We have a new columnist joining the Fly Fishing Forums today. Please welcome Alex Jardine who will be reporting from the chalkstreams each month with news of his adventures, fly patterns and more...

Here is his first article for us - we hope you enjoy it.

The Chalkstream Diaries - A Seasonal September

Watch out for next months column from Alex looking at Autumn's opening chances at fat well-fed chalkstream pike and the lady of the stream, the grayling.

Will be interesting to see if i recognise anything in the next report as the first one bore no resemblance to anything i have observed on the Itchen this season....

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Spencer started a little string about this yesterday, but because it's entitled "Thoughts", folks might have missed it...

thoughts

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