• Ian Toplis

    In Focus - Ian 'Scone' Toplis 




    Ian “Scone” Toplis

    Age: 40-something-ish
    Occupation: General Manager, Float-maker and Freelance Angling Writer
    Lives: Ripley, Derbyshire
    Fave method: Pellet fishing of any description
    Fave Tackle Item: Hydrolastic
    Fave Venues: The Glebe and Alders Farm
    Fave Food: Anything spicy, especially traditional Bangladeshi
    Fave Drink: Anything as long as it’s wet
    Likes: Having a laugh
    Dislikes: Miserable, “take it too serious” people

    Funny Moment: Talking to a fellow angler on the River Derwent in Derbyshire and noticing the smell of “dung”…He turned round and it soon became apparent that he’d dumped in his hood..!

    Ian Toplis

  • Recent Articles

    In Focus Dean Vickery

    Married with 4 children and live in Hampshire, currently serving within the Armed Forces and love to fish every type of

    lloyd 3rd September 2010 11:00 PM Go to last post

  • Recent Blog Posts

    Roy's weekely ramblings: Pellet drowning 28th and 30th August

    No fishing on Wednesday 25th: I was called to a really interesting all day meeting listening to minute details of Government Funding and apprentices. :sad: However as it tipped down with rain and...

    30th August 2010 07:08 PM

    Roy's weekly ramblings: Pellet drowning 1st to 4th September

    September had arrived and on Wednesday 1st I had booked myself into the regular Wednesday open at Oakfield. 23 of us had paid our pools to Nick Bryan, so this meant that both lakes were to be used....

    5th September 2010 09:08 AM

  • Recent Forum Posts

    madd

    you can get skeetex from just about any good...

    you can get skeetex from just about any good tackle shop pete, i personaly find them clumsy and uncomfortable, so i wear pukker hiking boots with goretex lining, never had cold feet yet, even last...

    madd 9th September 2010 05:24 PM Go to last post
    Matt

    Oakfield Silver fish winter league

    Does anyone know the dates for the silver fish league at Oakfield this year??

    Matt 8th September 2010 08:24 PM Go to last post
    smurf

    RAF LOGISTICS ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Despite a...

    RAF LOGISTICS ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

    Despite a significant amount of anglers being forced to miss this event, due to Operational work commitments, seventeen teams still managed to attend this...

    smurf 7th September 2010 09:02 PM Go to last post