In this episode of Creel Podcast from EFGEECO.COM 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 perils of a hot summer -  Everything you need to know about the trust.

Other anglers get a mention too - Rafe Gabriel of Piscators Journal. Steven Murgatroyd former guest on this podcast. John Bailey President of the trust, and Chris Yates who first invited Fennel into the Golden Scale Club.

Izaak Walton is persuaded to pop in to the studio and gives his recipe for producing your own boilies (you'll need some flesh of a cat or a rabbit) and offers instructions on making what must have been the worlds first shelf-life boilie. 

Rev. William Houghton offers his thoughts on the history of carp in the UK.

Fennel is put on the spot and gives his ideal rod and reel if only restricted to one of each.

If your float has wavered or you interest been piqued go to www.wildcarptrust.org 

Fennel can be found at Fennels Priory here.

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