Fly Fishing in England by County
England's best fly fishing is concentrated in a handful of southern counties, mostly on chalk streams fed by the same aquifer that runs from Berkshire down through Wiltshire and Hampshire to the coast. The beats and fisheries listed here cover rivers from the Kennet to the Test, with day tickets across a wide range of budgets and a season that stretches into winter on grayling water.
Berkshire
Upper Kennet chalk-stream beats — solid fishing, less competition than Hampshire.
Buckinghamshire
The Chilterns chalk streams - the rare, spring-fed Chess and Misbourne.
Derbyshire
Peak District limestone rivers — wild rainbows on the Wye, and the historic Dove.
Dorset
The Frome and lower Avon, with good grayling and summer sea trout.
Hampshire
The Test and Itchen, England's most sought-after chalk stream fishing.
Wiltshire
Quieter chalk-stream country on the Wylye, Avon and upper Kennet.
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