Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Tough conditions for Avington Trout Fishery — expect slower sport and consider adapting your approach.
A legendary chalk-fed Hampshire fishery — crystal-clear spring water holding specimen rainbows and browns to exceptional sizes. Three small lakes in a pastoral valley setting. The gin-clear water demands precise presentation and careful approach; visible fish refuse clumsy offerings. Fly-only, barbless, catch-and-release optional. One of England's most famous small stillwaters.
A legendary chalk-fed Hampshire fishery — crystal-clear spring water holding specimen rainbows and browns to exceptional sizes.
Start with Pheasant Tail Nymph (12-16) — on the point — slow figure-of-eight retrieve. Evening can produce explosive surface takes — try a foam beetle or booby on a long leader. Rainbows respond to more active retrieves — try short strips between pauses.
Fish early and late, try deeper during the heat of the day with a fast-sinking line.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
Bank-only venue. Fish from accessible margins, points, weed edges, and inflows.
Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.
Start free trial14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
Tough conditions for Avington Trout Fishery — expect slower sport and consider adapting your approach.
A legendary chalk-fed Hampshire fishery — crystal-clear spring water holding specimen rainbows and browns to exceptional sizes. Three small lakes in a pastoral valley setting. The gin-clear water demands precise presentation and careful approach; visible fish refuse clumsy offerings. Fly-only, barbless, catch-and-release optional. One of England's most famous small stillwaters.
