for split cane, centrepins, and half a pint of gentles. If you’ve listened to the previous episodes, thank you for coming back again. If it’s your first visit do have a listen to the previous recordings. In this episode - Most anglers will know of the River Severn. A water known for its barbel, chub, salmon , and roach fishing it’s a river with a rich history dating back centuries, and it’s played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of England...
info_outlineWe get visits from Hugh Tempest Sheringham. Mr Crabtree and Peter, Izaak Walton and The Rev William Houghton.
Phil tells us where the fishing bug started for him. How he thought he may have been 'a bit of an annoying little prat' in Ted Oliver's shop Olivers of Knebworth. He was at school with Dick Walker's sons and to this day regrets failing to take up the offer of a visit to Dick's house to get some cutting edge carp fishing advice.
He discusses the start of The Tenchfishers, it's demise, and its resurrection in the late sixties.
Phil remembers well his first visit to The Tenchfishers AGM where he got to waggle a rod with Len Head.
Other names from the world of tench fishing get a mention too. Pete Jackson. Barrie Rickards, John Ellis, Harry Green, Les Millington, Tony Marris, Dai Gribble, Jack Walpole, Kenny Parsons, and Pete Davis.
The Tenchfishers book TINCA TINCA gets discussed as does Tenchfishers TV which along with the website is a shop front for the group.
We discuss the bulletin, The national Tench Heritage Alliance, and Sywell Resevoir.
Many thanks to Phil for taking time out to discuss his fishing life and the group.
To find out more go to www.tenchfishers.com