CREEL

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 gl...

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 Tenchfishers  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 hom...

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 maga...

Welcome to episode nine where Joff delves into the world of angling through the lens of Garrett Fallon, creator of Fallon's Angler magazine. 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 Iri...

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...

In this episode Joff Elphick 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...

In this episode of CREEL podcast from EFGEECO.COM 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...

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 subject...

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 The Wild Carp Trust. 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 documen...

Hello and welcome to episode three from  EFGEECO.COM . 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...

In this episode of the podcast from Efgeeco.com Joff talks to Peter Wise a writer from north London in the UK. Via his publishers Cranthorpe Millner Peter has just released his first book Disturbing the Water - thirteen original ghost stories concerning fish, fishing, and fishy places . With reviews in Country Life and Anglers Mail already this book is sure to be in everyone's bivvy for Christmas....

In this first episode of CREEL podcast Joff Elphick heads down to Essex where lifelong angler Steve Chambers has taken it upon himself to start a collection. Not just any collection,  but one that takes centre stage in the development and history  of UK carp fishing. Steve's collection is one built on pure passion and a love of angling during the period from the late 1940's and into the 50's. His...

Hello and welcome to  'CREEL' podcast from Efgeeco.com. CREEL is for the traditional angler, someone who might use a cane rod, maybe a centre pin reel, and someone who still gets a raised eyebrow in the tackle shop when they ask for a pint of gentles or a quill float. You might use a glass rod with your favourite childhood Intrepid reel, Perhaps you've grown up and now own your dream rod, a split...