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“The Itchen at East Lodge is a lovely stretch of water and a very handsome setting for a corporate day out. However, as with any water, knowledge of where the fish lie is essential if you want the day to be both sporting and sociable and that knowledge can’t be learnt by any fisherman – novice or experienced – in a day.

John Hotchkiss and his guides are the perfect accompaniment, offering hands on assistance or discrete support, mixing seamlessly amongst you and your guests ensuring that a good day out becomes a truly memorable one.”

Nancy Hollendoner Hawkpoint Partners Ltd



"Just a quick line to thank you for your wonderful tuition and introduction to dry fly fishing on the river Avon in Wiltshire. To say you taught me to cast does not do you justice, you taught me to stalk and hunt. We would walk hundreds of yards to get into a position from which we could deliver a fly without spooking the quarry. Fly selection then came into play, and your sound advice will always be remembered. Then the delivery, the presentation of the fly, a time to put into effect all the practice that had gone before, away from the river.

Also, I learnt that on any chalk stream during the season, with the many hatches taking place, the abundance of wildlife along the riverbank, even if the fish aren’t taking – you can always come away with something from your day. Thank you and Tight Lines."

B J Kerr, Upavon

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