Grayling Fishing

Grayling fishing is one of the great delights of autumn as both an excuse to extend the season just that little bit longer and pit your wits against a fish with subtly different habits to trout.

With sixteen beats across ten rivers in six counties the Fishing Breaks range is second to none with the season running from October through to February. Enjoy a taste of what to expect by watching this beautiful short film fishing shot by CHALK directors Leo Cincolo and Chris Cooper at Bullington Manor.

As an added treat make a winter break of it on the River Itchen with a 3 or 7 night stay at the Lock Keepers Cottage with unlimited grayling fishing just a few steps away from your front door and with a warming log burning stove to return to at the end of the day.

If you are unfamiliar with how to fish for grayling, or simply need a bit of a refresher, our guide/instructor Bob Preston, who has a passion for all things grayling, will be hosting the One Day Grayling Course in October. It is a must for anyone interested in mastering the specialised techniques for successful grayling fishing in all conditions.

Our Rivers

	River Itchen Abbots Worthy Bank and wading combination

	River Avon Avon Springs Just downstream of Frank Sawyer’s Netheravon

	River Test Bullington Manor Sight fishing in gin-clear water across all four beats

	River Coln Coln St Aldwyns The Cotswolds finest limestone river

	River Avon Coombe Mill In the footsteps of Frank Sawyer

	River Dove Cotton's Fishing Temple History and fishing combined.

	River Lambourn Donnington Grove One of the best grayling chalkstreams you will find

	River Test Kimbridge NEW The famous Ginger Beer beat with a tempting hatch pool

	River Frome Ilsington Home to the current British grayling record

	River Itchen Breach Farm A long and wide, gliding beat

	River Itchen Kanara An all wading grayling beat

	River Itchen Qing Ya Xi Lodge Grayling fishing only available with Lock Keepers Cottage

	River Test The Parsonage Special rate for a try-out year

	River Avon Upavon Farm The all wading beat in Sawyer country

	River Frome Wrackleford Grayling upstream of Dorchester