August 25, 2008 – 11:02 am
Occasionally a plan comes together, and I pack the right equipment to make it happen. The estate we have been shooting grouse over pointers on happens to have the River Spey running right through it. This means three things: the potential for brownies, salmon, and fabulous whiskey. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact [...]
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged brownies, flies, grouse, gun, pointers, River, river spey, salmon, Shoot, Shooting, whiskey
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Orvis has become synonymous with flyfishing, a company passion evident in everything they produce from rods to luggage to clothing. That commitment to the sport extends to training their retail staff. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Events, Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged battenkill, brownies, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, grayling, Manager Philip Nicholson, Matrix, Orvis, rainbow, TLS, trout
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According to Ratty, there is nothing more fun than messing about in boats. Well, he was nearly right. Add a fly rod, some bass, and an early morning start and it achieves perfection. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged bass, bass on the fly, canoe, coastal waters, Fishing, fly, fly fishing, fly rod, ghillie, isle of wight, kayak, Kayaks, mackerel, messing about in boats, Nick Richards, ocean, ocean kayaks, sea, sea bass, seafront, Solent, sport fish
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Start eating your carrots: some of the best fishing to be had in the summer months takes place after dark. Sea trout, the peripatetic siblings of the brown trout, return to the streams of their birth to spawn in the summer months. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged bass, Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, droppers, Fishing, Hampshire, Howard Day, Itchen, Rivers, salmon, Sea Trout, Southern Counties, stream, Test, UK, wader, weight rods
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Friends from home (the American south) are adept at keeping me in the loop and homesick! Gene (more affectionately known as Bubba) loves his fishing and his whisky, and just as soon as he gets his passport, we expect him to be joining us on Scottish lochs, Hampshire banks and anywhere the fishing is fine. [...]
By Jennifer
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged America, American, brook, caddis, dun, fishery, Fishing, fly, hampshire banks, hatchery, inchworm, mayfly, nantahala, native brook trout, North Carolina, stonefly, stream, trout, trout unlimited, trout waters, woolyworm
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All of us need to escape the daily grind now and then, and flicking the fluff for mayfly-delirious brown trout is an addictive relaxant. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, Hampshire, hatching, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, Rivers, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout
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One of the local river keepers is taking issue with the Queen’s diet: she’s not eating enough swan and, unchecked by natural predators, the mute swan population is booming. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Chalkstreams, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, insect, invertebrate, Itchen, Keeper, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Over-grazing, preservation, rainbow trout, Rivers, riverside, stream, swan, Test, weed
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Spring has sprung…well and truly in artesian style. All this rain has made fishing very challenging. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, Fishing, Flyfishing, Hampshire, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, rain, Rivers, spate, Test
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No, not another Orvis open day. This time I bagged an invite from an old college mate to join him on the Derbyshire Dove (or in, more accurately). RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged angler, artist, catering, derbyshire dove, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, freshwater, Highclere country fair, Howard Day, John Bye, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, rain, river dove, riverside, water, Wild
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It’s always rewarding to introduce someone to a new passion and pastime. This week we watched as builder extraordinare and all-round superhero Lee dipped his toe into the flyfishing pool by taking an evening lesson with me. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Adventures, angler, British, Country, Fishing, Game, Howard Day, instruction, Orvis, Rivers, sport, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout, UK
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