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, fish, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, Hampshire, hatching, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, 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, fish, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, insect, invertebrate, Itchen, Keeper, mayfly, 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, fish, Fishing, Flyfishing, Hampshire, Itchen, mayfly, 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, fish, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, freshwater, Highclere country fair, Howard Day, John Bye, mayfly, Orvis, rain, river dove, riverside, water, Wild
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It’s been a funny kind of year for flies: almost no hawthorne, and straight into the mayfly hatch. Despite a stiff breeze, the mayfly started hatching about lunchtime on Tuesday, and trout took immediate notice. 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, fly, Flyfishing, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, novices, Orvis, Rivers, Test, UK
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