Upstream Dry Fly

Dry Fly Fishing

Some of our Wessex Chalkstream Beats

Various shots of the chalkstream beats we offer for the 2010 season.


River Dever

River Kennet - flybox

River Kennet - the Rod Room

River Kennet brownie

River Dever, the downstream most beats on this Test tributary are beautiful.

Upper River Test

A famous beat on the middle Test - early May

Middle Test at the confluence of a carrier stream - a large hatch pool

Upper Test in Autumn

A sedge hatch on the upper Test

The water clarity of the upper Test beats is superb

The Upper Test - one of the few beats where this river runs in a single channel - strong flow.

River Meon - early season - 1st week in April

A river Meon wild brown trout

The Meon early April - a good olive hatch but cold wind!

River Meon - high summer with Ranunculus in flower

River Test - HT plays a nice trout

Bourne Rivulet - wading

Bourne Rivulet - below the famous cascades.

Crystal waters and wild brown trout of the Bourne

Bourne Rivulet - where the bright waters meet!

Bourne Rivulet

Lower River Test - the famous Testwood Pool salmon and seatrout fishery.

River Alre, the primary tributary of the Itchen

orchids on the bank of our river Dun beat

River Dun - river Test tributary

River Dun, Blue Pool Beat, start of the season

River Test - Chilbolton Common beat in April

River Test - Chilbolton beat in April

Special Site of Scientific Interest - Chilbolton Common

River Dun - crystal clear waters

River Dun trout rises on the Blue Pool

River Dun, River Test tributary - rising trout

River Dun - river Test tributary

River Kennet

Sluices on the River Kennet

River Kennet carrier stream

Kennet

Bridge on the Kennet

Kennet carrier stream