dry fly fishing

The chalkstream Mayfly fishing in and around Hampshire is now drawing to a close. Most fly fishers have been waiting since the end of last season for the infamous mayfly

Our chalkstream fly fishing season is now well underway, and the wet and cold winter has done wonders to our rivers in the south of England. Most rivers are seeing

Last weekend we saw temperatures in the chalk valleys rocket into the mid and high 20s, with it came a sharp kick start to spring and the long awaited spring

With the trout fishing season now open our thoughts are turning towards salmon fishing, in particular Iceland. There is something about the build up to Icelandic salmon season that never

When talking chalkstream fly fishing, and someone mentions a migration, you automatically think salmon. A most impressive feat, these fish start their lives in freshwater, change their body to suit

Charles Jardine was born into a family of fly fishers and artists; his father being the late wildlife artist and respected salmon fisher: Alex Jardine. In 1976, after a near

The lesser known chalkstreams of Dorset offer a wonderful fly fishing experience, with the River Frome being the most notable. The Frome and its tributaries provide a rich habitat for

Trout in rivers spend all their lives facing upstream, everything about their shape, scales, gills, fins are perfectly adapted to do this, evolution has engineered this master piece! They can

There are numerous world class fly fishing destinations for trout in the Northern Hemisphere but which one is right for you? Whether you are a group of avid anglers or

Do you remember that last time you went fishing, and you saw that huge trout gorging on olives, and the trees, fences, wind, flow and everything else was against you!

As we head towards the Icelandic salmon season with huge anticipation it has been a busy winter with most of Iceland’s rivers looking very full. There are some excellent slots

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