Articles tagged "Fishing Beats"
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The River Frome is the cheapest chalk stream in England
The Test has ten beats at £200 or less for a trout day, and not one of them dips under £100. The Frome, an hour and a half down the road in Dorset, has twenty-three under £200 and eighteen under £100, starting at £30. Almost nobody outside the county fishes it.
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What a £100 chalk stream day actually gets you
A cheaper chalk stream day is not a worse river. It is a less famous one, often less heavily stocked, and that is mostly the whole difference.
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Where to find affordable chalk stream fishing
A mayfly day on the middle Test earns its price. But the same clear water, the same insects, and the same quality of fish are available for well under £100 on the smaller rivers, at the season edges.
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Affordable fishing on the River Test
The Test is the river people picture when they picture expensive chalk stream fishing. At the top end, that picture is fair. But nine beats on the river itself carry a trout-season day rate below £200
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Dog-friendly fishing beats on the River Test
Not every chalk stream beat welcomes dogs. On the River Test, 28+ do - from the upper chalk reaches at Whitchurch to the lower beats at Broadlands. Here's what's available.
