Wilde Trout Journal

Wilde Trout Journal - Episode 005 - Fishing on a Blustery April Afternoon at the Mottisfont Estate.

Join Jamie as he dons the waders and slips into the River Test, rod in hand, at the famous Oakley beat on the River Test. Follow the highs and lows, the strikes and misses and the tangles and turmoils as Jamie wades along the hallowed waters of the River Test at Mottisfont, targeting wild brown trout and retracing the footsteps of the great FM Halford.

Wilde Trout Journal - Episode 004 - A Warm Welcome Back to the Chalkstreams

In this episode podcast host, Jamie Pankhurst, recaps on a warm welcome back to the chalkstreams during the first few days of the Hampshire trout fishing season!

Wilde Trout Journal - Episode 003 - The Story of a River Keeper Turned River Restorationist, Neil Swift.

In this exciting discussion piece, we dive into the mind of Neil Swift, the project officer at the Wessex Rivers Trust, charged with rolling out some of the most ambitious river restoration initiatives across our southern chalkstreams. Join us on the hallowed banks of the Oakley beat as we grapple with upheaving centuries of human ingenuity and stewardship, and passing the torch back to nature at the epicentre of fly fishing itself, Mottisfont Abbey. We find out what makes a river keeper turned river restoration practitioner tick, what are the challenges that face the WRT, and specifically all that has been done to improve chalkstream habitat at the Mottisfont Estate on the River Test.

Wilde Trout Journal - Episode 002

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.

Wilde Trout Journal - Episode 001

Welcome to the new Wilde Trout podcast! 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.