Chalkstream fishing

On the surface, the chalkstreams often appear a calm and sedate place, but under the surface it is quite a different story. Brown trout and grayling thrive in the swift

This past week has brought real optimism into the world of international travel and it started with Emirates announcing they were resuming flights on the 21 May closely followed by

As part of the easing of lockdown restrictions advised by Boris Johnson on Sunday, those living in England can get back out on the water from Wednesday 13th May. Below

The Angling Trust has been lobbying Westminster on behalf of anglers in England as we while away the hours in lockdown. We are longing for our favourite rivers or lakes

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

A tributary to the King of chalkstream fly fishing, the River Anton rises north of Andover and runs straight through the town. It keeps flowing directly south through the hamlets

On the surface, the chalkstreams often appear a calm and sedate place, but under the surface it is quite a different story. Brown trout and grayling thrive in the swift

Referred to as ‘the lady of the stream’, grayling are found throughout the UK chalkstreams. The silvery, ghost-like, shadows with a striking orange dorsal fin can often be seen elegantly

This week on the chalkstreams sees the final weed cut of the season on the River Test come to an end. The River Itchen cut finished last week and the

A tributary to the King of the chalkstream fly fishing, the River Anton rises north of Andover and runs straight through the town. It keeps flowing directly south through the

One of our longest chalkstreams, the River Test is often heralded as ‘the King’ of the chalk rivers. Like the River Itchen, it is steeped in history as it runs

The Itchen is formed by the coming together of the Candover, Arle and Titchbourne streams just west of New Alresford. The Itchen is considered to be some of the finest