UK; Exploring My First Chalkstream
Having joined the Aardvark McLeod team in June 2025, South African Alistair Routledge was sent on his first chalkstream fly fishing trip on the delightful River Wylye in Wiltshire. Read
Having joined the Aardvark McLeod team in June 2025, South African Alistair Routledge was sent on his first chalkstream fly fishing trip on the delightful River Wylye in Wiltshire. Read
Summer Lodge Hotel in Dorset is celebrating being named ‘Best Small Hotel in the UK’ at the Visit England Awards for Excellence in 2025. This charming country house hotel sits
Fly fishing on Wiltshire’s River Nadder is so easy to overlook in favour of the bigger named rivers in the area. It may not be a true chalkstream but it
Fly fishing on the River Test needs little introduction, a chalkstream that has been immortalised by numerous notable anglers throughout the decades. It is the home to modern dry fly
For a long time we have enjoyed fly fishing on the River Wylye, one of the delightful chalkstream tributaries of the Wiltshire/Hampshire Avon. With the 2022 mayfly season ongoing, now
The River Wylye at Langford Lakes is a glorious stretch of Wiltshire chalkstream. It is home to strong populations of wild trout and grayling, abundant fly life and crystal clear
The Broadlands Estate is situated on the lower River Test, just downstream from the town of Romsey. It offers a wonderful variety of water on the on the wider lower
Fly fishing on the River Anton is so often overlooked in favour of Hampshire’s better known River Test, but the reality is it offers fishing of equal quality and we
Fly fishing on the River Frome in Dorset is so often missed because it lies so much further west than the big named chalkstreams. It is a special river with
Fly fishing on the River Kennet is another overlooked chalkstream for many. A tributary of the River Thames and known for fantastic coarse fishing lower down in can often seem
Fly fishing on the River Nadder is so easy to overlook in favour of the bigger named rivers in the area. It may not be a true chalkstream but it
Fly fishing on the River Test needs little introduction, a chalkstream that has been immortalised by numerous notable anglers throughout the decades. It is the home to modern dry fly