Page 17 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 11

GEOFF KEMP Ashley Dart, who manages the UK operation, sent me
some information (which I have included in this Issue)
RETURNS about Yoshikigoi UK who distribute the Koi produced at
the Yoshikigoi Koi Farm in Poland to retail outlets in the
UK. He also informed me that Geoff Kemp, formally a
David Brown reports on how Geoff Kemp, BKKS judge who ran a Koi dealership ‘Connoisseur Koi’
formally a BKKS judge and owner of was joining the UK team to select the best Koi produced
Connoisseur Koi, has joined the Yoshikigoi at the Polish farm and market them in the UK under the
UK Team to market the best Koi produced Connoisseur Yoshikigoi banner.
at the Polish farm under the Connoisseur I met Geoff years ago when our South East Club
Yoshikigoi banner. visited Connoisseur Koi on a dealer visit, since then I
understand Geoff closed his company, but it sounds
like he still has the Koi bug, so I telephoned Geoff to
see what it was all about. Geoff told me that he visited
I have always been interested in breeding Koi, so when the farm in Poland a couple of years ago and was really
Jos Aben visited the South East Koi Club to give a talk impressed with the quality of Koi and the scale of the
a few years ago, I think we all left the hall buzzing. operation and after many conversations with Ashley,
has agreed to get back into selling Koi under the
Since then I know several members of the South East Connoisseur Yoshikigoi banner.
and Crouch Valley Clubs have visited his farm in Poland
where they have enjoyed a ‘hands-on experience’ of Here are a few photos of Geoff’s Launch Collection.
netting and culling.
For further details contact
I met Jos again when he showcased his Koi at The All
England Show in 2016 where we chatted again about Connoisseur Yoshikigoi:
breeding Koi, but I know little about his farm and how
Email: Connoisseur@yoshikigoimanagementuk.com
it operates. My initial understanding was that Jos bred
Geoff Kemp,
Connoisseur Yoshikigoi. mainly Doitsu Koi but more recently I have found that
this is not the case and he produces scaled varieties too.

Maruyama Kohaku Maruyama Kohaku Maruhiro Showa Maruhiro Kohaku Maruyama Kohaku Maruyama Kohaku Maruhiro Showa Maruhiro Kohaku
Nisai – £650.00 Nisai – £695.00 Nisai – £895.00 Nisai – £995.00 Nisai – £650.00 Nisai – £695.00 Nisai – £895.00 Nisai – £995.00
was £895.00 was £1095.00 was £1095.00 was £1195.00 was £895.00 was £1095.00 was £1095.00 was £1195.00
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