Viv Shears - Nash Off The Hook Podcast - S2 Episode 90

This weeks’ podcast guest is one the busiest people in our trade, with his time being split between VS Fisheries, Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme, Sea Fishing Charter Boat, Guiding/Coaching as well as his own fishing, it’s the one and only Viv Shears.

Viv talks about his carp fishing and how he discovered the sport. His angling hasn’t been publicly talked about being modest but in this podcast, he talks about a special capture on a Hampshire lake as well as his subsequent angling on some of the most historic and iconic of waters. Admittedly a huge amount of his angling has been during his fishery management work for RMC and later VS Fisheries with Simon Scott but its non the less impressive.

Viv talks about stories of the very best anglers such as Pete Springate, Jim Shelley and Rob Maylin whilst working at Horton, Wraysbury etc in his RMC days. He shares his thoughts on fish farming and the realities of VS Fisheries on a working level.

Viv has a huge passion for sea fishing, and this has led to him running a charter boat. He shares stories about targeting bass as well as a new venture fishing for huge blue fin tuna that now frequent our shores.

Finally, Viv talks about our responsibilities environmentally as anglers in reference to the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme and a new project aimed at a bigger community in helping clear rivers of litter.

Viv is a hugely well respected man who has a real sense of empathy towards our sport and those involved. He is selfless and has not only helped shaped the future of carp fishing in our country but is also trying to elevate the sport as a whole.