About this episode

Miles Carter discusses the challenges and successes of Horseshoe Lake and The Carp Society.

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...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Pinniger

Guest: Miles Carter

Topics covered

• carp fishing
• fishery management
• corruption
• comeback story
• disease challenges
• internal conflict

Keywords

• Horseshoe Lake
• The Carp Society
• carp fisheries
• corruption
• fishery management
• disease challenges
• internal conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Carp Society

Places: Horseshoe Lake, country

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