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Abbots Worthy Fishery River Itchen, Hampshire Abbots Worthy Fishery River Itchen, Hampshire Abbots Worthy Fishery River Itchen, Hampshire Winchester 3 miles (London Waterloo 57 mins), Alresford 6 miles and Stockbridge 10 miles. Syndicate membership for the Abbots Worthy beat on the Itchen Introduction The River Itchen is considered to be one of the finest English chalk streams by anglers worldwide. Rising from the Hampshire chalk downland near New Cheriton, the river has a reported catchment area of 280 miles from its source where it is known as the Titchbourne Stream. The river is approximately 28 miles long and flows north to New Alresford where it is joined by two spring fed streams, the Erle and the Candover Brook, becoming the River Itchen flowing west past Ovington and Itchen Abbot, east to Abbots Worthy and south to Winchester and Southampton where the river becomes tidal and joins the reaches of the River Test on Southampton Water. The river is highly sought after for its quality of water and fly fishing and almost completely wild trout population. Situation The Abbots Worthy beat on the Upper Itchen is located on the edge of the village of Abbots Worthy approximately 3 miles to the north of the cathedral city of Winchester. Within Abbots Worthy and the adjacent Kings Worthy there are everyday conveniences including shops, post office and public house. Winchester provides a comprehensive range of shops, cultural and recreational facilities and a wide choice of restaurants and wine bars. Travel and communications are excellent with the A33, A34 and M3 adjacent giving access to both London and the south coast, Oxford, the north and the A303 for the west country. Winchester has a main line railway station with regular access to London Waterloo. The Fishery The Abbots Worthy beat is on the Lower Itchen and is approximately 1/3 mile in length. The fishing is a mix of single, double bank and wading. It is a challenging stretch of water for casting and stalking, with gin clear water and good aquatic fly life providing plenty of hatches. Fishing The fishing is for brown trout using upstream dry fly and mint, and a catch-release policy is promoted on this fishery. Prolific aquatic insect and shrimp life make the river a very fertile environment for fish. Hatches of upwinged flies start in late April and peak from early May to late June, during which time the famous Mayfly hatches take place. Summer evenings can provide excellent dry fly fishing and even on the hottest and brightest days big trout can be caught. Autumn hatches can be very good and an estimated half of all trout and grayling caught during the autumn will be taken on dry fly, with grayling of up to 3lb caught regularly. Syndicate membership to the Abbots Worthy Fishery will entitle members to two rods per specified day once every fortnight within the season. The fishery is predominantly wild fish and with the catch-release policy there is no bag limit. The Season The season runs from 3 April to 31 October and each syndicate member fishes one allocated day per fortnight. All beat rotations will be sent to syndicate members by Orvis before commencement of the season. The Management The fishery is fully keepered and there are annual weed cuttings at which time sections of the river may become unfishable. Syndicate members will be notified of these periods in advance and, where possible, arrangements will be made for alternative fishing. The syndicate members’ contribution towards the management of the fishery is currently included within the annual syndicate membership. Costs Syndicate membership for the 2015/2016 season is charged at £4,000 + VAT. Each new syndicate membership will carry a one off joining fee payable to the syndicate. General Local Authorities Hampshire County Test Valley Council Borough Council The Castle Duttons Road Winchester Romsey Hampshire SO23 8UJ Hampshire SO51 8XG 01962 841841 01794 527700 Directions From the A34 North and South, take the B3047 to the village of Abbots Worthy. Once in the village turn onto Mill lane, where Orvis signposts will navigate you to the dedicated parking area. All cars are parked at the owners’ risk and the Abbots Worthy beat is a short walk from the car park. All viewings will be accompanied and are strictly by appointment with the agents Strutt & Parker, Salisbury, who will refer your interest to the fishery manager. Salisbury The Orvis Company Inc IMPORTANT NOTICE Strutt & Parker LLP and The Orvis Company Inc. gives notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or part thereof. 2. All descriptions, photographs and plans are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. All 41 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2BP Clearwater House, 28 North Way measurements are approximate and not necessarily to scale. Any prospective purchaser must satisfy themselves of the correctness of the information Andover, Hampshire SP10 5RW within the particulars by inspection or otherwise. 3. Strutt & Parker LLP and The Orvis Company Inc. do not have any authority to give any representations 01722 328741 or warranties whatsoever in relation to this property (including but not limited to planning/building regulations), nor can it enter into any contract on behalf of the Vendor. 4. Strutt & Parker LLP and The Orvis Company Inc. do not accept responsibility for any expenses incurred by prospective purchasers in inspecting properties which have been sold, let or withdrawn. 5. If there is anything of particular importance to you, please contact this office and Strutt [email protected] & Parker will try to have the information checked for you. Particulars prepared: December 2014. Photos taken: Summer 2014. struttandparker.com.
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