Freshwater fishing

River Lambourn, brown trout, trout fishing, grayling, River Kennet, Chalkstream fishing, Aardvark McLeod

UK; Early Summer Chalkstream Update

With the chalkstream rivers flowing at great levels and holding a low temperature, the mayfly mayhem now someway behind us and the June weed cuts completed prospects for the rest

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River Itchen, Brown Trout, Chalkstream Fishing, Aardvark McLeod

UK; Chalkstream Update 6th June 2016

The slow patchy start to the chalkstream mayfly season has culminated in some very large hatches during this last week producing excellent sport to both hatching duns and spinners although

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Botswana Okavango tigerfish

Botswana; the Okavango catfish run

The Okavango flood waters have reached their peak in north western Botswana, and so begins the wait for prime conditions to target tigerfish over the annual catfish run later in

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New Zealand; Trout Fishing

New Zealand is one of the most incredible trout fishing destinations in the world. It consistently provides giant brown trout along with rainbows that are more akin to steelhead on

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Mayfly, chalkstream, river test, river anton, river avon,

UK; Chalkstream Mayfly Update

A mayfly double first for me last Saturday 7th May. I heard the first cuckoo of the season and saw a solitary mayfly. Yesterday evening I spent some time chatting

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