Fork & Feather

Fork & Feather

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A pub lunch can make or break a trip to the chalk streams, but there is surely no greater pleasure after a day filled with mixed emotion; anticipation, adrenaline, elation and heartbreak, than to collapse in a sun dappled beer garden, with only the gentle clink of ice against your glass punctuating the ambient summer chorus.

Fork & Feather is my good food guide for the travelling fly fisher, with all the best hotels, restaurants, pubs, inns and coffee houses within a stoneโ€™s throw of the evening rise. From lavish hotel to local artisan, I have personally visited every one, so whether you are planning your annual pilgrimage to the chalk streams or ticking a once-in-a-lifetime trip off your bucket list, you can rest assured that you have my trusted, first-hand review of all things fundamental to a flawless fly fishing adventure. Now, put your feet up, pour yourself a cool gin and tonic and dream heady smells of meadowsweet and hawthorn in full bloom while you turn the pages through this extensive collection of decadent digs, master brewership and gastrowizardry. I hope a special fishing trip is about to begin!

Jamie Pankhurst
Jamie Hayes-Pankhurst | Founder and Managing Director at Wilde Trout
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The Mayfly

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River Test
Stockbridge,
Hampshire

With breathtaking views over the world famous river Test and large trout slurping up flies right beside your picnic table, this riverside Fullerโ€™s pub is a must-do for foodie fly fisherfolk exploring the Hampshire chalk streams. In the high season, the gunsmoke of Mayflies drifting across the weir pool is almost an everyday occurrence, and if the ducks and swans donโ€™t keep you entertained then even as a devoted fly angler, it is impossible to resist the temptation to throw a triple-cooked chip under the railings and watch on with excitement as an enormous brown trout engulfs it without a second glance. Welcome to the Mayfly!

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Dreaming of a burbling chalkstream brimming with frenzied brown trout slurping in the gunsmoke of an electric fly hatch? Your next adventure starts here!