Episode 002 – What’s Been Happening at Wilde Trout?

This week podcast host, Jamie Pankhurst, takes on the task of fishing at Mottisfont Abbey, decorating a fishing cabin that once belonged to FM Halford, and looks forward to the season ahead. The chalkstreams are brimming, the flies are hatching and the trout season in Hampshire opens next week! Welcome back to the Wilde Trout Journal.

Newsletter – Wednesday 25 March 2026

This week there’s a Capybara on the loose, the WTT spring auctions raise an astronomical figure, and we launch a brand new podcast! Welcome to the newest instalment of the Wilde Trout newsletter.

Episode 001 – Welcome to the Wilde Trout Journal.

In this journal entry, podcast host Jamie Pankhurst introduces himself and his guiding firm, Wilde Trout, whilst pacing the banks of the famous Bourne Rivulet in Hampshire.

Join us to explore the history, heritage, the people and the places in fly fishing and the English countryside.

Newsletter – Wednesday 18 March 2026

This week the Wild Trout Trust spring auction lots are live, and the Dog and Gun joins the guide. Welcome to the newest instalment of the Wilde Trout newsletter.

Newsletter – Wednesday 04 March 2026

This week the Bourne Rivulet is brimming, the blackthorn is blooming, and Mottisfont Abbey is reopening for fly fishing! Welcome to the newest instalment of the Wilde Trout newsletter.

The Dog and Gun

A classic country pub in the Wiltshire village of Netheravon

The Duke on the Test

If you follow the gentle pull of the river, you will arrive at The Duke on the Test

The Great Bustard

Deep in the Avon valley lies the Great Durnford Estate and their disruptive new pub, The Great Bustard.

The Bath Arms

Tucked into the picture-postcard village of Horningsham is the Bath Arms at Longleat, deep in quintessential Wiltshire.