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Why Chalk Streams Are Clear, Cold and Full of Fish

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Why Chalk Streams Are Clear, Cold and Full of Fish

Why chalk streams run clear, hold their temperature all year and fish the way they do, from the aquifer up. England holds 85% of the world's chalk streams.

11 min read 17 August 2026
Beginner-friendly chalk stream beats to start with

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Beginner-friendly chalk stream beats to start with

You don't need years behind the rod to fish a chalk stream. These six beats, one on each of the south's best-known rivers, are forgiving places to book a first day.

5 min read 18 June 2026

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Dorset, not Hampshire. The Test has ten beats at £200 or less for a trout day, and not one of them The Avington Estate on the river Kennet, a magnicifient syndicate fishery, managed by @berkshirerive I'm not kidding and standing my ground. All this ambition to going to Mars and it's forgotten that t Can you spot the fish? The river Itchen near Shawford runs crystal clear, quintessential for a chal

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