'Chalk Stream Chronicles' 'adventures with a fly rod'
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2016
- Over twenty years ago Simon J Ward became fascinated by the life and times of George Selwyn Marryat. The Nineteenth Century flyfishing guru to Frederick Michael Halford. In the eyes of this filmaker GSM can only be seen as the 'Father of the Dry Fly' on the chalk streams of Southern England. This documentary is the culmination of over twenty years of research into GSM's life and times.
The script for the origins & evolution of the 'just what is a chalk stream' has been adapted by Simon J Ward from 'chapter one' of the manuscript written by Roy Darlington (with his kind permission) in the early 1990s for the 'Test & Itchen Association.'
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A very nice tribute to fly fishing's historical past. Something, that unfortunately, is being tossed aside by our youthful anglers. The filming was quite well done. Thank you.
Loved watching someone from the Midwest and an Englishman chat about fish. Made my heart happy
The natural formations may exist in a few other spots worldwide but the continuous improvements have created an unreal natural paradise 90 mins from London.
Hampshire , choke stream .
I love the calm and moderate flat fields and of your fishing style .
The modest narration and back ground music gave elegant dignity on this video clip .
Thank you very much . I enjoyed too much enough .
Jan. 6th 2023 Fri. 05:23 am
from Yokohama City Japan
This is a masterpiece. Thank you very much for creating this amazing film❤
Thank you Roman for your kind words.
this is a fantastic documentary. i have or have had the books of these old masters but never knew i’d see their stories told on film. Skues was my ultimate dry fly guru.
What a wonderful story. Thank you for allowing me the privilege to watch it!
Many many thanks for a magnificent film!
A classic portrayal and tribute.Sure to watch it again and again.Inspirational footage.
Love watching this over and over a great little film thanks Simon for making it 👍
It is wonderfully generous of you to share this with the world. I'm just a few minutes in and am enjoying it immensely. I hope, as it progresses, that whilst the dry fly might have been brought up on the chalkstreams its true inception on the Derbyshire Wye should be acknowledged and James Ogden recognised as its father. Top stuff though chaps :-)
A definitive work. Superb. Thank you.
MrBrysie oo
Considering I'm not into fishing, this is quality in depth and interesting.A great insight of the English language .
I felt inspired watching this. I'm a carp fisherman at mo. Always thought I felt the need to learn the fly... I'm gonna start to look at the beauty around an fluff chuck. Thank you.
A gem of a film. Excellent.
We decided that rather than upload just a clip. Instead the full version, and after a marathon upload is now here live.
Watching this video from locked down regional Victoria in Australia, a day after our own trout streams reopened to angling, this has to be the best video on the chalk streams I've seen yet, absolutely brilliant work. And the thoroughness of your historical investigation is to be congratulated, the results being your own reward. A most enjoyable viewing, so pleased you went to such trouble to bring this to our screens. Thank you.
Great film Simon. Please give us more.
Amazing meditation on the screen thank you
Simon Ward, thank you for your insightfull, historical testimonial to George Selwyn Marryat.
If I could go back in time and spend one day with a great fly fishing luminary, it would be with George Selwyn Marryat.
+Catch The Image Ditto. I imagine the Master would be great company, the "life of the party". Simon, all we can do is dream and imagine.
Great imagery and information!
This documentary is in my mind truly inspirational. It's a sheer joy to watch and listen to. The sort of footage, once seen you want to watch over and over again. Priceless.
+John Cheetham Thank you John, delighted you enjoyed it.
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Simon,
Deep appreciation for the history and the description of chalk streams. And for the excellent film. It was as informative and educational as it was entertaining. Great insight into nymphing in clear water; wow, those tiny nymphs snaring large trout!
If you can share any insight for those of us from the States who yearn to visit and fish your chalk streams that would be much appreciated as well. Again, excellent!!
What a truly delightful and evocative film - thank you.
Trout fishing of this quality in the U.K. on chalk streams is an expensive sport these days and has been for many years. It’s rather like pheasant and partridge shooting - the sports have become big business syndicates frequented by rich city boys - with all the gear and no idea.
Happily I can fish for trout in western Canada and the US for a fraction of the cost of waiting for a rod on hammered rivers in Britain.
Thanks again for a wonderful film.
Best wishes from an expat in Canada. 🇬🇧🇨🇦
well said the canadian waters belong to canadians ,and us lucky few fishermen cherish them ,enjoy them ,and respect them ,i came to canada from sandringham in norfolk , the royal hunting and fishing estate , in my teens ,i poached the trout streams for years ,took pheasant partridge and rabbit ,and grouse... i am 71 now .and the hunting and fishing in canada is the envy of the world ..
Sadly this is often true now - oiks with little understanding or knowledge who only want the 'kudos' of bringing out some flabby stocked fish - often a Rainbow - which has no place in a chalk stream and was probably caught on a lure when their inability with finer forms have failed them. There remains a 'small tight knit circle of like minded gentlemen' (and gentlewomen) who refuse this tardy state of affairs and work towards creating a sustainable environment in the chalk streams which eschews quantity for quality and are reducing any stocking of artificial fish, with many beautiful stretches of river with equally beautiful wild fish and no stocked fish at all. These fish rarely reach the weight of the slabs the oiks expect for their cash - but the quality!!! Seek them out - you do to have to be rich in money 'merely' in spirit.
Thank you for making this wonderful film, I enjoyed it immensely.
Merry Christmas from Australia.
Steve.
Thank you very much Steve so glad you enjoyed it!! And a merry Christmas from me and a happy new year!!
Watched about a year ago now watching again. Fantastic film
Such a great watch and listen this top marks pity it wasnt longer.
Great film!
what a wonderful movie. thnx!
Very nice take on the history of the chalk streams and the players. I was somewhat surprised you weren't fishing bamboo with dry flies.
Really enjoyed this - in Andover at the moment on annual trip -Avon today and Dever tomorrow - fished at Wherwell several times
Dear Mr. Ward, Thank you for such a pure breath of chalkstream air during this arid time. I always thought G. Marryat must be a great man having read Halfords acknowledgement in the preface of 'Floating Flies.' Now, thanks to you I know he is. Fascinating to see the actual flies he tied which speak volumes. Moving to see you with wreath at his headstone. What a Bonnet, what a Man. Many thanks. J. A.
Many thanks for your kind words!!
Bonjour .Magnifique et sublime vidéo . J'adore.. quelle époque ...merci. Cordialement , Alain Ingremaud.
I spent the summer of 95 working with the late Ron Holloway on the upper Itchen... Sublime habitat, wonderful fishing
Thank you!
Thank you I live and lovey the river itchen thank you again ref video
Simon it was a real pleasure watching this video especially in these current times. I look forward to our season opening (AUS) so as to enjoy another lovely day on the river. It was a joy to watch you fishing with the sawyer's nymph of which I have tied plenty and caught many a trout on it. Tight lines!
Thank you Norman for your kind comments, Much appreciated.
Dear Sir.
Your delightful video just popped up on UTube.
Absolutely the most enjoyable video I have had the pleasure of watching.
Thank you very much for sharing.
I look forward to watching your other videos.
Best Regards From Canada.
bravo! verry well made!
Thank you Chris, so glad you enjoyed it!!
Here is a fascinating insight into the contribution made by George Selwyn Marryat into the development of fishing with a dry fly on England's chalk streams. Simon
J Ward's film opens with a detailed description of the geomorphology
of chalk streams and concludes with a red letter day fishing with
subsurface nymphs.
As a fly fishing guide and instructor I found
this film particularly useful because, from time to time, we get
clients who are preparing for a day's fishing on a chalk stream. This
video highlights the differences between the challenges of fishing for
visible trout on chalk streams and those faced by anglers on the
moorland rivers of south west England.
+Paul Kenyon Paul, thank you for your kind comments. I am delighted you enjoyed it and found it useful.
Kind regards and tightlines for the new season.
Simon
i was born in norfolk.. kings lynn ..as a teen i poached these rivers ,,with a small mepps spinner..the trout would fight over it lol..thank you your highness ,you fed many lol
Be careful what you wish for, because if I had more details I would shop you to the EA for poaching!!! Please make constructive comments by all means, but crass comments like this are not necessary!!
@@catchtheimage9112 i got caught any way lol fined 50 shillings ..it was 60 yrs ago i am sure the queen would forgive me ...lol money was tight
Another hateful, over the top response.
@@tinabaker4662 My god, you have a big chip on your shoulder Tina!!
@@tinabaker4662 My god, you have a big chip on you shoulder Tina!!
2020 Golden thank you :-)
Very nicely done! I am from the silk and gut days, but know just the basics of the English chalkstreams. I do live 1 mile now from Depuy's Spring Creek in Montana. Maybe the fee IS worth it!
Thank you!
verry entertaining and imformative.
nice video, got to say the ever-present copyright notice in the upper left is annoying
Beautiful. But Catchtheimage copyright text pasted on the video all the way through?
perfect film tankiou
Enjoyed the flies
Insperational
"God dang " We get em twice as big and fat in our ponds over here in Texas !.
Pleased for you.
glad I live in NZ...
Glad your PM is not ours.
@@johntooth1886 yours is also a WEF globalist whore so I wouldn't be too smug bro...he doesn't care about England, or you...
Switch off when I heard music ?
Just Chuck a grey wullf in... if they're taking,,,they're taking... river up??? Spin with a tiny Mepps....
you forgot to mention frank sawyer the inventor of the killer bug.
Ever heard of wetting your hands before handling a trout?
How dare you. If you took the time to watch the video you would hear me mention to wet hands before you handle a fish on more than one occasion. Take your hatred elsewhere! Every time I released a fish in this documentary my hands were wet!
Simon, shame on you. What a hateful, over the top response.
Macedonia is a region of the Balkan's.Those days that were Bulgarian territory . So.The Romans sow the idea from Bulgarians.
Never get hung up and have all the gear and fish where any ordinary guy could never afford to go. Its a complete joke really and those trout have the look of the trout farm to me
You have missed the point completely!!
Well, I managed to slog on through, but, to be honest, I believe Id rather watch some old Jack Hargreaves vid over this.
Your effort is greatly appreciated, however.
Thank you.
Have to agree. Pompous, pretentious and elitist. Laboured through it, hoping to be inspired, but sadly wasn’t. Fished several of the beats mentioned, in the 1990s.
Not far short of four pounds? who is he kidding, it wasn't 11/2Lbs.
Ha,Ha!! Where were you then. You have no idea!!
sorry i upset, but the fish being held in that shot is definately not 4 and half pounds!
Weight is in the eye of the beholder!
L
Too much talking not enough fishing
Quite good, and nice idea, but disappointing. It could have done with some professional editing and would have been better at half it's length; sometimes less is more. The irritating presence of the copyright notice was unnecessary given the credits at the end, and the availability of ownership information written into the digital metadata. Ironic that the 'prince of fishers' and driving force behind the 'floating fly' should be invoked with almost a third of the film showing trout caught on a nymph. An at times, patronising commentary, with even an admission of a "perfect cast and presentation". Repetitive use of the same photos, dreadful fading-in of titles at the beginning, and over-use of (ridiculous) ghostly figures signifies a well-meaning but very amateur effort. G.S. Marryat was indeed a master, and Halford's tutor, but this well intentioned effort needed some professional input to truly honour one who was fly fishing's driver.
You know millions of years to explain chalk? Don't speak about things you have no evidence for
It’s called geology. Very basic, really, you silly young earther.
Fuck me their drinking special brew. Tough men.