The Monarch of the River Itchen
Hampshire Chronicle, July 28th 1988 – River Itchen Probably the largest trout ever caught in this country, if we except one or two in Alresford Pond, was caught in the
Hampshire Chronicle, July 28th 1988 – River Itchen Probably the largest trout ever caught in this country, if we except one or two in Alresford Pond, was caught in the
How many casts do you make on a days fishing on a chalkstream? In an ideal world, as many as the amount of fish you catch, that’s presented casts, not
We are very excited this year to add Straumfjardara to our portfolio of Atlantic salmon rivers in Iceland. This unique river located up on Snaefells peninsular on the west coast of
Phil Ratcliffe went fly fishing in Bosnia on an Aardvark McLeod exclusive week in September 2017. Phil is a fully qualified casting instructor, Sage and Fulling Mill representative based in
The Hafralonsa is one of those rivers I have dreamed of fishing for many years after I so nearly did a season guiding there in the 1990s. Sadly a broken
Despite the early autumn and the damp and windy days the chalkstream rivers are continuing to produce some excellent dry fly fishing. Water levels are still low throughout the south
The River Anton is a wonderful chalkstream flowing into the River Test just above Stockbridge. It features a great variety of wide open shallows, fast weedy sections and deep holes. The river
As we approach the last week in August the rains have still not arrived in Iceland and many of the rivers are now crying out for water and showing their
The story from Iceland at the end of last week is still very much the same as previous – the country is waiting for rain. Many of the rivers are
The River Kennet is one of our favourite chalkstreams, it flows as main river and a complex series of carriers. Between Hungerford and Kintbury the river offers some wonderful trout
Last week Iceland continued to bask in the rays of the sun which has continued to drop the water levels. It seems whenever the UK is hit by rain Iceland
The weather in Iceland over the last week has been testing; blazing sunshine and temperatures pushing 30 degrees Celsius have slowed the pace of fishing down a little. Some of