Fishing Breaks

Fishing Breaks offers day-rod and multi-rod chalk stream fly fishing across 39 beats in southern England, covering the Rivers Test, Itchen, Kennet, Lambourn, Dever, Anton, Dun, Meon, Allen, Hampshire Avon, Frome, River Wye (Buckinghamshire), and River Dove. Fishing targets native brown trout on dry fly and nymph, with grayling regularly taken on the fly — the trout season runs broadly from April to early October, with grayling fishing continuing until Christmas.

Beats can be booked unguided as day rods or with one of Fishing Breaks' own guides; guides act as knowledgeable fishing companions and provide all tackle and equipment. In Berkshire, beats include Barton Court and Benham Estate on the River Kennet, and Donnington Grove on the River Lambourn, while Hampshire waters span the Test and Itchen valleys. The River Frome offers wild brown trout fishing on the main river and carriers running to nearly five miles, with options to fish from the bank or wade. Fishing Breaks is based at Nether Wallop Mill near Stockbridge and also offers cottages, lodges, and huts that include fishing, bookable for a short stay or by the week.