Fly Fishing The Chalkstream River Itchen In England For Brown Trout With Fishing Breaks Day 2!

[@alanrobinson5933]

Hi Andy&IB ,Fantastic video,+Fish, You both make such a natural video so easy to watch,thanks alan.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Alan, that's really kind, glad you enjoyed it!

[@craigleith100]

Congrats guys 💯👌🏼 what a beautiful location and some lovely big trout it just doesn’t get any better than this 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’ve had one outing fly fishing the night I lost one but I can’t wait to get out again and look forward to learning more your vids are great btw 😁 Take it easy & Tight lines ✌🏼💙🎣👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@paul40925]

Wow guys , yet another great film...

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Paul, glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcuswide5200]

Fished this beat a few times myself - never with this level of success. But later in the year. I do like it and the beat above is excellent too.

[@us5wep]

Beautiful river, wonderful fish! You are delicious! And special thanks for the flies demonstration!

[@johnyorchak5162]

I'll be adding fishing the river Itchen with IB and Andy to my bucket list. Great job on this and all the videos!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks John, really glad you enjoyed it!

[@stephenbuckham1812]

Stunning stunning fish well done guys and that water cant waite for the next part

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Stephen, glad you enjoyed it

[@stephenbuckham1812]

@@IBandAndyFishing always

[@petercalthorpe7966]

Wow such a beautiful place and the water so clear , quality fish . Welldone both of you guys, love your videos .stay safe and all the best from Downunder. 👍❤

[@stephenbarlow685]

Hi IB and Andy Thanks for the vids we are loving them.When the world opens up and you feel like a trip to New Zealand come down and have a fish on our local river it is called the Tongariro river it is well worth the trip down under.We can accomodate in our bach on the banks of the river.thanks again Steve.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Stephen, that sounds awesome! I spent a season over there way back when, I didn't fish Tongariro but I spent two days on the Big O, such engaging fishing! I really hope to make it back there one day, some of the best days of my life were in New Zealand ❤

[@stephenbarlow685]

@@IBandAndyFishing Hi Andy yes lake O is a special place for sure.thankyou again cheers Steve

[@TheTroutFlyFisherman]

Wow, cracking video, and that’s gone straight on the bucket list! Looking forward to the next one.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thank you! It's definitely something you should try at least once! So so cool to see those fish in crystal clear water I.B. x

[@russellthompson2947]

Well done guys lovely place stunning fish great watch

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Russell, a lovely river isn't it?!

[@russellthompson2947]

Really is some were I could retire till no problem stunning

[@andysparks8245]

Great video, looked a lot of fun.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It was so great Andy, thank you!

[@martincockram6913]

Fantastic video, really glad I found this channel 👌🏻

[@IBandAndyFishing]

thanks Martin, we're glad you found us too!

[@petermcleod7322]

Another cracking vid, well done guys...

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks Peter! Lunch was definitely nowhere near as good as the day before with you! I.b x

[@richarddinnadge530]

Great work guys - excellent fishing and video! As it happens I am on the Kanara beat tomorrow so couldn't be better timing for this video to pop up on my YT feed! I'll be very happy if I get even a quarter of the fish you managed. Am also taking a dry fly set up and a French leader rod.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's amazing Richard!! I'm not jealous in any way👀 haha! Catch some for us please I.B. xx

[@richarddinnadge530]

@@IBandAndyFishing turned out to be a really good day. Didn't do as well as you guys but plenty of fish and some real chunks. The video definitely helped and gave me some ideas which were effective. Keep up the good work!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's great to hear Richard! It's a stunning beat isn't it! Such a big diversity of water

[@TheGbarber69]

Absolutely fantastic vid from my favourite angling couple👍😎

[@tabsqc]

Well done you two. Lovely video and thanks for showing the flies. Look forward to hearing about the Test. I expect you will find it quite a bit bigger. Salmon too.

[@kerrypitt9789]

I was coming to the end of your videos, or at least the videos that KZbin will show me. Glad to see this out this morning!! I love your chalk streams, we have what we call Spring Creeks over in the west, that offer similar water, always a challenge and every fish is well earned. I always wish I could sit and have an ale with you two, close my eyes and enjoy the banter. You two are so good together, IB is so humble and Andi is like a willow tree, bending constantly! 🤣😂 But to have a partner in life who will come along and sometimes hand you a kick in the Butt? Can there be anything better? So many men (in particular) marry or partner with a lady who doesn't share their passion and though she may be beautiful and a kind soul, she will come to look upon that passion as his Mistress and she cannot compete with her. You both are fortunate in this, it is true that opposites attract but there must be things in common that is the glue and you both seemed to have found it. Blessings to you both ❤️

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Hi Kerry, I always say that I wish I could share at least 5min with everyone what we feel and experience. We are so lucky to have found each other and to be able to share our love for the sport with everyone on our little channel is just the cherry on top! IB. Xx

[@TheTaylor91676]

I decided to watch a few fishing videos by different people in the UK today just to see what you have over there. I was starting to think all you had over there were minnows and carp. These dace and roaches I've seen on other videos are minnows by American standards. We'd use them for bait here but you definitely have some massive trout over there. I've rarely seen trout that big here in the U.S. Trout are my favorite fish. Good video.

[@rstanton3]

Was lucky to fish the Test and some smaller waters in that area a few years ago during the mayfly hatch. Definitely one of the great trips of my life.

[@williestew68]

Another fantastic blog!!! Those fish were MASSIVE!!!! We have some great rivers up here in Scotland but few are as clear as those chalk streams!! I actually fished last week up in Glencoe and the water up there is gin clear, great fun to fish and a bit of a challenge!! It was ridiculously hot too 🥵 I was on Tenkara (absolutely love it!!) and managed to land a half dozen small trout and 20 odd salmon parr so worth gettin barbecued, I was beetroot red when I finished!! 😂 Look forward to the next vlog, all the best to you both 😁

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Great job Willie, sounds like you had a lot of fun?! thank you for watching our little vlog!

[@bossamood6536]

You know what they say about 'mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun', lunch time in this type of weather is a time for food, a drink (couple of chilled Pimms, cider or two, g & t for IB of course) followed by a snooze in a shady glade, recharge the batteries and then back out again later; the evening rise being the best time of all for me, but some lovely fish caught.

[@colgoldson2139]

Hi Guys love your vids,finished kanara late September 2020 had a wonderful day. But only just watched the vid dont know how I missed it. I also had a day at Whitchurch Fulling mill another wading stretch from fishing breaks , amazing place to fish .If you get chance try Whitchurch you would not be disappointed! Tight lines

[@therickpound]

The Rod Box, wow used to go in there as a nipper bought a fox penknife, my daughter has it now, also caught a huge trout in the leat by the loos next to king alfreds statue on a crust, weighed it at the shop 3lb7oz...amp the memories, lots of less than legit fishing from the meadows to out back of Whinnal estate grayling and fine trout on the fly only to help our case if caught lol...cheer

[@CBCB78]

Unbelievable fishing. Breathtaking *IB’s work phone: “FCUK OFF” 😂

[@leegrant1800]

Thank you for the KZbin video I am definitely getting my fly rod combo on Wednesday and I shall be testing it out had a small river at Woodmill which is a part of the Itchen navigation.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

It looks like you've got a great chance of some good fishing!

[@leegrant1800]

@@IBandAndyFishing do you know what I always count myself very lucky that I have have a three-piece of one of the famous chalk rivers where I can go fly fishing for free of charge thank you for your KZbin' Tight Lines.

[@gintarassivickas900]

Geras video, daugiau tokiu . sekmes !!!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Aciu Gintarai!

[@MrBlode1]

Great sport and those fish were beasts. Enjoyed this series, down near my neck of the woods as well. I will definitely be giving the beetle pattern a go soon. 😁👍

[@TheBeefSlayer]

11:05 this HOOK SET… I keep losing a big rainbow. I feel him on and set the dry fly and a half count and pull the hook out. I’ve tried waiting… set it soft… direction….. tried to set it hard and broke my fly off….he’s only a couple pounds but he’s a dark hook beak looking fellow. Always in the same spot eating bugs in the wind on a lake. It’s about the end of my cast limit where he eats. But I’ve had hims close to shore twice take. I’ve set the hook on him at least 6 times. 😂😂😂

[@jamesgreig1301]

Good stuff 👍

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks James!

[@colincampbell5181]

Hey guys great vid yet again .....Ib l see Andy found your car again ....maybe some concrete in his waders? ... just kidding 😜

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Not only found the car again, caught loads more fish than me 🤔. I'm not sure what would be the best next steps for me to take

[@Nicktgrief]

Like the moody soft focus Andy ... water on the lens 🧐😂. They were incredible fish and such a variation in spotting ... wonder if thats down to wild or stocky?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

I had a bit of a shocker there didn't I?! I think all of the larger fish here were stockies, IB had a nice wild one and a few smaller wildies too

[@Nicktgrief]

IB and Andy Fishing i cant ever recall seeing brownies with so few spots. They were stunners

[@larrycounce4509]

Looks really shady which helps during the heat plus look in the deep pools. Well done yall.

[@michaelmckenna14]

Yup that's decided it, if I'm driving next year I'm heading down south :)

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You'll have a blast!

[@michaelmckenna14]

@@IBandAndyFishing just need to get better at fishing to catch :)

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Don't we all bud 🙈😂

[@jorvikangler]

Another nice video. I'm always surprised at the depth of chalk streams, for some reason I always think they're only knee deep

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We were surprised in some spots too!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

That's what I thought! I also thought there won't be a tree for miles haha! Man I was wrong 😲🤣 I.B. x

[@eowenspa2]

Hi. It seems you had a good day…what is evident to me is that none of these fish identify with the genuine inhabitants of the Itchen, their markings are that of stock fish which l feel is a shame , but the way of the world today. Great filming

[@calvinkidder2978]

i was woundering when you hook a fish and they splash do you have to rest the pool or can you catch them back to back

[@IBandAndyFishing]

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[@ShotawayFilms]

Very enjoyable.Cracking fish,What's up with the GoPro ?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

A splash of water on the lens which I hadn't noticed, stupid me!

[@jpdorsethq1280]

@@IBandAndyFishing Aah would explain it.Wondered as I have a 3+ Black and focus not up to later models.Had a replacement lens in mine but still limited depth of field.

[@richardhudson8980]

IB and Andy do ever keep fish to eat? I am a firm believer in only taking what you need/can eat and return the rest.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

IB has never killed a fish and I don't think I have in over ten years, if you throw them back they get bigger for the next time you catch them!

[@paul40925]

Andy, is the nymph with indicator line a floating or sinking line?

[@williamkgardner6362]

You guys should do some fly fishing for pike

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We would love to do it more, hopefully this winter 😍 I.B. x

[@williamkgardner6362]

IB and Andy Fishing I would love to see that

[@jonmcc7768]

Hi, is this all at Kanara? Is it still open?

[@bilbocrackers3246]

Wow!

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Thanks!

[@ozlarmtb8006]

Another awesome video! Would you ever consider a catch and cook with trout? They seem to be getting lots of views at the moment.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

We're both pretty ardent catch and release anglers, and we're both very average cooks, it might not be our thing! 🙈😂

[@krainapstragailipienia9685]

Guys 2 Rods for example 2x 113£ this is 113£ per day?? Can sleep there as well?

[@adriannelson3045]

Assume those really big fish are stocked?

[@thestanchannel563]

2nd last fish sea trout?

[@duncanmit5307]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@stephentaylor3325]

I hope you put the brown trout back and not killed it. I always put them and I only fish barbles hooks.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

What makes you think we might not have put them back?

[@osmundbullock2219]

Nice-looking fish, but stockies, of course, not wild. In their 19th/early 20th century heyday, the great chalkstreams of southern England certainly produced many big fish, but even in those days ones this size were few and far between...and far harder to catch! Though the fly life was more abundant then, big wild brownies were never found in such concentration as we see here - they are naturally territorial, and big ones chase away smaller ones and dominate "their" patch of the river; they were also (and still are) very easily spooked - the anglers here make no attempt to put themselves behind cover, and some of the clumsier (sorry!) casting would have put wild fish down instantly (except during mayfly, perhaps); and when hooked, wild fish would have been much stronger and harder to land. But though the rivers still look pretty, the ecology of the Test and Itchen valleys these days is much impoverished, particularly in invertebrate life, and fewer big trout can be supported naturally. But instead of that leading to less fishing pressure, we now have far *more* people who wish to fish in these classic waters - and are prepared to pay a great deal to do so. This inevitably leads to the need for heavy stocking - the well-heeled clientele expect to succeed, even if their skills are limited, and businesses like Fishing Breaks are happy to oblige. I'm not complaining about this - the world has moved on, and wishing it was 100 years ago (and I was well connected enough to have river access!) is pointless. Personally I prefer to travel a bit further (I'm based in the south) and seek out wild fish in less degraded rivers in parts of the country that are under less pressure from the march of urban man - Wales is a favourite, and the Usk has surprisingly big fish as well as abundant bird life (fishing is about so much more than catching fish)...but I even prefer having fun in much smaller rivers where the wild brownies come three to the pound (a three-quarter pounder is a good one). Not that I actually turn down invitations to fish the southern chalkstreams, but that's doesn't happen very often!

[@brendanscott2564]

Do you have to have a license to fish on rivers?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

What rod licence do you currently hold.?

[@brendanscott2564]

@@IBandAndyFishing currently nothing I stumbled across your channel a week ago and would really like to start fly fishing

[@IBandAndyFishing]

So it will depend what type of Fishing you will want to do? You need a valid Rod Fishing Licence to fish for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt or eel in England (except the River Tweed), Wales, and the Border Esk (and its tributaries in Scotland). Children under 13 do not need a licence.

[@brendanscott2564]

@@IBandAndyFishing well dry fly looks like a good place to start and im very close to the river test. So I guess I should get on the gov site and start looking.

[@IBandAndyFishing]

You can either buy Trout & Coarse licence for a year £30(for two rods) and £45 (for 3 rods) , or salmon & sea trout for a year £82

[@eowenspa2]

Is she from Sverige?

[@IBandAndyFishing]

Lithuania

[@C0nstance1]

Whatever happened to upstream fishing for wild brown trout and grayling? Chalk streams?? The longest stock fish ponds in the world. All for money (((((

[@brettsinclair4957]

super boring fishing for stockies

[@edhaworth8151]

I’d much rather winkle out a 1/2 lb wild brownie from a small stream but I have to admit sight fishing a river like that, overstocked as it is, looks fun. Only financially viable to fish the Hampshire chalk streams in grayling season though.