UK; Chalkstreams, Wading In
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!
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!
The best thing about chalkstream fly fishing is surely seeing that fish come up to your dry fly, the anticipation sets in as he freezes in the flow directly under
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
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
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
Although temperatures have dropped from the dizzy heights of last week we can probably expect some further highs over the coming weeks as we head into high summer on the
Chalkstream trout fly fishing does not finish with the end of the Mayfly hatches, indeed as the season progresses the fishing can get better and sometimes more challenging. The main
Andy Jones, visiting Hampshire from Australia, contacted us during the famous mayfly hatches of the southern English chalkstreams looking to fit a day out on the River Test. With luck
Some very cold and frosty nights at the beginning of the month to a blazing heatwave towards the end, the weather in May this year has been one of great
Mayfly Time If any of our upwinged flies could ever be described as pretty it surely must be the little Iron Blue that hatches in May and then again in
Spring is well and truly here, birdsong is filling the hedgerows and the trees are growing more and more leaves by the day. With the Easter holidays upon us why