Fly Odyssey Chalkstream
Fly fishing on Hampshire's rivers
With a selection of prime fishing beats on the most renowned chalkstreams in the south of England, Fly Odyssey Chalkstream provides anglers the finest fly fishing experience.
Fly Odyssey Chalkstream offer a bespoke fishing experience across the River Test, Itchen, Anton and Nadder. With days available for single anglers, groups and corporate bookings, to casting tuition and guided days for all levels of experience, your time on the river can be personalised to suit your fishing preferences.
Learn with our expert
Passionate about dry fly fishing and wild brown trout, Gilly has extensively fished the Hampshire chalkstreams for most of her adult life. Having developed an in-depth knowledge of the nature of fly fishing and the ecology of the river, Gilly has been a qualified casting instructor for 20 years and her enthusiasm for her craft is second to none. Her aim is to give you the skills to be able to relish in the joy of fly fishing as much as she.
For Gilly, fly fishing has always been an adventure and she is dedicated to helping you find the right experience when fishing the beautiful chalkstreams.
Client Testimonials
Edward Haslam, London
I have been booking chalk stream fishing through Gilly and using her guiding services for about 7 years now and everything she does is first class!! She has a wide variety of beats across all the chalk streams that can be booked for you and she is very open giving excellent advice in order to make sure your day is tailored to exactly what you are after in terms of type of water, fish, scenery and skill level.
Rob Holmes, London
Having Gilly as your guide is an absolute pleasure! She makes the day really fun and relaxed. You can learn so much from her given the depth of knowledge she brings be it fishing skills, casting techniques, fly life etc. She is a excellent fly caster and a brilliant teacher even someone who has been fishing and casting for year will benefit from a casting lesson with her. I can’t recommend Gilly enough if you are after chalk stream fishing, guiding services or if you want to learn or improve your casting, I would not use anyone else!".
Mark Kirkhouse and Sally Taylor
We have been lucky enough over the years to have Gilly Bate teach and guide for us. As a teacher she has seemingly limitless knowledge of casts flies and tactics. This combined with endless good humour, enthusiasm and patience has seen us make great strides forward and Gilly’s patience has been particularly helpful when she has been guiding us as we still have the gift of ‘landing’ vegetation. The fact that Gilly is great company is icing on the cake.
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