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 ...

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/ Are you involved in fisheries and want to see healthy progression in your fishery business? That's wh...

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 me...

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 experi...