Latest Posts Under: Casterbridge Fisheries Ltd

Mayfly Madness

After a painfully long winter, spring and summer arrived at the same time and thank goodness just in time for the first mayfly hatches. As the long days unfolded the hatches of mayfly along with some amazing BWOs simply got better and better as did the rising fish, one of the finest mayfly periods I …

Dorset Chalkstreams Club 10 years old and Fly Culture Podcast

(Iris cover picture taken by John Grindle) This morning I took a look back at the gatherings we have had with the Chalkstream Club – http://dorsetchalkstreams.co.uk/ My goodness where did that time go, TEN years… A massive thank you to all our amazing guest speakers, contributors, helpers, buffet providers, West Stafford Village Hall –  https://www.west-stafford.com/ …

Frome Grayling

Congratulations Fred…  A fabulous grayling of 3lb 4oz from our – http://www.chalkstreamflyfishing.co.uk/chalkstream-fly-fishing/bhompston-fly-fishers/ Fred then called in for an hour on our – http://www.chalkstreamflyfishing.co.uk/chalkstream-fly-fishing/the-home-beat/  and had a fish of 2lb 6oz, great angling. Stop press….  One of our Saturday rods had a rather amazing day, catching grayling of 2lb 10oz, 3lb 4oz and 3lb 5oz, a …

Chalkstream Club Friday 10th March

The Dorset Chalk Stream Club will have its March social gathering in West Stafford Village hall (DT2 8AG) on Friday the 10th March 2023 starting at 7.30pm. Guest speaker – Fiona Bowles – Wilder Rivers – Better Fishing ? ‘Angling and fisheries organisations were amongst the first to raise concern as to the state of British rivers …

Autumn Sunset Grayling

Despite the low levels of our belovid Frome, the grayling numbers and size (looking good for this winter) are putting a smile on our anglers faces. Winter Grayling Fishing