UK; May Chalkstream Roundup and June Prospects
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
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
Springtime fly fishing on the Chalkstreams: It might be any number of things. The cacophony of birdsong at daybreak, the first Cowslip or primrose thrusting through the dead leaf debris,
The Chalkstreams of Berkshire and Hampshire offer easy access from London if you are looking to escape the city air for a day of trout fishing. Most offer a great
Compton Chamberlayne Estate, River Nadder Often overlooked when booking fly fishing on the Hampshire and Wiltshire streams the river Nadder at Compton Chamberlayne offers some exceptional sport especially during the Mayfly
With the 2016 Christmas and New Year festivities now becoming a distant memory and the trout fly fishing season on the Southern chalkstreams just a few months away now is
Too far to travel? Why not have a day grayling fly fishing on the river either before or after the event, and stay overnight in our recommended accommodation listed below.
Our chalkstream trout fly fishing season first started on April 1st on the Avon quickly followed by the river Anton on the 4th. The stormy weather did not help those
Not so long ago grayling (Thymallus thymallus) were considered by most keepers in the chalkstream valleys to be vermin number two closely behind pike in the monoculture of trout that
The bright verdant colours of spring and early summer along the chalkstreams have rapidly faded to be replaced but the duller fawns of late summer and it is now the
Today marks the start of the second major chalkstream weed cutting period in the River Test catchment area; this includes the chalk streams Anton, Dever and Bourne Rivulett. The weed