Why I love Freshwater Fly Fishing
Fresh or Salt? A question I am often asked, it takes no time to consider the answer, freshwater fly fishing for me. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of wading
Fresh or Salt? A question I am often asked, it takes no time to consider the answer, freshwater fly fishing for me. Don’t get me wrong, the idea of wading
Apart from my constant intrigue to tie and try new fly patterns each season, there is a clear set of dry flies that make up my chalkstream fly fishing box
Oh For The Love of Trout As the world of fly fishing has evolved, we are now able chase bigger, nastier and more exotic species than ever before. Huge flies
Something terrible happens to me in an Auction. I suddenly develop Auction Tourette Syndrome; my arm uncontrollably shoots up and before my shouting brain can gain the upper hand, I’ve
If you are looking for a holiday closer to home in 2020 then these wonderful Dorset self-catered chalkstream fly fishing breaks could be for you. A balance of beautiful countryside,
We will once again be running a series of one day Chalkstream Fly Fishing Master classes, these provide a wonderful chance for new and experienced anglers to grow their knowledge.
The days are starting to lengthen and the trout season will soon be on us. The long wet winter may have been pretty miserable but has been a good thing
The autumn and winter rains are doing a world of good to our chalk aquifers and it won’t be long until we are witnessing the famous mayfly hatch when chalkstream
We have been fortunate over the last couple of weeks to have spent plenty of time fishing and guiding on some of our local chalkstreams. Warm and sunny weather has
The mid-summer fly fishing on the English chalkstreams has witnessed some fairly unseasonable windy and rainy storms. Air temperatures have been up and down, but most importantly some freshening rain
The chalkstream fly fishing season has primarily been one of low water so far. Whilst July finished up with some incredibly hot weather around the UK, broken by some heavy
As the first scythes begin to shape the spring weed growth on the River Test we are brought the harsh reality that the mayfly fly fishing on the chalkstreams is