5 reasons to visit the House of Fishing at the CLA Game Fair
In just 3 days we’ll be at the CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire with John Bailey and friends in Mr. Crabtree’s House of Fishing. Here’s five very good reasons to join us: […]
Is Fishing dead in the Water?
John Bailey, author and presenter of the book and the TV series ‘Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree’ appeared on BBC1 this morning to talk about the decline in youngsters getting involved in the sport of fishing.
It’s a subject that’s close to our hearts as we continue our own national talent search for young anglers to appear in Series 2 of ‘Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree’.
According to EA figures, the numbers of junior licences being bought has dropped from 77K in 2009 to 44K in 2013.
So what’s the problem? Is fishing no longer the #1 participatory sport in the Uk? Is it just that people aren’t buying licenses? Is it all part of a (not so) slow decline into a stagnant lifestyle that revolves around tech and instant gratification? […]
Mr. Crabtree goes mobile!
If you’re a Crabtree fan you’ll already know that we’re great advocates of keeping mobile when you’re fishing.
With that in mind we decided it was high time we caught up with the kids and created a Team Crabtree mobile app. […]
The Quest for ‘Peter’ continues….
Official Statement from Team Crabtree – The Quest Extended as Illness Strikes
The Quest for ‘Peter’ – the national TV talent search for a fishing-mad youngster to appear in Series 2 of TV classic Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree has been extended due to serious health concerns around Executive Producer, Lester Holcombe.
It’s been a trying month at Crabtree Towers and we’ve had to take the difficult decision to delay filming of Series 2. The key reason for the delay lies in the fact that Lester has been critically ill and is currently recovering in hospital from major surgery. Lester’s illness has taken us all by surprise and we’re still reeling. He’s still very poorly although the prognosis is good for a full recovery. We’re a tight knit team and, as the lifeblood of Crabtree, it’s unthinkable that we film without him. This means that our plans to film in early August have necessarily had to change. […]
The Quest starts here! Could you be ‘Peter’?
The national search for a young fishing TV star starts here!
In ‘Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree – The Quest’ presenter John Bailey will bring viewers back into the world of Crabtree, but this time we’ll be setting ourselves some new and greater challenges.
Production company Toast Entertainment Group is kicking off with The Quest for ‘Peter’ – a nationwide search for SIX young anglers who want to follow in the footsteps of Sam, Henry, Tadhg, Michael, Jaynie, Claragh and James, joining John bankside to achieve their own personal targets. […]
Yes it’s Official – Father’s Day is Crabtree Day!
This year’s Glorious 16th June is also Father’s Day and Quest TV is running the entire […]
Crabtree’s back – Catch-up now!
We’ve been inundated since series 1 started airing with your queries wanting to know when it’s going to be on again. So for everyone who missed the first couple of episodes or didn’t tune in until the very last episode, only to discover just how great a series it is, here’s your second chance! […]
The Crabtree Wrap Party
Filming the first series of ‘Fishing in the Footsteps of Mr. Crabtree’ was undoubtedly a lot of fun, but it was hard work too – those 3am starts were a killer, and long days spent blanking can stress out even the most chilled of anglers.
So it was only right that after the cameras stopped rolling we held a wrap party. We wanted to involve everyone who played a part in getting Mr. Crabtree to the small screen, and to have the chance to thank them for all they did. And so on March 18th 2013 we finally held ‘The Wrap Party – Part Deux’ – having had to abort the first attempt due to the January blizzards. […]