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NEWS FOR FEBRUARY
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Chalk stream FishingRiver KennetThe River Kennet rises west of Avebury and travels eastwards through Marlborough and out of Wiltshire into Berkshire towards Newbury. The Kennet's principal tributaries are the River Lambourn, the River Enborne and the Foudry Brook. Though it is only 22 miles from the source to Newbury, there are more than 80 miles of fishable water due to the veritable maze of carriers created by the 18th-century water engineers. In its heyday, between the wars, Kennet fishermen considered their river superior to the River Test and it is true that the Kennet around Kintbury gets a mayfly hatch as every bit as good and dense as the Test. This Wiltshire/Berkshire river features heavily in fly fishing literature: Halford had a lease on a considerable length of water in the late 1800’s, John Waller Hills fished it regularly and often wrote about the native Kennet trout, known as the ‘greenback’, now a much sought-after rarity. Frank Sawyer, inventor of the Pheasant Tail Nymph, ran his summer school from the grounds of Marlbough College in the 1970s. BARTON COURT
For further details, please complete our enquiry form or e-mail info@fishingbreaks.co.uk BENHAM ESTATE
CRAVEN FISHERY
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The Craven Fishery has a long and illustrious past that at one time or another has hosted all the angling greats. The fishery is a mixture of main river and a shorter section of what would have been in times past a milling channel. There are several weir structures that bisect the main channel, the largest of which is the top weir which was constructed to provide a head of water for milling but our historic legacy is a great pool for big fish. In all the river extends to roughly 1.2 miles. One of the new breed of young river keepers, Josh Purton, is working hard on habitat improvement for both trout and angler. |
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“The best I’ve experienced.” “The river keeper has done an amazing job to improve the river.” “Great fighting healthy fish. Would love to return.” |
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April 1-May 14 |
£165 per Rod |
May 15-June 15 |
£235 per Rod |
June 16-September 30 |
£165 per Rod |
For further details, please complete our enquiry form or e-mail info@fishingbreaks.co.uk