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River Test One Fly - Friday April 25th 2008
The River Test One Fly championship is a one-day contest in which all comers and celebrity guests battle it out to bag the most, biggest and best fish at a unique event on the River Test, historic home of British fly fishing and one of the most beautiful and famous rivers in the angling world.
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 One Fly 2008 - Dundridge party before the fray |
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But here’s the catch – each angler can only use one single fly during the contest as they hunt their quarry, the wily and elusive trout. Lose that fly – and you’re fired! One fly, one chance is all that stands between triumph and despair…… |
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The inaugural contest that took place on 25th April 2008 was a roaring success; the winner Howard Taylor fishing for The Peat Spade team notched up 32 fish, but remarkably the second place angler Alex Doran was just a single fish behind. The winning team was Trout & Salmon, the best fish trophy was shared by Andrew Flitcroft and Bob Murdoch at 24" and the winning beat was Whitchurch Fulling Mill. The top three flies were nymphs (PTN, GRHE & Caddis) and the leading dry was a Daddy Long Legs. |
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Please click on these PDF’s for a complete list of results. |
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2009 River Test One Fly Entry Form
Entries are now open for the 2009 One Fly so if you would like to register your interest for next year, please email info@rivertestonefly.co.uk or download the form above. The contest will be held on Friday 24th April 2009 in Stockbridge, Hampshire |
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Offers
I am sorry to say we don't have any special offers running at present, but below are my 'Top 5 of Everything' lists that I hope will help you make some choices. This is a great time to plan your early season trips for April, May & June. My advice is to book early for those months, but from July onwards it all becomes far more leisurely. If you are not already on the newsletter list, please register for regular updates as I usually do an offer later in the season.
Press articles
You can view the following PDF files with Adobe Acrobat.
Trout & Salmon Magazine May 2008
Andy Anderson on the famous Halford water
Country Life Magazine May 2008
Country Life editor Mark Hedges spills the beans
Financial Times January 2008 - 2.5mb
Fear of Flying – The FT’s Richard Donkin tells why he is fishing the River Test One Fly in April.
The Guardian newspaper - May 2007 - 1.8mb
The Guardian’s Ian Katz takes the One Day Foundation Course at Nether Wallop Mill with surprising results.
The Field magazine - May 2006 - 11.7mb
Buy a Chalkstream Day – The Field show where to book a day in paradise.
Watch Simon fishing on the River Test with Charlie Dimmock
In the summer of 2006 Simon Cooper was filmed fishing at Whitchurch Fulling Mill for an ITV show with Charlie Dimmock. It's a great piece that really gives a taste of the chalkstreams. Sorry! Link currently being updated.
Fishing Breaks Ltd, The Mill, Heathman Street, Nether Wallop
Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 8EW
Tel: 01264 781988. Fax: 01264 782590. E-mail: info@fishingbreaks.com