Chalk and Cheese Chipping has been hailed as a

has been hailed as a national hero

From his own farmyard

sharply contrasted with its idyllic small villages

Hereward the Wake

Chalk and Cheese Chipping has been hailed as aMany flyfishers dream of casting into the gently swaying weed of a crystal clear chalkstream in the early summer months. But how many of us have the opportunity to do so on a French chalkstream, alive with beautiful wild brown trout? Such was the opportunity that arose for avid fisherman Charles Hamer, and this idyll turned into paradise when he was later given the chance to actually buy his beloved beat. Here is his delightful tale of falling in love